The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-04

our laws, take up the time of our courts
1t is we'll that they are here. We are
glad to have business, and business in
terests. not only from our sister states
but from all parts Of the world, but. en-
Joying these pr1Vheges, why should they
not share in the burdens that we have
20 bear-those things which make it an
object for them to come here? other
states IN the Union require foreign cor
porations doing business there 20 paw
taxes and contribute to the support of
the publi3. Why. should rot We? | called
these matters TO the attention of the
legislature, but for reasons that I can
not conceive they failed to act nnon
them. [ called their attention to the
fact that the RAILROAD property in this
state Is not contributing its fair shara
OF the burden of Maintaining our insti-
tutions. Not In q spirit of hostility. Not
with desire TO cypress any class of
Pffo Per am as anxious and solicitous
am Of any other class of property. One
class is as sacred to me as any other
and railroad property shall have the pro
lection Of this sstate so long as 1 am
governor just as promptly and just as
eInclently as your homes and business
places have. While feel that way,
property, corporate property and other
property enjoying the special privileges
shah also bear its fair share of the bur
den, which all other citizens have to sub
NIT to-. They shall enjoy all the priv
leges that other property does. They
should also submit to the same burdens
~ - ~ IS yustiGe; Inequality is 1nJuS-
CT what individuals are concerned Hence
H. recommended to the legislature that
rlae present Ldte 9L taxation on railroad
what you pay, should be increased.
DEMOCRATS DID NOT KILL 1T.
bill was introduced to increase n
from three to four cents in the hundred
1t passed the house and failed in the
senate. and [ am pleased TO saw that II
did not fail in becoming a law hacanSe of
democratic or fusionist votes. Out of tho
Il or z fustonist votes in the senate n
w were cast ~ ~ fnat measure Out OF up
only Il or II We're cast for that bill
why was It not adopted? Why was it
not not passed! The rank and file of the
republican party were jealous in its he.
half. as anxious to have it adopted as
We're the Democrats in the state Rnt
lhere was power behind the throne,
There were influences that controlled and
dictated the action OF that RepuhIiran
senate that would nc permit it become a.
law law THOSE inf1uences have had to
contend with Those influences every
person in public office has TO contend
with. The administrative Offices. Of voIIr
CITY appreciate that fact as well as I
90. 1t is because 1 have made an earnest
endeaVor to secure more equal taxation,
Not to burden or cripple any INTEREST
but to compel all to contribute their
at the present time in an unfair fight an
un-American fight I have been depict
ed in the papers@efyour city, within the
Ias5 tnree DAYS as raving maniac, and
so denom1nated. Oaughterl
SOME CAMPAIGN LIES.
I have been accused Of saying things
that no rational being would utter. They
tell you, scatter 1t broadcast over the
state, that said not dong ago that
every, person concerned in The Spanish
American war should be hanged. Now.
my friends. am not ready to suicide re
L had any inclination that way. | Ger
falniy would not take the hanging route.
Does it stand to reason that I shouId
pass condemnation on my own a,tiOn9
daughter and long -applause) | was as
much eoncernedz-ta=the prosecution of
mat war at one%stage, and 1t was the
stage before the war, fer we never saw
active service. as any other citizen Of
the country L had the honor to be the
G est volunteer lieutenant in the United
states to be sworn into the service of
the United States In that war.
SETTLING Up PUBLIC LANDS
1 have devoted a great deal Of time
TO the administration OF the public lands
or this state. l have. with the co-opera-
uon of our state auditor, endeaEored to
making earnest and determined efforts
TO get the old land grant settled UP. To
save the remnants that still belong to the
state TO get things adjusted so that
what we still have we may save. Mil
lions Of acres have been squandered.
Lands worth millions of dollars. belong
ice. whether it is a few months longer.
or two years lonser. to use every en-
deaYor to exercise every power Of NV
office, to get these. matters closed Ilp so
as not to leave unsettled land grants
open. To pick up every piece of timber
belongs to the state. What has been the
object of keeping these matters pending
and open ten or fifteen years after they
should have been ciosed' Only last
spring I happened to look over the map
of the geographical survey in my office.
and noticed spur of mineral lands ex-
tending into st. Louis county indicated
on that maD
I stepped into the state auditors Office,
suggested to him that It would be we'll
to select for the state institutions all the
swamp lands In that section. Mr.. Dunn
promptly responded that it was an ex-
cellent idea. This was on Tuesday
While there, he selected five tracts Of
swamp land within that region On the
following Friday. the agent of one of
these unsettled land grants came in
and offered to select these five fortieS Of
The auditor replied that they had been
selected for the state Institutions The
land grant representative was very much
chagrined. He came back the very next
day and took mineral leases from the
state on those five tracts, and paid down
a number of hundred dollars on those
mineral leases If mines are developed,
the state VIII get 25s cents a ton royalty.
L simply refere you to these things to
show you the absolute Importance, the
immediate necessity of having all these
matters adjusted and settled. ! will say
IN this connection. that within two weeks
after this occurrence, Mr.. Dunn and my
self closed this land grant so that It
can not be opened by my successors,
whether it is Capt Van SAINT or any one
else. But it is because of this work that
they are pursuing those connected with
this administration. Word has gone out
over this state that Lind must be de-
feated They are not content to use fair
means. They are using unfair means,
and these interests do not hesitate to
resort to such means If necessary.
THAT INFAMOUS OVERTURE.
Yesterday evening. speaking at Mime
apoHs. | used this language and l repeat
1t tonight, and trust that my newspaper
friends will make a note of 1t. 81 make
this charge as governor of the state
About threa weeks before the state board
OF equalization met the vice president of
me street car company went to gem
tleman IN ST Paul. whom l know well,
ana told him to say to the governor and
TO the chairman Of the state Democratic
committee. that if the assessment Of the
street railway committee was not raised
more than %60,G00, he would contribute
fund"
The assessment was raised more than
Sf9Ve0O. / have already told you that it
was raised from 81, 100, 900 TO $4,000. GEO, but
l want to say that so far as it lay in
my power, l used my influence ard sue
oeteu III not having that assessment
raised one dollar above what L thought
was fair and right. (Applause.) We
have the power, If we had chosen to eX-
erc1se it.. to make that assessment
$S.09G COG instead of Si.6a0006. but that
would have been as unpatriotic and as
unfair rs this corrupt proposition that
was made to tho state committee.
SILENCE WAS SIGNIFICANT.
Is it not strange that after a charge of
Inns character, made as deliberately and
as distinctly as I, made 1t, that organ of
that company in this city should be is
sued the next day, without one word CT
reference to this fact? Is it not remark
able? 1t seems that the Times reporter,
after my statenientg4of this fact, called
upon the gentleman referred to, and this
is the language that the reporter credits