Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-03
BURKE HITS
Roosevelt
Makes Third Party CandI.
date Target for Hot
Charges IN Talk
Declares Roosevelt Really
Represents Interests He
Processes TO Oppose

GRAND FORKS, Oct. Ex-Governor
John Burke Of North Dakota opened
the real campaign of the democratic
party in this city. He was greeted by
a crowd which overlooked the coun-
Gil chambers of the city hall. The
governor devoted most of his time to
the national situation but took time
at the close OF his main argument to
defend the record of Frank Hellstrom
the democratic candidate for COVER
nor.
While the governor praised the
candidate of his " party and con.
demned the record of President Taft,
the fire of his address was directed
against Colonel Roosevelt. He charg-
cd the leader of the bull moose party
with being the biggest boss in the
country and with being in league with
the special interests which he pro.
fesses to oppose.
Agree as to Tariff.
II opening his address, Governor
Burke said that there was no longer
any need of debating the tariff ques-
lion because everybody believes THAI
the tariff should be reduced. He de-
clared that no inc any longer be-
lieved that competition at home would
prevent the charging of eXhorbitant
prices where the tariff was too high
as trusts have grown up il every
field of protected industry. Many re-
ltlblicans as we'll as democrats, he
said, had taken a stand against the
excessive tariff schedules and among
the leaders in that movement, he
named Cummins of Iowa, La Toilette
of Wisconsin. DeIeen of Illinois and
Beveridge of Indiana. 1t was, he de.
clared. during the seven years OF
Roosevelt'S administration that the
trusts had seen their greatest growth
but during all that time the voice OF
Roosevelt was silent on the. tariff
question. .'. -.. "
Pledge Violated. }.
The speaker then took up the his.
tory of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law,
declaring that the American people
had taken President Taft at his word
when he declared that the republican
party platform meant revision down
ward. Governor Burke declared that
this pledge had been violated and that
Taft had further violated his faith
with the voters of the country by
vetoing the tariff bills which had been
passed by the democrats and progress
siveS in congress. That the president
was not sincere in his statement that
the reason for the vetoes was that the
tariff board had not reported was the
declaration of the speaker and to
prove this he quoted from a recent
speech in which Taft stated that he
would call a special session Of con.
gress to revise the tariff.
Condemns "Intemperate" Language.
The speaker then took up the three
candidates for president. He said
that they were all distinguished; n
is president, n has been president
and the third will be president. He
gave Colonel Roosevelt credit for his
work in getting the rate law enacted
but he criticised bith Mr.. Roosevelt
and Governor Johnson very severely
for the intemperate language they
use in %denouncirg Taft. They
should learn" he said, ito govern
themselves before seeking to govern
others" The speaker declared that
much of the criticism was unwar-
ranted as President Taft is doing
what he believes is right and would
make an excellent private citizen.
The trouble with the president, Gov
ernor Burke said, is that he is not
familiar with the American people be-
cause he has received all of his ofti'
ces, even the president through 9TH
erS. s".'nEH. .'.''s ,,' ."'
Governor Burke then questioned
Roosevelt's sincerity on the reciproc'
itv and other issues. He said that 1t
was Roosevelt who had compelled the
American people to accept Taft, that
Roosevelt when in absolute control or
the New York convention in 1910 had
put through a platform which praised
the administration Of Taft and espe-
cially the Payne-Aldrich bill, and fin.
ally that Roosevelt had given his ap-
proval to the reciprocity measure un-
til he found It unpopular. The gov
ernor declared that Roosevelt never
found anything wrong with Taft un'
i'll he wanted the presidents JOB.
Says Facts Are Opposite.
In taking up Roosevelt's charge
that Wilson was nominated by the
bosses, Governor Burke declared the
facts were exactly to the contrary and
that the fact that Roosevelt, as re-
lated by his own son, had prayed for
Clark, showed that he knew they
were to the contrary. The speaker
then told of the great fight at Balti.
more, which he had an opportunity
to observe. He told Of the fight
which Bryan had made for Wilson
when he found that the bosses were
supporting Clark. But he said that
all Bryan could do was to hold up
the nomination until the delegates
could hear from home. 1t was then
THAT the tide swept to Wilson and for
that reason, the governor contended
that the nomination came direct from