The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-15
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
At Washington. d. O.

!. Governor Emmett bNcal of Ala
hama. who has been at Scugirt where
he went to attend the notification
ceremonies. and to confer With the
d"m"rratic nominee. stopped off in
Washington yesterday. The Alabama
governor is confident that Gov. Wilson
Will he elected president.
The democrats of this country will
not throw away the chance to elect ii
president this fail" said Governor
Neal. For the first time in many
years democracy is in position where
there is no possibility of losing. and
democrats will mo-, lc carried away by
the specious arguments of the bull
moose party and its candidate. some
democrats may have been a]pprehen-
slNr that the conservative voters would
stand s"ldly behind President Taft
and eject him. but the speech of accep-
tancc OF Governor Wilson,, in my
Judgment, vii! appeal to AL ,hought-
lul voters, and especially 10 the large
business Interests. The GOVERNORS
speech is Il masterpiece. lie shows
himself to he Il conservative along
right lines, while being a progressive.
He believes i'll a downward revision
of the tariff. but not such ii sudden
revision as Will disturb business. The
issues. II appears to me. are clearly
GraWn. Taft and Roosevelt declare for
~ i>p'S's tll LllItTS from
TAFT only in the declaration that he
believes that the profits inuring to the
!great trusts should be divided with
the W~orkingmen. | do not think the
lab"ring man will be deceived by this.
II have always been a strong AID.
mir"r of Governor Wilson. The Bal
tim"re convention nominated Wilson,
in my opinion, because the delegates
realized that he WIS the choice of a
vast majority of the people. l was
FIRMLY and sincerely for Mr.. Under
wood. n | had Il great liking for
Speaker Clark, but when the Alabama
delegation was released l voted for
Wilson. because | honestly thought he
was m" choice of the people. I have
no doubt Of his victory. He is, |
think the strongest man we could
nav" nominated.
Coy. pNeal declared his advocacy
OF a two-hattl"ship program, and in
TINS issue with members Of the
Alabama delegation.
"Ihe democratic party" said the
governor, has always been in favor Of
a strong navy. Under SECRETARY Whit
n"4, when Grover Cleveland vas presi-
dent, the United States navy began a
Development that has Trough, il 10 n
position OF strength and prominence
among the nations OF thu world. The
democracy has BEEN TIN" leading puli-
thl party IN The building uu OF the
nav. II has never been 1,cnurious.
'%'"Cause. Responding to The peoples
wishes. II mas ldN0cHt"d a naval de
fense thar would ins}r. our country
protection against tn" world. so, one
but Tvs" htttI"~hips, should be proyia-
ed tor ~ congress each Year. The
democratic congress should not fail
row at th.S critical time to continue
h policy NTH reference to the navy
which has made it conspicuously the
most progressive political party"
The Alabama governor asserted that
ne does not agree with Chicago barons
that h price of beef and other food
stuffs will not fall.
II agree with Gov. Wilson," said
Coy. b'Neal. that the high price of
beef is not due to the scarcity of cat
tie. but to an agreement among those
who control the market. The farmers
do not get the big prices that are quot
ed on-the Chicago market. The south
offers peculiarly favorable conditions
for h raising of beef cattle. There
is any quantity of land in the south on
which beef cattle n other stock can
be raised at a profit. | do not despair
OF seeing IA very pronounced decrease
in the price of food. The Democratic
party viii see to 1t. When COZ. Wilson
is nausurated president and a demo-
cratic house and senate are in control
OF the Legislative branch of the gov
"rnment."