The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-26
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2e 1904

Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
RED LAKE FALLS, Mimi, Oct. %
Congressman John Lind, of Minneapo-
lis, and John E. King, Democratic can
didate for secretary of state, were the
principal speakers at monster politi-
cal meeting here tonight.
Farmers came for miles around and
practically the entire population of Red
Lake Falls turned out to hear the
former governor discuss the political
issues. Mr.. Lind's speech was largely
along the same lines discussed at his
st. Paul meeting, but he brought out
several new points and clinched them
all with the convincing logic that has
made him one of the most formidable
debaters on the American platform.
siastic and responded to his every syl-
liable.
John E. King is a resident of Red
Lake Falls and one of its most popu-
lar citizens. His speech was an ar
raignment of the Republican managers
for their attempts to claim the results
of Gov. Lind's administration in state
matters as the work of r. c. Dunn,
their candidate for governor. He
showed by the record that the increase
of the taxes of great corporations like
the st. Louis iron mines, the great
lumber companies properties and
finally the Twin City Rapid Transit
company were due to John Lind's eff
forts while governor of the state, and
that the claims of Mr.. Dunn to the
credit are founded on false premises.
In closing he gave a splendid tribute
to John A. Johnson, Democratic candf-
date for governor. Mr.. King said:
The Republican party this year is max
ing its campaign on, the record of Gov.
LlndS administration, and gives to its
candidate for governor credit for the
various reforms inaugurated during the
two years of Democratic rule. For in
stance, it is a matter of common knoWI-
years the iron mines in St. Louis county,
through the connivance of friendly as
SCISSORS and lack of investigation on the
the part of county and state equalizing
boards, paid practically nothing in taxes,
although these holdings represented prop
erty and franchises with hundreds of
to the public veal Gov Lind had early
in the summer of 1900 sent to Duluth a
special commissioner instructed to secure
for him complete topography of these
This report was laid before the Demo-
cratic state board of equalization ana
an increase of nearly $5,000,000 was made
IN the NJ valuation OF these mining proper
objection save from Rockefeller and his
fellow mine owners, brought to the state
of Minnesota more than $4,000 of added
taxes. The commissioner who investi-'
gated these properties was selected by
Gov. Lind, the commissioner s report was
considered and faverably acted upon, by
the committee on mines and mining of a
Democratic board of equalization. and
this same Democratic board passed the
resolution raising the assessment. And
yet we are told that Robert c. Dunn and
the increased assessment On the iron.
minesi
Lumber Trust ].
The Republican speakers tell us how
the lumber trust has been compelled to
disgorge some of its illzgotten gains in
tality of the Republican candidate for
governor. Let uS~examine the facts In
1900. at Gov. Lind's instigation, the DEM
ocratic. state board of equalization made
special investigation of the vast lum-s
Der interests Of Minneapolis. Duluth. Still
water, Little Falls, Brainefd, CroekSton
and other centers of lumber mal1ufae-
,ture. Data was secured to warrant a
blanket raise of SO 13 per cent on nearly
fifty of the larger lumber concerns of the
state. When the vote was taken, Robert
G. Dunn, though as state auditor an ex-
officio member of the board was not
present. Still We are told that Mr.. Dunn
and the Republican party are responsible
for this raise in valuation
And then We are told that the Repub-
ican candidate for governor is responsible
for the increase in the valuation of the
st. Paul and Minneapolis Street Railway
company. The history of this fight against.
Lowry and his lobbyists is interesting and
shows so plainly which political party is
responsible for this act of justice to the
taxpayers of Minnesota. The first record
of proposed review of the assessment of
the proceedings of the board at it's SEES
sion in 1898. At this meeting Gov. Clough'
moved that the assessment be not in
creased. MIR. Lawrence. of Wabasha
county, moved that the assessment be in
creased by Sc 2-3 per cent. Upon vote
being taken on the amendment the ayes
We're Z, the noes u. So the amendment
was lost, and the state was given the
as the subservient tool of the street rail-
way company.
Assessment Increased
AT the session of the board in 1899 a
renewed and successful effort was made
under the leadership of Gov. Lind to
bring the street railway company to time.
The assessment of 1898 showed a return
in Hennepin and Ramsey counties of a
little more than $1,000 600. 1t was moved
by Gov. Lind and seconded by Thomas J..
Meighen, of Fillmore county-a man of
high ability and undoubted probity-that
this assessment be Increased to 50. 750, 600.
The motion was carried by a majority of
two-two Republicans voting with the
Democrats.
When the board met in September, 1901.
the impression was general that this gil
gantic corporation, capitalized at $780,
000G0, was not paying its Just share of
taxes on an assessment of only 81, $50 600.
The committee on street railways agreed
unanimously upon a resolution that this
assessment be increased to $4,000, 900.
Lowry's lobbyists were ever watehful,
and on the evening of the day on which