Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-11

who were striving 60 maintain the psEps
tuity OF republics. :ss3 1SS :s:8
We condemn the high protective tAr1As
imposed by the Dingley bill 40 having
created and fossered trusts and the Re-
publican party for Its snbssrviency 70 cor
porate trust power. During the pres
emit Republican, h ministration more
trusts have been formed than b.
fore since he foundation Of our
government While the avaricious
combias1 Have raised tho Price. Ss
and controlled the production Of the many
articles which they manufactured, yet the
Republican party, In possession Of the
executive, Legislative and judicial
branches Of the government, has not made
an honest effort to prevent their creation
or to enforce the laws restricting their
operation. X .zt$ si&% r. ,5i Is
We heartily approve the efforts Of q.
ganized labor throughout the country In
the endeavor to establish reduction In
the hours Of . legal working day and
pledge the support of the Democratic
party TO aid organized labor in its efforts
along these lines. d ~. u +. w. 5$35s
We condemn the Republican party Tor
gerrymandering the Legislative districts
Of this state and promise II the Demo.
cratic party is placed in power 1t will ~
peal the present unjust apportionment
and pass law in accord with the consti-
>tutional requirement. of equality between
the different sections of the state. >Ss| t&23S
!" Linds Administration Endorsed.
Weendorse the administration of Gov
ernor John Lind rs the most efficient,
business-lfke, progressive and close to the
people in 40 years Of executive admins
| tration. It will be known In the history
Of Minnesota as one conducted by the
people, the whole people and no one but
the people. We point to the several ex-
eoutive departments as conducted on 9
clean and thorough basis. Wheat inspec-
ton for the first time since the establish
ment of the state grain department. has
been conducted with even justice to- pro-
Queer and dealer alike and with satisfac-
| ton to all interests. At the same time
| Minnesota wheat in the worlds markets
has never been maintained at higher
| standard. We point with hearty endorse
| ment to the reductions Of railway grain
rates in Western and Southern Mime
| sofa, the first time in the history of the
state railroad and warehouse commission
that said BODY has reduced railway rates
| on It's own motion, and we endorse the
efforts of the administration to secure
further reforms in the direction of just
| transportation rates. :
Favor Tax Reform. -
We endorse the proposition Of Governor
Liud to the last legislature for tax reform
as one which, based on the experience OF
progressive Eastern states, would in q
few years enable Minnesota to meet the
expen iitures Of the state government
from corporate taxes only. $#
We demand that the gross earnings tax
imposed upon railroads be increased to-
per cent as RECOMMENDED by Governor Lind
to the last legislature. We denounce as
hypocritical the plank In the Republican
platform upon this question, in view Of
| the fact that the chairman of the late Re
| publican convention was chairman Of the
judiciary com mittee Of the present senate
and in that capacity led the Republican
majority in that body in the fight against
the gross earnings tax bill, notwithstand
that its passage was demanded by the a.
most united voice Of the people and press
| Of the state 'sg"%