Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-24
MADE TALK FOR CLARK
FORMER CONGRESSMAN ToWNE,
NOW OF NEW YORK, MAKES
PLEA FOR TIE SPEAKER IS

nice audience at the Milo theatre Tues
day night in the interests Of. Champ
Clark, who is an aspirant for. the
nomination for president on the demo
cratic ticket. * s;
In opening his address Mr.. Towne
spoke of his hard fights for congress
from this district, and Of the many pld
friends that he was glad to meet again.
The speaker said that this campaign
was but another of which 1896 was
one, which illustrated the struggle from
the beginning of time-the struggle be-
tween the many and the few for supe1m-
acy-that any party continually in
power would attract the interests which
wanted power and the use Of the in
|strumentalities of the government for
their own selfish ends. That it was
necessary every SO often to change the
parties in power. This was so with the
democratic party founded by Thomas
Jefferson when in 1860 Lincoln was
elected, during which time the great
emancipation called upon the people TO
restore the principles Of Washington
and Jefferson. That the time was here
for another change, which would sure
ly relegate the republican party to the
|rear. ~ ~.@~.;s
AS to the republican candidates lie
said that if one-half were true of what
leach said Of the other, they would NIT
deserve to hold any office. - !
In referring to Roosevelt he challeng-
led anyone to show that the ex-presideht
had ever during his seven and one-half
years as president advocated tie
lowering Of the tariff, but that
in one instance he advocated trusts
more than anybody or everybody
but did less than. anybody He
also referred to the delaying Of tie
sugar trust prosecution and the action
of Roosevelt in the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company matter, and how this
company which was the only real op-
position to the steel trust was absorbed
with the sanction of the ex-presideht
after conference with Morgan's lien.
tentants, contrary to the spirit of the
Sherman antitrust law. ia. Il
He reviewed the career Of Speaker
Clark and believed that he was the only
candidate that could hold his full party
vote and gain the Independent vote.
That he was sincere and honest and had
always been right. That Clark was g
[self. made man. working his way. f1qll
grocery clerk to president Of Marshall
college, Virginia, at the age Of %, and
finally to Speaker Of the House. He
gave the Speaker credit for the law laR
the Missouri statute books, whereby
the Waters Pierce Oil company, a
branch of the Standard Oil company,
was driven from that state, which show
ed that Clark had always been right
on the trust question. That his record
| in congress was clear, and that victor
! les of 1910 were du to his leadership
in congress. If victory could be
achieved through work Of a minority
in congress, it was evident that with the
achievements Of the present house the
Speaker could be easily elected presi-
dent.
Mr.. Towne's reference to Mr.. Will
son was not abusive but he thought
with Wilson, there would have to be
much explaining Of his change to some
of the progressive ideas in the last
few years, and that this would neces-
sarily be handicap.
It was apparent to the speaker, how
ever, that he was in Wilson territory
He closed with an appeal to the
people of his old state and district to
give their support to Champ: CLARK fol-
president. =:
The speaker was introduced by Mayor
Brick. 49,
! Mr.. Towne spoke in Brainerd We'd
nesday evening and will spend the week
in this state.
| Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Mike HAWAI-
o1;l Sr;1av Nav ~ son