St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-06
A Ringing Address to the
People Of st. Louis
County
Which Denounees Evils That
Cypress Every Citizen Of
Minnesota.

II NOtC lUl huuIO N6lSOu Will U6
vote for the continuance of ring rule.
A vote for a Republican candidate for
the legislature will be vote for un-
equal taxation in both state and nation.
A vote for Judges Vanderburgh and
Dickinson will be vote for corporation
control of the state supreme court.
But the people will cast their votes
for new deal, understanding thatY
A vote for Dan W. Lawler will be a
vote against ring rule.
A vote for Democratic legislature
will be vote for equal and just taxa
ton.
A vote for Judges Buck, Canty and
Mitchell will be a vote for supreme
court that will treat all alike.
The st. Louis county Democratic COM
mittee has just issued an address to the
voters of that county, which emphasizes
the issues of this campaign. 1t follows:
TO the Citizens OF Duluth and St.
Eouis County;
We deem it duty to the taxpayers
and worklngmen of this county to call
their attention to the deSpotic power of
those great corporations, the Minnesota
Iron company and the Chandler Iron
company, which have controlled for the
past eight years, and are now control
ling. the political fortunes of this coun-
ty. Every officer who has been elected
in this county during that time has been
elected 10y their influence.
In 1884 S. ID. Allen, Esq. one or the
best attorneys and most conscientious
Republicans in this city, was defeated
for county attorney because he had in
Cured the displeaSure of these cor
porations, and the whole vote of these
companies was cast for his opponent,
out OF revenge, and as an example to
future Republican conventions not to
dare to nominate candidate for office
without first
Obtaining Their Approval.
In 1886, the Republican convention
was again obstinate and nominated Alex
Fraser as a candidate for sheriff and
Hon. Roger 5. Munger as a candidate
for state senator, who were the choice
of Duluth RepuDlicanS-cand who
were alike respected by all parties for
integrity and ability; but because these
companies did not approve Of these
candidates, they slaughtered them at
the polls. Since that time every Repub-
lican convention i'll this county has
been controlled and dominated by,
practically. half dozen men-servantS
OF these companies.
No Republican who has had the man
hood and courage to contend for meas
| ures which he believed to be right. un-
| less such measures were in accord with
| the selfish interests of these corpora
| tions, has ever had the slightest chance
! of being elected to all office in this
county.
| The commercial and business inter
| eStS of Duluth and the south end of the
| county have ever been SubServient to
| the graSping interests Of these corpora
| tiOns, composed of
NONRESIDENT IEIliiOnaIres.
The strongest and most powerful
| lobby before the state legislature in
1891 was furnished by them. They are
determined to control, and do control
| the legislative nominations. and are
| reaching to the Judiciary.
You Duluth Republicans do not have
to be told that the nominees of your
| conventions are candidates not of your
| selection.
You do not have to be told that your
| conventions in this county have be come
| farces. You know that in the parce ling
| out of the political patronage that few
! men in this end of the county, com prls-
| ing a very small minority of your party,
| control this patronage absolutely, by
| the grace Of these two corporations,
| whose servants they, in fact, are.
! T. These corporations are practically eX-
| empt from taxation, winch exemption
| has been accomplished through their
powerful influence with our legislature.
| You citizens of Duluth and suburbs
| practically
Pay All the Taxes In This County,
| and these corporations intend that you
| shall continue to do so. and they will
| continue to take care of the offices and
| political patronage.
The Democratic party is pledged to a
| correction of this inequality in taxation,
| and the election of Its candidates will
| secure this result. This will tighten the
burden of every taxpayer in the south
! eud Of the county, VINO are now paying
more than their just proportion OF the
| taxes. The Democratic party in this
! state is pledged to defeat the proposed
| second amendment to the constitution,
| which is designed to release railroad
| and mining corporations from paying
| their just proportion Of their taxes.
In order to carry out the designs of
| these corporations, their employees, and
| the men who earn their living in any
way connected with the business of
! these corporations, are actually terror
! lied and compelled to use the elective
| franchise, which ought to be left free
and untrammelled to every American
citizen, to aid those corporations to over
rule the will of the citizens and taXpay-
erS of this county.
In 1890, 800 first papers were issued to
the employees of these corporations
| within four weeks of election. The
| Democratic county committee and other
| prominent Democratic citizens have
| often endeayored to obtain challengers
-men of their own political persuasion
Ito guard
Against the Fraudulent Vote
| that is each election cast in their mining
| precincts, and their request is almost
invariably met with the reply ''that
| they are afraid if they do so. that the
| upon them, and break up, or I'M ure
! their business" In collecting evidence
for the contemplated contest of the vote
in the election of 1890, IL was found
there had been issued between 250 and
300 first papers, from the face of which
it appeared that the parties to whom
! they were issued had not lived in the
| United States one year, or in the state
| of Minnesota four months, as is required
by the constitution of this state to en-
title them to vote. 1t is matter of
common knowledge at Tower and Ely,
and many citizens in Duluth also know,
that managers in control of these cor
| porations are in the habit of taking
away ballots from their employees which
contain ths names of candidates whom
these companies were not favorable to-.
and that another ballot, of their owD
selection, is handed them to vote, and
the voter watched until he has deposited
1t in the ballot box.
In 1890 the city of Tower was carried
by the Democrats. The mining precinct
| adjoining gave only about Que vote in
| twenty to the combined opposition to
these companies, and it is even sur
| prise that that many got away.
| It is reported that over 700 first papers
have been issued in the Ely and SOudan
precincts to Fins, Austrians and Ital-