The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-05-05
WHAT MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS
RELIEVE.

WHAT MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS
RELIEVE.
They believe in a revision of
tariff along protective lines.
They believe that the most scien.
tific revision of the tariff possible is
by a series of reciprocal treaties.
They believe that where ever the
markets gained by reciprocity are
worth more to the country than the
protection afforded that the protec-
ton should be given up for recipro.
city.
They believe that trusts and cor.
porations should be under the rigid
supervision and control of the na-
tional government, and that if con.
gress had spent more time in en-
deavoring to secure legislation look
ing towards this end and less in
jawing one another for political
purposes, the country would be bet
ter off.
They believe that our currency
laws should be remodeled along
common sense lines.
They believe that senators Nell
son and Clapp are faithful, able,
conscientious men. That their ex-
perience and ability makes them
more valuable to the state than any
new man could possibly be and that
they should be nominated, by the
state convention.
They believe that any attempt to
eliminate the element of competi.
ton out of business would be de-
trimental to the welfare of the
state and nation and they believe
the convention should so declare.
They believe that Governor Van
SAINT pursued the right course in the
merger matter and that the conven-
ton should endorse bis action.
They believe that economy but
not psrsimony should be exercised
in the administration of the fnan-
cial affairs of the state.
They believe that our tax laws
should be 50 remodeled that every
dollars worth of property should
pay an equal amount of taxation.
They believe that the state swamp
lands should be drained and sold to
actual settlers in small tracts.
They believe that the. state Of
ficers should be nominated by the
voters themselves without coaxing,
begging, managing, wheedling,
buying, threatening or Matchmaking
on the part of candidates.
They believe that the voters are
capable of making their: own selec-
ton of candidates without any as
sistance from them.
They believe that all the candi-
dates are more interested in their
own success than they are in the
welfare of the citizens and that
when one candidate throws mud at
another he digs the mud out of his
own door yard.
They believe that man who ex-
poets favors at the hands of can
didate is not an impartial judge of
that candidates qualifications.
They believe that when candi.
date boasts of his own ability, hon.
esty or achievements his claims are
not backed by performance.
They believe that when a man has
remarkable record for efficiency
he does not have to sit astride a
grain elevator and proclaim it to
the multitude in order for them to
find it out. s~--
They believe that men should be
nominated for Office that believe in
every one of these propositions and
that candidates should publicly pro-
claim their belief before they ask
for support.
The Herald challenges any re-
publican candidate or any republi-
can newspaper to publicly state that
a large majority of the republicans
of this state do not believe as we
have stated.
James A. Martin with splendid