The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-11

iaVors from railroads. by public officers
| or employees, shall be made ADEQUATE
GROUNDS Tor vacating the offices held by
| snail be required by law to make sworn
public reports. and the power and duty
| or visitation and public report shall be
conferred upon the proper state and local
AUDITING othcers to the end that the true
value of the privileges held by these cor
porations shall be made plain to the peo-
Steam and electric railroads. and other
| corporations possessing public franchises
| SNAIL be assessed in the same proportion
| 70 thelr salable value as are farms and
city real estate.
The proceedings of the Republican ma
1orlty OF the state board of equalization
are scandal: Property Values instead
minished at the dictation of political
bosses, pursuant to corrupt combinations
and conspiracies
Regarding to conduct of state affairs
the Republican administration and the
Republican majority Of the general as
sembly are denounced.
Capitalization, (which would destroy
the rights of the people, is condemned
Tariff reform Is demanded on the
ground that the production of the coun-
try far exceeds its power of consumption.
The enactment and rigorous enforce
ment of measures to prevent monopolies
and combinations in restraint of trade
and commerce is demanded, as is also
the suppression of all trusts and re-
turn to industrial freedom"
AS a means to that end the platform
declares that all trust products should
be placed on the free list and the govern
ment should exercise a more rigid super
vision of transportation.
Restoration of the merchant marine is
favored, without subsidies however.
On the subject of imperialism and ex-
pansion," the platform says:
Powers granted the federal government
We're not meant to be used to conquer
or hold in subsection the people of other
countries. The Democratic party
opposed any extension Of the national
boundaries not meant to carry speedily
to all inhabitants full equal rights with
ourselves. If these are untitled by loca-
tfon, race or character to be formed into
self-governing territories and then incor-
porated into the Union of states, they
should be permitted to work out their
own destiny
Only territorial expansion demanded
by the national welfare and the national
safety is at any time to be favored
the objection which should have prevent
ed certain of our recent accessions being
that they imperil the national safety
without promoting the national welfare;
tend to embroil us with European
powers, weaken our claim to supremacy
on the American continent and furnish
9ansfFo"s or 6o And
| truth of universal application, that gov
ernments derive their just powers from
the consent Of the governed"
Maintenance of the Monroe doctrine is
! demanded; a. navy adequate to the pro-
| lection Of American citizens and property
| the world over; election of senators by
| direct vote; and the right of labor to
| combine for the assertion of it's rights
| and the protection of It's interests 1t is
| declared that the burdens of the unjust
and discriminating laws for which the
GI foil
| chiefly on those who tin the soil or labor
| at other forms of production. The Demo-
cratic cratic party pledges ITS efforts to relieve
| them OF the burdens which class legislo-
ton has laid upon them On the sub
! 1ect of Republican responsibility" it is
| declared that the Republican party al
ways has upheld class interests, and can
not be trusted to deal with evils Of It's
own creation" On boss rule, etc" the
! party pledges itself to ''ref cue our gov
| ernment from the grasp of selfishness
| mer fairness, purity and simplicity"
| Widespread corruption" the article de-
| ciares, now threatens our free institu-
| tions and menaces the destruction of
| puDllc virtues
Under the caption 1.-THE Beers" the
| platform says
administration with the British govern
mnt in It's efforts to de-
sstroy the South African republics, and
| the policy which has made the ports
of the United States a basis of supplies
for the British army, without which the
| war could not be successfully carried on,
are condemned by the Democracy of
| Ohio.
THE CANDIDATE.
James Kilbourne, Democratic candidate
for governor of Ohio, was born in
Columbus in 1S41 was graduated at Ken
yon before the Civil war. and from Har-
ward law school after the war. He en-
listed as a private and rose to the
colonelcy. He is president of the Ohio
Centennial commission, the Columbus
BYrd Of Trade, public library children's
home. Guild and Associated Charities. d.
rector of banks and railways. vice presi-
dent Of the Army of the Tennessee and
a member Of other military organiza-
tions. He has never held public office,
and was never a candidate until two
years ago, when he was defeated for the
gep32ernatorial nomination. by John r.
Mclean. Mr.. Kilbourne is an honorary
member of the Columbus Trades ana
| Labor assembly. For years he was the
next door neighbOr of the late Senator
| Allen G. Thurman, and was his close
! counselor.