The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-04
STREETS PLATFORM.

character Of the campaign being made
against me- candidate the republican nomination for
state senator district comprising the counties
Beam Norman and Red proper should step
the ordinary of such candidacy and define
platforms doing shall make it brief possible and
trust it will be plain enough for anybody to understand
First am republican, twenty years,
dctaon of party in all ordinary matters 1t
great public Importance involving moral
victons which any would be justified in ignoring
ignore my party platforms and leaders
somewhat humiatng to confess it, but there
the republican party who smarter than
sometimes they do things which unsatisfactory to and
write the platforms the criticsing find it
than acquire the privilege of writing the platforms but
crcsng done prior the conventions in the hope
influence the platform makers After
the conventions support the nominees urged me that
am mergete thef River Falls ST. Hare at Ada at Fer
Pelican Rapids Aeey Cass Lake and number of
other the Great Northern line IN Minnesota local hdus
tries and built the benefit of the
rounding country Those all noncompetng points shall
welcome the time when Northern shall openly
harmony with that who has built the country
line of the Great Northern But not
opposed the election of Governor Van SAINT He
without malice enforce law which he found on the
Whether he succeeds whether he fails is with
with the legislature the Legislature cannot
now pass law would take Mr. Hills Mr. Morgans prop
ery away from them IT. however, the Great Northern Railway
Company receive Bemd the loaded of the
Pacific coming the of Beami county
with posts and ties and should them to
jail points in the Red River Valley and in North Dakota over the
Great that would make the traffic profitable
the merchants the settlers in eastern Berami county,
objection well knowing that by other means
could the rich Bacduc and Tenstre country
he supplied the prairie regions to the west should
the Great Northern people would consent
do this thing would certainly add at least $1,000 to
the wealth of eastern Beltram county.
Second-I American; believe in American statesman
Ship soldiers, American farmers in American
fnancers. BY this do not mean natve-born Americans
only people who have planted themselves the United States
here And believe supporting American
enterprise the investment of American money all over the
making the United States the financial well
the industrial headquarters for the trade the world And be-
of things rapidly making statesmen out
presidents and railroad not afraid that
enough money make uncomfortable
Americans to live the remttances which his
agents may make to him from China or South Africa
Inira-I am a northern Minnesota There is enough
territory Minnesota north of the Great Northern line
which Duluth Grand Forks to comfortably hold
million people, foryseven DID, and expect to live to
that particular portion of the state will contain
la half million people, My of Beltram and the
county adjoining almost wholly undeveoped and
urgent appropriations for drainage
and extensions of railroad lines Norman county
Red Lake county also in need of liberal drainage appop
and branch lines of railroad If ever get rich expect
will development of these four counties in the two
outlined; and if elected senator shall use every
honorable within from the state of Min
largest of appropriations for drainage pur
regardless whether the lands drained belong to the state
not shall also take whatever most des
purpose securing the extension of railway lines into
and counties named The government of the
United donated the state Of Minnesota all the swamp
within it's limits excepting those the Indian reservations
purpose raising money drain lands in
large these lands have been made
companies and such have been beneficial
the state still left of such swamp land
should be devoted to the for which they we're
granted state shall be my aim in particular and
every towards securing for northern Minnesota the
use of the WHOLE PROCEEDS OF THE SWAMP LANDS NOW
LEFT, for drainage purposes.
F0urh of the republicans of he6ls stsen-
district record county attorney OF Bram county
for the last six during which time have by successful "
the with the most powerful financial ana properly
the other sde kept the machinery or the county,
townships school districts of county in successful motion
without sacrificing serious necessity to county, township or
school district enemy have has accused me OF