The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-06-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.

70 the voters of the 45th Legisla-
tive District of Minnesota: AS I
Will be candidate for your suf-
1rages at the September primaries for
the position of representative from
thls district, I deem it just to you and
10 myself to announce my position on
what l consider the most vital issues
that ought to be considered by the
next legislature.
Having lived in Mile Laos county
for the past twenty years I know the
needs of this section of Minnesota.
During the half century of it's exist
ence Minnesota has done great and
wonderful things in the way of build
ing railways, school houses and other
public buildings. Our school system
is the best in the United States and
needs but little Improvement. But we
have been so busy, and spent so much
money in doing these things, that we
have neglected our road system. do
not mean to say that the people have
not worked, and worked hard, to get
good roads. But there has been no
concentrated action, and each town
and county has been compelled to
take care Of it's own roads as best it
could.
Our school system is a dual one.
The local school boards manage their
own districts, but the state helps each
district according to it's size and the
number of pupils.
A system like this should be applied
to the public highways of the state.
A fund should be created in the state
treasury for the purpose of con-
structing the principal highways of
the state. The different counties
should not be compelled each session
of the legislature to go to St. Paul
and beg for appropriations, but should
receive state aid as matter of right
and law just as the common and high
schools do. With such a system, with
the state money expended under the
direction OF competent road builders,
in a few years each township in the
state would have at least one main
road built and maintained in the best
possible manner.
This is but a brief outline of nv
views on the road question, and, if [
should be your choice, I will be very
glad to have any suggestions on this
matter from any one in my district.
While it is not within the power of any
state to change the existing manner of
electing our United States senator's.
yet each legislature can express the
will of the people of the state. Indi-
vidually believe in United States
senators being elected by direct vote
of the people.
I believe that when any oppressive
monopoly exists, such as the binding
Irvine and reaper trusts, it is the duty
of the state to manufacture these
articles and sell them to the consum-
ers at cost, using the labor of our
state prisons for this purpose. Wit
ness the good that has already been
done by the manufacture of Irvine at
Saltwater, making it impossible for
trust to control the market. [ also
believe in a just system of taxation
that will put the burden of taxes on
all alike. compelling the great corpor-
alton to pay in proportion to it's
wealth. This is vast question re-
quiring much thought, and, as I stated
before, should be chosen to represent
you, I hope to do so in the real sense
of being representative. That is, I
want to be the mouthpiece of all my
constituents and to have their counsel
and advice at all times.
Very sincerely yours,
Chas. A. Dickey.