Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-09-12

you accomplished? The party now in
power has had complete control of the
executive. and legislative branches of
the national government for six years,
and trusts and combinations in re.
straint of trade have never flourished
In the history of the world as they
have during this period. Have we not
a right to ask these gentlemen for an
account of their stewardship. rather
than be satisfied with glittering prom.
1ses of the future?
STATE. ISSUES OF UTMOST
IMPORTANCE THIS YEAR.
In his last message to the legisla+
ture, January. 1901, Governor Lind
said:
THE history of Minnesota spans but
half a century. In that brief time the
persevering industry of our people has
converted an inhospitable wilderness
into land of plenty. dotted with
homes. Fifty years ago our popula.
ton was told in hundreds; we now
have nearly 100000. Our soil yield.
ed in the year 1900 not far from 1856.
000, 900 bushels of cereals. Our forests
produced 2,000,000,000 feet of lumber.
Our mines turned out 10,O00,00O tons
Of ore and the stock and dairy prod.
hcts of the state exceeded $4,000 900
in value. Our manufactures, including
flour and lumber, appropriated $3.50
100000. Our commerce is carried over
6,794 miles of railway within the state
and our banking capital. exclusive OF
private banks. is s20,000000. Learning
is disseminated by 10,515 teachers. en-
ployed in 1908 schoolhouses. which
have been erected at cost to the pub
lie of s14:S00O00. Our past has been
phenomenal. and our present is great"
And we can truthfully say that the
promise of our future is greater. The
name Minnesota stands for opportu-
nifty. No state or territory of equal ex-
tent offers such great variety in it's
natural wealth as this state of ours.
Governor Lind hastily enumerated
some Of our material resources and
graphically pictured our productive ca
pacity. The chairman of our commits
sion at the Buffalo exposition happily
named Minnesota as the Bread and
Butter State" Providence has show
cred its blessings upon us in abund-
once, and it now depends upon us to
see that the bread and butter of oppor.
tunity is offered equally and without
discrimination to all our citizens.
In a state with such magnificent re-
sources, the immediate effect, Of the
election Of one man or alotAef 90 the
passage of one law or another,
but slight. Bad legislation ana bad
administration can only retard1 they
canpot prevent our progress. The
statE will make magnificent advances
| whether the people shall decide to
elect the genial gentleman Yhe is my
opponent in this contest or Mysalf. It
encfes that think it important to the
people to consider carefully the mat
tiers calling for their decision thisqfall.
There is one suggestion In this cam
paign upon which desire to express
my views with special frankness. |
say suggestion, for the reason that. it
does not~appear to me that any issue is
presented upon the matter, at least SO
far as our opponents are concerned.
ADMINISTRATION PEREoRMU
ONLY HALF ITS PLAIN DUTY.
For a good many years there have
been upon the statute books Of this
state provisions fogbidding the co9sol.
idation of parallel and competing lines
of railroad. 1t is claimed that these
provisions have been violated by the
Great Northerp. and Northern Pacific
railroads, and Il seems to me that i
must be apparent that if they have not
been directly violated, an attempt has
at least been made to #eyades their
spirit. Following their plain duty in
the premises, the executive and high
est law officer Of the state instituted
to pre- went esevAsioif OF
violation Of those statutes. The pro