The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-17

South Dakota and Minnesota. The
candidate was disappointed to learn
his secretaries had neglected to wake
MIN last night to meet the crowds
that gathered at Clinton and Cedar
Rapids.
Spoke in Two States.
Chicago. Sept. 17.-Through Ohio
and Indiana Governor Woodrow Will
son did some impromptu campaign
Ing yesterday that was as vigorous as
1t was unexpected.
No previous arrangement had been
made for speeches and the train
schedule was twisted by delays early
In h day. but crowds gathered along
the route and Governor Wilson made
nearly a dozen speeches from his car.
He replied to Senator Beveridge Of
Indiana. who charged in a recent
speech that Governor Wilson. IL
elected. would be boss-controlled.
State Senatod Fred Kistner and May,
or Tickle OF Logansport. Ind. board
ed the train and told Wilson about
Senator Reveridge's speech so that
when h democratic candidate reach
ed Logansport. he hit at Mr.. Bever-
idge to a large crowd.
Il understand hat in a speech
made last Saturday night" said Gov
ernor Wilson. "a very much esteemed
friend Of mine. namely Senator Bev-
eridge. said that he entertained a very
serious fear about me, namely. that II
I were elected president I would be
controlled by the bosses. I never sus-
pected before that Senator Beveridge
was a humorist: because If he didn't
know that vas a joke. he ought to
have known that 1t was a Joke. When
did he ever hear that ! had changed
all ma ~~1Sxt4AV L-L NJ -
you can tell whether a mar Is going
to be controlled by the bosses or not
Is to judge whether he is in reach of
10 boss or not. Do you know what a
boss Isl? A boss is a political agent
Of certain special interests who see
to 1t through him that people they
can control are put in office. and that
laws they don't want are kept off the
statute books: and the men who do
that are the men who are interested
In the great monopolies Of this coun-
try.
Il am sorry to observe that where
as the republican party has practical.
ly fostered the trusts and the demo-
cratic party proposes to prevent mon
opoly in this country. the third party.
represented by Senator Beveridge,
proposes to take the monopoly into
partnership with the. government by
accepting 1t as an inevitable neces-
sity. and bringing 1t under the regu-
lation of law; that is to say, making
1t a legalized institution Of the coun-
try. And when the men who have
created monopoly r accepted part
ners Of the government, do you sup
pose they are going to dispense with
agents. namely. the bosses who deter
mine who are to occupy Office and
what the legislation is to be?"
Who created monopoly" inter-
rupted a man In the crowd. and he
repeated his question several times.
THE men who created monopoly,
my friend. to answer your question:"
continued the governor, ARE the men
who have taken advantage Of the pro-
tective tariff to get together to make
great combinations of industry to shut
out competition and to make sure
that the prices are in their own con-
troll. And every republican leader
IN our generation has been in league
with those men,"
who are they?" broke in another
voice. and the governors reply
brought cheers.
"They are the men who have set up
the great trusts" he said. Everybody
knows the list Of them. These men
are the heads Of the steel trust, of
the tobacco trust. Of the Standard Oil
trust. and Of ali the other trusts
that everybody knows. I am surpris-
ed that you didn't know the names
of them before. These men have sup
ported those who have controlled our
government in the last fifteen years.
and they are supporting them still.
And I for my part do not entertain
any hope Of the government of the
United States being freed from the
control Of trusts and the control of
bosses who are the agents Of trusts,
through the fundamentally Of the
of the government itself.
II am lot here to attack the repu-
tation or the integrity Of purpose of
any man. but the only way you can
tell whether a ma can assist you in
politics or not Is by finding out wheth-
er he Is following the direction in
which freedom is to be discovered.
These gentlemen have not found the
direction. for they do not even pro-
pose the abolition Of monopoly. and
until monopoly is abolished. until it
free. And until the government is
free, 1T cannot serve you or any man.
Now. you can't tell by looking at
me whether I am the man I o do this
Job or not. You can not tell the con-
tents Of my character by looking at
my face. But I want you to study the
programs that lie back Of the various
candidates. We are all of us inter-
ested In those measures which will
benefit the great mass Of our fellow
citizens"
The governor was we'll received
throughout the day. He shook hands
with people who flocked to the rear
platform and waved greetings to
those not SO "a The nominee ex-
pected to be two hours late into Chi
cago. but the railroad attached an ex-
ira locomotive and brought the can
didate to Chicago only seven minutes
late.
MANY CONTESTANTS.
Valley City. N. D., Sept. 17.-one
thousand school children Of Barnes
county r taking part in the indus
trial contest being conducted by the
lcounty superintendent OF schools. AS
the time approaches for the exhibits
and award Of prizes the army Of chill
dren who have entered into the con-
test with zeal and spirit are showing