Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-30
WAT 4 1919 DEkoo1AT1C
SPHBCH n LIKE

WHAT A 1919 DEkoo1AT10 +,
sPEBCH n LIKE
Extracts Prom q Talk ct Duluth by Sen
ator Z. 2. 0ors, Of Oklahoma, One
Of the Hsavywsishts.
Il am not one of those and have no |
respect for the peanut and pinhead poll |
ticians who characterizes any one of the |
political party as made up Of knaves and
fools. The Republicans are not knaves.
They are patriotic American citizens. |
They are not fools. They have licked
us too often for that.
I'm politics there is nothing on earth
I love quite so well as a few Republic
ans wish they were fewer. The prin-
cipal objection I have had to the Repub-
licans was that there were too many of
them. They are rapidly recovering from
that objection
THE great rank and file Of the Repub-
lican party has as much honor, as much
patriotism, as much sense as the Demo-
Gratis. They don't like it thought
mean when they go to vote"
Senator Gore paid a tribute to the Re-
publican party. He said 1t was born of
q great inspiration and has put some
stars Of the first magnitude In the firm
ament Of American craftsmanship. The
first and most brilliant, he said, was
Abraham Lincoln. than whom no greater
statesman or patriot had ever appeared
in American life.
Il have often said in the past that
the Republican party Of today is not the
Republican party Of Lincoln" he said.
1T has wandered away from the land
marks of its fathers; it is worshiping
before strange shrines; it Is worshiping
strange, if not unknown, gods. I and
other speakers have made that charge
and it has been denied. We must be
pardoned for feeling some sense of sat-
isfaction, some justifable pride, in see
ing Republican ex-president and more
than half of the Republican party come
into the supreme court Of public opinion
and plead guilty to the charge.
The ex-president says worse things
about the Republican party than I ever
have said. He pleads guilty to things
not in our Indictment. He admits what
he formerly denied.
No Walls of Wrath.
During the entire campaign I have
never uttered one word of criticism
against President Taft or exPresident
Roosevelt. I have no Walls Of wrath to
pour out on their offending or unoffend-
ing heads. I have no criticism to make
Of the ex-president. He is behaving ex-
actly to suit me. We would have de-
feated Taft anyway. Roosevelt has
made it impossible for US to lose. Why
should I denounce so valuable a friend
so serviceable an ally? I shall not kicl
down the ladder ON which I climb, es
pecially while I am climbing.
president Taft and ex-presiden1
Roosevelt know each other intimately
Theirs is an ancient as we'll as an in
innate friendship. It may be compared
to the friendship Of Damon and Pythias
and Of Jonathan and David They know
each others character, each others abil
ity and each others frailities, if per
chance they have any frailties.
Il have nothing to say against Roose
welt, but his best friend, Taft, says tina
Roosevelt is an egotist. God forbid-s
flatterer, demigod, a neurotic. I dom
know what a neurotic is but 1 will take
President Tafts word for it.
Il have never uttered word agains
President Taft. He is left-handed IL
both hands and can't hit. He was bor1
under an unlucky star. Roosevelt say:
of the man he made that he is a puzzle
wit, standpatter, a mossback, that hi:
reelection would petrify the rising tid'
Of human progress. Where is the Dem
ocrat who has the right to deny it. TIL.
whole duty Of the Democrats this yea
is to believe all each says Of the other.
Senator Gore deplored the murderou:
attack on Roosevelt at Milwaukee ant
said the nation is to be congratulated
on the escape Of the ex-president. Thu
attack should not AFFECT the politica
campaign, he said.
I'VE tender the ex-president our sym
pathy without rendering him our suf
frage or support he said.
Immigration.
Senator Gore took up the subject O.
immigration and said:
"Attempts have been made to inflam
racial prejudice and racial passion
against the Democratic nominee on &C
count of his History of the American
People, Governor Wilson did not sa,
that European immigration was unde
sirable. He did say in effect that ne dlt
not want pauper and criminal classes t
come into the United States, and tina
statement is Endorsed by every patrioti
American citizen, native-born or for
eign-born. He never said the Japanes
ought to be naturalized American citi
Zens Ex-President Roosevelt did say il
his annual message to congress in De
cember, 1906 that he recommended t.
congress the enactment Of a law pro
viding for the naturalization of Jap
anese who come to the United State
with view of becoming citizens.
there any man here who believes tina
the Japanese should become natural
lied? Is there anyone believes the gate
of this country should be opened t.
coolie labor? 1 don't believe the fol
lowers Of the ex-president believe that
1T has been suggested that the Dem
ocratic party would destroy prosperity.
said Senator Gore. The Repu blican
ask you to Let we'll enough alone
don't believe they would do it here, blu
they have that Injunction set out on bill
boards in the less enlightened section
to the south Of us. I am sure that the,
would not presume to insult the INTEL
igence Of the people in this enlightene,
community. There Is no enemy to pros
perity in this country today except tn
politicians and the political party tina
predict panics."
Senator Gore took up the charge tina
the panic Of 1893 was caused by tn
Democratic party. He pointed out tina
the country had panics in 1873 and II
w "a orfv