Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-30


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The issues in a campaign may
change from season to season; there
is no change in the right of the human
race to enjoy liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness and no man who does not
believe in that right should ever be
chosen to position Of public trust.
Human beings are prone to err, man
may make mistakes, but the impulse
for right will bring man to do his
duty; the impulse to do wrong inev-
itably leads to failure and ruin. Then
what are the issues in this campaign?
The dominant party has declared it's
platform; we have ours. Some one in
Jest has said that they were SO much
alike that 1t was difficult to tell one
from the other. If that be true then
the question for determination is the
character, ability and quality of the
nominees. If that be the standard /
say of our ticket: There they are,
from governor to railway commits
sioner; we ask for comparison and
ask for your honest judgment, free
from political bias and prejudice.
Judged by that standard we have no
fear of an impartial verdict.
But there are certain issues which
arc paramount, as they concern the
people most In speech at Duluth a
few days ago my opponent opened his
campaign and,> silent upon some ques.
tions, laid special stress on these:
The primary election law, the gross
earnings tax, swamp land drainage,
good roads, tax legislation, assessment
of iron mines. the board of control
and other subjects A few of these
questions I shall treat in detail; the
remainder in general way.
AS to the primary law and its extern
sion to include state officers let me
say this: The primary law is still a
crude law and as it exists now permits
so many abuses that it needs to be
corrected before being extended. And
yet, when we remember the methods
employed by the convention which
nominated him, it is not surprising
that there comes suggestion of a need
Of change. The primary election law
is here to stay, as is every other law
which gives to the people the fullest
rights to directly control their own
affairs, and whatever opinion one may
have had as to its original creation
no one now would dare to attempt to
abridge that law. AS one who helped
| to make it and at the time of it's enact
| ment urged that the state officers be
/ included now doubt the wisdom of
ssuch change, believing that we
ihave. All judicial Offices should by all
smeans be removed from the primary
.system and nominations be by nom
Bipartisan conventions.
i Swamp land drainage is a business
proposition and it admits of no argu-
ment. Some one has said that he who
3but one grew before is a benefactOr;
The who turns swamps into fertile farms
lis no less q public benefactor It is
IgOOd business policy for the state of
minnesota to convert this class of land
Unto farms for the Minnesota settler.
The question OF good roads has
|bassed theoretical stage and has ad-
lvanced so far that it is no longer an
issue. The question of good roads is
10 settled question and only the de
tails remain: Speaking of tax legisla
Etion Mr.. Dunn says:
1.-THE operation of our present tax
laws are very unsatisfactory, a large
portion of intangible property escapes
taxation altogether" Upon this he
and / are agreed, although he might
have added that no system of taxation
home to bear the greater burden Of
taxation that corporate wealth may en-
joy special privileges. ] believe in &
constitutional, amendment which would
permit an income tax ION credits and
0f ut ioh
escapes taxation entirely.
{ l commend his utterance in which
he praises the veterans of the war
TO the grizzled patriot who offered his
all that this country might not perish
nation cannot" BE too generous to him
hnG society owes him a. debt: that it
can never repaNz> The old soldier is
bur first citizen and is entitled to that
consideration at the hands of the ma
years both peaceful and happy. Mr.
1t will be remembered that the con-
vention which nominated him did not
appear to- share this sentiment, how:
ever. ~, f. ,,-,
GROSS EARNINGS TAX.
MY opponent in his Duluth speech
lays special stress on his approval Of
The constitutional amendment increas
ing the GROSS earnings tax OF railways
from 3 tb> 4.per cent: The platform Of
his pnrtT rs. STRANGELY silent upon this
Question, and, srea1dng IS this olnis-
sion, he. says: by an oversight NO
reference was made in the platform
to- the per cent gross earnings tax.
It is remarkable that.>a convention So
deliberate in it's proceedings:an and which
followed a CAREFULLY constructed plan
Of organization should have overlooked
what the candidate for governor de-
I clares to he the chief point of interest
In the present campaign. If that is
the issue i trust that I may be par
doned for stating that. as a member
E'Q1 the state senate in 1899 and 1901
! was Loyal II my vote and support
IF theGplhnet Increase the gross earn
ings tax to per eehaffs.: The*record is
there and Etstist., that oph opponents
will make the most of it: i Stood for it
then, I stand for It now; because be-
4ane 1t. right and because the burden
Of 4kax6qt ic aainn 1aJ1v dictr;butod tho