Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-10-21
hon. JAS PETERSON
SPEAKS FOR Lee.

Senator Sundberg Tells Why He is
Opposed for Re-election-Repub
can Rally Last Saturday Evening
Presided Over by l.. Lamberson
Aroused Considerable Enthusiasm.
The apathy which has characterize
ed, this years political campaign
gave way for a short time in Warren
Saturday evening when Hon. James
A. Peterson, Of Minneapolis, discuss
ed the issues Of the day from Re-
publican standpoint at the opera
house. Mr.. L. Lamberson presided
at the meeting and besides him and
the chief speaker, Senator B. f.
Sundberg and Henry Feig, the latter
a we'll known political war horse
from the southern part of the state,
occupied seats on the platform.
Mr.. Feig spoke first for few min
utes along general lines and then Mr..
Peterson, the able and eloquent Min
neapolis attorney, late candidate for
nomination for governor, launched
forth into his address, which was de-
voted largely to showing up inconsis-
tencies and discrepancies in the pro-
misses and performances of the demo-
cratic party. Especially did he score
the democratic tariff bill, which re-
duced the duties on nearly all agri-
cultural products, thereby stinulat-
ing importation Of such products in
competition with the American farm
er with resultant lowering of prices.
The change Of front Of the Demo-
cratic party on the question of Pana-
ma canal tolls, he asserted was a
surrender to the transcontinentaI
railways of this country and Canada
at the behest of England, whose
claim of violated treaty rights was a
mere blind.
In regard to Hammond, the demo-
| cratic nominee for governor, he said
he was very much Of non-partisan
when campaigning in Minnesota, but
| pretty much Of a democrat when vot
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He paid an eloquent tribute to VIM.
Il. Lee, the republican candidate for
governor, who he said stood squarely
/ on the county option platform and
was man of unquestioned ability
and integrity.
Mr.. Peterson is forcible and ar
gumentative speaker and his telling
points went home, greatly strength
ening the cause of the republican
candidates in this locality.
Senator Sundberg was called upon
and made a few remarks in his SIM
pie and straightforward way, ex-
planning why he is opposed for re-
election. In the first place his firm
stand for county option has turned
j the brewery and liquor interests
against him and his work in the leg
islature for lower freight and passen-
ger rates and efforts to secure val
uation Of railway property as the ba-
sis for fixing rates, and especially his
successful fight at his own expense
against the big express companies
have made these big interests work
tooth and nail for his defeat. He has
also worked for state regulation OF
boards of trade and chambers of com
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and inspection Of banks, creameries
hotels, grocery stores, but big con
cern like the Minneapolis Chamber o1
Commerce which is all powerful il
fixing the prices Of many farm pro
ducts, and does so often arbitrarily
is subject to no state inspection o.
regulation whatever. The fear tha
Mr.. Sundberg in case he is elected
Twill push bill thru for state regnla
: ton and control Of these concerns
has turned some of the big elevate
lcompanies against him. In kittsol
County James j. Hill owns farm
managed by his son Walter Hill, am
the latter with all the power behin
him is using it to defeat Mr.. Sund
berg, for no other reason than tha
Mr.. Sundberg has been true to tn
people Of this district and has dare
q to stand up for their rights in opposi
ton to these corporate interests. Tn
boast has also been made by his or
ponents, he asserted, that all or mos
Of the papers in the district had bee
bought up and would knock Sund
berg. In his short talk Mr.. Sund
berg impressed his hearers with hi
earnestness end sincerity of purpos
and no doubt gained for himsel
many votes.
A Union Reformation Festival.
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