The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
IN ENEMY'S COUNTRY.
Taft Makes Fifteen speeches ON Trip
Across Minnesota.

AIinnea polls. Mimi. Oct. 25.-After
invading Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska,
Washington. Oregon and California,
states that are properly classed as in
surgent President Taft swept through
Minnesota, making more than fifteen
speeches. Last night the president
spoke in the auditorium here and this
afternoon and evening he Will be the
guest of St Paul
Thursday the president will cross
over into Wisconsin. home of Senator
LaFollette. the acknowledged leader
OF the insurgents" and the man slated
10 oppose him for the Republican
presidential nomination next year
President Taft's welcome to Mime
sofa was cordial. United States Sena-
tor Knute Nelson, who has not an
nOUnced whom he will support in the
presidential race next year; Senator
CIapp. who recently made a bitter
speech against Mr.. Taft in Chicago.
and who is known as q LaFouette sup
porter, Congressman Miller and Nye,
who are classed as regulars, and
congressman Anderson and Hamui on,
Insurgents" all turned out with Gov
crnOr Eberhart to extend a welcome
The crowds We're as enthusiastic as
any the president has faced.
At Mankato the president was driv-
en- in an open automobile for more
than an hour in a cold, heavy drizzle.
Rather than change the program, the
president entered the waiting automo-
bile and refused to have the top
raised He stopped for several min
uteS at three school houses and when
he alighted at the local EIks' club for
luncheon his great coat was taken off
and put on a steaminS radiator to dry
The officials of the railroad were called
up by telephone, but the private car
was miles out of town and the
president went TO luncheon IN wet
shoes and socks. Senator Clapp and
several .'insurgent' congressman were
seated with the president at luncheon
and when he rose to speak he COM
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states today with conditions in the
Philippines several years ago.
Shades in Politics.
1T is a little difficult in these days
to define what a Republican is and
what q Democrat is said the presi
dent There are as many shades as
there We're in the Philippines when
they. organized the national assembly.
They had first those that were slightly
conservative There were some that
were slightly conservative that called
themselves .el partidO prOgresista in
depenista.' They were progressive to-
ward independence. That did not con-
stitute the large body who were to the
platform. So they called themselves 'el
pSrtido indepenista imm ediatista.
They wanted independence at once.
"But there We're some that really
thought that those two parties We're
cold in their patriotism and their de-
sire for immediate change and imme-
date establishment of the republic
they were looking to, SO they organized
a party .el partido indepenista urgen-
tista' Then they organized another
party which. in order to nail it to the
mast and have it understood. called
themselves 'eI partido indepenista ex-
plosivista.'
Now. whether we have any par
ties of that sort in this country, am
not going to say. but 1 only want to
say that that is not the only country
where they have great varieties
Bouquet for Wilson
At Madison Lake the president referred