The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-10-21
CLAPP Flagstaff
As A TYRANT
MINNESOTA SENATOR SCORES
STAND ON ARIZONA STATE.
HOOD NATTER.
CRAWFORD FORCED TO SILENCE
Excoriation Follows Uproar Among
Progressives in Chicago.-Dis-
senter Against La Toilette
Stirs Turmoil.

Chicago, Oct. 18.-Callng President
Taft's action in the Arizona statehood
matter the blacklist chapter in all
tyranny outside of the absolute despot-
ism of an unbridled king" Senator
Moses f. Clapp of Minnesota, unmerci-
fully fayed the nations chief executive
Mt the session of the progressive ele-
ment of the Republican party.
Senator Clapps excoriation of the
president followed an uprising in the
meeting that for time threatened to
assume serious proportions, and which
was ended only when an officer was
called to quell the disorder. The dis
sension occurred when man in the
audience interrupted Senator Coe l.
Crawford of South Dakota. who was
speaking, and asked if 1t were not true
that Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette OF
Wisconsin. after receiving financial aid
from Senator Isaac Stephenson, had
turned from him and acted the part OF
nm migrate.
Immediately the meeting was involv-
ed in an uproar, and scores attempted
to do violence to the interrupter. Then
the policeman was called and quiet re-
stored. Senator Crawford however,
1uit speaking.
The meeting, which marked the
opening Of the campaign to nominate
Senator La Toilette for tho Republic
can candidacy for president, resulted
in promise to carry the fight for
presidential nomination into the home
and plea for the aid of the American
women The meeting was closed by
Senator Clapps attack upon the presi-
dent.
Scores Taft's Action.
"Now, whether you believe In the
recall or not" he said, ri think you
will agree with me that 1t Is not for
you to say whether the people Of Ari-
IONA shall have the recall. We had
this question up in congress. We said
the people Of Arizona must vote on the
question again, and whatever way they
voted, they would be allowed to come
into the union.
And. my friends. the president Of
the United States vetoed that resolu-
ton, and one was passed providing
that the people Of Arizona must vote
again. but must vote against the re-
call, though they can put it into their
constitution after admission.
"A fine lesson to teach the people
on the threshold Of admission to this
union. What, think you, would say
the disembodied spirits Of those men
IT, J1
battlefields of the republic, If. looking
down. they could realize that the price
! of admission to this union was stulti-
fioation of the electorate Of the indi-
vidual state?
II want to say that this Is tho
blacklist chapter in all tyranny out
side of the absolute despotism Of an
unbridled king. And remember. whom
the gods would destroy. they first
make mad
| Sees Menace In Judiciary.
The senator called the judiciary sys.
tenn as it existed more Of a legislative
and executive branch of the govern
mont which "can make laws as It
sees At and repeal them at it's leis-
ure.'
lie beheld in the Judiciary greater
power of menace to popular govern
ment than the legislature and declared
that if the recall were valuable at all,
IT was needed to defend the COM
posite people against factors Of too
great power.
"If IT. will cause judges to keep
their ears to the ground and base their
decisions upon political prospects" he
continued, they will do it now, and
the sooner we get rid Of that kind Of
| Judges, the better we are off,
Senator Lorimer came in for attacks
by all the speakers, chiefly Senator
Crawford and Mr.. Merriman. The
South Dakota senator called him the
product of jackpotisfn," and was in
the midst OF denunciation of Jack
potism' and the bribery of legisla-
tors. when the dissenter, who gave the
name Of Rudolph M. Patterson, pre-
cipitated the turmoil by his remark.
Familys Slayer Knew Watchdog.