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country conceived the same idea and
out of it grew our present form Of
government, with all that it means for
the Individual. In the various divis-
ions Of our national government,
whose slines are purely imaginary,
there has grown up in the different
states ideas that take hold of the
people.
"Within the past ten years there
has developed in one of our sister
states an idea that has been of
sufficient Importance to be recognized
throughout the length and breadth of
the country. speak of what we are
pleased to call the Iowa idea, whose
sponsor and able exponent was
Governor Cummins. This idea was
born, of the arrogance and insolent in
sistence of a high protective tariff
upon people who were consumers
rather than manufacturers. This idea
naturally spread to the adjoining
states whose economic conditions were
of similar character. 1t found de-
tenders in men of the La Toilette type
and eventually filtered down to prac-
tically every walk of life until nearly
the whole Northwest was honeycombed
with this idea. It was one which was
stalwart, vigorous, and by its very
strength forced respect.
sit is doubtful at this time where
the end will be, and it is an open
question if it will not be dominating
factor in the political situation in the
great Northwest in the next ten years.
The Republican party of the State of
Minnesota is permeated with this same
| idea, but the political leaders of the
party, seeking only for success, were
fearful of making it prominent in their
platform. In place of this they have
substituted weak declaration which
is like Little Lord Fauntleroy as
compared with a trained, vigorous
athlete. It is of a pink tea variety,
meaningless when closely analysed
and entirely Ineffective in getting hold
of the hearts Of the people at large.
The idea, however, is strong with the
rank and file of the people who
vigorously condemn weak declara-
ton of this sort. The people at large
care nothing for platform and it is
doubtful if one in ten ever reads one,
and the chances are that when an
opportunity will be offered them in
November it will be found that they
stand for the idea of a reduction Of
a tariff that shall be immediate and
effective"
Because of the interest manifested in
the banquet all over the state several
of the Twin City newspapers sent down
special correspondents and they
covered the affair in an admirable
manner, keeping the local Western
Union operator at his post until afte,
three o'clock in the morning. Geo
Author the well-known politica
writer, represented the Minneapolis
Tribune, G. M. Wilson the st. Pau
Dispatch and Pioneer Press ant
Leonard Peterson the st. Paul News
while Philip Liesch of this cit,
! furnished the story for the Minneapo
lis Journal. Other newspaper mel
who were present were W. r. Hodge
of the Sleepy Eye Herald and John G
Wise of the Mankato Review.
The banquet closed with brief re
marks by Senator Weis of lie Sueu
and H.. u. Chaffee of Sleepy Eye an
a short but forcible talk by w. q
Dempsey of this city, who came to th
meeting with a message from Wiscon
sin, his former home, telling of til
great work that has been done Their
in behalf of Independent voting b,
Senator la Toilette and others.
| The White Way" was still ablaz
when the gathering broke up and tn
visitors all had an opportunity befor,
leaving town to see and admire New
i Ulm's great improvement.
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