Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23
The GREATEST EVER
Unparelled Demonstration
in Honor Of Governor
Johnson

The citizens of Little Falls and
residents of surrounding towns turned
out in large numbers and gave Gov.
johnson rousing reception Saturday
evening. when he arrived here from
Staples at 7 As o'clock to address the
voters Of this city and county. The
governor was met at the station by q
reception committee, and large
number of people Of this city and
different parts of the county, who had
formed a procession at the city hall
and marched with torches and banners
to the depot at 80 O'Clock. The
precision was headed by tho Pierz
band, which rendered excellent music.
The band was great feature, amp
there was considerable favorable com
ment expressed as to the marching and
music Of the men from East Morrison
county. Governor Johnson expressed
himself as greatly pleased with the
music. Mayor Moegleln, as marshal
of the parade, made an imposing
figure, and handled the procession like
veteran.
Gov. Johnson travelled with Secre-
tary McEwen Of the Minnesota Fedora
tion of Labor, and P. H. Nelson,
candidate for state treasurer, and
when they stepped off the train, the
depot platform was so crowded that it
was with great difficulty that the
party was lead to the waiting
carriage.
The procession, which was three to
four blocks in length, escorted
Governor johnson up Broadway,
which was brilliantly ighed up for
the occasion, to the court house,
national colors and with pictures of
All available standing room was soon
taken by the multitude, about three
hundred more being turned away for
lack of room. 1t was not generally
known that an overflow meeting
would be held in the Germania hall
and therefore the greater part of those
who had failed to secure standing
room either in the court room or hall,
returned home.
Mr.. McEwen addressed about one
hundred people at the Germania hall,
giving very able talk on national
politics, and giving the reasons why
the labor unions are for the dem
Ocratic candidates.
Gov. johnson was introduced to the
audience by G. E. Vasaly, chairman
of the Morrison county democratic
committee, who on behalf of the dem
ocratic party pledged Morrison, county
to the democratic candidate for
governor for third time The
speaker was loudly applauded as he
took the platform, and for an hour
and a half gave very convincing talk
on national and state politics confining
himself mostly to giving an account of
his stewardship.
The speaker opened his speech by
stating that at the advent of the elec-
tion the people become greatly inter-
ested in politics, and that they should
always be interested in politics. He
said that government was not for
political parties but by political
parties. That hatred had passed, and
that the people could now argue about
the best policies for government. He
urged every voter to identify him
self with political party, as it was
through parties that the voter can get
good and beneficial laws passed. The
voter should be careful however to
study the policies OF the parties,
study their platforms, measure the
candidates, and then vote for the man
that stands for the principles he be-
ieves in.
To illustrate his point, the speaker
told Of how on his return from the
Denver convention he got to speaking
with a fellow passenger, who told
him that he was sorry that he (Gov.
Johnson) had not received the dem
ocratic nomination. The governor
answered that so was he Then the
man stated, II have always voted for
a republican, but now I am not sure
how will vote; I think will vote
for myself. This, said the speaker,
is what I want each of you to do;
vote for your own interests.
Gov. johnson stated that it was
not his purpose to dwell at length on
national lines, but would discuss it
to some extent. He said that this
was one of the most momentous of
elections That there was q wide
difference between the two biz
parties, and within them, as shown al
the Chicago convention, when Senator
LaFollette's progressive planks were
overwhelmingly voted down. All OF
these progressive planks were installed
in the democratic platform at the
Denver convention.
Taking up the national issues hi
stated that the tariff was the grea1
fundamental question, it having
survived all Others Now you can tel
republican voters that the present pro
tective tariff is wrong, without then
taking it as direct attack on them
as they would have four years ago
It has given nothing in return. Ever
the republican party agrees that tn
tariff should revised. The questio,
is, who and by whom should 1T b
revived? The republicans say, 'B.
its friends. - say and the democrati
party says, ''by the friends of tn
people The governor stated tha
another plank in the democratic plat
form, which is great issue, is tn
guaranty Of bank deposits. That W.
have gone through great panic, som
say the greatest commercial panic il
the history of this country. /
peculiar financial position when
GopOsifor co0I6 not on into q eO11,or