The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-10-24
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Ladies Arrange Reception ID
Speakers Honor. s#
Monday evening was the big Demo
cratic NIGHT Of the campaign in Dick
inson and the principal speaker was
Governor John Burke, the democratic
candidate for reelection to that Office.
An audience Of fully 400 people gathered
in the opera house in spite of the rain.
The Dickinson band was out and besides
a brief concert out Of doors. played sew
eral selections during the evening.
Those seated on the stage were the
governor, Henry Truelson, the chairman
Of the evening and candidate for repre-
sentative, Frank Lish, candidate for
senator, and w. L. Richards.
The chairman spoke for several min
utes. principally on the tariff question,
and his remarks were well received.
The principal point which he made was
the difference in the two national plat
forms on the question, the republican
platform having plank for the revision
Of the tariff and the democratic one for
the reduction of the tariff. T..
Mr.. Truelson then introduced his excel
lency the governor, who spoke for nearly
two hours on both national and state
issues. His speech was frequently! In
terupted by hearty applause or laughter
and in spite of the length Of the talk.
the speaker held the attention of his
audience very closely. The governor.
while not prepossessing in appearance,
has personal magnetism which appeals /
to his audience and he certainly made
good impression on everyone, whether
they agreed with the sense Of his argu-
ment or not. There were good many
republicans in the audience and they
gave careful attention to the different
points brought out by the governor.
Among the questions which the speaker
took up were the tariff planks Of the two
platforms, the election Of United States
senators by direct vote. the physical
valuation of railroads, the guaranty of
bank deposits and the enforcement of
the state laws
These were about the only things the
people Of North Dakota were interested
in in this campaign, he stated. The
national democratic party has for years
been clamoring for reduction of the
tariff. The physical valuation of rail-
roads was good thing and was neces-
sary for fair and just assessment of
them.
Does anybody know, asked the COVER
nor, why the United States senators
should not be elected like other public
officials and thus bring the national
government closer to the people and
remove from the senate the stigma of
being called the American House of
Lords
In the democratic national platform
there is great similarity to the state
platform. but in the Chicago document
we look in vain for planks advocating
the election Of United States senators by
popular vote. as it was voted down
almost unanimously; we see nothing
Of the physical valuation of railroads,
of guaranteeing bank deposits, and all
that is said about revision of the tariff
is a promise to call an extra session of
congress to revise it. But they don t
say how they will do it. Why didn t
they say they were going to reduce it?
He said he believed the men who drew
the Chicago platform were not only mas
ters Of the English languaae, but also
masters of the convention high protec-
tionists who were in control, and
promptly turned down the popular cleo
tionrof senators, physical valuation of
railroads, guaranty Of bank deposits and
other things which might take the con-
rol. Of things out Of their hands. ,Y
In discussing the state issues, the
governor drew attention to the similarity
Of the democratic and republican state
platforms He said that he was the
target for the shots of the whole repub-
lican campaign and it wasn't a question
Of defeating the democratic party but Of
defeating John Burke He spoke at
considerable length in defense Of his
administration, q duty which he felt
forced upon him, for the honor Of his
administration is worth more to him.
he ssi than His reelection.
IIis pokes off Tie Two planks IL the two
platforms demanding that state officers
reside at Bismarc e 5.'.5S