The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-08-08

iron pipe trust, wherein it was clear
that the trust was organized and OPP
Grated in such a way that it might
be reached by Sherman law, a con-
viction was had and the trust was
knocked out. Under this same law
the Joint Traffic Association, con
trolling freight rates on some eight
or ten trunk lines entering into Chi
cago, was declared illegal, and the
trust was dissolved. All these facts
are merely indicative of the honest
intention of the Republicans to sup
press trusts. The insincerity and
dishonesty of the Democrats, howev-
err, was made apparantin the session
of congress just closed, when it was
proposed by the Republicans to sub
NIT a constitutional amendment
that would make the Sherman law
operative in all states, and under all
circumstances. This proposed ac-
ton was in direct line with the pre-
vious anti trust demonstrations now
being made by the Democrats, but
they did not want such law passed
by the Republicans before the cleo
ton of 1900, and they rose as one
man to obstruct and defeat the pas
sage of the act which would submit
the amendment. Nearly all of the
states, including Minnesota. have
antitrust laws of their own which
have proved ineffective for the Dur-
pose of suppression. The governors
of such states, including the pres
ent governor of Minnesota. have
found it was impossible to suppress
the trusts through local laws. aud
Governor Lind has made absolutely
no effort during his entire admins
tration to enforce the provisions OF
the antitrust law of 1897. Instead
Of making an effort to suppress the
trusts the governor has used, as his
sole political capital, the Somerville
foreign corporation law, which was
introduced by Republican senator
and passed by Republican legisla-
ture, in spite of the furious opposi-
ton of the governor s most intimate
friends and party associates in the
senate.
The Republican state central COM
mittee has organized for the cam
paign of 1900 and opened headquar-
tiers on the third floor of the Endicott
building in St. Paul. Though it is
somewhat early to begin the active
work of the campaign, the executive
committee has had two meetings,
and is beginning the work of organ
ization with vim and energy that
augurs we'll for the success of the
ticket. The opposition press to the
contrary Notwithstanding, every
member of the committee is in per-
feet harmony and accord with every
other member, and the management
of the campaign will be such as to
assure decisive victory in Novem-
Der. The work is to be divided up
among the members of the committee
with distinct reference to the quail
fcation and experience of each, and
there will be an intelligent, clean
Republican campaign conducted in
such way that the successful party
in November will have no regrets
and nothing to apologize for.
The Republican politicians and a
good many Republican papers are
attaching entirely too much impor-
lance to the personality of Governor
Lind in discussing the issues and
probable outcome of the pending
election. The Democratic campaign
must be made, rot so much with ref
erence to that for which his party
stands. No man can be greater than
his party any more than the creature
can be greater than the creator
The state campaign, must of necess-
ity, be simply part of the national
campaign, and the candidates on
the state ticket must of equal necess-
ity stand for iden tically the same
principles and issues that the nation
al candidates stand for. There is
nothing in the record of the admin
istralion of Governor Lind to set
him aside or elevate him ABOVE the
common level Of his party It is not
claimed by Republicans that there