The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-21
YELLOW ST|RS.
LAF0LlETTE At
LEAGUE POW WOW
Replies to Heckler That Term
Applies to Man Wro Shouts
S. From a Crowd
!! BADGER a.l!|!!ls B. 81 SENATOR Al SEEKS s~,
TO DEFEND WAR COURSE

st. Paul, Minn., Sept. 21.-"YellOw!'
shouted from a crowd of several thou
sand people, which last night heard
Senator Robert NJ. Lafollette in an
effort to justify his war course before
the consumers and producers conven.
tion called by President Townley of
the Nonpartisan league, stirred the ire
of the badger senator, and he shouted
back:
"A man who yells from crowd
where he cOnceals his own identity is
himself yellow"
Mingled cheers and Kisses greeted
Lafollette's reply.
Lafollette, billed to speak on rep
resentative Government" early de-
serted his subject for trade against
the governments conduct of the war.
League cheer leaders, scattered
through the auditorium, led spasmOdi(
applause.
Demonstration.
Lafollette was accorded stirring
demonstration as he entered the hall
1t continued after he mounted the plat
form and for five minutes after he
had appeared at the railing ready to
deliver his speech. The entire audi
ence rose, waving flags and shouting
The audience was similarly enthusias
tic in its reception to President Town
ley and to Mayor Van Lear of Mime
apolis, who appeared by selection OF
the Minneapolis labor unions as their
representative.
Senator LafOllette started to deliver
a lecture upon Representative Gov
ernment" Before he had become fair
ly launched in his subject, however.
he was interrupted by a heckler in
the gallery, who challenged his course
in the senate prior to the declaration
of war. Lafollette replied in his own
defense. AS other questions came from
the gallery he threw down his type
written manuscript and abandoned his
set speech entirely to discuss war
problems. Apparently many OF the
crowd present approved his course.
After he had ended with plea for
raising at least half of the cost OF the
war by taxes, an ovation was given
him, and it was necessary to form
flying wedge to get him out OF the
building to catch his train, so close
was the throng that pressed around
him to grasp his hand.
Senator Lafollette opened his speech
by declaring that the growth OF the
Nonpartisan league proved that gov
ernment by political parties was no
longer representative. He likened the
growth of the league to the Granger
movement, and denounced attempts to
intimidate speakers by constant refer
ence by unfriendly papers to the pres
ence of secret service men. Lafollette
smoke of the beginning of his own
political career 20 years ago at Fern
dale, Wis, and said he was making
the same plea then as now, that cor
porations be forced to pay their just
share of taxes.
League Is Necessary.
81 do not need to speak for this or
ganization of farmers" said Senator
LafoIlette in the beginning OF his
speech. 1T speaks for itself. 1t is
Nonpartisan League Why? Why has
such an organization been found nee
essary in this and other states? be
cause political parties have failed tc
give the people of this country real
representative government. What does
it mean that men died in 1776 to give
this government life? In order that !,
should be a real representative gov
ernment. What is a representative
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