New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-06-22
THE PLATFORMS.
Abfes Fearless and Patriotic Ultimatums Issued
by Three Political Parties.

ing campaign by the three conventions
assembled in Minneapolis last week have
the proper ring.
Instead of urging upon the people
such planks as might reasonably be ex-
pected to devide them, the evident pur-
pose of each platform is to direct their
whole attention to issues upon which
they can stand together as a man. In
other words they provide that this shall
be state campaign and nothing else.
No national problems are to be dragged
in to lead the well-minded people of the
state away from the grand object of
cleaning the commonwealth of corrupt
and rotten Republican machine rule.
The Democratic platform reatiirms the
Chicago enunciation of principles, ex-
tolls It's gallant exponent, VIM. Jennings
Bryan, commends as wise, patriotic and
brave the action of the democratic sena-
tors and representatives in congress, re-
joices in the skill and bravery exhibited
by our gallant soldiers and sailors, prom
Uses those who survive an adequate rec
ognltion of their valor, and urges that
in the momentous struggle in which we
are now engaged every resource, moral
and material, be employed in vigorous
prosecution of the war to triumphant
conclusion.
The platform further denounces mon
opolies and trusts as dangerous foes to
the peace. we'll being and prosperity of
the PEOPLE.
1t then says: We find in the public at
fairs of Minnesota political condition
such as to cause in the minds of thought
full citizens grave apprehension.
Great as has been our progress in pop
ulation and wealth, we declare that such
growth could have been much greater
had there been at all times an open, hon
est and impartial administration of our
public affairs.
Let facts speak to prove this assertion
true:
First-During the period of republic
can rule our people have seen their vast
heritage of public lands agricultural,
timber and mineral AN empire in itself,
frittered away at price ridiculous when
compared with its true value.
Second-They have seen millions of
acres thus obtained wrongfully withheld
from taxation.
Third-They have seen the farmers,
toilers and producers of wealth COM
PEELED to bear this increased burden of
taxation.
Fourth-They have seen them SUBJ
jected to the most merciless exactions Of
railroads, warehouses, elevators and 9TH
er favored corporations. These corpora
tons, specially favored, have in return
controlled legislation, dictated nomina-
tons, and furnished the money to GARY
elections. The policy of this class has
been to divide and ruin, then combine,
divide and ruin again.
Fifth-Our banking institutions, es-
tablished to care for the deposits of the
people, have not had their condition Of
solvency or insolvency examined by a
competent bank examiner. Even where
reports of insolvency were made they
have been withheld from public view.
Through wrongful combination at the
state capitol millions have been lost to
our people, while the good name of our
state has suffered abroad.
Sixth-The Offices of the clerk of the
supreme court, oil inspector and survey
or of logs have been allowed to demand
and receive exhorbitant fees, amounting
to about $4,000 annually, which If at
all proper should have gone into the
public treasury. Instead thereof they
have been used for the most part to per-
petuate machine rule" @
Seventh-Our railroad and warehouse
commission has failed to fully protect
the people. Unjust determinations and
exorbitant charges in railway rates de-
mand proper regulation by this commits
son. In every portion of the state equal
and reasonable charges for transportation
should be faithfully maintained. The
members of such commissions should nc
longer be open to appointment by the
governor, but should be subject to cleo
ton by the people.
Eighth-We are even now confronted
by a spectacle more humiliating. The
present administration, assuming to &C,
under the honoled party name Of Greel.
ey and Lincoln, attempts to provide fol
its succession, and uses therefor the pub.