The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-22
NORTH DAKOTA FARMER BOYS BEGAN
ENCAMPMENT At FARGO YESTERDAY

out with Wilson. but the rank and file
who have nothing to gain politically,
put who do want change in the way
Things are being run down at Wash
ington and over the country in general
are announcing their intention Of vot-
S1e for Teddy.
Socdet::'an Cant Transfer Strength.
CnHs Of these have been loyal
follow Bryan for sixteen years.
they SUPPORTED Bryan and the demo-
cratic ticket every time Bryan ran, al
though they refused to stomach
his popularity to Wilson. Wilson is a
clean man. 1t is admitted, but some
way he does not take with the boys in
the mills and mines and the man who
works for a wage.
He doesn't warm up to them. He
Is not of their number He too near
" approximates the kid glove poll
tician. the after-dinner, full-dress
statesman. Then. too. the average
man has made up his mind that VIII
son mas no chance to be elected unless
Boss Murphy and Boss Smith and Boss
sullivan and the reactionarfes who
dominate the south come through for
him. 1t Is realized that in the event
this should be done these bosses and
agents OF special privilege would con-
trol the democratic administration.
not Mr.. Wilson:
The resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Bailey and passed by the solid
democratic vote Of the senate this
week. serving notice upon the next
president that any effort upon his part
to force any measures through con-
gress by using the "big stick" will be
regarded as an usurpation of executive
power. subjecting him to impeach-
ment proceedings is taken to mean an,
announcement by democratic leaders
who were forced to accept Wilson
against their will at Baltimore that
they will not permit Wilston to carry
out any policies that will be really
progressive. In short. Wilson is to be
a mere hgurehead in event he is elect
ed. The democratic bosses allied with
the republican bosses will run the af-
fairs at Washington for four years in
event Of Wilson's election.
Have Seen Teddy in Action.
The only man in whom the people
have faith that he will carry out the
policies he promises to carry out is
Roosevelt. They have seen Roosevelt
In action in the white house; they
have seen him go to the mat with the
obstructionists in congress, and they
know that Roosevelt will deliver the
goods he promises Hence the man
on the street is for Teddy"
Democrats In. congress realize that
the fight they must make this year is
against Roosevelt, not Taft. Hence
they are shaping in all the Congress
sional investigations to injure Roose-
velt.
The Stanley committee. which has
been investigating the United States
Stool rnHnnr0f{AvS @utA A.
tain why the Taft administration has
not taken steps against it. is going to
make report in which the Taft ad-
ministration Is not going to be even
scotched. The. burden Of the report
will be directed against the Roosevelt
administration Of four wears ago, his
alleged favorftism to the trusts and
particularly his approval Of the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron deal. This re-
campaign document by the democratic
party. Taft's administration and
treatment Of the trusts is apparently
satisfactory to the democrats.
Democrats Fight Roosevelt,
Again the Moss investigation Of the
departure of agriculture, particularly
that part of the department which
had to do with the pure food laws
and the treatment Of DIR. Wiley was
early diverted from probing the scan
dals and chickering's Of that depart
ment under Taft to the irrelevant
question as to whether Roosevelt ever
commenced the Remsen board. After
trying in vain to dig up something
against Roosevelt the committee made
a clear whitewash of the Taft admin-
istration, although the conditions were
so bad that Wiley was forced to resign.
Practically every investigation
started by the democratic house, and
they have been legion, has started
with a hurrah about cleaning house
and has ended In either postpone
ment. as the Pujo investigatio Of the
money trust" and the investigation Of
the beef trust, or in fruitless effort
to find some flaw in Roosevelt's ad-
ministration. The Taft administration
has escaped investigation. except
where progressive republicans forced
1t as in the Ballinger scandal.
Why Wilson Was Chosen.
The whole program Of the demo-
cratic party betrays their knowledge
and fear that the man they have to
beat this year is Roosevelt. That is
the only reason that the. bosses per-
mittd the nomination Of Wilson at
ton as a progressive governor. who
used the big stick on the New Jersey
bosses. would make him tn strongest
man against Roosevelt That was the
reason Bryan urged his nomination
above that Of Clark or Underwood,
Bryan foresaw the formation of the
Roosevelt third party. and he knew
the west was for Roosevelt, and un-
less some man with somewhat of a
claim to being like Roosevelt could be
put at the head of the democratic
At