The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31


The Republicans have frankly anC
Of what the party has done while man;
eTnor Van SAINT has asked reelection {
Democrats have not been able to find
On the other hand. the Democrs.
paign on canards, roorbacks. person;
hcious lying.
The w I'd "lie" is a strong one.
ever. and 10 other fits the occasion. Y
that it apr les to the stuff the Demo
and that they are now sending out b
WHY MERGER RAILRot
Soon after the campaign opened t
, have MIR losing to fight. nor the Den
as represented by the Northern Sec
foreign COZ poration simply made a toe
which to try to punish Governor Van
their great stock-jobbing scheme wh'
water to the stock of these railroads
clear profit out of the already burden
men are prevented from stealing S20
!. and all there is in this merger schem
tempt to turn 100000, 900 of water in
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN OIcTATl
The No thern Securities company
y the candid e for governor OF. the stat
Globe, owi eG solely by the president
organ. OF of its reporters, paid by
company, wrote the full page biograp
president OF the Northern Securities c.
Rosing all over the state as his conf
accounts of his meetings.
This paper. directly representing
of the Nor hern Securities company,
gutter. Its methods would make hi!
attacks, we perhaps owe an apology to
appeal from the villification and ass
organ to the sense of fairness of homo
A BOGUS |
This Democratic trust organ open
bogus interview in which Governor V
Pennsylvania coal miners. A large e8
prepared to plaster the state with it.
orous denial and demand for retrs
papers containing it were sent out.
PUBLIC FRANcHi
Lie No. 2 accused the governor of
City STR, t Railway assessments, but
that he did vote for an increase of 5
making the street car company's total
taxes about $a5 900. In 1896 this as
immense increase was made possible
hcan legislature permitting the state
assessments. Because of this Republ
this great increase has been made. N
ernor voted to increase the Minneapo
making a total of 100000, and the st
600, making a total of 100000. So n
THE RAILROAD CIR
Lie No. was the statement that
committee so worded the proposed gro
the tax on railroads. This opposition
bargain whereby the Democrats got r;
paign. But when it was shown that
men who drew the law and who appro
drop this effort to keep down the tax o
THE ASSESSM
The next lie was that Governor '
value of farm lands so per cent. In
largely decreased by the state board /
caused by Democratic hard times and
made this year was to bring back the
sidered a right value. The total liner
over the 1894 total was 94.095, 800. o
alone, and practically that much more
ing but about S54 100000 on acre propt
on the total assessment for 1894, VIII
per cent on the total for 1900, which :
as the Democrats charge. Moreover tt
for 1902 at not to exceed one-fourth o
EXTRA SESSION OF
The trust organ next attacked &C
session of the legislature and repeated
session did not pass the tax code, mol
that session. though not member. lob
against any bill that would hurt the N
made Ia the city of st. Paul admitted
night he worked to this end. Whose II
has he now TO talk for those measures
GOVERNOR var
Finally after seeming to have ru,
they accuse the governor of being
pry into Governor Van SAINTS personal
In flaring headlines. declares that he
with abusive cartoons paid for with re
When Mr.. Rosing's committee got
did they not tell the truth: Why did
Why did they deliberately publish and
governor of their state and hide the f
GOVERNOR VAN SAN
They really found that Governor v
Of any kind at LIE Claire. Iowa. and he !
\ found that he is interested in and Is pi
catine, Iowa. which owns steamboats,,
taxes and has paid taxes for years or
ones the governor has any interest in {
taxes are paid in the state of Iowa b
they must be paid.
OTHER THINGS THE Of
They found, moreover, that the G
property taxpayers in Winona county.
tax, paid there, was S2428S Their {
townsmar, also knows that the cover
being unusually generous and public S
taxation.
WHY DID THE DEMOCf
They found that for several year,
all his savings in Minnesota lands.
own state and loyalty to it, that, Will
savings from a long and active busine
such lands and that in every county /
board incr aased the assessed valuati
crease because he thinks it fair and j
LOOK UPON I
And what of Mr.. Rosing's record
sonal abuse of Governor Van SAINT doe!
governor o.. Minnesota? What has he
he ever done for the laboring men? I
the needs OF the people of the state?
he was elegate in the Republican ct
could not dominate that convention.
Democrat He changed his political
coats. WI at would he do II governo
him and control his acts?
AND THEN &c
But the people Of Minnesota all
what he stands for and what he repr
the enforce ment of the law against gr
binations of wealth as well as agains
know that Under his inspiration the dai
and practic lily helpful and has done
that has ~. for Minnesota the name
know that The labor bureau. through b
practical men, thoroughly in sympath
They know that the department OF pull
honest work for the schools OF the sta
partment, the bank examiners depart
Hcan admir- istration Is being so condu
The pc ople have looked upon thest
Republican administration in the inter
,sbuse and LITIGATION of the states CHI
'oreign rail. cad trust. Having looked.
NortheI Securities company. but