The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-10
.CLAPP SPOKE TO
LARGE AUDIENCE
MINNEsoTA's INSUFFICIENT RE-
Pu5LIcAN SENATOR OPENED
INsuRcENT CAMPAIGN IN FAR
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Sen. Moses E. Clapp OF Minnesota
drew a good sized audience at the
Fargo operahouse last night when he
spoke on some Of the issues Of the
approaching presidential campaign, as
seen from the insurgenr republican
viewpoint. During his speech the
gopher senator placed himself on rec
ord as an ardent supporter OF the
senior senator from Wisconsin, r. M.
LaF'ollette, whose candidacy for the
republican nomination for the presi-
dency has been announced.
Presiding over the meeting was En-
erson III. Smith who introduced the
speaker of the evening. who Is well
known to Fargo audiences, as he has
frequently appeared here on previous
occasions. Many were In the audience
last night who gathered to hear Sem
ator Clapp when he spoke here year
ago. during the gubernatorial CAM
paign when he made number Of
speeches in the state In support of C..
A. Johnson for governor.
In Mr.. Smiths presentation speech
he briefly reviewed Mr.. Clapp's life
told Of his birth in Indiana and his re-
moval to Wisconsin and later TO Min
nesota, where he studied law and
finally rose to become political pow
er in the state Of his adoption.
Senator Clapp's main plea during his
address was for better government,
and he took occasion to score the adj
ministration roundly for its anxiety
to push through the reciprocity meas
ure which was finally defeated in Can
ada. He urged everyone to join In
the movement which called for a new
order OF things which, he felt. had
taken such a vast hold on the whole
people.
The senator then drew attention to
the recent elections and gave his opin
ion Of the Indication it gave in regard
to the tariff measures that at pres
emit existed. He talked Of the passage
OF railroad bills and said that the
warning had been issued that they
weren't to lie touched, but notwith-
standing such threats they went ahead
and nipped into the railroads.
He declarild the republican party
did not mean the White House nor the
speaker OF the house Of representa-
tives, but belonged to the people from
one end OF che country to the other
Joe Cannon and his cohorts are
not therepullican party" he declared,
land we went over the country and
made the fight on that issue two years
ago and yoG all know the result and
you see the same result now at the
recent election. The citizenship of
this great country should take the con-
troll OF this government into its own
hands.
I'VE cali this a popular govern
ment," he went on. "Of course we
know that WI cannot have this pure
ly democratic government or a wholly
representative government If you
can imagine 1000 people assembled to-
gether withtut any form Of govern
ment, how long do you suppose 1t
would be meeting and forming some
kind Of laws to rule themselves? They
| would not want to meet themselves
but would saect or appoint some one
to represent them. Yet representa-
tive government is not a form of
government. 1t is necessary to dem
ocratic government"
He said taat all representatives get
their authority to act from the people
and were tile same as servants hired
to labor for the people. The sooner
that some OF the government officials,
whom he called the Bourbons, found
it out, the better.
After spea king Of some ways of try
ing to evade the laws, the advocacy
of the recall, he declared emphatieally
that the day when woman suffrage
would be prevalent was soon going to
dawn, that RI was on it's way and was
surely coming.
He urged the direct election OF
United States senators, defended the
judicial recall, reviewed the Taft
Arizona situation briefly and then be-
gan his encomium concerning Sena-
tor IaFollette. When the senator sat
down he was loudly applauded for his
efforts which were warmly received
and his oratorical flights during his
address were well worth the hearing.
Frank A Harrison OF Nebraska,
who had charge Of the insurgent
movement In the west, and who ac-
companied the senator to Fargo, made
a few remarks suitable to the occasion
He paid Senator Clapp and the badger
senator some very choice compliments,
as well as stating his pleasure at be-
| ing able to be here in the city OF
Fargo and meeting the men of the
| gate city and OF North Dakota.
Both gentlemen, who arrived on the
evening train, were met at the station
by delegation Of insurgent republic
ans and were guests at dinner at the
Gardner hotel prior to the speech al
the operahouse. At the dinner covers
were laid for Senator Clapp, Mr.. Har.
risbn, Emerson III. Smith, j. A. Buch.
/ anan, H. H. Aaker, Judge A. G.. Han
son, Arthur g. Fowler. l.. L. TwichelI
IL. L. Watkins, Anton Anderson Of
| Grand Forks. A. Y. Moore, w. +. Cush.