The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09


was the duty Of democrats in consid-
GRAFTON of the trust problem. to "hit
the heads that we see and see that our
shillalahs arc good hickory" the ban
queters almost raised the roof.
When William Randolph Heart de-
clared he would use every source and
resource. iht his power to bring about
democratic victory and characterized
Theodore Roosevelt as "the Harlequin
of politics." thers was another explo-
sive outbufst.
But when Champ Clark. speaker of
the house. called attention to the har-
monious action Of the democratic ma
iority in the lower house Of congress
and the results they accomplished and
set II up as an example for the party
to follow. the climax of democratic
optimism of the occasion was reached.
Bryan who followed many other
speakers. predicted revolution of
political action at the pools in No
vember and appealed without any
suggestion as to who should be the
standard bearer for IL united democ-
| racy He was given welcome that
rivalled the ovations of his early
campaigns for the presidency.
No party dtssension. no sectional
prejudice as to where the coming
convention should be held and no
partiality as to the nominee marked
the banquet. Harmony reigned at
the banquet board, around which were
seated delegates to the national DEM
ocratic committee, who only three
hours before We're involved in a bitter
controversy.
Senator O'Gorman of New York was
toastmaster. Judge Alton B. Parker.
who preceded Wilson as the first
speaker, made Il direct reference by
\ t< ID IL
He called the assault on trusts a
cheat and nasty fraud"
Hearst expressed his faith in the
principles of democracy and said his
only desire was to lend his best ef-
forts to help true democrats control
the party in the interest of true
democracy"
This coming election he said,
land many elections to follow will be
decided by the independent progress
siVc voters of this country and this
ize they can find the best expression
OF their ideals in the democratic party
/ which has conscience and courage to
be truly democratic. Taft Is either
opposed to their ideas or Indifferent
to them. or else incapable of COM
prehenulng them.
Positively these progressives will
not be able to support La Toilette in
the republican party. for La Toilette
belongs to the democratic party. and
will never be, nominated for the pres
idency by republicans.
| Surely these genuine progressives
will not fall behind Roosevelt, who
when president sacrificed every pro-
grossve principle for his own advan-
tage and on every occasion betrayed
tine interests of the people for the
\ RI SHE 1~srp, ,uf
| tThe suppor of Roosevelt would
make the whole progressive movement
ridiculous. The man is the very
Harlequin of politics capering forward
and backward and sidewise over every
conflicting quarter of the political
/ stage masked as to his real opinion
and intention, attired in tinsel patch
work. opposing principles. carrying not
! the big stick but a slapstick with
no service. appearing unexpectedly
through every trapdoor of opportun.
ism and disappearing acrobatically
through every window Of time-serving
| eNpediency.
/ With Roosevelt as the Harlequin
and Root as the t'ilumbine with Rock.
efellar MS clown and Morgan as pan.
faloon the whole progressive move.
ment would become Il roaring Christ
mas pantominc eliminating in a spec
tacul;r transformation scene where
prosperity would again dissolve into
| nanic and where Morgan and Rookie.
! felicr revealed enthroned in Wal
street would once more save the coun.
| try in order to divide it satisfactorily
among themselves"
Washington. Jan. s. Speaker
! Champ Clark's speech at the Jackson
day dinner here tonight was an ap.
peal to all those who are opposed t.
''standpattery" and ''standpat" poll
and work together" The only hop,
OF the country for progressive legisla
tion, he declared, lies in the demo
cratic party because the "standpat
tcrs" are in the majority tmong tn,
republicans. Referring to the split o
the republican party, the speaker sale
1t looked as though nothing short OF
Il miracle could bring the warrin,