The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-19
Whirls Throug h Pro-
gram of Speeches in
Twin Cities.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
PRESIDENT TAFT
When Crowd Construes Remarks
a. Reference to Roosevelt He
Quickly Corrects Impression.
Leaves for Chicago and De-
troit. Deeply Pleased
With Reception.

st. Paul. MIMI. september 1s.-SoS-
ernor Woodrow Wilson struck the
tran Of Colonel Roosevelt for the first
time of the campaign to-day. when he
whirled through a program Of speeches
and receptions In the twin Cities. He
started for Chicago and Detroit. Mich,
deeply pleased. be said. with the re-
ception accorded him.
When the Wilson party reached
Minneapolis this morning. the CONNER
cial Club had breakfast ready. and the
Governor talked twenty minutes on the
trusts and big business. Then motor
ing 10 the University of Minneapolis
Governor Wilson passed crowds OF
school children. who waved flags and
cheered.
AT the university. President George
n. Vincent introduced the Governor As
"a man who had removed the stigma
o: the doctrinaire from academic me-
a scholar of politics. a scholar in poll
tics, a scholarly politician and a
statesman"
AddreaSes Studeats.
1t was the opening day OF the uni
versity, and as the former president OF
Princeton looked into the upturneo
student faces, he said 1t was indeed a
familiar scene. The Governor made no
political speech. but emphasized the
point which ne was wont to make In
his speeches as university presicent-
that the students CT this country ola
no. take themselves seriously. prefer
ring TO be boys. rather than ATTACK
ing the serious problems o: life. lie
argued that most undergraduates wait
ed for. their diplomas before staEths
in life. when they should have run
ming start" as commencement day ar
rives.
At the parade grounds. nroao
green meadow in the residence dis
trict of minneapolis. the Governor. in
the longest speech Of the day. declared
that the national campaign was not
one Of personalities. but issues
He paid tribute to President TAFT.
and when on another occasion the
crowd construed that the Governor
had referred to Colonel Roosevelt, the
speaker quickly corrected the impress
sion
The Governor reiterated his objec-
;ions to the plank in the Progressive
platform advocating restraint OF
trusts by an industrial commission
Il simply wanted TO show you the
inside Of my mind said the nom;-
nee in conclusion. 80 that there need
be no misunderstanding between US
So that you would not think l was
one of tnose wild fellows running
amuck because l knew something was
the matter and did not exactly know
what. This is no Denny brook fair l
have got my shillalah. but 1 am not
hitting every head I see. I have Sc
lected the heads, ami IL they Will only
engage in little hard thinking
underneath the endangered craniuns'
they need not be hit at all / was
indicted at Sioux City into an asso-
CATION by which / became good
Indian, but that has not bred into me
the desire for scaips. / am only pos
sessed with the passion to create
condition that will be even for every
body"
VIII Net Sulk.
In urging the subordination OF the
personal side Of the campaign the
Governor said he would not be one
of those who If defeated would say
the people had made a mistake Fri
vateIy. he added. he might tn NIX 50.
bu, he would not say So
Il am good enough sport to abide
by your decision said the Governor
amid cheers
At ST. Pau, Tonight he addressed q
crowd which fiiiei the auditorium
How the United states Steel Cor
poration incidentally would benent by
the plank IN the Progressive Party
platform proposing regulation OF
trusts by a Federal commission was
argued by Governor Woodrow wilson
in his speeches as he passed from
Sioux CITY. Iowa. to Minneapolis ana
St Paul to-day.
II was a, sioux Falls. 5. D.. tha. the
Democratic nominee f:rst drew attsn-
ton to the origin OF the Progressive
plank for handling the trust problem.
The method now proposed OF resu-
l,.inS the trusts was suggested IN the
;,ouirv hy tn. House OF Representa-
;;ves into the steel trust, and u was
suggested by Mr. Gary and George
Perkins he said They have thought
this thing out Il may be. Tor ALI !
know. that they honestly think thas
is IN. way TO safeguard the business
of this country. But whatever tneS
think this they know that % viii save
the United states steel Corporation
from the necessity of doing its busi-
ness better than ITS competitors. FOR
IL YOU will look INTO the statistics OF
IN. United states steel Corporation
Won will tnd that wherever ~ mas CONF
pe,s,ors the smouH; of the p!odaet
which IL controls is decrcasins: In
other words. that .; 10 less emcient
,nan i,s competitors and its confro!
Of product Is Increasing only tn those
branchs. OF the business where. oy
purchase and otherwise. they have
practical monopoly.
Wssasog % S,oSSs.
Moreover. I have this 90 say 20 the
working men. Carry out the plan OF
Mr. Gary and Mr. Perkins. aud You
WIN nave given control IN the MAR
Ike, for labor. which win suit these
gentlemen perfectly. They don't want
compets,ors Ia the market for ,soor,
because neg competitors viii mean
new wage scales. and these are the