New-York tribune., 1910-07-12
GARFIELD ON INSURGENCY
Platform on Which Ohio CAM
paign will Be Conducted.
LAYS STRESS ON THE RECALL
Nation, Like the Prodigal Youth,
Has Wasted It's Resources,
He Says.

| Cleveland July 11.-James r. Garneia
ex-Secretary of the Interior, in a speecf
delivered tonight before the newly formed
| progressive Republican organization o.
| Cleveland set forth the platform upof
which the insurgent element Of the Repuo
liean party will enter the fall campaign II
! this state. He announced his acceptance
| of the title Of '1nsurgent."
| Mr.. Garfield declared that the nat1or
! stands to-day in q critical situation tna'
! problem confronts the country whetnei
the fight Of the progressives was to be car
ried to a successful issue or whether tney
were to surrender and admit that govern
men for and by the people was a faiiufe
Like the prodigal youth, Mr.. Garfield
said in part, I'VE as q nation have wasted
our resources, sold our inheritance. ac-
quired evil habits; but, fortunately. E'v
have realized the needs of radical changes
in time to save ourselves.
AT the coming election we are to choose
between two great national parties. the
Democratic party, while deciaiming against
special interests, has, when in power, al
lied itself with special interests. Many or
its leaders have been and are the recog-
nized tives of special interests
In our own state the Democratic Governor
failed to be on the peoples side in the
fight for public utilities bill and the
Democratic Senators defeated that meas
llre In the recent Democratic convention
the progressive Democrats were ts-
nored. l can see no hope for better Things
from Democracy as now controlled
How is it with the Republican party?
It likewise has among its leaders some
who are allied with or represent special
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progressive. aggressive leaders who are the
peoples representa- tives.
The country owes a debt of gratitude to
the insurgents in Congress who made the
fight against the domination of special In
terests and who placed the common good
high above party regularity.
The real friends of conservation relied
upon insurgents and their progressive al
lies for the protection of the public domain
against the assaults of Special interests.
"fnsurgert Senators prevented the pas
sage OF the Alaska bill. which in its orig
ihal form might have turned over the un-
told wealth Of Alaska TO a favored few
Having dealt in a general way with na-
tional problems and continuing his eulogy
of the insurgents. Mr.. Garfield took up
special state problems. The recall, regula-
ton Of operations, q, Torkmen's conpen-
sation act, the siren gttening Of child labor
laws, and the development Of a canal sys-
tenn were the principal planks in the plat
form which ne put forward
In regard to the recall Mr.. Garfield said:
There is one method of dealing with
public service which demands our most
earnest consider alton. namely, the recall.
7 believe It TO be the most direct, most
efficient way that the people have Of deal
ing with the unfatthful servant It is said
that the recall makes towards Of the pub
lie officers. I ask whether It is any more
injurious to the public welfare to have an
officer afraid Of the people than II is 10
have a public officer the servant OF a
special interest
Mr. Garfield closed his general defence of
the Republican party with a warning
against the reactionary.
The real danger. to the party he said,
comes from the reacdonary who is con-
trolled by special interests and the stand
patter' who because it is the easiest way.
is willing to return to the weak policy Of
1aissez faire. To follow such leaders means
disaster