The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-29
Says He Should Be Elected In Pref
erence to Man of Same Views
From Thief River Falls.
OTHERS FIRE HOT SHOT
Ringdal, Buell. and Donohue Bonn
barb Republicans With Planks
Of Party's Platform.

Two numbered men and women
huddled into their overcoats at the
Armory last night and for two hours
listened to a flood of Democratic Or
atory. 1t was the first political meet
ing of the year but the enthusiasm
which marked old time political
meetings was largely absent. The
people in the Armory last night were
there to be Informed and wasted no
time in cheering.
L. G. Pendergast acted as chair
man and with him on the platform
were Carl J. Buell., candidate for con-
gressman-at-large; P. M. Ringdal,
candidate for governor; w. F. Dono-
hue, candidate for attorney general;
Henry VESSEL, candidate for state
treasurer; A. P. Richie, candidate
for the state legislature from this
district; L. F. Johnson, president of
the city council and P. J. Russell.
Mr.. Pendergast first introduced Mr..
Ritchie.
Mr.. Richie said that it was the
first time that he had ever come be-
for the people begging but that he
hoped their votes would send him to
the legislature as he believed they
thought as he did on public ques-
tions. "YOu will send a Democrat to
the legislature anyway" he said, $50
why not send one from Bemidji in
stead of Thief River Falls
c. J. Buell. was then introduced as
the man who would be congressman
at-large from this state after Nov
ember 5. Mr.. Buell. told of the ad-
Vanced stand of the Democratic par
ty on public questions and dwelt
particularly on the tariff He cited
tine sugar trust as an example of a
trust which is reaping dollars from
the American people and paying
nothing to the government
'The people of Minnesota are pay
ing over 100000 a years to the
sugar trust over and above what the
people of England are paying for the
same sugar. Sugar for foreign con-
sumption is sold in New York for
two cents a pound less than sugar
for home consumption. Why? Be-
cause there is a tariff of nearly two
cents a pound
Mr.. Buell. defended the free trade
plank of the platform by saying that
for every dollars worth of goods i'm
ported an equal amount of goods had
to be exported to pay for them. Mr.
Buell. claimed that is was better to
let the Japs and Chinese stay at
home and raise their tea and rice
than to put tariff on those products
in order to foster such industry here.
He cited tin, lumber and coal as
other examples. ''Let them stay at
home and make their goods cheaper
if they can," he argued" and we will
manufacture more of our goods to be
sent over there in return"
In Introducing P. NJ. Ringdal, Mr.
Pendergast claimed that Minnesota
was going to have a third Democra.
tic governor who would be as much
of credit to the party as John Line
and John A. Johnson had been. Mr.
Ringdal was spoken of as Northern
Minnesota man who had lived here
many years and who knew and un.
derstood the problems of this par
of the state.
Contrary to the general expecta
tion of his audience, Mr.. Ringdal die
. not attack Governor Eberhart ant
the only allusion to Eberhart during
the meeting was made by the chair
man who claimed that the governor
was controlled by the whiskey trust
:and the Hamm Brewing company.
Mr. Ringdal attacked the Republic
scan party in Minnesota by stating
that it came time to make a plat
FORM" said Mr.. Ringdal, "the Repu.
,blican senators and representatives
each met in their respective houses
but could not agree on anything an6
as consequence have no platform on
which to run.
'"The Democrats have a platform
which stands for progressive legisla
tion. We favor the initiative and re-
ferendum and if am elected l shall
do all in my power to have such laws