The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1911-10-26
GARFIELD Is OUT
FOR LAFOLLETTE
It Was Hinted That the Ohio
Man Would Oppose the
Little Giant"
But That Was Dispelled When
Garfield Made Address
at Chicago Meeting.

One OF the mOSL Sl&nluC6HL -SpSSCneS
delivered at the republican progressive
conference in Chicago was that of
James R. Garfield, of Ohio, the son of
a president of the United States, and
secretary of the interior in the Roose-
velt administration.
Mr.. Garfield attended the Chicago
meeting after a conference in New
York with Colonel Roosevelt and Sena-
tor Bourne, of Oregon, President of
the National Republican Progressive
League, He accepted q place on the
committee which endorsed Senator
LaFollette for the republican nomina-
ton for the presidency and went into
the conference to speak in support of
the resolutions and in praise of the
motives which prompted progressives
from all parts of the country to travel
to Chicago at their own EXPENSE in be-
half Of the welfare of their country
and their party.
Mr.. Garfeld's work on the resolutions
committee and his speech indicates
that there is absolute harmony among
all the progressiyes in the country.
He said: s
During the past two years and
more. many Of US who are republicans
and have been republicans, have met
with the statement from time to time
that we were disrupting the party or
that we were outside of the party
ranks and therefore not entitled to
take part in the party conferences.
t'This conference is Indicative Of the
fact that those who are insurgents or
progressives have not by that action
of theirs lost their republicanism, but
on the contrary it has been shown here
by those who are present at this con-
ference that We believe at least that the
republican party is still alive, active and
an energetic party. the same as it was
in years gone by and can be made and
will be made the progressive party Of
the future
'.Now, why is it that the republican
party faces the crisis that it faces to-
day? The reason is that there are
some Of our leaders who have been
reactionary leaders, who have forgotten
the pledges that the party made to the
people of this country and who have
forgotten beyond and above that this
government is made for the average
man and woman and not for any special
class or any special interests but that
we as people are endeavoring toaolve
the question and in endeavoring to
make our government one that is ruled
not by any set Of men, whether those
men have been leaders of business or
otherwise, but we are insisting in this
country as never before in its history
that popular government in both nation
and state. .s.i s, 81
'.This conference has attracted to ii
men from all over this broad land and
in order that we might exchange views
and find out how they may return to
the pledges and promises made to the
people in years gone by. :" (
..Progressives have been endeavoring
to drive special interests from the undue
interest in our political affairs during
the, last ten years. but we have not
sought to be unfair to special interests.
We have not sought to do to special
interests that which would be consid-
cred amere attack upon special inter
I ests but we have insisted that special
interests Of all kinds whether it be in.
dustrial or otherwise must be subordi.
mated to the will of the people. both
national and state, and when special
interests is unfair with popular govern
ment as it is in many, many cases, and
has had IT'S representative in public
Office, we then say that that kind Of
special interests must be driven from
public office and that we must have
representatives who owe allegiance to
no set Of men but who owe allegiance
to the citizenship in their communities
Z and are looking to the interests Of al
rather than as has. 80 often been stated
to the privileges Of q few in dealing
With the nuaationa that public officer