The San Francisco call., 1906-09-17

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legislation to his lofty
the subjugation of a
ALWAYS IN REPUBLICAN RANK
for brief bounce lap Populism.
Minnesota has been consistently Republican. The nom
Republican conventions were always elected.
Under the old delegate system.
heelers determined personnel shaped
deliberations of conventions. fine,
Congressman legislators legislators
flied the bosses choice Of material for the United States
Senate Not everything lovely. though There was
a fly in the ointment Diversity ownership bosses
well enough long there conflict of
interest in the field of railroad activity When the
panies became difficulties de-
velopment of territory their several
placed in most embarrassing positions calculated to
the attention paid
the ticket.
apparent nj
seriously considered duty began
ended with rafying the decisions of the bosses
by the conventions. distressing situation
developed. The legislator could relied
company behind his selection. began
seriously the value of his services others The
administrative officer friends.
imperfectly the suggestions Of others The prices
quired to legislators actually representing
the interests of their constituency
bit high. The referred
o by and dictator, Hill,
been quietly but perstenty engaged in assmiatng its
rivals Northern Minnesota process assmia
tion included the political of the allied
While rapidly outstrpped
northern counties in the matter
diversity of interest there which ultimately disappeared
selves and exhibit the effectiveness domination
single interest by debating the programmes of State
conventions Other protested with
istrations and good working minority in the Legis
laures the rest difficult the bigger
POINTED
For a bird of had
busy doing things first to give
than perfunctory Thoughts which they
being ruled. Periodically student despsed
would public
road spoliaon. These perniciousy active fellows
sisted in pointing that while three gross
earnings might a splendid thing
the territory the State it longer fitted
situation. The people take
aggression. 1t borne home to them that the
railroads. paying three cent earnings
bearing fair tax
They legislation disparity
by increasing the earnings tax to four
That dssension among railroads
stanty they against the common enemy the
people There showing of argument by
legal Northern the
Pacific. All the systems now the
Hill Behind the unconstitutonality
impairing granting
with pulled
the string The legislators voting against the people did
represent the people?
Legislature inadvertently ajar the
through which, later the people
triumphant The Legislature which permitted
Hennepn County the most popuious In the State,
with sadly of direct primary
elections. the tap knell
interests. Two years later the whole State demanded
that County direct primary
and whole The press State
had prosecuted systematic campaign of direct primary
education. It resulted in demand general
nearly unanimous the part of the people relief
bosssm that there could be denial. The
resisted far dared ungracefully
cumbed the Inevitable
PEOPLE LAST CONSIDERED.
When the members of Legislature to consider
the proposition of railroad
ings tax, they the forced to consider
Preceding election there
boss-dominated conventions candidates
faithful of the the people
themselves would have opportunity who should
carry
people would In their hands
reegation private life the
the railroads. The people in for their first
large the consideration the
And fear of the people proved stronger than
personal railroads.
people reward well punish? submitting
the people proposition
for railroads passed. The grip Interests
broke The days of its domination numbered.
The people have ratified proposition for the in
crease gross
unconsttutonalty is stilled The enactment the
direct primary handwriting the WALL
large that all might The refusal of Mr.. Hill
furnish the sinews of for campaign local
general single fund
very Minnesota the
lamentable conclusive that the Interests have