The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-13
STEVENSON FLAYS
DEM0CRATSFORT THE
BR0KENPR0MISESlN
OPENING ADDRESS
Crookston Congressman Opens Be-
midi Republican Campaign at
City Hall.
SCORES DEMOCRATS
FOR EXTRAVAGANCE
Good Crowd Attends Meeting; County
Attorney Torrance is Presiding
Officer.

= Attorney Torrance is Presiding
Characterizing the Woodrow Will
son administration as the "most in
consistent administration ever known
in the history of the world" and de-
claring that the only solution for
the lettering of present conditions
was a Republican administration,
Congressman Halvor Steenerson of
Crookston opened the Republican
campaign in Bemidji last night at
the city hall.
He flayed the Democratic party for
having failed to redeem it's important
promises and pointed out that while
the Democrats were boasting OF laws
they have passed, they had little to
say about the administration.
Little Administration.
1.-THE Democratic campaign speech
es devote much space to legislation
I and very little to administration" "
Said Congressman Steenerson. "Presi-
dent Wilson overlooks the fact that
the chief promises made by the party
were to reduce the cost of living
and to practice economy on public
affairs, and both of these promises
have been broken"
Congressman Steenerson severely
scored the president for his failure in
office. He said, "The trouble with
the president and his supporters is
that they have misconceived the
functions of the presidency. In
stead of showing that he is a great
executive and administrator they are
trying to prove he is great law
giver. What the country needs is
efficiency in the administration OF the
$ Jaws" Band Give. Concert. y.
The meeting last night was called
shortly after eight o'clock and the
hall was filled with enthusiastic Re-
publicans who applauded mention Of
Hughes, Fairbanks, Kellog and Har-
\ old Knutson's names. The Bemidji
band gave a good program of music
before the meeting.
County Attorney Graham M. Tor
rance, chairman of the Beltrami
county committee, presided at the
..aeeting. He, with Congressman
."Steenerson and T. S. Erwin, Beltram1
county representative Of the state
central committee, were seated upon
the stage which was decorated with
the American flag and pictures OF
Hughes and Burnquist.
A True Minnesotan.
Chairman Torrance introduced
Congressman Steenerson as true
Minnesotan" and he told of Mr..
Steenerson' coming to Minnesota
where he earned an enviable reputa-
tion as lawyer and statesman. Con-
gressman Steenerson has been a
resident of Northern Minnesota for
the past 35 years.
Congressman SteenersOn opened his
address by telling of his experiences
when he represented this district. He
told of how he had aided in securing
the appropriation for the Bemidji
postoffice but how the Democrats
had failed to order the building con-
structed.
He praised Hughes and Fairbanks,
Kellogg for United States senator and
Harold Knutson as congressman from
this district. He urged the voters
to have a care and vote for Harold
SKnutsOn and not John Knutson, the
Prohibition candidate, at the gen.
'eral election.
Best Fitted.
"Charles e. Hughes is an eminent
judge, great administrator and an
ideal citizen," said Congressman
Sreenerson. "He is an ideal man for
the position of president of the Unit
ed States and by all odds he is the
best equipped man."
Four issues which Congressman
Steenerson spoke on were The high
cost of living" trust laws" "extra-
vagance" and the reform in rules of
the house and senate. He pointed
out that the democrats as econo-
mists are failures,' that the Demo-
Gratis passed the most tyrannical
rules ever known in the house or SEN
ate by adopting the caucus system,
that the Democrats pulled the teeth
out of the trust laws and that the
Democrats had blundered in foreign
affairs.
He bitterly scored the Democratic
statement that president Wilson had
kept us out of war" and explained
how President Wilson had really had
the country in two wars.
He bitterly flayed President Will
son for "declaring war" himself
without the consent of congress and
in conclusion urged that the ques-
lion of peace or war should be left
IN the hands of those who represent
z che people and not in the hands of
-one man.
Parts of Address.
Congressman Steenerson's address
in part follows:
II have represented Beltrami coun-
ty and this district in the state SEN
ate and in the house of representa-
tives since 1882 and remember the
\ many friends in Beltrami county and
IN Bemidji, that helped me during