Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-13
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Solicitors for La FoIIette's Weekly
Are Accompanying the Wisconsin
Senator On His Travels.

Senator, R. M. LaFollette of Wis
con addressed a large audience at
the Bijou last night on Representa-
tive Government" The senator ap-
oeared here in a lecture course six
years ago, and last night, as before,
he received a cordial and enthusiast
tic greeting and held his audience
with close attention during his ad-
dress.
He was introduced by President E.
A. Williams of the city commission,
and talked for about two hours, dur
ing which time he pointed out some
of the dangers that he thought me-
naced the interests of the people. He
said he did not appear as prophet
of evil, but he had firm faith that
the American people would work out
their salvation and solve the prob
lens before them, although he said
it would require the discriminating
and patriotic efforts of the people of
the country to bring the government
back to themselves and take it out
of the hands of the interests that
were seeking to control it and did
control it in some important partic-
ulars.
Senator LaFollette traced the pro-
gress of the government of the coun-
try and its business development,
stating that the era of combinations
of corporations had brought the grav-
est problems, because it was neces-
sary to obtain legislation in favor Of
special interests to achieve the OBJ
jects Of the modern combination of
capital.
He stated that dozen men con-
trolled the price of what the people
of the country bought and sold in the
markets today, and that two men,
Rockefeller and Morgan, and their
interests. controlled the finances of
the country. These conditions, he
said, threatened danger to the peo-
pie and the future, but he believed
when the people understood the ne
cessity of electing only patriotic and
honest men to represent them in con-
gress and in the Legislature the spec
ial interests would be controlled.
He touched only briefly on the tar
dress, characterizing the present tar
III law as an "iniquity." and that the
tariff rates were really fixed by the
manufacturing interests. He urged
the election of United States senators
and members of congress- who had
served the people and not what ne
termed the special interests, and
made plea for good men rather
than party men.
He said ~citizenshio should be
above party, and asked the the peo-
ole of the country give special at
tention to the votes of their sena-
tors and congressman on the tariff
bill.
His address was not especially Wit
rtolic. but was rather temperate. and
he spoke without especial heat ex-
cept occasionally when emphasizing
some special Doint. He said he ex-
pected to speak every night from now
until the first of December. and took
occasion, to, call to: the attention. of
his hearers the wisdom o. enrolling
themselves as readers OF his week1v
oaper. two representatives of which
travel with him and solicit subscrip-
lions.
Senator LaFollette said he had
some $4,000 readers now and honed
to have 10000 in the course of the
next eighteen months. He made no
reference to anv Of the senators or
Renuhlican leaders EXCEPT Aldrich
and Cannon. who. he characterized
as 'betrayers of the Deople and the
Republican 2artv. Reference to his
northwestern colleagues was by infer
ence only, and not bv name.
Senator I.aFolette left for the west
ON the night train.