The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-16

very close attention was given to the
points made and frequent hearty
applause showed that the speaker
was in touch with the audience.
On the national issues the speaker
gave as the central thought that no
great movement for public good
ever was carried out without over
turning cherished principle of the
national democratic party. Slavery
was suppressed, protection given to
labor and manufacturer, sound fl
nance established in spite of that
party.
The ex-congressman stated that in
many instances the schedule needed
changing and would be changed but
it was safer to leave it with the par
ty which adhered to the general
American doctrine of protection
rather than to the party which had
always hated and opposed it.
The character of the two leading
candidates was brought out clearly.
Bryan, as man, was enthusiastical-
ly endorsed but Bryan, the states
man, was criticized. Mr.. Bryan, the
speaker said, in 1894 made eloquent
speeches to the effect that the
country was being .smothered under
unconstitutional tariff legislation
and never could be prosperous until
Free Trade was adopted; in go he
discovered that tariff did not count
much but unless Free Silver was
adopted financial ruin and distress
must sweep like pail over the land;
in 1900 Imperialism was the specter
that invoked his fears while in '08
he discarded every issue he had ever
declared to be paramount and asked
the people to elect him and he would
find an issue after he was in. AS a
political prophet he had proven a
dismal failure iii the past anG time
had shown he has always been mis-
taken. Taft, since he was % years
of age, has been in public life and
has made a success in every station,
and the question was whether to
trust failure or success.
In state issues the speaker was alb
solutely at one with his audience.
He contrasted the rugged, outspoken
Jacobsen with the smooth and ele-
giant Johnson. One had done things
and the other had talked things. Mr..
Jacobson had stamped his impress
upon the legislative records; Johnson
had dazzled from the platform.
Jacobson had broken the monopoly
of the line elevator and given the
state a free market in the face of
determined opposition; he had fought
the question of the railroad "Y''
from the railroad commission to the
U. S. supreme court and had saved
the shippers and consumers thous-
ands of dollars; he had introduced
the bill which drove the tin horn
gamblers from our state fair and
had made the institution clean and at
tractive to the people of the state
against bitter opposition, until it had
become the greatest state fair in
the nation.
Johnson had served two terms in
state senate and had not introduced
or passed one measure of reform. AS
governor he has been pleasant and
agreeable but had not shown himself
entitled to break the wise precedent
that had usually limited the service
for person to two terms. The
Governor had recognized that thirc
terms were not advisable for the
people and had declared he woulo
"stultify" himself to run again; thai
if he were nominated he would leave
the state and his party to run the
campaign but was now getting ready
for a whirlwind campaign to get
"stultified." He asked the voters
to consider the question of results
accomplished by the two men ane
then decide in a way that woull
build up good and efficient govern
ment.
The address was in marked gooe
form and free from any abuse OIL
ridicule of candidates and no better
presentation of the issues could vel