The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-10-25
PEOPLE VS..
CORPORATIONS


| The election of state officers settles
going to select our officers for US, or
are we going ito select our own off,
cers?" If we are have,the same
old officers,we knoM what they will
(, do; just what the railroads wish They
have not changed. They will act in
the future as IN the past. which, was
as the elevators, railways, insurance
and other. trusts dictate. Just sit
down by yourself Mr.. Voter and fig
ure out how a goNerneF.-ef Minnesota
not in the interest of railways has
helped you out this fall. In the matter
of grain rates alone there has been an
average saving to the farmer Of $780,
90. Has our chief executive, attor-
| ney general or railway commissioners
| benefited you one cent? Have they
made a single move to secure reduced
rates on any class of freight? Have
| they taken a firm stand against any
| interest but your own? Outside this
state it is known that this state be-
| longs to the corporations, and the
question Of what the people think or
, harvest been So abundant that you
can afford to give a portion of your
years earnings to each OF the many
trusts which control our markets? The
corporation; outside corporate tons, have
given you one ticket through their
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endorsing the tate administration
and declaring that corporate rule has
been good for US. The ticket with
John Burke at its head was selected
from the people. and made up of men
who are pledged to stand for reform
in these things and is backed by a
platform viii CHI declares for railway
control, breaking up monopolies which
Cypress us and control the state by
it's own people. There is no national
sues are purely state issues and party
fealty has no claim ON you. The boss
es will tell you that you must stand
by the party to have Roosevelt. when
the fact is they are at the present
time laying wires to defeat him. If
the desire is to do the republican par
ty lasting good it can be best carried
on by turning the bosses down this
year and purifying it, and be in po-
sitCn at the election two years from
now to send delegation which will
really represent republican sentiment
in the state: Roosevelt rather than
the corporations which would defeat
him and his aims. But as a purely
personal matter it is money in your
pocket to vote for John Burke and
money can be saved to the state and
its people by a fair and fearless body
of state officers. Before this campaign
is over we propose to show how each
Of the great interests is robbing US
and what the grand total is which we
are paying for the privilege of having
such a man as Sarles in Office. Besides
the railway monopoly there are the
lumber. elevator, harvester and insur-
ance trusts which are annually rob-
bling US OF millions. The farmer,
tradesman and professional men foot
the bill. See in another article what
we have been paying the elevator
trust for handling grain and that is
only one article. A fair state admins
tration would bring up open competi-
tive markets, and there would not be
an opening Of five cents (plus freight)
between local points and cash grain
in Minneapolis. What do you buy
your Irvine, sugar, harvesters, nails
and everything else Of? A trust, in
every instance. Is the price higher or
lower than it was before trusts gained
control? The reason why it is worth
much more to raise wheat now than
few years ago, is because you have
stuck to party and voted with the boss
es and accepted their word that trusts
are good things, until a crop which
yielded a profit few years ago will
barely pay expenses now. This is your
business, however. If you wish the
advance to continue until it costs 75c
or more to raise a bushel of wheat,
continue to vote for trust candidates.
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