The Irish standard., 1900-09-15
liberty and for the preservation Of this
republic,and the maintenance of it's con-

uDeTty ana Tor the preservation OF. this
republic, and the maintenance of it's con-
stitution.
We believe that the constitution follows
the flag, and that wherever that emblem
/ Of liberty floats "it is our plain duty" to
give the people the benefit of free trade.
Accordingly we condemn the Porto Rican
tariff bill as unconstitutional and un-
American and a despotic oppression Of q
suffering people.
We hereby extend to the Beers of Ssnth
Africa our heartfelt sympathy in their
heroic struggle. We condemn the Repub-
llcan national administration for it's Inn
pied hostility to the struggling republic
or South Africa and for it's failure to ex-
press toward them that sympathy which
is due brave and honest people in their
defense of liberty. 1t is the first instance
in the history of our country where Off
cial expression of sympathy was denied
those who were striving to maintain the
perpetuity of republics.
We condemn the high protective tariffs
imposed by the Dingley bill as having
created and fostered trusts, and the Re-
publican party for its subserviency to cor
porate trust power. During the present
Republican administration more trusts
have been formed than before since the
foundation of our government. While the
avaricious combines have raised the prices
and articles which they manufacture, 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.
We heartily approve the efforts of or
ganized labor throughout the country in
their endeavOr to establish reduction
In the hours of legal working day, and
pledge the support of the Democratic par
ty to aid organized labor in its efforts
along these lines.
We condemn the Republican party for
gerrymandering the legislative districts
OF this state, and promise if the Demo-
cratic party is placed in power it will
repeal the present unjust apportionment
tutional requirement of equality between
the different sections of the state
we indorse the administration of Gov.
John Lind as the most efficient, business
like, progressive and close to the people
In 40 years of executive administration.
1t will be known in the history of Min
nesota as one conducted for the people,
the whole people, and, no one but the
people. We point to the several execu-
tive departments as conducted on clean
and thorough basis. Wheat inspection for
the first time since the establishment of
the state grain department has been con-
Quoted with even justice to producer and
1ealer alike, and with satisfaction to all
interests, at the same time Minnesota
wheat in the worlds market has never
Deen maintained at higher standard. We
point with hearty endorsement to the
reduction of railway grain rates in west
and southern Minnesota, the first time
m the history of the state railroad and
warehouse commission that said body
mas reduced railway rates on its own mo-
lion, and we fndorse the efforts Of the ad-
ninfstration to secure further reforms
the direction of just transportation
rates.
We indorse the proposition of Gov. Lind
20 the last legislature for tax reform as
one which, based on the experience of
progressive eastern states, would in few
years enable Minnesota to meet the ex-
penditures of the state government from
corporate taxes only.
We demand that the gross earning tax
imposed upon railroads be increased to 4
per cent, as recommended by Gov. Lind
to the last legislature. We denounce as
nypocrftical 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 committee of the present senate,
and in that capacity led the Republican
majority of that body in the fight against
the gross earning tax bill, notwithstand-
Ing that its passage was demanded by the
almost united voice Of the people and
press of the state.