The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-10
Said Bull Moose Candidate Could See Good in No One Else
But HimscIf--Paid Full Line Of Cempli-
ments to Oyster Bay Man
PEERLESS LEADER DREW AN IMMENSE CROWD
Spoke Large Number Of Women Of Fargo and Moorhead
This Morning on High Cost Of Living
Immense Crowd This Afternoon

Roosevelt entered the progressive
vineyard at 11:45 o'clock" declared
Williams Jennings Bryan in his big
speech here today at the Grand the
atre, which was heard by perhaps the
largest audience gathered to hear a
political speaker during the present
campaign
Together with George w. Perkins
of the steel and harvester trusts, he
is in to fool the people on any pre-
text, things he knows he doesn't be-
lieve. Mr.. Roosevelt never was a
progressive until about last February,
when he decided it was best for him
to be one In order to get a re-elec-
tion from the people. He is very for
tunste in always jumping in at the
right moment.
Full Respects to Teddy.
But Mr.. Roosevelt, / say, is un-
fortunate, too. He was so born that
he can't conceive that there is any
body else who does anything good but
himself. There isn't a man in the pro-
gressive party today for whom he
would vote for president; there isn't
a man in that party for whom he
would leave the republican party.
ANoN yuu may Link In0st is IL Strong
statement but / was at Chicago and
Mr.. Roosevelt at Chicago could have
secured the nomination of a progress
sive. Not only could he have done IL
at Chicago but had he taken the part
of Bob IaFollette last spring when
ItaFollette, was a candidate against
Taft and had back OF him the pro-
gressives of this country--had Mr..
Roosevelt laid his ambition aside and
entered the arena. and said, Mr. Taft
has been disappointment. Here is a
man, Bob LaFollette, he has been the
champion of the progressive cause for
eight years; he has battled on the peo-
ple's side. Take this man; he has
earned the right to lead the progres-
sives. / have had all that any presi-
dent ever received and all that any
president ought to ever want. You
have honored me, have tried to do
my duty to YOU My office holding Is
past. Now let me prove my gratitude
to the people of this country by help
ing them in this crisis--in this emer-
geney Had he gone and taken the
stump for Bob LaFollette he would
have nominated him and with LaFol
lette nominated on the republican
ticket and progressive like Wilson
on our ticket 1t wouldn't matter much
which one, because the White House
would be on the peoples side.
Roosevelt Didn't Know Bob.
Why didn't he take Bob LaFol-
lette's side? Because he has never
been acquainted with Bob LaFollette.
He knows him by sight but he has no
speaking acquaintance with him. /
suppose Mr.. Roosevelt didn't know Mr..
LaFollette well enough. Well my
friends, he had been president while
LaFollette was at work down there
and don't know of any experience in
history that am reminded of more
than the experience Of the three He
brews, who went through the frey
furnace. They made 1t hot for Bob
down there and Mr.. Roosevelt put in
more coal than anybody else, when
they were heating up the fire.
He never showed any sympathy to
him, never gave him any aid and last
spring he wanted it distinctly under
stood that he was perfectly neutral"
The Afternoon Meeting.
The Grand was filed to oyerflowing
at the afternoon meeting which began
at 80 after Colonel Bryan and party
had partaken Of lunch at the Metropole
as the guest of e. e. Cole. There were
many ladies in the audience and a
short preliminary concert was given
by the band.
Former Mayor level presided in the
afternoon and said that he didn't be-
lieye there was a man or woman in
the state who did not know or know
of Mr.. Bryan, whom he said was the
nations foremost citizen.
Candidates and Issues.
Mr.. Bryan's speech in the afternoon
was of the issues of the camgaign as
well as abnot the candidates. He open
ed his remarks by making plea for
uYIra I1Y%f nf TVN fr,- %J,n
presidency and stated that IL the peo-
pie believed he should be the president
then they should do all in their power to
secure the election of congressman to
hold up his hands. He then asked
the support Of the voters for the can
didates on the state ticket from Gov
ernor down to the local candidates,
and he made a special plea for Mr..
Lowell, who is candidate for con-
sress in this district.
He then took up the issues and
dwelt at some length on the tariff
question. after which he paid his re-
spects to both Roosevelt and Taft, and
extolled his candidate, Mr.. Wilson.
He was frequently interrupted by
applause. On the platform were many
meg and women, and among the men
we're State Chairman Macarthur. state
Secretary Mclean, County Chairman
NfA1hAlA0O1bf 4tANAJOA L4lAAACLAls -. 1As NyOAS
and other prominent democratic lead
ers.
Mr.. Bryan left on an afternoon train
for the north
Mr.. 5ryan's Arrival.
No. 6 on the Northern Pacific rail-
road was twenty minutes late in
reaching the city this morning, and IL
was nearly 10 O'clock when the train
reached the Fargo station having
aboard Hon. William Jennings Bryan
The state chairman. state secretary
and fifty other prominent democrats
were there to meet him. County Chair
man Wilkinson being one of the party
The Moose band rendered Colonel
12t.sa11 q ialnasaYlf ssrnfiada and there