The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-10-07
GOV. EBERHART
GIVES KEYNOTE
ELUcIDATEs PRINCIPLES OF RE.
PUBLICAN PLATFORM AT
MANKATO.
DISCUSSES. HIS ADMINISTRATION

NHo SeCtareo TIC NoHouCI or tno va
rlous State OFFICES Above Re-
proaeh and Deserving
Of Reelection.
Mankato, Oct. 5.-Gov. Eberhart de-
livered his keynote address before a
large audience here last night. The
governor said:
In accepting the nomination /
stated at the proper time would dis
cuss the questions pending in this
state, and make clear my position with
reference thereto. That promise I
am here to fulfill tonight. In making
such statement I shall speak frankly
and without evasion, believing firmly
that right is might and that the peo-
pie will choose the right.
Progressive Platform.
First, I stand squarely upon the
platform adopted by the Republican
party Of this state. This platform is
clear, definite, comprehensive, and dis
tinctly progressive. No Republican
candidate need offer any apology eth
er for its contents or for the manner
Of its adoption. In the language of
Theodore Roosevelt it favors-among
other things
Tariff Commission.
"The policy Of providing for dis
experts which will treat each schedule
through a high class commission of
experts which will treat each schedule
purely on its own merits, with a view
both to protecting the consumer from
excessive prices and to securing the
American producer and especially the
American wage-earner what will rep
resent the difference of cost of produc-
ton here as compared with the cost
OF production in countries where la.
Dor Is less literally rewarded.
Political Bossisrn.
Party bossism Is not entirely ex-
tinct in Minnesota. When the Demo
cratic party assembled in Minneapolis
on July 28th last it nominated John
Lind for Governor, after adopting a
platform upon which he refused to
stand. Mr.. Lind declined the nomina-
ton and the chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee car
ried his letter of declination in his In.
side pocket for six weeks, meanwhile
regaling the public with various stories
and promises. During this period the
Democratic boss evolved the Kitchen
Cabinet candidate with a new plat
form-new to the boss, new to the
candidate and new to the party, whose
policy and action he seems to control
In this instance.
County option.
THE nominee of the Democratic
State Central Committee says that he
will do more than sign a county op.
ton bill If passed by the legislature.
He will. If elected Governor, recon.
mend 1t to the legislature. Without
attempting to minimize the force and
effect Of executive recommendations l
say in all seriousness to the people
Of this state, that If you do not elect
legislature in favor Of county option,
recommendation of the Governor
will not secure the passage of the law.
Promises like this may sound good
during campaign, but laws are based
upon the will Of the people as ex-
pressed by their chosen representa-
tives.
The Policy Of Conservation.
THAT the Republican party in Min
nesota Is progressive Is again indicat-
ed by its position and achievements
on the vital question of conservation.
Our platform specifically commits the
party to the conservation Of resources
"along the lines suggested by Theo-
dore Roosevelt and begun by him dur
ing his administration" Minnesota Is
recognized by all the states In the
union al first and most progressive
as we'll as most practical in the line
of achievements. The continuation of
this conservation work Is the most
important problem now confronting
the people of the state, for 1t in
cludes not only the conservation of ma.
tural but also Of human resources.
Re-apportionment.
"The Republican party Is pledged to
a new apportionment Of the legisla-
tive districts In accordance with the
constitution. The plank Is as follows:
Believing that each and every sec.
ton of the state should be fairly rep
resented In the law-making bodies, as
is provided in Section Q, Article 4,
of the Constitution, we pledge the Re.
publican party to the passage of an
apportionment law by the next legis-
lature based on population, as shown
by the United States census for 1910,
to take effect on or before January
LIST, 1912, that will give to each county
the representation 1t Is Justly entitled
to In both branches Of the state leg
islature."
Primary Law.
Under the present primary law
many abuses are permitted. I am
strongly In favor Of amending, the pri-
mary system Of nomination In accord.
ance with the platform, and also
heartily favor the election of United
State senators by popular vote.
The Problem Of Transportation.
"ons Of the most important prob.
lens before the people Of the state Is