The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-08

children there. There is something
lacking, there is wistful appeal on
every little face. It is born of the
loss of mother love. The greatest
speech I ever heard in my life was
delivered in the office of the governor
IF this state by mother. It was an
appeal for the pardon of her boy
who is convict in the state peniten-
;iary. The woman was not gifted
in the eart of speech but from the
we'll springs of her heart she present.
I'd the case of her son in a manner
hat would defy the cunning of the
most polished orator and put to
shame the efforts the most brilliant
egal mind. I want you to tell your
friends of the mothers pension bill
If Minnesota, want you to familiar
re yourself with it's provisions so
hat you may be able to direct and
guide those who can and should be
benefited by it's provisions. The
mothers pension bill is greater econ
omy for the taxpayer than is the up
zeep and financial support of orphan
lsylums or homes for the care and
training of dependent children.
Popular Government.
II believe in popular government,
| believe in the initiative and refer
endum. believe that all of US know
more than any Of US. believe in the
exercise of the right to generally par
eicipate in public affairs. l am op-
,osed to war. It is the biggest crime
IF modern civilization. 1t is a ira
vesty to know that every country of
consequence in the world is spending
billions of dollars in armament when
millions Of their subjects are in actual
want for bread. Every time one of
our big battleships goes out to target
practice and fires a broadside it costs
is sum equivalent to the salary of
one of the teachers in our public
chools for a year. | firmly admire
hat staunch little Welchman Lloyd
George who said of his country, Eng
and is big enough to adopt the initia-
i've for universal world wide dis
armament Let your patriotism be
patriotism of peace and not patriot
SIN of war. The United States is
zig enough to adopt the initiative in
movement for universal disarma-
nent We should stop this wasteful
expenditure of millions for BATTLE
hips I stand firmly with the presi-
lent of the United States in his policy
coward Mexico and I sincerely hope
hat some benificent influence will in
ervene to prevent US from going to
Var with Mexico bleeding Mexico.
The trouble in Mexico is that approx
mately 1000 men own all the land.
All the rest are slaves.
Passing of Special Privilege.
The time of special privilege is
ended. We used to give away large
sections of the public domain in land
grants to transcontinental railroads,
,ut today we are building in Alaska,
he great continent of Alaska, gov
,rnment railroad, whose profits are
20 20 to the upbuilding of the country
which it traverses. The tariff wall
we used to cherish is thing of other
days. We should have a tariff that
protects, tariff that we understand,
4 tariff that can be adjusted without
upsetting the business of the entire
country, a tariff similar to that OF
Germany that may be adjusted to
meet changing conditions in accord
ance with the best interests of all the
people and the fostering of our home
Industries that does not include the
abuse of special privilege.
The Eighth District
"Do you know that the Eighth con-
yressional district is one of the most
important in the United States. Do
you know that it's mines and its
Mills and its transportation problems
are probably more affected than those
If any district in the United States
by national legislation. 1t is great
in forest products, it is great in min
,ral wealth and it is rapidly becom-
ng great agriculturally. l have not
me word to say against Congressman
Miller, but have to say that there are
zoo men in the congress of the United
States who might better request to
oe sent on a diplomatic errand to the
Philippines than Mr.. Miller. The
congressman from this district should
1e in Washington when congress is IN
:ession, in Washington, on the job.
When it. is not III session he should be
in this district, mixing with the
people, studying it's problems.