Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-02
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R[[tHOI WELCOME
oovEanoR ossoan. or M'cA'-
GAN. cR,T,cixEs SENATOR At
LANSING.
Ass<s HIM TO WITHDRAW
IN FAVOR OF ROOSEVELT
Nslssminss Speech Which Was Not
I oeiivsrsd Because LaFoiistts Missed
Train i Given Out % Interview ~
senator Accused Of stealing saw,
Y " ysr's Thunder.


today. proposes that President Taft
aud Senator LaFollette withdraw as
presidential candidates in favor of
Theodore Roosevelt or Ex-s Senator Al
bert !. Beveridge. The governor had
prepared Q. speech to this effect to be
delivered In introducing Senator La
Toilette here. In view Of the senator's
missing his train this morning he au-
thosi1ed the use Of the speech as a
statement OF his views. Governor Os-
horn added: .
s.As between Taft and LaFollette I
am .1oe Taft" !
Governor Osborn criticised Senator
LaEollette - having taken up those
things which might be termed popular
that contained the least danger to him :
self.s and frankly said that he did not
believe Senator LaFollette can be
nominated for the presidency or elected
" nominated.
Arouses the Passions. u
Governor Osborn further said:
.sThe Senator LaFollette style of
campaign tends to arouse the passions
Of the people and make for a condition
OF public intolerance, which IL always
worse than personal or individual in
tolerance because 1t has 80 much more
might - . force.
In Senator LaFollette's speeches
ana writings-and in this connection
let he say that have taken and en-
joyeS1 TAFollettefs Weekly and am
. subscriber to It now-I do not think
he distinguished between honest men
III big business ana dishonest men.
'We have got to have big business
In this country II We are to compete in
the manufactures and transactions Of
the world But big business should
not be permitted to oppress the people.
~ : 10 : Z t1ssoros the 0rsNoriss. y
~ haves noticed also that while GEN
did sreat work In ridS
sd1nG Wisconsin Of corrupt railroad
dOmination he has never said anything
against brewery domination in that
state. Really. as between the two. I
should prefer railroad domination.
However. It was good politics to fight
the railroads in Wisconsin, but 1t would
not have gotten Senator LaFollette
anywhere probably If he had fought the
brewery-own saloons.
What wish to make clear about
this statement: Is that the senator has
taken up those things which might be
termed popular and that contained the
least danger to himself. Now this may
be entirely unfair. but have thought
Il and do think It still. and wish to
say Il TO you ana to him face to face.
Half Way Compliments.
TT 10 entirely proper for me to well
come q senator Of the United States TO
Michigan, and one who Is 50 much in
the public eye and seeks the public
favor at this time. I wish to state in
addition that 1t IL pleasing to me per-
eonaliy 10 be here. have known Sen
at0r LAEollette and of him for thirty
yeax1. or-ever since he made his fight
for district attorney Of Dane county
against the machine Of Boss Keyes. I
have followed his career always with
Interest and with varying degrees OF
admiration and approval. Never have
/ discovered in my mind a single
thought OF what might be interpreted
- condemnation. Most Of my appre-
citation Of him grows out Of a defense
OF him on my part at every time have
heard him. criticized. have always be-
Iiovod him to DO entirely honest and
/ sbeiieye he - honest now.
ss Naseuld Support Him.
s. sHAght here let me state 50 that
Slf5Rn csn be no misunderstanding
ldent (Which at this moment I hope
;k4sWill not be) I will give him my earn
.eGt and aetive support and will request
mys.1r3ends everywhere to support him
with eafneStness and devotion. But
d % .. L. Z
.f0meyIiber It. will not have time to go
into great detail but there are some
.thineS would like to state because
they flnd Judgement In my mind, and 1
wish to be open and frank with the
senator and with you and with the
peo1les c1 Michigan. The governor then
career, beginning with the district at
tofnoyshiDsso OF Dane county. his fight
With 'thN machine and bosses" in Wis
.conSin when candidate for congress.
and that while In congress whenever
IL was Q question as between the in
stereetG ana the people he took the side
Iaf the people"
Z s00vefncr Osborn then referred to
c0nstn by the democratic administra-
tlon against previous republican treas
ufefS for interest on state deposits
witch had not been turned over to me
StaA6. senator Philetus Sawyer" said
.0ovefnor Osborn. had signed the
sb0nds OF one delinquent treasurer or
nsoGe.'' statement il made that he stood
t6 Me- several hundreds OF thousands
dollars if the state won. The story 10
that he offered to retain Senator La.
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