The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-05
STANDS CLOSEST
TO THE PEOPLE.
His Accomplishments Prove
His Ability And Policies
His Worth

Velva. N. D., March 6-Roosevslt
enthusiasm was aroused to the high
ese pitch today when a magnificent
crowd listened to the splendid address
OF Clifford Pinchot at the opera house
IN this city this afternoon.
MI. finchot was greeted by several
hundred people who had assembled
long before he arrived. He was met
az the train by a committee headed
py James ]. Meagher of Velva and
Suoge John Fl. Lewis of Minot and
was given a reception before the adj.
dress. ~N
That Of all the Republican leaders
roosevelt stands in the closest touch
with the people and is best qualified to
lead the progressive forces was the
statement Of Mr.. Pinchot in oneninr
his address.
Mr.. Pinchot stated among other
tnlngs that the result Of the primary
stectlon 1n IN North Dakota on March
- would be very important on the po.
iltical situation over the nation, more
important, in fact. than the pledetnR
OF the ten delegates to any certain can.
dldate. Progressive Republicans should
get together. LaFollette has abso-
iuteiy no chance for the nomination
In the convention and progressive Re.
pupncans should use every effort to
select Roosevelt delegates as he is the
only man who can win against Presi.
dent Taft. So far Mr.. Pinchot has dis
covered very little Taft sentiment in
North Dakota and the opinion seems
to prevail that the president is very
unpopular in this state, owing to his
decided stand on reciprocity.
Roosevelt stands for the rights of
the people as against wealth and
privilege" said Mr.. Pinchot. I'm his his
settlement of the coal strike his plea
for the federal regulation of the hours
OF labor of employees and in his policy
OF national conservation he has shown
himself a friend of the the people. He
stands for representative government"
Mr.. Pinchot predicted that he will be
nominated and triumphantly elected.
Among other things Mr.. Pinchot
said:
Now ! wish to say few words re-
garding reciprocity. for 1 know YOU
are very much interested in that sub
ject up here. While 1 believe in re-
ciprocity as general thing. the reci-
procity Of President Taft was the
wrong kind of bill. 1t was brought
out by the special interest and was
favored only by those states which Mr..
Taft needed for his support There is
a phase of this reciprocity that is not
discussed enough, and that is that it
was political matter and put forth
for the purpose of securing deleRa.
tions.
OF all the states that favored the
bill. there was not one that did not
have a large number of delegates to
the republican conventions and the
object of Mr.. Taft was to introduce
reciprocity as a political move to cap
said i can see no propriety in pre-.
Guiding ourselves from the service of
a man who in some great emergency
shall he deemed universally most
available of serving the public" The
people themselves are responsible for
to remain in the presidency in def
ance of the will Of the people it sure
ture these delegations. Mr.. Pinchot
said that Col. Roosevelt held the
same view of the reciprocity measure.
Regarding the statement that Roose-
velt was showing ingratitude TO Taft,
MIR. Pinchot said this would be suffi-
ridiculous in the first place. He said
what did Taft ever do for Roosevelt
that deserved gratitude? Taft owes
gratitude to Roosevelt, who made him
governor of the Philippines. secretary
Of war. offered him more than once,
a. place upon the supreme bench and
finally brought about his nomination
United States No sooner had Taft
been elected than he made Roosevelt
enemies his fast friends. He threw
himself into the arms of Tawney, Cam
non. Aldrich, Penrose and Crane, and
the square deal ceased to be the OBJ
ject of the national administration.
If there were any doubt the Alaska
incident alone would he conclusive
proof of this. 1t was Taft who aban-
doned Roosevelt, as every man will
know the moment he begins to think
On closing, Mr.. Pinchot read the
declaration Of Taft that majority OF
the people we're not able to govern
themselves and a statement by PEN
rose. Tafts friend. that If the ninety
million Americans We're put together
they would be no more able to draft
a constitution than are he inhabitants
Of the Philippine islands With this
he contrasted the statement of Roose-
Welt that the institutions belonged o
he people and that they should be
made to serve the peoples ends.
At Jamestown
jamestown. N. D.. March 4.-Gif-
ford Pinchot. who is conducting q
three DAYS speaking tour in this state
in the interest Of the campaign Of
Roosevelt, in an address here tonight
denied the statement by w. L Houser,
campaign manager for La Toilette,
that the Wisconsin senator had been
induced to enter the presidential race
by Mr.. Roosevelt.
"Houser Is wholly mistaken" said
Pinchot.
ut happens that 1 am thoroughly
familiar with the facts. was asso-
ciated with La Follette's campaign
long before Mr.. Houser came to WASH
ington to take up the management and
had srst knowledge Of the position
Roosevelt has maintained to the end.
Roosevelt never urged La Toilette
to run, but consistently refused to do
80. urged him repeatedly to come
out for La Toilette. He steadfastly
refused ON the ground that he could
not support any candidate. He did
say that II La Toilette did come out
he would do what he could to put
forth his good work through the coll
umns OF the magazine Of which he
10 one of the editors.
What Roosevelt did was to leave
the field entirely open. Roosevelt.1 Z