The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-11-03
cLAPP FLAYS TAFT
AS A TYRANT
MINNESOTA SENATOR SCORES
STAND ON ARIZONA STATE.
HOOD MATTER.
CRAWFORD FORCED TO SILENCE
excoriation Follows Uproar Among
Progressives in Chicaqo.-OIs-
senter Against la Toilette
Stirs Turmoil.

ONtTS VUVTNOlV.
Chicago. Oct. 19.--Calling President
Taft S action in the Arizona statehood
matter the "blackcst chapter In all
tyranny outside OF the absolute despot-
ism of AZ unbridlcd king" Senator
Moses r. Clapp OF Minnesota, unmcrci.
fully flayed the nations chief executive
at the session of the progressive Gle.
ment of the Republican party.
Senator Clapp's cxcoriation of the
president followed an uprising in the
meeting that for Il 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 a man in the
audience interrupted Senator Coe 7.
Crawford Of South Dakota, who was
speaking, and asked if it 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
an migrate.
Immediately the meeting was involv-
ed in an uprOar. and scores attempted
10 do violence to the interrupter Then
h policeman was called and quiet re.
stored. Senator Crawford. however.
quit speaking.
The meeting. which marked the
opening OF the campaign to nominate
Senator La Toilette for the Rcpubli
candidacy for president. resulted
IN a promise to carry the fight for
presidential nomination into the home
and Il plea for the aid of the American
m The meeting was closed by
Senator Ci.pl''s attack upon the prcsi.
dent.
Scores Taft's Action.
Now, whether YOU believe in tho
recall or not" he said. Il think you
will agree with me that it 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 rcsolu
ton, and one was passed providing
that the people Of Arizona must rot
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 his
Nnion What. think you would say
the diScmbOdiCd spirits OF those mon
whose bones lie mOldcring on the
battlctields {. the republic, if. looking
down, they could realize that the price
of admission TO this union was Il stuff
t~.catiCn of the electorate Of the inGi-
yidual state?
II want to say that this is the
blacklist chapter in all tyranny out
side OF the ahSoIutr ~dcspctism Of an
unbridlcd king And remember. whom
the GODS would destroy. thcv first
make mad
Sees Menace in judiciary,
The senator called the judiciary svs-
tenn as it existed more of a Legislative
and executive branch of the govern.
mcnt which can make laws as it
SttS III 'iiN l'i'tdi 'Htt3 III us ltiS.
urc.'
He behold in the judiciary a 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 LOrimcr came in for attacks
by all the speakers, chiefly Senator
Crawford and MIR, Mcrriman The
South Dakota senator called him the
%"product Of jackpotism." and was in
the midst of q denunciation of Jack.
pOtism' and the bribery Of legisla-
tors, when the ~disscnter. who gave the
name Of Rudolph NJ. Patterson. pre-.
cipitated the turmoil by his remark.
Fami!y's Slayer Knew Watchdog.
Ellsworth, Kan. Oct. 19.-rhat Will
liam Snowman. his wife and three
small children, whose mutilated bodies
were found in their home here. we're