The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-09-19
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Twelfth. If anyone doubts the SINGER
ity of the Republican party in pledging
itself to secure to the people of our state
the reforms in favor of which it has de-
clared in its recent platform, or which
the people of our state may reasonably
demand, we would respectfully call the
attention to some of the laws enacted
during the last "a years, during all of
which time the Republicans have con.
trolled the three branches Of our state
government. A cursory examination of
these laws will convince the most skep-
tical that there is no room to doubt the
sincerity of the Republican party. Dur
ing that time the legal rate of interest,
permitted by contract, has been reduc-
ed from "a to 10 per cent. Usury laws
have been passed, making it illegal to
charge or extort a greater rate than that
allowed by law. Biennial sessions of the
legislature have been provided for. The
right to remove cause from the county
where suit is instituted to the county
where the defendant resides has been
established. Biennial elections haye
been secured, thereby relieving the peo-
pie and the commercial and manufactur-
ing interests of the state each alternate
year from the annoyance and embarrass-
sections. Our tax laws have been re-
vised, and in consequence thereof, many
thousands of dollars have recently been
collected from railroad lands that here
tofore escaped taxation. Railroad en-
ployes, injured in the discharge of their
duties through the negligence of CO.
employees, are no longer deprived of
their right of recovery by the old COM
mon law rule, that one emplove cannot
recover for injuries sustained through
the negligence of a co-employe. Laws
have been enacted greatly enlarging the
powers and control of our railroad COM
mission over rates of transportation on
the lines of road operated within the
state whereby these rates have been
greatly reduced. By the law of 1885,
free and open markets are provided for !;
the grain law, demanded in
THE INTEREST OF THE FARMER,
has been enacted and is enforced. The
laws providing for the distribution of
cars, and establishing the right to equal
and reasonable transportation, have
been secured, and secured in such an
acceptable manner that their maintain
ance is demanded by the Alliance and
Labor party. The dairy interests of our
state are now fully protected. The Aus
tralian system of voting has been adopt
ed. High license has become a fixed
fact, and the few saloons that remain
are under the strictest police surveill-
ance. In short, the history of our state
proves that at no time during the control
of its affairs by the Republican party has
the welfare of the people demanded q
reform of any kind that has not been
granted; and the people of our state
have been especially fortunate, and are
to be congratulated on the sound bust
ness and financial principles, the strict
regard for economy and the fidelity to
the principles of the Republican party
which has characterized and distinguish
ed the administration of VIM. R. Merri-
am as chief executive of the state, whom
the Republicans present to the people
for reelection.
Thirteenth-If, therefore, the Repub-
lican party has not BETRAYED the trust
confded to it, if it has always sought to
protect the people in the enjoyment Of
their rights as citizens, and has honestly
endeavored to promote the welfare of
the whole people, by securing the en-
actment of such laws as were demanded,
or deemed necessary for that purpose,
no member of that party on the eve OF q
ernet pnli.ieal oonte1t should desert it's
ranks, and thereby aid the enemy, the
Democratic party, to accomplish it's de-
feat. Let the Republicans stand firmly
by their guns; organize tho1 oughly and
efficiently in every town and school dis
trict; get out the full Republican vote.
Let every effort be made to bring to the
notice of the voters the reasons why it is
unsafe to trust the destinies of the state
to the Democratic party. Let this be
done, and the shouts of the victory will
again be heard, ringing down the line of
the Republican party on the night of the
4th of November, and the interests of
the people of the state will be guarded
and protected in the future as they have
been in the past.
JOEL P. HEATwoLE, Chairman.
TAMs BIXBY, Secretary.