The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-02
PROUD OF FIGHT
 WHATEVER COMES, SAYSLA TOILETTE
Third Party Candidate
 Closes Campaign In Cleveland Speech
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(By ASSOc1aGeu EEoSS.J
 CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. I'm Clevelands public hall where his ln- dependent candidacy for president was announced and the recent republican national convention was held, Robert z NJ. La Toilette closed his campaign tonight with speech in which ne re- iterated confidence that he will win Tn the Tuesdays election.
 1.-The progressive tide is rising ne declared. land will carry the progress sives on to victory
 Only Beginning
 But this is only the beginning of the fight We cannot in one short Strug- gle capture all the strongholds in whlch nriyilege has become entrenched. For ] more than fifty years the private mono lpoly system has been digging itself ln- ito the very heart of government. lts allies are in the executive departments, in congress and in the courts. They are in the state and city governments. They have spent millions in securing their present power, and they cannot be evicted in a day"
 with 9 petition by "some 2OO,OOO men
 Recalling how, after being presented and women from every state in the ,inion." he lad announced on July 4. to a meeting of his supporters Tn the hall in which he spoke tonight that he would become candidate, Senator La Toilette said:
 " I thank God that did accept. For no matter what may be the outcome of this election, no matter what may be my fate in the years that are to come, I shall forever rejoice that I had part in this great campaign to restore gov ernmcnt to the people. l shall be proud that aided in proclamining the mess age of this great movement-the mass age of humanity. liberty and justice.
 Praises Wheeler
 II am happy also that have as ny running mate a man worthy of the highest honors which the nation can confer. Brilliant, in-corruptible, cour- ageous. and fired with the idealism of knight of old, he has captured the imagination of the nation and made even his bitterest enemies respect, al- most as much as they fear the name of Burton K. Wheeler.
 When this campaign was launched four short months ago, we had no organiza tion, we had no money and no Iich and pampered friends. But we did have the faith. We did have courage. And, above all, we have q cause to fire the hearts and command the ready allegiance of the great masses of peo- pie. It is to this great cause-it is to these millions of humble men and wOm- en that this movement owes the wonder full strength and the vitality which has silenccd the cynics, astounded the poli- ticians and made Wall Street tremble with fear"
 Places Wreath
 The independent candidate slipped into Cleveland headquarters for three of the railroad brotherh0ods, early to- day, travelling during the night for Pittsburg where he spoke last night. After preparing his tonight's speech, he left his private car which had carried him approximately 7,500 miles in the last four weeks to deliver more than a score of addresses in miles in thirteen states, and went to Public Square to place wreath on the statute of the late Tom l.. Johnson, one-time mayor of Cleveland.
 Later. Mir. La Toilette went to the home of Warren Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers, to rest. After his address here, he departed for his Wisconsin home to vote. He is due in Madison tomorrow Afternoon.
 ! An hour before Senator La Toilette was scheduled to begin speaking the vast auditorium was filled and police stationed outside shunted late corners in a nearby vacant lot across the street to hear the speech through amplifiers.
 Peter Witt, Cleveland councilman. presided, while Philip La Toilette son of the candidate, tossing aside his coat as he warmed up, brought repeated cheers from the crowd during a half hour preliminary speech.