The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-11
STREETS PLATFORM.

: D1NII1 ~ i LIN ~ VAlu.
Owing peculiar Of the campaign being made
against who candidate for the republican nomination
the district comprising the
Bam Norman and Red Lake thatI should step
aside the ordinary Of such candidacy and define my
platform doing make it brief possible
trust it will be plain enough for anybody to understand
First am republican and years.
and bow the dcaton of party all ordinary matters Tt
be of great public Importance involving
vcons which any would be justified IN ignoring
ignore party platforms and leaders do claim
all wisdom somewhat humiang confess it but there
in the republican who smarter than
and sometimes they do things which and
the platforms while do the ctcising find it
cse than acquire the privilege OF writing the platforms but
most crsng done prior the conventions in the hope
that influence the platform makers After
support It's against that
mergerite At Thief River Falls at ST aire at Ada at Fer
gus Rapids Azeley at Cass
other the Great Northern hne in Minnesota local indus
have been fosered and built to the benefit of the
rounding country Those all noncompeting shall
the time when the Northern Pacific shall openly work
in harmony with that maserspit who has built the country
and cities along Northern But
that opposed to the election of Governor Van SAINT
has without malice to enforce law which found On tie
books Whether he succeeds whether he fails Is with
the COURTS and not with the Legislature s the cannot
pass which would take Mr. Hills Mr. Morgans
from them IT, however, the Great Northern Railway
Company should receive Bemd the loaded OF
Pacific coming the of Betra county
cedar posts and ties and should them
points the Red River Valley and in North Dakota the
that would make the traffic proftabe
settlers in Betram county,
should make objection well knowing that by other means
could the rich hard woods the Bacduc and enstre country
be supplied to the prairie regions ITO the west should
consider Godsend if the Great Northern people would consent
to do this thing would certainly add at least $4,000 year to
the wealth of eastern Betrami county
Secona-I Amercan believe in American statesman
ship in American soldiers in American farmers in American
hnanciers. BY this do not nativeborn Americans
only people have planted themselves nhe United States
and made their homes here And believe supporting American
world all the powers of the American government for the pur
sake of making the United States the financial well as
headquarters the trade the world And be-
ev that the order Of things rapidly making statesmen out
bank presidents railroad not afraid that any
will make enough abroad maet
Americans to live the remittances which his
agents may make him from China or South Africa.
Third-I northern Minnesota man. There is enough
territory northern Minnesota north the Great Northern line
Duluth Grand Forks comfortably hold
million people, am forty DID, and expect to live to
when that particular portion of the state will contain
half million of people My county of Beltram and the
county asca adjoining almost wholly undeveoped and
urgent need of large appropriations for drainage purposes
and extensions of railroad lines Norman county
also in need Of liberal drainage appopr
aons and branch railroad rich expect it
will be from the development of these four counties in the TWO
ouned and elected senator shall every
within from the state OF Min
the largest of appropriations for drainage pur
regardless the drained belong the state
and shall also take whatever seems most de
able the purpose securing the extension Of railway lines into
and counties named The government of the
has donated the of Minnesota all the swamp
lands limits excepting those the Indian reservations
of raising drain swamp lands IN the state
swamp lands have been made
and such appropriations have been benehc
there still left large OF such swamp and
which be devoted the for which they were
granted to shall be aim in particular, and
northern Minnesota the
use of the WHOLE PROCEEDS OF THE SWAMP LANDS NOW
I LEFT, for drainage purposes
the of the republicans of the 61s SEN
aora county attorney of Betram county
the last years. during which time have by successol HUI
CATION with powerful financial and property
the other sd kept the machinery OF the county,
townships districts county in successful motion
without sacrificing necessity county, township or
have has