The Saint Paul globe., 1902-09-04

against education and should meet
with a prompt rebuke from all pro-
gressiye and high-minded citizens.
The educational interests of the state
should be kept out of political strife
and free from commercial influences
and we appeal to the women OF WIS.
consin, who have O. vote on all scnooi
questions, to join US and rally for the
support of the people keeping school
election of state superintendent OF
public schools at the same time and
in the same manner as the Judges OF
the supreme court
"The Republican party has de-
bauched our state government by Gre
ating a multitude of useless offices and
filling them. with political favorites,
whose sole duty Is to promote the po-
litical interests of those who appoint
ed them. The army of game wardens,
oil inspectors, factory inspectors
foisted upon the people Of Wisconsin
by the Republican party Of this state
Is a fair example of Republican ex-
travagance and nisrule. We demand
the prompt and unconditional repeal
of every law which provides for a USE
less office and adds unnecessary bur-
dens upon the taxpayers OF the state.
Primary Bill Paternalistio.
1--WE are opposed to any and all
measures the tendency of which Is to
deprive the people of their constitu-
tional right to assemble together in
convention and choose for themselves
the nomination of all candidates for
every Office and we denounce the Ste
vens primary election bill as un- Amer
lean and undemocratic In principles
and dangerously and viciously pater-
nahstic. If enacted into law it would
destroy the elementary principles OF
republican institutions by .subordinat-
ing the will of the majority to that Of a
small plurality and which would dis
franchise the minority In a large num-
Der of counties of the state and the cit
liens of the municipalities from select
ing candidates to offices in the state.
I'VE demand the repeal of all laws
now in force which provide for double
taxation. While opposing double tax
alton, we are in favor of uniformitS
in the taxation of all property, not by
law exempt from taxation, whether
owned or controlled by corporations
or individuals, and we pledge our
selves to the enforcement Of all laws
enacted or to be enacted in the fur
therance of such wise and equitable
purpose. We believe that the dec
laration of the Madison platform on
this question is not sincere, but SIM
ply a preteXt-love for the Democratic
doctrine of just taxation, as is evil
denced by the fact that during the two
years of control Of the legislative ma
chinery no effective steps have been
taken by it's governor for the establish
ment of a system Of equal taxation.
The Democratic party has always been
friend of honest taxation, and will
be more successfully in the consequence
Of its sympathies with the common
than any other political party in the
country.
Condemnation of Trusts.
"Appreciating the burning and press
Ing necessity for relief from the extor-
tons to which the people are sub
jected, we condemn the Republican
party for the enactment and mainte-
nance of tariff law which fosters
trusts and enables certain combina-
tions and corporations to charge
American consumers exerbitant prices
for their products while selling the
same class of goods abroad at lower
prices. We condemn the business
methods of the steel trust as a striking
example of the infamous workings of
certain schedules Of the Dingley tariff
law. 1t is a notorious fact that this
trust is selling the products Of It's fac
tories to European consumers at
prices abroad % to 40 per cent less
than 1t charges American consumers
for the goods of the same class. Any
law that permits American manufac-
turers to rob American consumers
either directly or indirectly Is wrong
in morals, un-American, undemocratic