The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-07
in which he said chat he came

speech in which he said that he came
not to defend Tawney. but to praise
him. In this manner President Taft
ed on his shoulders by the American
people. President Taft, to my mind"
declared Clifford Pinchot. represents
the most melancholy failure anywhere
in American history"
Would Unite Them.
II am not here to divide men who
should be IN the same side of this
fight" said Pinchot. II am here to
put progressives all on one side of the
struggle. l am here because a great
national issue Is at stake, and the
something or do something to put ali
progressives on n side and for one
a I would say nothing against
mat splendid progressive who is no
longer able to carry the cause to VIC
tory.
There is no reason why VI should
~Jeopardize the principles by holding
the question of personality too high.
l ask o to consider how to best
bring about the defeat Of the thing
we are all fighting.
Reciprocity an A~bonlination.
THE reciprocity bill was hiding I'M
der a name that is right. but I wonder
n there is any man here who can say
mat 1t was anything short of an
aDomfnatfon. 1t has never been said
seriously. in American politics, that
the farmer was getting too much pro-
lection. and When q man seeks to let
the break in the tariff wall rest solely
upon them. he does a thing that is a
wrong thing. I have always contend
ed that the best man is the man who
owns the land, and reciprocity hit
MN, and 1t was wrong. The bill
Would have caused the farmer to buy
III a dear market and sci in a chean
market.
I'm my opinion the bill was the
most carefully devised political meas
states rom which President Taft
might seek to C delegates, were
favored. while no consideration was
given to states not so fortunately situ-
ated."
Shows How interests Control.
Mr. Pinchot at this point related an
incident in connection with his fight
for The placing of the foresters and
the national forests under the direc-
ton of the same department., for he
had found. in entering the department.,
mat the foresters had. in fact. been
separated from heir jobs. 1t requir-
ca three years to get such a bill
through congress. and when the meas
ure reached the senate. 1t went to the
committee. and stopped. Finally, aft
er ringing every argument to bear
on the senator responsible for its be.
ing held up. he was advised to go to
the man who pulled the strings that
made this certain senator jump" MI.
Pinchot did. and within fifteen min
utes h matter was settled. When
Mr.. Pinchot returned to Washington
from New York-the controlling In
hnence was located in hat city-it re-
quired less than a week to get the bill
through, because of the endorsement
and the actions Of the same senator
who had previously blocked the work.
Il say that it is a bitter disgrace
that II man should have to go to
the representative of a special interest
to start something" declared MIR.
Pinchot.
What's his name?" asked some
one from the audience.
MIR. Pinchot replied that the senator
IN question was not now in public
life, and that he would not mention it.
AZ this point the speaker showed his
entire fairness and his deep considera-
ton for Senator LaFollette Of Wiscon-
sin, paying him high tribute, and
bringing forth enthusiast applause at
the mention of the Wisconsin senator's
name.
That man." said Pinchot, has
done great things. but it is not possi-
BILE for him to lead the p~rogressives
to victory. Anyone who is acquainted
with the national situation knows
this. Not only cannot LaFollette not
secure the nomination, but even then
he could not he elected.
Denies Houser's Statements.
The speaker thon took up two
points that had been touched upon nv
Col. Walter L. Houser. LaFollette's
campaign manager, and declared that
Doth assertions were no founded on
the actual facts.
1T has been brought to my atten-
Houser has said that Col. Roosevelt
asked LaFollette to run. and then
abandoned him. Col. Roosevelt re-
FUSED. more than once. to send him
such word" said Mr.. Pinchot. He
did say. however. that he would help
MIN through the columns of the Out
look. and that promise he has made
good. as we all we'll know.
Roosevelt did not enter the fight
until 1t was clear to him that there
was no other way. Roosevelt kept out
OF the field and left it clear to La
Toilette, and 1t was not until the need
OF q new leader was found. that he
came OUT"
The speaker suggested. as his own
opinion that Roosevelt had been un-
fortunate in one endorsement-that OF
President Taft-and hat that was
what made him go determined not to
pledge his support to any candidate.
Another question has also been
raised. Mr.. Houser has been quoted
as saying that Governor johnson of
california had come u for Roose-
promised the vice presidential NOM
ination II Roosevelt was nominated.
That Is not true" said Mr.. Pinchot.
and I happen to have personal
knowledge ofthe facts. 1t is not true.
and l hope Col. Houser has been mis-.
quoted.
Taft's Meaning Clear.