The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-09

NOuN1OS1Ol1 LAdI lilC yCduu1OdtCo POl
up by the republican party were the
right men to fill the Offices for which
they were candidates.
Mr.. Lindberg advocated the con.
serving of the natural resources of
the country and told of the changes
which had come with increased
population and commercial strife.
In the early days there was much
elbow room in this north country,
when the natural resources were
unlimited as against a limited popu-
lation. The speaker deplored the
fact that a few long-headed COM
mercial men were attempting to
corner the natural resources of the
country and was pleased at the grow
ing healthy sentiment which favored
the curtailing of the granting of
franchises for use of the natural re-
sources.
Mr.. Lindberg paid a neat compli-
ment to William Jennings Bryan, the
democratic candidate for president.
He believed that Mr.. Bryan had
done a great deal for the country, in
that he propounded questions which
had caused the people to think.
Mr.. Bryan was a great man, but
he believed that the time was not
ripe for the adopting of many of the
principals advocated by Mr.. Bryan.
AS candidate for the presidency,
Mr.. Bryan went from free silver to
other propositions which he had been
forced to drop and concerning which
democrats were saying nothing in
this campaign.
Referring to Mr.. Taft, the republi-
can candidate for president, Mr..
Lindberg spoke of him as man of
great executive ability, one who had
had much experience in handling
affairs of national import, citing the
beneficial results of Mr.. Taft's trip
to the PHILIPPINES and other matters
I'M which MIR. Taft had been a very
prominent factor.
Republicans should support their
candidate for president, as he was
the better man of the two, by far,
and the most efficient and more con-
servative man to occupy the presi-
dental chair; he would carry out the
policies inaugarated by the. Roose-
welt administration.
Mr.. Lindberg referred briefly to
! the respective candidates for cover.
nor-Messrs. Johnson and Jacobson.
while the State of Minnesota is
proud of Governor Johnson and we
admit that he has made a good ex.
ecutive, yet he is not man of in
itiative ability. Governor Johnson
is polished man and an eloquent
speaker, but he lacks the force of
starting things and a stick-to-it
iveness to accomplish great reforms
Mr.. Jacobson has already demon
strated that he possesses just the
qualifications which are lacking II
Governor Johnson-he is a powerful
man in initiating and carrying on
reform politics"
Mr.. Lindberg referred to severa
of the bills which Mr.. Jacobson hae
fathered and passed at sessions O
the legislature and asserted tina
| the jacobson measures had savee
to the people of Minnesota some
$2O,O0O,000.
Mr.. Lindberg, in referring to Gov
ernor Johnson, said that the people
had heard but little of the governor
when he was in the senate. Thu
sneaker also stated that while i
might be custom to, retain a mar
in the gubernatorial chair for two
years, it was against the policies O
the people to re-elect state execu
tive for a third term-especially
against his announced rejection O
the nomination for the office.
Mr.. Johnson has made many
recommendations of reforms, bu
there were twenty men in the legis
lature of whom the people heare
nothing, who have done exactly the
same thing.
Mr.. Lindberg spoke concerning
the republican candidate for dis
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