Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-13
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hoped That this honor DO conferred on
someone else l had intended under. nc
z circumstances to acceptbut appeals have
been made to me I felt could not resist.
Gentleman, l accept, yotiir. nomination.
Tremendous, applause. ] Tile honor is
~ any man should appreciate, and com
Ing Is i does, unsought and nndesired, /
sssure you that fully appreciate asnd will
do allathat Ia honorable In my power to
=. secure the election. I am not unmindful
Of the duties and grave responsibilities Of
tho Office # elected. Gentlemen, I will
not 60 into the campaaiigynn no on any old is
sues. The war is,over and, the Issues on
which the Republican, party was founded
are dead. New issues have come before
;lls, new questions of paramount import
ssce to the Nation, that must be met and
answered. The influence Of centralized
cspltal Is becoming 4 source OF national
alarm. 4 very few years ago. business
was done within : very, small radius.
Now everything H. done in the large
cities. Large cities. large business, large
factories, large capital are growing
larger; small business, small factories;
small capital arc growing smaller,
q rather arc disappearing. A few
men have grown rich. beyond the
dream Of avarlce,. and TO- increase the
power Of wealth have formed corporations
That unite the wealth Of many indlvldu-
ais and possess corresponding power !,
This wealth so consolidated becomes I
dangerous power. The transportation
question y one Of, such magpitpds that
u Gan hardly comprehend It,. A small
Town or small business may be, wip,d out
completely by q slight discrimination In:
frsight-done by afew men sitting In an
;oface In Wall street Or Boston. A strug-
glt Ia pending In the near future between
CORPORATE monopoly, with its clutch on
the political machinery of ono Of tho,
parties. on one side. and the people, UNI =
organized, on the other. How are we to,
avert this impending dangerY: How deal
with these mighty corporations that A.
feet 90 vitality every citizen Of the lands
That power must be controlled and re-
pressed. l would not BIO such a.dema-
Gogue a. to attack these corporations to
gain votes. l do not say that it was rep
%sshensible to organize them. They are.
necessary elements OF the growth OF the
country. Transportation by steam on
water and land Is necessary. But these
great corporations must he controlled or
they will cripple every poor man and ev-'
cry small town that comes in contact
With them. A steam engine - necessi-
~ Of modern civilization but It must be
controlled and guided by proper ahthori.
~. And so"with the corporations. As l
have always done, l shall continue to op-s
pose al such oppression and favor such
strict and vlgilant. control O. shall mako
them subservient to the Interests. of tho
people. I am unalterably opposed to any
bonus Of any kind to any corporation.
Not one cent should be-: taken from
the pockets Of the. poor to enrich
the we'll filed Golfers, Of these cor
,porations. No bonus Or sAbsidy. Of money
8 land. I am also. opposed 70 that other
great outrage. the high protective tarin,
which builds up the rich Al! the, expense
Of the poor, the few ats tho expense Of the
many. One other thing. I am: opposed
most strongly to political corruption
which pollutss our government. MOI
only that low form OF corruption which
buys votes, BY the uss Of money but to al
corrupt combinations. intrigue, and trad
ing whereby q few control the election
against the win of the people. / am OPP
posed to any man trying to make 1 politi-
cal bargain with any real Or pretended
political boss who claims that 10 controls
the Norwegian vote or tho Knishta of
Labor vote, or the vote Of any other class.
This 10 an insult to and an outrage on the
class whose vote n thus sold and who are
{ thus bartered away. (Applanss.) Aman
that trades on such = vote before election
ii unit for the position and WIN after
election sell those for whom he
tins bargains. and whom, be claims
to represent. Let US satand fol
better methods, purer politics, hones'
government. WI have a:man IN thu
White House who has eel his foot gains'
such abuses. I honor him. 1gespsct hi!
intentions and his sturdy honesty. ]
axrsa Ia the main with lila policy. Le,
!, 10 stand BY him IN Efforts TO purity tn,
public service. tApplauss. ! Gentlsmsn
+ thank you for the nomination. i don
much believe 10 the promises . candidate
may make on the owe Of !election. Yo'
have ny, record in the past. II You be
!. isve after studying L that I win repre
I SAINT You and yonr interests honestly ,ant
faithfully I believe you. win vote for me
II you do not believe that / will, do: THU
you will not vote for ma and I do not
want you to. have accepted your nom
ination. thank you.
LoHELT's OPINION OF N01NEe1AN