Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
President Said to be About to
Launch Warmest State Doc
ument Ever Written
WILL RAP PREDATORY WEALTH
Financial Piracy Will Get Beautiful
Drubbing-Subject to Be Dealt With
Not Known, But Warmth of Docu-
ment Is Felt in Advance - Repub-
Iican Sees johnson Victory.

Washington, Jan. Ex-Governor
John A. Johnson of Minnesota, if NOM
mated for the presidency by the demo-
cratic party, can, in my judgment, win
not less than forty mine more electoral
votes than William Jennings Bryan
His candidacy would put four more
states, having total of iifty-three
electoral votes in the doubtful column
and he would have first-cla chance
of carrying five other states, casting
an aggregate of seventy-three electoral
votes. The democratic party needs
only IS electoral votes in adj
dition to what General Charles H.
Grosvenor, the accepted statistican or
the republican party, says Mr.. Bryan
can carry-nanely, 1876 votes, to elect
the next president. l make this pre-
diction regarding Governor Johnson's
strength on what 1 know about the
Scandinavian vote
Thus spoke Justus l.. Johnson. pres
ident of the Swedish-American Repub-
lican league of Illinois in Washington.
The league, over which Mr.. johnson
presides, boasts membership of lOO,-
900 in that state and is recognized as
one of the best organized political
bodies among the foreign nationalities
in the country.
Il have made close study of the
situation and l have prepared several
interesting tables which will substan-
tate my statement that Governor
Johnson would be dangerous oppon-
ent for the republican party to meet.
The first table shows the percentage
of Scandinavian population in several
of the states claimed as certainly re-
publican by General GrOsNenor, the
total vote in each state in the 1900
election, the republican plurality in
each at that election and the per cent
of the plurality to the total vote cast.
"Out of every 10000 persons living in
the United States 139 are of Scandina-
Wan origin. OF this number IS are
Swedes, "A Norwegians and 20 are
Danes. In the states named in this ia
BILE the proportion of Scandinavians is,
in most instances, decidedly higher
than the average. In Minnesota it is
1851; North Dakota, 1885: South Da-
kota, S33; Utah, SCI; Washington,
507; Illinois, 3O1; Kansas. 1873; Wis.
con, sos: Wyoming, 1924; Iowa. s26;.
Oregon, 217; Connecticut, I'll; Califor-
MIA; 1893; New York, IS.
President Roosevelt has written for
transmission to congress the hottest,
strongest and most emphatic message
of his term. In all probability it is the
has ever addressed to the national
legislature. so warm is this document
that some Of his friends and advisers
have been trying to dssuade him from
using it, but whether they will sue
coed is still question.
The rumors which bring out this
much information do not state the oc-
casion for the message. 1t may be in
tended to go with what the president
will recommend to congress in con-
nection with the employers liability
legislation, as he is expected to send In
a message on that topic soon, and 1t
may come in connection with some
other legislative suggestions.
But whatever the vehicle, if the mes
sage goes to congress it will be meant
to act as sufficient warning to the
people against the dangers which
threaten free government from those
described by Mr.. Roosevelts often
quoted term, "the holders of predatory
wealth.
The president is profoundly i'm.
pressed with the present crisis. He
believes that to let this form of piracy
again get the upper hand in national
affairs, may endanger the safety of
the republic itself, and his message, as
he is understood to have drawn it,
goes into this field with such degree of
frankness as may we'll startle the coun-
try. In fact, it is said it may be guar
anteed to do so. If the message goes
to congress at all, it is likely to go
within comparatively few days.
There is hint also that the docu-
ment, instead of going to congress,
may reach the public in some other
way. One possibility is that Mr. Roose-
welt will use it as his contribution to
the program of the south and south
western travellers and merchants
convention at Baltimore. March 4. He