The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-23
DEAN STERLING IS
0UTf 0RLAFOLLETTE
IN FORMAL LETTER
Finally Declares His
Choice For the
Presidency
9.3t.< -
IS MOI RADICAL
SAYS That Taft Has Done
Nothing Warranting
Abuse Of Him
IS nor RADICAL

VaHmiliion,. 5. D-pean Thomas
Sterling, candidate for The renubli-
can nomination Tor United States
senator 10 succeed RobeI 4. Gam
bic. sets all doubt as 10 his choice
for president nj rest in Il letter in
which lie comes our sqnarely for Ia
Toilette. Mr.. Sterling let's Taft
down cas-. With the statement t'at
he is nor prepared tc say that Taft
has done than 10 err IN. jnlg-
ment, but he believes the success; OF
the progressive increment is rnsces-
saTy 10 the welfare OF The matt M Bc.
3oes not consider that The GecsaGa-
ration for ia Foitatte Is necessary s$si
proof al Ms principles. nut comedies
that The voters are emitted 10 know
MS ohoiac fol president. Following
is his le1lct.
~v1rminion. nov. II have
been asked as 10 my choice Of can
didates for Inc presidency and have
noted some of The newspaper con-
ments upon MY attitude.
Without assuming 10 direct Tic
conduct OF the republican voters OF
the state, let III" say, FIRST, that | do
not regard This as Il question nf nero
persona! choice between Taft and
La Toilette, 1 respect ING ability
and. as | believe. The sincerity OF
President Tait rs We'll as Tho cour-
ago and progressive spirit OF Sena-
tor la i5ollcile. j ann moi now will
llls 20 say taai Taft in any Of the
acts Tor which he has been criticised.
in my opinion. did moro than CIR in
judsMem. ! think ,hc.o * nothing
IN his career which should subject
him 10 abuse.
Tut, as / view ii. The spirit that
tho Progressive movement
IN the republican party, is above
and beyond all tj,is. II goes back 10
The traditions OF The party, 10 the
principle OF equal rights. and Of tho
rule OF the people which called tho
party injo existence and which start
ed il on n careo OF constructive leg
Without parallel in tho
problems solved thereby and in the
hcncliceni results produced.
Put. NC sec. also, that tho Very
prosperity which has como through
such Legislation and through our
rapid industrial development. has
bfongl.l With III The conditions whicii
menace our Industrial. il not our
political Freedom. Tho struggle for
abroad rate regulation. for conser-
l:llion OF II natural resources, for
lie control OF the trusts, and biz
.ombincs. for lower tariffs, and Tor
liddancc from the evils OF machine
politics, while in part successful. !
our i'm bold relief The vastness
md tremendous rowcr Of the speEi
'ial interests which have tlouriS1fed.,
,ndcr these conditions. -" 4
Tho ancstion now Is. Who shall
'ul";; these interests or Che people?
ii othe, words. shall tho govern
mont have the ~offcctual means OF
'eady ant! ample control ovcr the
financial and industrial CON-
Which 50 vitality aifec1 the Wei
arc ot The whole people or SHALL
hey exist and flourish for lheir own
'serandizemeni regardless OF tho
public welfare?
The progressive movement looks
lpon the situation as in the nature
Is Il crisis, 10 face which the rcpub-
lean party should not hcsitatc. It
moreover. thal within tho /,
are to be found all tho Gle
lcnts that mako for political pro-
and that TO republicans should
g committed the TASK of WORKING /,
nj. and aHpiying JUST principles Of !
81 Illlltul W )ItStI1i uceuS. INC
1oyencn; appeals 10 all republicans
T. be iruc 10 Tho traditions of the
artg and 10 unite in settling rorcy- /.
J III" qnc't zion titat mis- is = govern I,
hy me pcpIis.7 /,
The progressive movement is :
therefore, moro Than u protest; in es-
oncc, ii is a movement 10 bring Tie I,
w into harmony with new or
hanged social and economic con5i- +,
il proposes the constructive
e%gislation that will define and set
onnds 10 corporate growth and )
"wer, u u the SINE time project /,
ultimate bnsi;Gss and conserve Tie +
CT the nation as n whole. :
with these as their worthy mo- .
YES, il is but natural that progress !,
isa republicans should. under pres
nj conditions, look for a national
whose career and beliefs best !,
the spirit OF their move /,