Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-11-25
BANQUET FOR
C0VERN0R-ELECT
State Leaders Exchange Views
At Minneapolis Saturday
Night.

Governor-Elect w. S. Hammond last
Saturday evening at the West Hotel
at Minneapolis. John Lind acted as
POSTMASTER. In his Introductory talk
he is reported by the Minneapolis
Journal as saying:
Meeting here in this Thanksgiving
season." said John Lind in opening the
meeting, II feel that we have a great
deal to be thankful for. First of all,
that your chairman isn't going to make
a speech.
"No citizens of a great state ever
met under more favorable auspices or
under conditions that call for greater
gratitude to Providence and to our
fellow men than the present one. We
are the only great nation in the world
at peace with all the nations, and the
only one today with substantial politi-
| cal power in all the world.
II don't say this in any boasting
| spirit. Those powers might be exer.
cised in either direction, for good or
bad. Great responsibilities rest on US,
and also great duties, not only in main
tanning conditions at home, but to do
our share to bring about conditions
throughout the world such as we our
selves enjoy.
ut is great thing that in this time
of trial, not only for the nation but
for civilization, we have man at the
head Of affairs worthy Of the confid
ence felt in him by all the world
President Wilson is just as big an i'm
perialist as the man who some time
since spoke Of the big stick, but it isn't
the imperialism of force. 1t is the i'm
perialism Of ideals, Of justice, the i'm
perialism Of good will and good neigh
borhood, that aims to conquer by the
extension Of our institutions and the
spirit Of our institutions, and not by
a cudgel.
He has been criticised in the past
as an idealist; his diplomacy has beer
criticised and even denounced, not
only at home, but abroad. Europe, un
fortunately, is now enjoying the fruits
of her diplomacy, and we are enjoying
ours. That is the answer to those
criticisms.
"Our craftsmanship and wisdom
have given US legislation that re-
spends to the wants of this, the latest
and greatest Of world empires. In the
past our financial legislation has beer
inadequate and antiquated, our com
MERGE has been hampered, our indus
tries not only embarrassed but smoth
cred. All these things, or at least the
most important, have been done away
with in the brief period of two years
| do not say this boastingly as a demo
crat.
ut has been made possible because
there is abroad public sentiment that
forgets party lines when the welfare
Of the nation is at stake. l see many
republicans here tonight rejoicing with
US, not in the defeat of their candi
date, but in the election of our candi
date, the best Of all the candidates
and in the outlook that is now ahead
for our great state"
| A'NA' Wi HNIlC u lulllUcl VI SUcdK
ers. When Senator Works attempted
to commit Minnesota Democracy
against county option and pleaded fol
a "1etup" on corporate interests he
was promptly called by Toastmaste1
Lind, Senator eastman and Judge
Jacques The following extracts arc
also from the Journal:
1--WE have already accomplished
something as eliminators," said Sen
ator Works in his address. "There
are some other things we should sci
about to accomplish. We should sci
aside some Of the fads that have beer
claiming public attention.
II claim to be a progressive. l see
some of you smile at that. But there
is an end to progressivism. The time
has come when the Minnesota legisla
ture should cease the batting of rail
roads and large business interests
The chastising they have received ir
the past is doubtless deserved, but
there comes a time when it is danger
GUS to the very life of business. The
time has come to give railroads and
other big interests breathing spell
We should give them a chance to de
velop, and to develop the state"
II believe with all due respect and
Difference to my friends Governor Lind
and Senator Cashman," resumed Mr.
Works, chat the time has come to lei
go Of certain public issues which some
Of us have been unwilling to accept.
refer to county option. I believe this
state has become too big to tie up tC
issues Of that sort, and the time has
come to develop on broad lines, tc
make as to the great issue the develop
ment Of our whole state
| II speak for no one but myself, but
these are my ideas, that we ought tc
begin the campaign Of 1916 tonight
and to follow 1t out along these lines
With the hand we have at the helm al
this time, this development PROPOSE
ton will not be difficult one"
AS toastmaster Mr.. Lind had g
chance for immediate reply.
democracy" he said smiling, "is
big enough to hold in its ranks men oil
different opinions on political and eco
nomical questions, to thresh them out
good naturally, arduously, and to the
end. The senator has just said thai
he wanted us to devote our energies tc
great things. So we should, but We
may differ as to what are the great
things. Some Of us think there are
as great things in the moral as in the
economic field. There are just as
great things to be done outside OF