Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-10-11

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Minnesota had elected two distinguish
ed democratic governors and they were
known more widely throughout this
land than all the other governors put
together.
"When one party becomes so strong
ly intrenched and so powerful that you
cannot dislodge it, the party becomes
corrupt. The republican party is grow
ing top-heavy.
"You have nominated as governor
on the democratic ticket man OF ripe
experience. Mr.. Ringdahl has managed
state institutions with economy and
ability. The same rare ability shown
by him as member Of the board of
control he will bring in the discharge
of his duties as governor.
"The party which is in power too
long or becomes too strong and leaves
the minority hopeless, is bound to be-
come corrupt. Those who are using the
party in subservience Of their own
special interests and privileges are not
republicans. They have no political
principles. -
The governor then discussed the
merits Of Taft, Roosevelt and Will
son. He ridiculed the Taft idea Of
revision, his idea that the represen-
tatives in congress knew nothing
about the tariff and that a tariff
board of experts was to handle the
tariff question.
'I shall discuss the merits Of three
men, said Gov. Burke, Zone who has
been president, one who is president
l0 md
in the course of my remarks it will
be proper to take up the has been
first'' He deprecated the intemper-
ate language used in the Taft Roose
velt controversy. He scored Roose
welt on his tariff record and the cam
paign for publicity of corporations
which was set off with furore and
then languished Immediately after
the large contributions were poured in.
to the hap of the republican party.
Roosevelt then talked of country life
and conservation. The greatest part Of
Wall street is behind him today, Nor
gan announcing his support q few days
ago, and the Standard Oil interests are
back Of Taft.
If Roosevelt made q mistake in
giving us Taft won't he make a
greater mistake in giving us Roose-
veIt.
The only way to save the republican
party WIS to have it get a Ticking: If
Roosevelt was elected there will be no
more republican party. He rides rough
shod over every man who gets in his
!! way.
He scored Roosevelt for giving ad
vice to Taft on reciprocity which the
rough rider afterwards unblushingly
repudiated.
"Taft,'' said Gov. Burke, <tdoes not
understand the people and they do
not understand him. It is well for
these two men, Taft and Roosevelt, to
govern themselves before asking the
privilege to govern the American
people.
He said soon after the Dingley bill
was enacted, the cost of living start
ed going up; that the success CT the
democratic party would be detrimental
to prosperity was absurd, as democrats
wish prosperity the same as the re-
publicans; they the rank and file OF
each party carry the same burdens.
The republicans promised q lower
tariff but did not give it, and now
President Taft says that if elected ne
will convene congress to revise the
tariff downward. Will he do any bet
ter now than thenf Roosevelt in all
his seven and half years in power
did nothing for revision Of the tariff,
there only being mention Of it in his
last message to congress. The presi-
dent said that many schedules Of the
Payne -Aldrich bill were indefensible,
vet in a later speech claimed it the
best bill ever passed. The tariff board
was simply one of the ways to keep
putting off revision. Representatives
who have been in congress quarter OF
a century were better able to handle
the subject, and besides it was up to
them to make the laws and not
| tariff commission.
Gov. Wilson could have avoided his
fight against the tools Of the interests
in New Jersey, but he saw his duty
and did it. The legislators told him he
had better keep on his side Of the
house. He replied "that as governor