The Irish standard., 1900-10-06
THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

StS DOU nuun 10 private lie.
THE 6UBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
The excellent address made by Gov.
Lind the other evening in this city,
giving to the people an account of his
stewardship, convinced all who heard
him of his prc-eminent qualifications
for chief executive of the state. Dur
ing his term OF office he has not been
unmindful of the peoples interests.
He has done everything possible in
forcing a hostile legislature to adopt
his recommendations in levying an
equitable taxation upon corporations
and he has partially succeeded. He
induced n Republican legislature to
compel foreign corporations to pay a
license for the privilege of doing bust
ness in the state with the result that
in less than Il year, during which the
law has been in operation, the treas
ury has been increased to the extent
Of $4,000. The same Republican So
Ions who passed the license bill re-
fused to pass Il law for an annual tax
on foreign corporations, though do
nestle corporations are not exempt.
The Republicans have been more leni-
ent to foreign corporations than to
those conducted by their own fellow
citizens.
think of it, said Governor Lind
'"rhere is no law upon the statute
books of this state, after 40 years of
uninterrupted Republican rule that
enables you and me to tax the Stand
ard Oil company as a corporation Of
the state. Neither is there law that
enables us to tax the sugar trust nor
the Federal Steel company that has
acquired most of the valuable iron
lands in the northern part of the
state" He said he might as well talk
to n post as to talk to the Republican
judiciary committee of the senate
about taxing these corporations.
Governor Lind criticised the Repub-
leans of the state in making land
grants to railroads and improvement
companies of 100000 acres Of land
for the mere asking. IF railroad
company or all improvement company
came in and claimed lands" he said,
''they got them; they got the govern
or's signature to the deeds, whether
there was ali act of the legislature
back Of it OF not. This is terrible
statement to make, but it is true"
The Republican candidate for gov
ernor has not challenged that state
ment, but parrot-like he repeats the
charges made by Auditor Dunn which
are refuted elsewhere in these col
umns. Is 1t possible that the people
of Minnesota approve of the action
of Republican governors and Repub-
lican legislatures that gave away the
lands of the state in that manner?
Governor Lind says that suit has been
instituted to recover $4,000 acres deed
ed to the Little Falls e. Dakota rail-
road, and that it will be recovered.
But 100000 acres were given to the
Duluth & Iron Range railroad which
are lost to the school fund and the
state university. State Auditor Dunn
in his eulogy of the Republicans in his
speech at Nfilaca made no reference
to the squandering of the public do
main in that reprehensible manner.
If the people of Minnesota desire
n continuance Of honest government
and of a governor to guard their in.
terests faithfully let them re-elect
John Lind and keep Captain Van SAINT
in Winona. Let them get rid of Re-
publican politicians who think more
Of corporations than they do of the
farmers of the state. Let them elect
representatives and senators and off
Gals in sympathy with John Lind
and rescue the state from the grasp OF
the party which has teen false to it's
trust. From present Indications Gov
ernor Lind will be his own successor,
for the people repose confidence in
him after trial of two years.