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consideration at this time is, that the
railroad and warehouse commission of
This state shall consist of men possess.
ing the ability to realize the full extent
of the power they possess, the courage
to use it for the best interests of the
public. and the sound Judgment to d.
rect them in such use. In my Judgment
this is the most important question
with reference to the reciprocal rights
Of our large railroad corporations and
the public.
Are the rates charged to the people
of this state reasonable? Are the rates
upon iron ore reasonable? Do the Iron
Range railroads. subsidized as they
have been by portions of the public do
main, fulfill their duties as common
carriers, when they so manipulate
their business methods that a deposit
of iron ore upon the planet Mars would
be as beneficial to the Independent
mine owner as it is when within
four-hour journey of where we row
stand?
REPUBLICANS RAISE FALSE
ISSUE TO COVER PARTY SINS.
Therefore, I feel that, whatever
merit there may be in the institution
of the so-called merger" suits, the
managers of the Republican party in
this campaign the officers OF the party
which created the trusts, the party
which has frittered away in grants to
these same railroads so much of the
public domain and so much of the
property which belonged to the school
children of this state, the party of spe-
c1al protection for special interests, the
party of subsidies and Imperialism
that the managers of this party, say.
shall not be permitted to raise false
issue in this campaign and escape in
the confusion.
My opinion is that the state must
exercise continually increasing con-
troll. To make such control eficaciOus,
additional power must be given to the
Interstate commerce commission, so
that the same regulations may be en-
forced in regard to interstate traffic
that we now exercise in regard to traf-
fic within the state. The record of the
present railway commission is one of
inefficiency and subserviency to special
interests. The reelection of the pres
ent administration will be setting the
peoples seal of approval upon such in
efficiency. The election of the Demo
cratic state ticket will mean that the
people are ready to exercise the power
they possess to regulate rates.
DEMOCRATIC RECORD SHOWS
WHAT MAY EE ACCOMPLISHED.
The> record of the Democratic rail.
road and warehouse commission. of
Which Messrs. Ringdal and Knox were
members and be controlling spirits
from. 1900 to 1851, Just twelve months
Indicates what can be accomplished By
honest. energetic and courageous mel
in that position. One order issued by
them, applying to 172 stations in TWEEN
ty-two counties in the southwestern
portion of the state. saved the farmers
Of those counties 100000 in freight
rates on the crop of 1900 alone.
They also brought a suit to prevent
the consolidation of the St. Paul and
Duluth railway with the Northern Pa
ciffc system, under the statute pro-
hbiting the consolidation of parallel
and competing lines. That suit was
settled by the state without trial, upon
the offer of the Northern Pacific rail-
way to give contract binding itself
to forever maintain and operate the
present line of the st. Paul and Du
luth with it's terminals at Duluth as at
the time the suit was brought, and that
In all cases involving the question of
rates the St. Paul and Duluth railroad
should be treated and considered by
the railroad commission as separate
and distinct entity.
This contract was signed on behalf
of the state by the governor, attorney
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