The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-01-21
amendment.

OuI OldUC 10 justly PiOuu " ouS
record made by her valiant sons
during the great war to save the
Union. Very properly suitable
monuments have been erected at
Gettysburg and Chicamauga com
memorating the brave deeds of her
heroic sons There W as no more
important victory won than Vicks
burg during the terrible struggle.
Not only the entire Confederate
army surrendered, but the confed
eracy was cut ia twain and the
Mississippi river was once more
flowing, as Lincoln declared it ever
should, 'unvexed to the sea.
Let this monument be erected
and these tablets placed that future
generations may know that Mime
sofa honors the men, living and
dead, who then and there made so
many sacrifices that the nation
might live. 1t is to these men and
their comrades that we owe all the
rights and privileges that we en- Joy
under the flag that makes us free.
Our capitol should be the pride
of every citizen of the common
wealth, and in order that it may be
it should be completed as designed
by the architect and recommended
by the commission. The sum of
$4,000 should not only be APP
propriated, but appropriated early
in the session, SO that the commits
sion may at once accept bids already
submitted, and thus complete the
building in the shortest period of
time.
If, in your wisdom, you conclude
to pass law increasing the rate Of
tax on gross earnings of railroad
companies, I earnestly recommend
that you rdopt the language of the
present law, unless you are thor
oughlv satisfied that there are
serious legal objections thereto. In
any event. let the bill be so drawn
that there can be 20 question of an
increase Of one per cent. above the
present rate.
[ earnestly recommend that you
provide for the submission to the
people of that amendment as sub
mitted at the last election. Should
such proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the people and be adopted
and ratified, the door would then be
open for new methods of taxation
I have been informed by counsel
for the State that prior to 1899 we
had on our statute books an act
which would enable the State to
have made service upon such cor
poration, but this act was repealed
in 1899 The Northern Securities
companies has submitted to the iur-
isdicton of the federal court after
declining to submit to jurisdiction
in the State court
The executive officers of the State
are doing, and will continue to Go
all in their power to defeat this con-
solidation. 1t may be that the
courts will decide that the laws of
one State can be evaded or violated
by means of corporation organized
under the laws of another State; if
so, all the benefits of the ''more
perfect union, so earnestly sought
by the trainers of the constitution.
and so much desired by all law
abiding citizens, will not be realized.
[ have an abiding faith, however,
that the laws of this State will be
sustained, and that the ATTEMPT to
evade them in the manner stated
will be defeated.
We hear much these days Of
good and "bad'' trusts. | do
not wish to take any of your time
in discussing the fallacy or correct
ness of such term. l do assert,
however, without hesitation, that no
trust or combination is more dan
gerous to the public1 welfare than a
combination of transportation COM