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tanned high ideals, and, if it is to en-
dure and remain dominant force in
administering the affairs Of our gov
eminent, must, in the years to come,
stand for the same fundamental prin-
ciples that its founders, and the foun-
Iders of the nation, labored for. It
must be party of and for the people,
not the special interests; it must be
party dominated by progressive
ideas, ready and willing to meet these
new conditions and solve these new
problems of our industries, CONNER
cial and political life in spirit of
justice and equality for all,
La Toilette cheered. .;ys;
I'm order to do this the Republican
party must have for its leader man
who is thoroughly imbued with the
gravity of the situation; man of
strong convictions and heroic patriot
ism; a man sturdy, strong and I'M
sWerving in right doing; a man thor
oughly equipped to lead forward the
reforms that are imperative; man
OF broad experience in administrative
and constructive craftsmanship; a
man who will be true to the peoples
cause to the last. Such a man we
have for a candidate as the standard
bearer of the Republican party for
the presidency. Such man is Robt.
NJ. LaFollette of Wisconsin. (Cheers.)
Ladies and gentlemen, Senator La
Toilette needs but little introduction
by me. The gallant fight that he has
made. in the state of Wisconsin, al
most since boyhood, for the rights of
the people of his state; how big bust
ness and the corporations tried to
crush him; how he finally succeeded
in placing such an array of wise and
progressive legislation on the statute
books that ne has practically rewrit-
ten the laws of Wisconsin, and every
law of any Importance that he has
been instrumental in passing has
stood every test of the courts, and
placed Wisconsin so far in the fore
front of progressive states that the
worlds most illustrious citizen, ex-
President Theodore Roosevelt, termed
it in his Ohio speech one day this
week, "The experimental laboratory
of wise governmental action in the aid
of social and industrial JUSTICE" how
in the, halls of the United States Sen
ate he has continued the peoples fight
how, when he first went to the Senate,
he was misrepresented, insulted and
maligned, how he courageously kept
up the fight, and is still fighting, are
household stories told and retold at
the firesides of thousands of homes.
s,,' Facing a Serious Issue,
| To-day. ladies and gentlemen. and
until the 10th day of March, we of
this state are, and will be, facing a
serious question, the question as to-
whether North Dakota, the state that
first, expresses itself as to its prefer
ence for a presidential candidate, will
take forward step and select this
man who has ever. fought the peoples
! battles, as our standard bearer. The
eyes of the whole nation are on us, a
great responsibility is ours, for the
way that North Dakota decides this
question will have great weight
throughout the union of states. Men,
! it is time for serious, careful thought,
{. Tribute to Teddy.
Some of you may be thinking
what is the matter with Teddy, WHY
bless you, there is nothing the matter
with him, especially in North Dakota,
for Her prairies gave him freedom
and Ell her sunshine gave him tan, and
her climate gave him health and
strength BETTING for a man, a climin'
OF her hills showed him the way at
sineWs into play to lead her Drawn,
and we love him for it and for the
great work he did while president,
and the manly stand he maintains, as
a private citizen, for high ideals and
the best things in private and public
life, but he is not, so far as he is con
cerned, a candidate, but has urged
Senator La Toilette to become a can.
didate. IA. 1 u
81 La FolIette's Fight. n. Y.
Senator La Toilette became a can
didate when there were no prospects
OF any one but the present incumbent
being nominated, and has SO far made
a q heroic fight against great odds and
all the influence that Big Business
can bring to bear against him. Even
if Mr.. Roosevelt should later conclude