The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-01-23
GREAT CROWD GREETs WiscoN.
SIN MAN AND THE WELL.
KNOWN Ex-FoREsrER.
SENATOR ALL BUSINESS
Progressive Movement Is Well Defined
in Speech introducing the Presiden.
tial Candidate-le Question OF
Whether We sh1l Have Efficiency
or Waste in Every Industry.

NCt York. Jan %. The political
atmosphere In the east was further
changed tonight bv the first appear
ance in this section by senator Rob-
ert NJ. la Toilette of Wisconsin. since
he announced his candidacy as n
progressive repub lean for the presi-
dental nomination In connection with
the senator's coming there was politi-
cal gossip TO the effect that Colonel
Roosevelt also might appear at the
| Carnegie hall mass meeting which Mr.
| La Toilette addressed and possibly
| lend assistance TO his boom but the
colonel was not present Instead he
attended a dinner Of several promincn,
| leaders In charity work
| Clifford Pinchot n close fr end Of
| former President Roosevelt. who has
been regarded as a staunch Roosevelt
| lieutenant. appeared with Senator La
| Toilette. however, and presided at the
meeting. He presented the senator as
| "the candidate support for the re-
publican presidcntia' nomination"
Crest Crowd.
While the 'reeting nas under way
the crowd that sought admittance
grew to such proport ons TINT t,e po-
lice would not allow further tax
upon the capacity Of T." ln~~e hall
| When the senator finally was led to
the platform n the. hall, the audience
rose and sndhtcti. Women waved hand
kerchiefs and cheers were given for
him az next president of the United
States.'
~ have been admonished." the sem
ator said. that I am to address an
audience different from any I have
addressed before. | am satisfied for
the most part with this audience"
The speaker was interrupted by n
| voice. "This audience means busi-
ness"
II. too. mean business" the senator
said. "Thats why | am regarded ny
| a dangerous man. ] believe that, con-
trary to some rumors have heard.
the men and women Of New York do
care for this republic: are interested
In It's welfare.
Our fathers provided that each
state should send two representatives
to congress (tbeir senators) not 10
represent the steel trust, or the mon
ey trust, or Standard Oh. but all the
people of the state.
Favors Judiciary Recall.
Il would not fear corruption If II
fought body and In the open fear
II because II fights under cover and
behind locked doors"
Great applause interrupted the
speaker here and he said:
why you New Workers. are no diff
ferent from us Wisconsin folk"
When Mr., La Toilette mentioned tho
recall as progressive doctrine, n voice
from the gallery shouted: Would you
recall "A judge?"
| II paused to have that question
asked" said the senator. You would
not have asked that question If you
knew me You would have known
would speak OF 1t before / left Tho
subject Hence came to New yorl
tonight prepared to say that | favor
the recall for the juriciary."
/ In Introducing the senator, Mr.
Pinchot said.
1.-Two great parallel movements ar,
In possession today of the public mind
the conservation movement and Tho
progressive movement Each ia 81
simple, 50 sound and so certain to pre-.
vail that II is but natural to find then
both taking their rise from the sam,
great principle. the principle of max.
Ing the best use of what we have fol
the general welfare now and here.
after.
'pThe great test by which all meas
ures and all men should be tried II
the welfare OF the plain people, II
the truest sense welfare and efficienc,
are the same.
Efficiency Is the opposite of waste
, To attain efficiency we must eliminat,
waste. ere II not for the loss and th'
: waste, Were It not for the loss and tn,
, itual and physical energy misappied
: of resources monopollzed, of bad law
, and imperfect institutions, there woult
Q be more than enough for all to liv,
: in comfort, fair dealing and content
8 rfient.
, lahor and Capital.
I'm the relations of labor and capita
there Is flagrant waste. The needles
loss from strikes and lockouts, the un
fair distribution of the products of Ia
Dor, the bitterness Of the struggle 70
: mere existence on too small a wage
, the disruption or degradation of fam
: lilies by industrial accidents, the dead
a ening oppression Of too long hours o
8 work; all these waste the powers bot,
\ of capital and of labor for the com
:. mon good.
: "The concentration ard control q
: wealth In few hands, the unfair ad
k vantages or the trusts In competition
k or in monopoly, the discrimination
continual IN pnna GAx