The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-29
PROGRESSIVE PLAN
UNFOLDED TO OHIOANS
Declares Few individuals Control
Practically All Monopolies
Of the Nation.
Progressive Criticises Tariff, De-
claring II Can BE Made to
Reduce Cost of Living.

TOLEDO. O, Dec 2s-In two more
Ohio communities has Senator la Fol
lette told what progressive republi-
canism has done for his home State.
Wisconsin. what the progressives
would do for the country. how TO con
troll the trusts and monopolies. how
the progressive government would re
store self-government To the people.
and how the tariff should be treated
to reduce the cost OF living.
In Toledo tonight he touched on all
these subjects because OF the impor
tunities from members OF the local or
ganization, who said the community
waited to hear his explanation OF all
these. The speech was made TO as
many as the hall would hold. the
building being inadequate. and many
being kept out by the police long be-
fore the Senator arrived.
The speech tonight was practically
a repetition OF what he said at the
meeting in Cleveland last night. with
somewhat more OF an elaboration OF
the trust question and the manner in
which the State Of Wisconsin had con
trolled railroad rate legislation. The
initiative. referendum and the recall
Is topic the Senator is discussing
very fully at all the meetings. and to
night he pleaded with Ohioans to
adopt IL.
Discusses Tariff
The meeting of the afternoon at
Norwalk. at which the Senator
stopped on the way here from Cleve-
land by trolley road. was the first at
which he took up the tariff on his
Ohio trip.
Tomorrow Senator La Toilette will
speak at North Baltimore. about noon.
and at night at Dayton.
Senator La Toilette IN his cam
paign through Ohio for progressive
Republicanism talked to another large
audience here tonight. The hall
which had been engaged was made
quate for those who came 10 hear. and
before the senator's arrival the police
refused to admit any more TO the hall
as a matter OF precaution and safety.
The senator on his arrival was met
by many prominent Progressiyes OF
Lucas county. and he was asked TO
speak on so many topics that he felt
impelled to touch upon as many as
time would permit. Selfgovernment
and the trusts. the initiative. referen-
DUN and recall. the primary law bal
lot law and direct vote Of United
States senators he discussed at
length. but devoted more attention to
the trusts than at any previous meet
ing.
People Higher Than Courts.
The senator declared mat the will
OF the people Is higher than the
courts. saying:
The will OF the people shall be the
law OF the land. Constitution. stat
utes. courts and all the complex de-
tails of government are but instru-
ments to carry out the will Of the
people. and when they fail-When
constitutions and statutes and all OF
the agencies employed 10 execute
constitutions and statutes fail--they
must be- changed so as to carry out
and express the well formulated judg-
ment and the will Of the people
And It's going 10 bc changed" de.
clared the speaker. "Oh. you stand
patters. take notice. you're a curios-
ity In Wisconsin. The people have
never failed In any crisis: you haven't
got representative government in
state or nation today"
Trusts Endsnssr Republic.
Charging that elfgovernment was
being jeOpardizcd hy the trusts. Son.
ator Ia Toilette asserted crisis was
e ~ hand llr declared that 30 power
ful had two names become that they
dominated all business They are
Morgan and Standard or and every
banker I'm Tho hall knows it"
Taking up further the trust topic.
the senator went into the Organiza-
tion and personnel of the socalied
combination along the lines ~ his talk
in Cleveland last night
Few Control Trusts
Zoo his research of tho trusts. Mr.
1.aFoliette declared he found H6 men
fcontinusd on ninth pazs1