The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-09-09
SEES DANGER. AHEAD
FOR NORTH COUNTRY
Reapportionment Issue Will Be Lost
Unless Fight Continues Declares
Candidate LaDu.
CITES WAR OF '76 AS PARALLEL
Believes Just Representation Should Be
Forced-Development Association
Caused Awakening.


That Northern Minnesota is in
danger of being double crossed'' by
politicians in the matter of re.
districting of the state so that this
part of Minnesota will have lust
representation in the legislature is
the fear expressed by Charles LaDu, =
of Pine River, republican candidate
for the nomination of representative
from the ffty-second, while in Be,
midi on his way to campaign in
Koochiching county. Mr.. LaDu
said: I have best expressed my
convictions in a letter addressed to
your w. G. Mackenzie in signing the
pledge which he is sending candi-
dates for the Northern Development
association. In this I said:
Just One Vital Issue.
''ln my opinion, the great vital
! issue which will be before the next
Legislature is reapportionment. 1t
IS generally SO stated over the 81.
nd. legislative district, and find
that all the candidates for both
the Senate and the House OF Rep
resenatives have tendency to
make re-apportionment para
mount. They no doubt show the
sentiment of the people of this dis
trict and of Northern Minnesota.
"Re-apportionment is a great
moral issue in Northern MINI nesota
somewhat akin to the CoIonists de-
mands from Great Britain in the
time of early settlement and de-
velopment. It is righteous de-
mand by weaker and younger
section of this Commonwealth for
its full representative rights, which
are guaranteed by the Constitut-
ion of the State of Minnesota -
rights which should be given
Northern Minnesota without re.
quest.
Shows Benefits to be Had.
We need roads, need better
management and disposition of
State lands, need agricultural and
rural schools and those things that
develop and benefit this Northern
Country and the whole state, but
how can we get them if we are met
by stubborn resistance on the part
of the South Country and when we
are not fully represented? There is
but one answer and one conclusion
and that is that we must stand to-
gether solidly for re-apportion ment.
It is Of general interest to all.
L. It is necessary that every Legis-
lative District in Northern Mime.
sofa be represented in the next legis-
lature by strong, uncompromising
fighting men-men that are willing
and capable of carrying this fight to
st. Paul and straight to the heart of
the enemy-men that cannot be
misled out of true reapportionment
men that are not hampered by
-pre-election promises to followers of
fractional issues that are not of
general interest to the people, and
let me say that, if, as is said by
some enthusiastic citizens who are
pushing less general issues, the
people think reapportionment is
assured and will take care of itself,
they are being lulled into delusion
from which they will come, finding
that Northern Minnesota has again
lost.
/ believe that Northern Mime
sofa is awake; that the Northern
Developement Association has
stimulated us to action; that the
people are and will be behind strong
men; that minor issues are being
4 forgotten; that Northern Minnesota
4 will be represented in the next
Legislature by the best and strongest
| men within its domain"