The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-10
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Prohibitionist
Howard Makes Singing Speech
at Convention
Says Roosevelt Stole the Pana-
ma Canal Strip

Atlantic City, July 10s--An unspar-
ing attack upon Taft, Roosevelt and
the republican and democratic parties
in general marked the beginning here
today Of the eleventh national prohi-
bition convention. Clinton N. Howard
of Rochester, N. ~ temporary chair
man of the convention. made a speech
which bristled with denuhciation of
the boss ridden, liquor con rolled old
parties"
He declared that nothing in the
way of real reform was to be gained
from either of them 1r from a third
party dominated by Roosevelt.
mo other president since the found
alton Of this government" declared
Howard, "has surrendered more abb
jectly to the liquor interests of this
nation than has William Howard Taft.
/ His record is too recent, familiar and
odoriferous to require review in
this intelligent presence"
Howard said 1t would be q criminal
waste OF time to argue that the liquor
traffic could be stamped out through
the republican party.
"By It's silent platform. its present
and unworthy leadership, its long con-
sistent LIQUOR record and its present
monopoly -nurtured candidate, who
obtained his nomination at the hands
OF a convention which Theodore
Roosevelt declared represents nothing
but successful political fraud per-
petrated in the interest OF political
and financial privilege, and who more
than any of his predecessors, has
become a wet nurse for the saloon,
Democrats Scored Also.
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expected from the democratic party
not only as little but less than nothing
EXACTLY the same influences that
poisoned the republican party at Chi
cago were in control at Baltimore.
at may be said in truth that The
splendid woodrow Wilson was not
Murphys choice, but a campaign ban.
ner decorated with his picture, was
flung to the breeze In front of Tam.
many hall, one-half hour after his
nomination, on the order of Charles
Murphy, over the long distance tele-
phone, and the candidate has since
sent his regrets that a prior engage
ment prevented his presence at Tam
many hall on the Fourth of july"
The temporary chairman said tina
while Wilson was known as a "gooC
man." the prohibitionists were no
kill the liquor traffic"
Mckinley and Harrison were "goot
men, in the White House he added
but they went out Of office with thu
country more saturated with rum thar
when they went in.
After severely criticizing the demo
cratic house Of representatives for it
failure to enact legislation prohibit
ing the shipment of liquor into pro
hibition territory in the south, Howard
turned his guns on Roosevelt.
Teddy Gets His.
s'How about the promised progress
sive Roosevelt party?" he asked.
''We already have two whisk,
parties, and do not need another
From the standpoint OF the prohi
bitionist by his record, public utter
ances and confessed personal habits
he is the least desirable OF all.
Posing as the thou shalt no
steal candidate because his partisan
were not preferred over Tafts In tn
convention, he hrazenly boasts tha
he stole the Isthmus Of Panama fror
Columbia, and let congress debat
about 1t afterward.
"If the Chicago convention playe
the same trick, they got the cue fror
him. His title to the Panama stri
was as good as the stolen Tai
credentials in the hands Of boss
made delegates, and no better.
s'Stealing Is stealing, Mr.. Roose
velt. When you taught the end justi
fed the means, you gave every THE
a support to heaven"
The speaker said the prohibitio
party was certain Of ultimate success
and informally declaring the conven
ton ready to transact business, urg
ed that fall things be done decentl
and in order
Real Progressivss, He Says.
Howard concluded with q decIara
tion which aroused the delegates. the
VI there was no need for a third part,
''Let the progressives come to u.s. h
said. "Our party stood for progrex
sive principles when Bryan, Rooseve
ana La Toilette were wearing kits