The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-09-06
.ROSING OPENS UP
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
i FoR GOVERNOR MAKES
HIS BOW.
WHAT. Ht THINKS or THINGS
CONSIDERS THE TRUST CUES.
TON ONE OF GREAT PUB.
Lie ccNLERN.
QUESTION OF STATE TAXATION

DEMOCRATS HAVE LONG HAD A
PLAN TO CORRECT
THE EVILS.
Mime apolis, Aug. 31.-L. A. Rosing,
Democratic candidate for governor.
opened his campaign in this city last
night. He said in part:
'"rhis is essentially a state cam
paign. The questions of immediate
interest and Importance are those
touching US as citizens of Minnesota.
Nevertheless, there are questions OF
rational import which press upon us
for consideration and which will de-
mand our attention in the congress
sional campaigns and which cannot
be separated entirely from the state
contest because, after all, the same
general principles apply in national
and state affairs. The principle Of
equal rights for all and special priv
ileges to none applies in state as well
as nation, and in the application of
this principle electors must decide
upon which side they will take their
stand.
"a question of public concern, the
settlement Of which demands our best
thought and courageous action, Is that
involved in the monopolistic tenden-
cies of the so-called trusts. Corpora.
lions are formed under statutes en-
acted by the representatives OF the
people, and the power that creates
necessarily has the power to fix the
limitations of its creatures.
Gas preliminary step, would ad-
vocate the removal Of all special priv.
ilcges which these so-called trusts and
combinations in restraint of trade en-
Joy.
Democracy believes that the first
remedy should be the removal of all
duties upon articles handled by COM
binations in restraint of trade. Let
them compete with the world. These
Infants that have been capitalized
at a billion dollars and more would
seem to have passed beyond the need
of tribute from the purse of the Amer
lean citizen.
"The Republican candidates, state
and congressional, have no right to go
before the people of this state upon
platform of promises. They have had
the opportunity, they have had the
power, and the people Of the state
have the right to say to them: What
have you accomplished? Do not tell
us what you are going to do
"There is one suggestion in this
campaign upon which desire to ex-
press my views with special frankness.
say suggestion, for the reason that
1t does not appear to me that any issue
is presented upon the matter, at least
SO. far as our opponents are concerned.
|. "F'or good many years there have
been upon the statute books. OF this
state provisions forbidding the con-
solidation Of parallel and competing
lines of railroad. It is claimed that
these provisions have been violated by
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific railroads, and 1t seems to me that
it must be apparent that If they have
not been directly violatedy an attempt
has at least been made to evade their
spirit.
Gov. Van SAINT did his duty in call
ing upon the attorney general to en-
force the law against the consolida-
ton of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern, but there he stopped.
"The Iron range roads were merged
by the United States steel trust In
February. 1901, sixty days after Gov.
Van SAINTS Inauguration, and nine
months before the attempt to merge
the Northern coast lines. II the pres
ent state administration is entitled to
reelection because 1t brought suit to
forbid the consolidation of the coast
lines, what does 1t deserve for ignor-
ing the merging Of the Iron Range
roads, which Are wholly within the
State of Minnesota and are the orig
iral merger offenders?
"The Democratic platform pledges
ITS candidate and the party to the en-
forcement Of the present statutes
against consolidation, and that In
every case, and II my nomination shall
be ratified at, the polls this fall I
pledge myself to = carry out the in
Mr.. Rising said that the question OF
tsnce to the paople at large. He said
:sommi5sion e che OF inemciency and
subserviency TO special interests. He
urged the election Of the Democratic
candidates, saying that the question Of
regulating railroad rates would then
be given proper attention.
Mr.. Roslpg then went over the rec
ord Of the last Democratic commission
and compared II with what had been.
done blythe present commission.
The stion Of state taxAti0nr was
next taken up. On this question Mr.
RosinG fSaid N: e -tY i, ny
FOR the past nix years the Demo
cf1tS Of this state have had q plan for
nos.rArtasn0 IN = y vsfSats farms evils ~