The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-13

QeQCeS OF prosperity III bemlQn ana
congratulate you upon the future
that lies before you. understand
that the United States government
has purchased a site for a public
building, which appropriation I Sc
cured for you last term. The build
ing has not been erected, but hope
soon that we will have an adminis-
tration that will do things. All that
remains to be done is for the execu-
tive department to do it's part.
II am here on this occasion to
speak for the Republican party, to
present to you the political issues
from the Republican point of view.
A Reunited Party.
''The Republican party this year
comes before the people a reunited
party. The present nominee is a
great administrator, an eminent
judge and an ideal American citizen.
1--WE have also nominated for vice
president another American states
man, Charles w. Fairbanks of In
diana.
1--WE have also up for United States
senator, Frank B. Kellogg of st. Paul,
the man Attorney General Knox, dur
ing Roosevelt's administration select
ed for his assistant in the prosecu-
tion of the Standard Oil trust. The
trust was dissolved.
For Republican representative
from this district we, with great de-
liberation and consideration, have Sc
lected that bright and noble public
spirited young man, Mr.. Harold
Knutson Of St. Cloud.
"Mr. Hughes came into prominence
in New York first as lawyer. When
the people of New York were in the
grip of the gas trust and appealed to
the legislature, they decided upon an
investigation and a committee was
appointed to look into the matter to
see if this reduction could be made.
Mr.. Hughes as counsel, conducted an
investigation for many months and
after full analysis of the situation
the cost of gas was fixed at 80 cents.
Insurance Reform.
"Several years afterwards life in
surance companies in New York be-
came a matter of public concern. The
life insurance companies controlled
large amounts of cash and funds of
many business concerns of the world.
It amounted to millions of dollars,
and was deposited in various banks,
money invested by policy holders, and
was matter of great concern to the
people of the United States. The
danger was that life insurance would
be ruinel. Commissioner Armstrong
employed Mr.. Hughes to investigate.
Facts were brought out and reports
were made recommending a reform.
AS result, life insurance laws in
New York were revised. This insur-
anceSr reform was due largely to the
efforts of Mr.. Hughes.
"As a reward for his work he was
nominated mayor Of New York City.
He refused. Later on he was nOmin-
ated for governor of New York. He
accepted and was elected. AS gov
ernor of New York he came into
prominence by the corrup. practice
law and the workmens compensation
act, of which he was the author. La
ter he was named for the supreme
court bench. While on the supreme
bench, he wrote the opinion of the
Minnesota rate case, which involved
the rights of the state of Minnesota
to regulate her own freight rates and
fix 2-cent passenger rate"
In speaking of the issues Of the
present campaign Congressman
Steenerson said:
"What are the things that the
Democrats promised you four years
ago, when you put them in power?
lone thing was that they would
reduce the high cost of living. Next
they said that they would reform
the antitrust law and prove mon
opoly was indefensible. Any trust,
they said, that could restrain trade
was guilty of a crime. Monopoly
was intolerable and that they must
make laws so that a man who was
guilty of monopoly be sent to Jail.
The next thing they hollered about
was the Republican extravaganza. It
was enough to drive tears to the eyes
Of anybody. They said that they
would reform the rules of the house
and senate.
Forget War.
"The Democrats say that the pres
ent prosperity is due to Democratic
legislation. They have forgotten all
e"OOItI I1AS "oI' hC ~ COCuC O0pC1
ity is almost absolutely due to the
war. The war has shut off all i'm
ports from abroad. Our people now
supply that demand themselves. Our
exports have more than doubled. We
have exported three billion dollars
worth of goods last year. More than
a billion dollar increase.
''Is this asafe prosperity for us?
When the war is over thousands Of
men will be turned into producers in
stead of consumers. Not only that,
but in many of the warning countries
they are now manufacturing articles
to be turned into gold after the war
is over in order to recuperate and to
pay back some of the money that they
borrowed. Where then will be our
market? ;.
did the Democrats practice econ
omy? No. Figures show that the
Democrats have appropriated $780,
100000 more than the Republicans
the last year they were in power.
"Then they created so many worth
less offices. They created $4,000
new offices, among them being the