The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-28
Outlines Principles Of Progressive
Republication To Large
Audience
TELLS OF WISCONSIN RECORD
Discusses Corporations and Assails
Standard Oil While Frank
Rockefeller b On Stage

Cleveland, Dec. 27.-Senator La
Toilette, now an avowed candidat
for the presidential nomination OF
the principles outlined as "progres
sive Republican" closed his first da.
of campaigning in President Taft
state with a largely attended meet
ing in the Cleveland Grays armor,
after a few hours visit at Youngs
town In the afternoon.
While at both meetings consider
able attention was paid to corpora
tions, and their growth and conduct
the greater part of the speeche
were devoted to explaining what wa
meant by progressive Republican
ism" and what the progressive
have done in their control of thu
state government In Wisconsin.
While the first campaign declara
tion was made at Youngstown, TIL
speech tonight was along the SAM
line but greater elaboration on pro
gressive principles.
The Senator's audience was a,
enthusiastic one and frequentl,
urged aim to proceed when he mad
an attempt to shorten his address
Repeated invitations were otfere'
from the audience ito come again
when the Senator announced that i
was the first time. he had been II
Cleveland.
During LaFollette's arraignmen
of the Standard Oil Co., and th'
banking institutions of the country
Frank Rockefeller, brother of JohI
D., sat on the platform, wearing |
committeeman's badge.
Discusses Gary Plan.
From this MFR. LaFollette launch
ed into discussion of Ebert H
Gary's plan for sfederal ,gegalatiol
OF prices as relief from monopoly
MIR. LaFollette said hei had no pal
tience with tRis method. =: Iii hi,
analysis he went farther and sait
that ultimately the government
would have to fix prices of labor
hours of employment and compensa
tion of original producers in ordeI
to fix accurately the prices to bt
offered the consumers.
Instead of the Gary plan or the
Taft plan of federal license for In
corporations Senator LaFoliette pro
posed his own plan for a commits
sion on restraint of trade 10 relieve
the country Of the condition in
which he finds it. THE Senator saw
great evil in the growth : of the
trusts and describing it said:
"A tremendous power has grown
up in the country in recent years
Again and again 1t has proven
strong enough to nominate the can
didate of both political parties. II
rules in the organization of legisla'
tive bodies, State and National, ant
OF the committee which frame legis
lation. It's influence Is felt in Cabi.
nets and in the policies of admins.
trations. It's influence is seen In
the appointment OF prosecuting off.
GERS and the selection of judges upor
the bench.
Crippled Competition.
"In business 1t has crippled or de
stroyed competition. 1t has stifiet
individual initiative. 1t has fixed
limitations in the field of produc
tion. 1t makes prices and impose.
its burdens upon the consuming
public at will.
"In finance It's power is unlimit.
ed. In large affairs it gives OF
withholds credit, and from time tc
time contracts or initiates the vol.
ume of money required for the trans.
action of the business of the coun.
try. regardless of everything except.
ing its own profits
ut has acquired large control Of
the public domain, monopoliezd the
natural resources, timber, iron, coal
and oil.
And this mighty power has
grown up in a country where, under
the Constitution and the law, the
citizen is sovereign"