The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

Is necessary. EOn6 or the great laws
for the regulation of the trust evil is
the Sherman act, passed in 1890. 1t
soon became evident that this law
were carried from court to court and
delayed for years. The expediting act
Of 1908 resulted along these lines. This
permits federal cases against trusts to
be pushed directly to the highest court
in the land and placed at the head of
the court calendar. It was this law
which permitted the famous merger
case to be commenced in the lower
United States court and hurried thru
the United States supreme court with
a decision in favor of the government
all inside of six months.
1t was found in prosecutions of in
dustrial combinations that many wit
nesses refused to testify under protec-
says no man shall be compelled to in
eliminate himself. The supreme court
found solution Of that by saying
that if congress should pass an act
granting immunity to witnesses asked
to give self discriminating evidence,
such testimony could be demanded.
Congress accordingly passed such an
act.
State Regulation.
.,tOur candidate for governor, A. I:
said Senator Nelson, "said this state
needed additional laws to make state
regulation of railroads effective. In
this he was quite right. AS an example
of the need of more laws on this sub
ject, take the well-known STEVENSON
case, brought because Of excessive
charges made by railroad for hauling
Mr.. Steenerson's grain from the Red
River valley. The railroads managed
to delay final decision in the courts
from 1893 till 1899. An expediting law
is necessary in this state similar to the
federal statute on the subject.
Delay by Roads.
"You all know, doubtless, how on,
state railroad commission has been
stalled, put off and delayed, in it's efforts
to get needed railroad records and de-
sired testimony out of railroad official
witnesses. We need a state immunity
law for witnesses that they may be
compelled to disclose discriminating tes
tlmony., ~ ~ ..:.~a-# .-. %--s.: r.5s
"sThe democratic candidate for gov
emo Of Minnesota, who said no more
legislation for railroad regulation is
necessary in this state, and former Gov
ernor John Lind, who Endorsed the
stand Of Governor Johnson, were both
wrong. Our republican candidate TO,
governor was right.
"The democrats are content to lei
the republicans have all the state of
governorship carries many times. the
patronage with it of all the other state
offices put together. Because the Of
fee of governor has some three hundred
state employees under direct control
with total payroll Of 100000 to $3.50,
900. -.
After Pork Barrel.
cit is that pork barrel the democrats
are after. With this continued patron
age and money, they would be in a po
sitiOn two years from now to 20 after
other state offices.
"There are only two questions to BE-
answered by you before your vote fol
A.. L. Cole, and these answered prop
erly, there is no reason why you should
not cast your ballot in his favor.
"Was Mr.. Cole fairly nominated
And is he a fit man for governor?
"I have talked with many delegates
from the last republican state conven
ton, including Mr.. Jacobson, who was
Mr.. Coles closest opponent. They al
fairly and squarely nominated and in ar
honest manner. There were no con
tested delegations at that convention:
no delegates thrown out; no friction Of
any sort.
.af.Is have inquired of many of Mr.
Cole IS associates as to his character
and they all reply in his favor. He il
a native of the old empire state, a mar
of more than ordinary education, &
school teacher in his earlier years, anc
in Minnesota a. successful merchant
He has served two terms in the leg
islature. I have talked with many
Jealous, industrious and consideration.
man in his public life. He voted fo1
such measures as the anti-pass bill, fol
reciprocal demurrage, for 2 cents mile
fare, for prosecution of pine lane
frauds, development Of state lands, anG
limiting the land to any Individual te
800 acres so as to keep the state lands
and for the poor and honest settlers
and for the poor an dhonest settlers
Along this line Of state development hi
is author of the law for resurveY Of
the northern Minnesota wilderness thai
it may be drained and made available
for sale and settlement. Nearly one
fourth Of our state, to the north, il
an unsettled wilderness, and in This
section the state itself owns 100000
acres that if drained and sold as Mr.
Cole believes they should be, would
bring $lO,000,000 to $20,00O,OO0 into
our school fund.
"By developing northern Minnesota
our population could be doubled, and 6
territory opened, which unlike south
ern Minnesota and because of it's geo
graphical location, could only find as {
market, the southern section Of the
state already Developed