The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
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ENDORSEMENT
Resolution Adopted Declares Condi
tions Are Satisfactory as Re-
suit of Influence of interests.

progressive republicans, from the four
corners of Minnesota, at banquet
last night hailed with acclaim Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollette of Wisconsin as
the logical standard bearer of "advanc-
ed republicanism" in the next presi-
denial campaign
Resolutions pledging support to the
Wisconsin senator first, last and all
the time in the contest for the pres
idential nomination, were adopted
They read:
Political and industrial conditions
are unsatisfactory as result of the
influence of the special interests in
government This influence is main
tanned by controlling political parties
and electing business agents instead of
statesmen to public Office.
The servility of politicians to the
standpat demands of unfair business
has become intolerable, but without
opportunity for direct legislation the
leverage citizen is helpless. To ac-
complish desired results organization
is necessary. The progressive repub-
| lican league proposes laws that will
lprevent corrupt elections, as well as
insure control of government by the
lpeople themselves.
eve therefore indorse the national
progressive movement in the republi-
can party and promise our support to
an aggressive campaign for it's funda-
mental principles
1--WE further approve the campaign
now in progress to secure control of
the next national republican conven-
tion for the purpose of nominating can
Ididates whose public record and per-
Isonal convictions are in harmony with
these principles, and we declare it to
Ibe our conviction that the ability,
patriotism and record of the honor
able Robert M. LaFollette as a law
maker and executive, makes him the
Header Of the progressive movement in
1.-THE United States and the logical NOM
Iinee for the republican party for pres
Iident at it's next national convention.
and
1--WE pledge ourselves to work for
his nomination and election first, last
and all the time"
The banquet formally opened the
ILaFollette campaign in Minnesota for
the nomination for president on the
republican ticket.
Walter L. Houser, secretary of the
National Progressive Republican
League, in charge of the leagues bu-
Ireau at Washington, attended the ban
Iquet. He vouchsafed the opinion that
the progressive republicans would con-
ltrol the next national republican con-
vention and that Minnesota would be
for LaF'ollette.
More than 800 men sat at the ban
Iquet table. w. E. Lee, of Long Prairie,
Mimi, was POSTMASTER
''The United States senate for years
said Congressman Lenrott, of Wiscon,
sin, one of the speakers, "has been
looked on as the very citadel of spe-
cial privilege In January, 1906 the
people of Wisconsin sent to that body
the man who has restored representa-
tive government to that state believ.
ing that with his uncompromising pa
; triotism, his deep and abiding con
viction of public right and public duty
his constructive craftsmanship he
could render valuable assistance in
: restoring representative government
to the whole American people,
, Having paid exalted tribute to Sena
tor LaFollette "as constructive
statesman and as an indefatigable foe
or the interests" the speaker arraign
ed President Taft for alleged unfaith
.fulness to the people.
"Snce March 4, 1909" he said I'll
, has been difficult to tell who was the
! president of the United States OF
where he should be placed Elected
: as a progressive republican, President
Taft chose a reactionary cabinet Be
! fore election he condemned the reac
tionaries and espoused the Roosevelt
policies. After election he appointed
Ballinger and retired Garfield ant
: Pinchot. Every progressive republican
in the senate and house incurred his
: displeasure and Aldrich and Cannon
/ became his advisers. He then attempt
| ed to punish the progressive republi
) cans in the house and senate by de
: priving them of all control over fed
t eral patronage. This act conclusively
! shows how little conception the pres
/ ident has of the character of the pro
: gressiye republicans and what they arr
. fighting for If any progressive repub
5 lican had been eoerced by this attemp
of the president he would have been ;
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