The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
DONE BY THE REPUBLICANS.
Results of the Primaries in the Sew.
eraI Congressional Districts;
Political Gossip and Notes.
Especial to The Free Press.1

Ia. In fact, there is really only one de-
feat out of the nine congressman. In
the sixth district, owing to local con-
ditions, Mr.. Buchanan failed to be re-
nominated and is succeeded by Mr.. Lind
berph. In the fifth, Mr.. Fletcher de-
clined to run again and Frank Nye was
chosen. While perhaps the candidates
congress have imperfections, the vot-
ers realize that no man is perfection,
and were willing to accept the men they
believed would best serve the interests
of their district. AS all of the congress
sional districts in Minnesota are safely
republican, the result of the election IN
November will be the choosing of a solid
republican delegation. This delegation
will stand by the policies of President
Roosevelt and the principles which have
made the republican party strong.
In the light of the present situation,
it seems odd to recall that, in a spirit
Of generosity and fairness, the republicans
some years ago thought it a good plan
to allow the democrats to have a men,
Der of congress. They accordingly carved
out the third district and placed there
in what were then among the strongest
democratic counties in the state. 1t
would hardly be fair to style this a
stroke of political generosity, as it re-
moved some democratic counties from
supposedly republican districts, leaving
them certainly republican, while other
wise in sharp political scrimmages they
might have been doubtful, so the demo-
cratic counties were punched and the
party of slow ideas was allowed to WORK
out its W salvation. Every politician
at the time supposed that the state had
a hopelessly permanent democratic con-
even if the democratic party does not,
and the people arose in their intelligence
ohu "ieSi IC" NCd1S UidIiSlolI lcu tldU
supposedly benighted democratic district
into a republican district and it took
its place in the progressive column of
republicanism. For several terms, the
district was represented by a democrat
in congress, but this year, the democrats
did not even name a candidate. so hope
less has their cause become.
The other day | picked up a copy of
Governor Johnson's inaugural message
and was interested to read the section
devoted to a distance tariff and to OBJ
serve the reasons why he objected to it.
1t was because it might take away from
the large cities the advantages they now
enjoy over the smaller towns. Of such
a tariff, the governor said: "It might be
OF temporary benefit to the rural dis
tricts and at the same time be the
means of gradually tearing down our
internal terminal markets, the result be-
ing eventually to our Disadvantage" BY
internal terminal markets the cover
nor of course means st. Paul and Min
neapolis. Apparently the governor is
more solicitous for the welfare of the
TWIN cities than to do anything that
will contribute to the growth of the
small towns or the advantage of the
farmers in the "rural districts"
The movement for the revision and
regulation of railroad rates which was
inaugurated by a republican legislature
and is now being carried on by the rail
road and warehouse commission has
borne fruit. Three of the great railroads
have now offered to make a voluntary
reduction on the rates on coal in Mime
sofa. They did this because they saw
it was inevitable that reduction would
be ordered if they did not. 1t is not
able that the men whose names are most
conspicuous in the movement for lower
freight rates are Senator Eberhart, the
republican candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor, and Charles F. Staples, one of the
sitting members of the railroad commits
sion and candidate for reelection. Mr..
Eberhart when in the senate, offered a
joint resolution clothing the railroad and
warehouse commission with authority
to regulate and revise railroad rates.
When it became a law, the railroad com.
mission had for one of it's three mem.
bers Hon. Charles f. Staples, who is
now a candidate for reelection. Ever
since the commission began the work
under the joint resolution, Mr.. Staples
has been resolute and aggressive, de.
handing that the interests o. the people
should be protected. He made it so cleal
to the railroads that something more