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1 THE MORXLNG OKEGOMAX, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 19IO. WAR DECLARED Dfl, PUBLIC GRAFTERS ROOSEVELT'S CANDIDATE, WHOM NEW YORK REPUBLI CANS NOMINATE FOR GOVERNOR. GRAY PLATFORM MAKES HAD CAL DEMANDS Document of Wisconsin Repub lican Convention Favors Many Reforms. LA FOLLETTE GIVES TALtf Ko Mention of National AilnilnlMra- tion I Made In Platform. Kx vept to Ilarajtr Tariff Law I Condemned. MADISON", . Win.. grpt. .Wisconsin was termed a pilot for the Nation, anil h rompws for the other states by Sena tor i-a KolieUe In hut ailtircss in the Jtrrnjblteun state convention here today. "A areat campaign I on. not for our ;ai alone, but for all the states of (his lounirr of ou.a and for our great coun try itself." he snM. "I think Sol has been exceptionally a-rxxl to Wisconsin. I say to you men here that you are exceptionally fortunate. . "You are ftnlnir Into the campaign now which means not only everything for "Wisconsin, but means everything for this treat movement. " I'latforni I ItailU-al. What Is probably the most radical plat form adopted In a generation by a Re publican convention mas promulgated here Pnlay. It 1 generally designated as a radically progressive pronuncla- Tnento. No mention of the National Ad ministration was made, save to disparage. Senator I Follette. although far from well, was present for the fire time when tre resolutions were read. Mention of Ms name was Invariably the signal for ai'Plause. I-Vaiur.-s of the platform are: Condemnation of the Fayne-Aldrich tariff act. I't.ys'cal valuation of railroads and more fringent regulation of them. Federal ownership of Alaskan railroads. Second choice primaries. Initiative, referendum and recall. Anti-lobby law. (Graduated Income tax. Home rule In the liquor traffic. National control of natural resources. Ad valorem taxation of corporation. PrrnU-louH Activity Sml. Condemnation of the "pernicious ac tivity" In the recent primary campaign of the brewery corporations, insurance tgemles and the binding twine "trust. Kniployrru' liability law. Conlemnation of the suppression by 'special Interests in Congress"- of the in vestigations of the Country Ufe Commla- I Colonel Iloo--vclt Makes Flixjuent cion i ; h- . T - " it - A Platform of New York'Repub lican Convention Scores Dishonest Officials. : TARIFF LAW COMMENDED Administration of President Taft and Governor Hughes and Work of Iist Congress Receives Approval of Convention. ii innv i stimsov. STMSDN IS AM Nomination for Governor An other Roosevelt Victory. OLD GUARD BADLY BEATEN KeguTatl m of working hours of women ar.d children. t'rglng the Federal Government to de termine the Kyle of craft best adapted lor river use In the light of future Im provement of streams. The plank on trusts declares that In a general way the laws against trusts should not be changed, "until the peo ple have regained control of the Gov ernment." It says: "The operation of the Federal and 8tate Trust and Conspiracy laws hs been productive of flagrant and unjust Inequalities. The laws have been cir cumvented by the roost dangerous and powerful of the monopolies and trusts. which. throuKh their control of the banks, the money and the credit of the Cuntry centered in Wall street, control the natural resources, the food and rlotMnir and the highways of the Na tion. I.ans Designed to Oppress. "The laws designed to prevent ln fluktrial monopoly have been used to suppress the unions and co-operative rfforts of wage-earners and farmers In their struggle to protect the value of their labor and the products of their labor against those moneyed monopo lies. We favor such separate classifi cation of unions, associations, monopo lies and trusts as shall abolish this pre tense and shall establish real rquallty before the law. "Where monopoly is Inevitable, we fa,v-r complete Government regulation." The platform declares that the rail road bill was changed by the irogres- slves from a menace to a public bene fit. but that it amended, saying: 'The magnitude of the problems in volved render it impossible for the mem bers of the Interstate Commerce Com mission to perform their duties with Justice and dispatch. Alaka I Referred To. Seecli for Stlmson and Fiery Talk for nirccl Primary Plank, and Is Victor. ( v,t 1JJ uinaj pnuilun.tt The platform avers that the Govern ment should own the railroads of Alaska, declaring: "The attempt of private monopoly to teal the Alaskan coal fields was defeat ed for the time being through the efforts ft a few courageous officials. Failing; In secure the coal fields through per jury and fraud, special interests will ex ploit them through a monopoly of trans- portion. The title to the coal fields of Alaska should be forever retained by the ;nvernment subject to lease under the proper regulation. "The situation of Alaska is exceptional. Transportation Is the basis of control. It is the key to this vast territory of treasure. As exceptional conditions in Panama reouired the Government of the Vnlted States to own and operate a rail road on the Isthmus in order to protect its interests and the Interests of ship pers, so we hold that exceptional enndi tirms in Alaska require tha Federal Government should construct, own and operate the railroads, dorks and steam- uhlp lines tributary to the opening of the Alaska coal fields and other natural resources. IRISH TO RAISE $100,000 J 'elevates Pledge Ijirge Snm for "Home Rule" on Kmerald Ifle. BUFFALO. N". Sept. 2S. A pledge to raise Jino.OOe within two years for the cause of home rule In Ireland was enthusiastically made by the SSS dele crates represented at the second day's session of the firth biennial National convention of the I'nlted Irish League t)f America here today. pointed Charles S. .Francis, of Troy. nd Speaker Wadsworlli, of the As sembly, to escort Mr. Root to the chair. There vaa a loud laugh when Mr. Roosevelt started to leave the plat form without Introducing Senator Hoot. Secretary Gleason hustled after the Colonel nnd brought him back. As I understand, you may not iden tify the man 1 am about to introduce. I am railed back to present the perma nent chairman of the convention, the Hon. Kllbu Root," said Colonel Roose velt. "No prepared slate of which I have heard bore my name for permanent chair man, and no prepared speech lurks in my pocket, or ln my hand," aaid the Senator. Revolt Referred To. The chairman said there was passing over the entire country a revolt against the time-worn form of political organization. 'Initiative and referendum, recall, di rect election of Senators, direct nomina tlons,"' suld the chairman, "all are evi dence that the people of our country feel that our forms of political organization do not adequatelv furnish the voters of should be further I our political parties means to give effect to their political will. "No call for freedom, no call for free and full expression of the voters, ever found the Republican rarty unwilling to answer and to lead. It lies before this convention to show our people that so far as our party can, our political organiza tion shall be amplified, so that the far mer and workman can give his ballot to the polls In fuller fashion. "Apart from the machinery for voters to have their will, there are the great j questions before our people, and fit rests with this convention to proreote the con fidence of the people by the action of the Republican party on these questions." Mr. Root urged that the convention nominate good candidates as a guaran tee of the party's good faith. Duty Not Affected. "I am told that the trend of public opinion Is against the Republican party this year. Well, what of it? What difference does that make to us here In the performance of our duty? When did Republicans ever lose heart or love or c- Ivisiasm of virile effectiveness for fei :- cf being in a minority? If the trend of public opinion is against us, we will change It. If old supporters of our party have turned under some idea that they can do better elsewhere, we will show them they are wrong. "We will win! didates alone, but for our country." Chairman Root's speech was heartily cheered. Mr. Frendergast.x of Kings County, read to the convention the report of the resolutions committee. Speaker Wadsworth moved a minor lty report, which he said contained i substitute for the direct primary plank In the majority report. The minority report was made public last night. Amendment Is Offered.. your votes you are to determine whether the Republican party in th-J State of New York is to be the party of progress or the party of the re a iUonary. Plan Not Abandoned. "And in the flrst place, let me correct one or, two misapprehensions as to factN. The system of direct nominations has not been abandoned In other states of the I'nlon. I have listened to men here holding up the Republicans of the est as people whose example we should avoid. "In my Republicanism I know neither Knst nor West. I have 'lived in tha West and I know it through and through. The allusion has been made to the State of Wisconsin. They have Just held direct primaries in Wlscon sin. AH the money was used against the side that won the overwhelming light and the side that won spent an amount of money that you would hard ly consider as beinK adequate to run a Congressional campaign in the State of New York." . - Colonel Is Interrupted. Here the Colonel was Interrupted by laughter and cries of "oh!" "Kxactly." "he continued with empha sis, amid more laughter nnd cheers. "An allusion has bten made to the case of Representative Sibley. Great sums were spent and Improperly spent in securing the nomination of Repre sentative Sibley. They were spent "in Influencing a direct primary just as they would have been spent In influ encing- a convention. The difference was " and the Colonel again was in terrupted, this time by mingled cheers and hisses. "1 will give you a chance to express your dissent again." retorted the ex President. "The difference was that Mr. Sibley won't he a Representative, whereas ho would If-they had not had direct -primaries. Minority Is Scored. "The gentlemen who present the mi nority report say they represent, the Republican tradition. They represent a majority oi i'r.m legislature composed of the majority of the Democratic members and the minority of the Re publican party." Here the convention broke into tu multuous applause. Flags were waved, the band played and It was some min utes before the Colonel continued. "I ask that this Republican conven tion of the State of New York nut It. self behind the Republican Governor of the State of New York and behind the majority of the Republican legis lators of the State of New York, and that It do not put Itself behind the minority of the Republican legislators plus Tammany Hall." Here great applause again interrupt ed the Colonel's speech. SARATOGA. X. T., Sept. 28.-"oIlowlng Is. in part, the platform adopted by the Republican state convention today: We declare relentless warfare against of ficial and legislative wrongdoing In this state. A Republican Legislature ordered an Im mediate and searching Inquiry Into all cor rupt practices, and this Inquiry is now go ing forward vigorously. We pledge Its con tinuance, with additional authority If re quired, and that all such wrongdoing capable of exposure shall be brought to light, to the end that the entity shall be punished and the innocent relieved of unjust sus picion. Dishonesty In public service Is. next to treason, the most flagrant of crimes. In ridding our Institutions of this cancer growth w-e know no party distinction. The crimes which have been committed have Involved members of both parties, and the fact that some of the wrongdoers have masqueraded under the name of Republicans, neither has gained, nor shall gain, them Immunity from punishment by Republicans. Not only have they wronged the people. but they have proved themselves the worst enemy of the party. The crook and grafter and unfaithful man In public service shall be put out and kept out. Administration Is Indorsed. We enthusiastically indorse the patriotic and statesmanlike leadership of William Howard Taft, and declare our pride In the achievements of hla first IN months as Pres ident of the United States. Each succeed ing month since his Inauguration has con firmed th Nation In Its high estimate of his greatness of character. Intellectual abil ity, sturdy common sense, extraordinary pa tience and perseverance, broad and states manlike comprehension of public questions and unfaltering and unswerving adherence to duty. He has strengthened our prestige with foreign nations, and treated with vigor and wisdom important International problems, notably our tariff relations with Germany, France and Canada. Under his administration the prosecutions of those implicated In the sugar and other customs frauds have been continued, and convictions obtained; there have been im partial and energetic enforcement of the Sherman anti-trust act; a substantial re duction of governmental expenses; the estab lishment of better business methods, which will result In greater efficiency and real economy: remarkable progress In the con struction of the Panama Canal, and the withdrawal from private entry of over 71. floo.ooo acres of the public domain to pre serve for public benefit valuable and other deposits, timber land and water-power sites. On bis recommendation ( onrrMi has pro vided for a commission to investigate and report on the regulation of Issuance of stocks and bonds by public sarvlca corporations en gaged In Interstate commerce. He has ed- vocated a new system of appropriations for river and harbor Improvements, under which each Item, after investigation by experts, shall be approved and carried to completion as a separate measure. This recommenda tion w. heartily Indorse. Value of Tariff Shown. The Payne tariff law- reduced the average rate of all duties 11 per rent. By Increasln the duties on some luxuries nnd articles not of ordinary use, making, however, no .In crease on any common food product, it turned a National deficit Into a surplus. Undef Its first year of operation, the value of Imports free of duty was the greatest In our history by SIOH.ooo.ooo. and the aver age rate of duty was less than under th v llson law. I nllke that Democratic law- Its great reductions of duty have not stopped Industry nor deprived labr of any part of CUrT0n.2jia.aif. BEDFORD, 2i m. ki'k Arrow Tfotch COLLARS Sit snugly to the neck, the tops meet in front and there is ample space for the cravat. 15c. J for 2Sc Cluett, Peabody St Co., Makers Or. Lyon's PERFECT. Tooth Fevder i jl.Ii: cleanses, preserves ana ueauu fies the teeth, prevents tooth uct,cty auu iiuyai 10 puiuj and fragrance to the Breath K( SODA FOUNTAINS Oft CISEWHERC Get the - Original Genuine HOBLSC&vi MALTED iVULK TheFoodDrinkforAIlAges RICH MLK, HALT SIMM KTMCT.M WW&UI Hot In any r.iik Trust Insist on "IIORLICK'S' Tstic mdkmt hoot been shown to be effective in preventing reoeatlnr and frauds at reneral elections. We therefore favor extending the signature law as now applied to general elections, to primary elections. We demand the most rigid economy in every department of the state. Always with due heed to the growing; needs of a great commonwealth. To Governor Hughes is due the credit of arousing the interest of the people and con vincing them of the need of directly elect ing their party officials and directly nom inatlTig their party candidates. We promise legislation which will enact these principles Into law. PORTLAND DAY At the Northwest r"rtntlor Roundup. Saturday. October 1. will be known as "Portland day" at the -reat North west Frontier Roundup at Pendleton. Or. The "Wild West" will be shown on a magnificent seal and will in clude Indian war dances, broncho bust ins;, steer rtdlna- and roping, horseback (ilstol shootlnr. tua; of war, etc. A special low round trip fare hia eei made by tho O. K. A X. on Friday, September 30. Trains leave L'nton lie pot at 8 A. il . 10 A. M. and S P. if. t all at city ticket office. Third and "Washington streets, for further par Jacob Gould Schurman. president of Cornell Unlrersity. asked that the fol lowing sentence be added to the ma jority report: "It belna- understood that the dele gate conventions may be retained, and that candidathes for Assemblymen and Senators shall at the earliest possible date be selected by direct nominations. This amendment was defeated. A motion to limit the debate on the platform to two hours was carried, whereupon many spectators and some of the delegates left the hall. Chairman Root announced that the amendment proposed by Mr. Wads worth was lost, the vote being: 403 for the amendment and 60S against It. After General Stewart U "Woodward had spoken for the majority and E." I Merritt, Republican leader of the As sembly, for the minority report. Col onel Roosevelt took the platform in advocation of the majority report. He said: We have now come to the vital moment in this convention, and now by CoiM-psslon Is Made. The principle expressed in the .report of the minority does represent n little concession. said Colonel Roosevelt. ooes represent a little progress: It does represent It enough to maker absurd the argument mat . to have any nroeress means ruin. If to have any progress in vites revolution, then do not pass even the minority report. "It has been contended that you cannot icu wn is meant oy the majoritv plank. You can tell It means Just what it says. It means that as speedllv as noa- slblo we shall Introduce the system of direct nominations as advocated or ap proved I forget the exact language Governor Hughes. "Gentlemen, my friends, the difference between us here Is Indeed radical. We trust the people and you do not. It lias been said openly by our opponents that they do not believe in a pure democracy. X uo. Duty Is to Guide. . m. . . J nriid u is our duty to try to guide the people aright. I hold that the man who incites the mob to violence Is the equal In wlcKedness of the man who seeks to corrupt a legislator. I hold the man who in any way misleads the people is the enemy of the people. Try 10 eoucaie tne people and when you have tried your best abide by their decision. "It has been said here that in given cases tne direct primary has worked badly. Friends, if the people loso their honesty, any system of government would work badly in the long run and generally the people will act well. If we ae in error in that belief you won't save the republic by refusing to intro duce direct nominations. If you are right In your distrust of the people, in your fear of the people, you won't save this Government long by simply fooling them a little and doing for them what you think they cannot do for themselves by -a system of control of party nomina tions. . . Ixiynltj- Is A.-kotl. "My friends, tha Republican party owes Its exkstence to the fact that it is the party of progress, the party tf the plain people, the party of popular rights, the party which believes that the people should rule, and I ask you today to be loyal to the principles of the Republican party In the past, and to apply those principles In the living present, to the needs that we have today. Its hire. . It gives free trade with the Phil lpplne Islands, and It establishes a customs court. Its maximum and minimum rates give us for the first time equality of oppor. tunity with other nations in our foreign trade. In providinff. upon the sussrestlon President Taft. for a tariff board, ir af fords the means of still more accurately determining- the difference In cost or Dro ouction at nome ana abroaa. A Republican Congress Is necessary to provide appropriations for this board, and to assure business and labor that changes In rates will be made only to equalize-the difference In cost or production, and no to reduce rates to the free trde or purely revenue basis favored by the Democratic party. to avoin aisturnance or Dusmesa, we urge the adoption by the Congress or a joint rule ot the two Houses recommended by th President and leaders in Congress by which the two Houses could consider a slna-le schedule or a single paragraph of the tariff without tne necessity for aumemiment wmcn would lead to a reneral revision Advances in the cost of living are only the local renection or a tendency that world-wide and cannot be truthfully said to be due to tne preaent taritr. Congress Is PralKed. The Congress has responded to recnm mentations of the President by enacting measures or rar-rearning importance to the people, including' valuable amendments to the Interstate commerce law: a postal lugs bank law: a law providing for the publicity of campaign expenses: the orea Hon of a bareau of mines with a view It j laws extending tne regulation or safety ap pliances, ana m ih.w pruwuiug it ineinuu by which the surface of coal lands and other mineral lands is made available for affrlcultaural use. while conserving the mln erals under the surface for the public benefit. The rlaht of the President to withdraw public lands for conservation purposes has been set at rest oy legislation, ana tne completion of Irrigation projects Is assured by the authorization of S2Q.000.000 bonds. We congratulate the people on the notable progress of the state under tha four, years administration oi uovernor iiugnes. wmcn hss been conspicuous for the highest stan dards or ernciency. Condition of Ijibor Improved. The record of Republican legislation dur ing the last IS years conserving the public Interest by Improving tne condition or la bor Is unequalled In our history. One nun dred and slxtv such enactments were writ. ten In our statutes, covering' the whole range of labor's interests In the workshops. factories, mines and quarries, and upon all forma of public work. We art proud to record that New Tork has been the flrst American state to pro vide by law for the compulsory compensa tion of employes sustaining personal Injury while performing or following extra hax ardous occupations, and also to equalise voluntary agreement as 4o compensation be tween employera and employea .in all other occupations. We commend the law of last Winter, which reauires that all acrldenta In build ing construction and engineering work be reported to the Commissioner of Labor. We commend the creation oi tne oureaa of Industries and Immigration. We believe that capital honestly em- oloved should be permitted to feel that sense of security essential to stimulate Its legitimate Investment and thus safeguard the prosperity, which has been so well es tablished under Republican administration. State Conservation Indorsed. In the Interests of the growth and pros perity of the state, we favor the con servation, development and utilization of all our natural resources under conditions, how ever, which will protect and safeguard the rights of the state. We favor such regulation of reserves by i storage reservoirs and otherwise as will multiply and equalize the hydraulic power, give relief to thousands of wage-earners who are now regularly deprived of work during the Summer months, prevent need less loss or profits to manuracturing and mercantile communities, stimulate the up building of our Industries, eliminate the an nual destruction of property by floods and Improve unsanitary conditions, and we pledge ourselves to prompt adoDtlon of such constitutional and statutory enactments i win accompusn tnese enos. We favor conservative state action In the prevention and cure of tuberculosis. Election Frauds Scored. We believe that tha same safeguards should surround primary elections at hare ARCTIC SURVEYORS RETURN Men Healthy but Horses Suffer In Rough Work In Xortli. DAWSON, Y. T., Sept. 28. The inter national boundary survey expedition, including 70 men and 65 horses, which, has been running a line between Can ada and Alaska north of the Yukon River this season, arrived yesterday en route for the South, . in charge of Thomas Ripcgs, representing- America, and J. 1). Craig, representing Canada. An extremely rough country between the Yukon and the Porcupine Rivers was traversed. A third of the horses taken In last Sprinpr died on un"blazed trails and in morasses. Those brought back look like skeletons. The men are in good health. The party plans to re turn early next season prepared to spend the two succeeding Winters in the Arctic so as not to lose so much time going and coming each year. Most Be Above Suspicion. Kidney and bladder ailments are so serious in their consequences, and If unchecked so often iatai that any rem edy offered for their cure must be above suspicion. 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