The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-07

upon the my DrllllanL ana
lamented predecessor, John A. John
son, and while my position has not al
ways been free from difficulty no one
will deny that the people of this as
well as other states have given me
their confidence and accorded me
most kind and considerate treatment
for which am sincerely grateful. But
no reception has ever touched me so
deeply as the one accorded me by my
fellow townsmen and neighbors here
tonight, and no city could possibly con-
fer greater honor upon a son than
Mankato has done on this occasion.
In accepting the nomination l stat
ed that at the proper time l would
discuss the questions pending in this
state, and make clear my position
with reference thereto. That promise
I am here to fulfill tonight. In MAX
ing such statement / shall speak
frankly and without evasion, believing
firmly that right is might and that the
people will choose the right.
Progressive Platform.
First, l stand sQuarely upon the
platform adopted by the Republican
party of this state. This platform is
clear, definite, comprehensive, and
distinctly progressive. No Republican
candidate need offer any apology Ell
Their for it's contents or for the man.
ner of its adoption. 1t is an admitted
fact that all shades of opinion were
given square deal by that convention
in the selection of a committee on
resolutions, that all were permitted to
be heard on the floor of the conven-
ton and that no improper interest of
any kind was allowed to influence the
convention or its committee in the
adoption of that platform.
The Minnesota Republican platform
takes advanced ground upon all the
public questions of the day and has
been used as model in other states.
It wastes no time in mere denuncia-
ton, but offers specific remedies for
evils complained of. In the language
of Theodore Roosevelt it favors-
among other things
Tariff Question.
"The policy of providing for a dis
Interested revision of tariff schedules
through a high class commission of
experts which will treat each schedule
purely on it's 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 labor
Is less literally rewarded"
The foregoing quotation from his
speech delivered at the Republican
state convention in New York, Sept.
q, is almost identical with the Ian.
guage of our own platform adopted
three months before and certifies that
the Republicans of Minnesota were
alive to the interests of the people,
and were progressive in fact long be-
fore some of our critics had come to
appreciate the significance of the word
The declaration of the Minnesota Re-
pupllCduS III ldSOf vi q tdlln SOillullo'
sion is characterized by my opponent
as pure "Bunco." but he probably
wrote his speech before he read Roose-
velt's speech at Saratoga. Under the
leadership of Theodore Roosevelt our
republic is gaining a new birth of
freedom. The. power of the people
was never exerted as it is today. Pub
lie conscience has been quickened and
boss rule. in the Republican party at
least, is thing of the past. Elk
ceptional means of education and in
tercommunication have raised the av-
erage standard of intelligence and the
voters of today are full of knowledge
and keenly alive to all the rights
and duties of citizenship. This has
been frequently demonstrated. The re.
cent action of the New York Repub-
lican state convention in accepting
Theodore Roosevelt's leadership is the
best evidence that the rights of the
people are safe in the charge of the
Republican party. The political crook
and pretepder must be banished from
public life. To deserve the honor of
public Office men must render real
service for the people. This is right.
No man should be elected to public
Office who is incapable or unwilling to
serve the people, honestly, fearlessly,
all the time.
Political Bossism.
Party bossism is not entirely extinct
in Minnesota. When the Democratic
party assembled in Minneapolis on
July % last it nominated John Lind
for governor, after adopting plat.
form upon which he refused to stand.
Commenting upon this platform the
Minneapolis Tribune said:
"As represented by it's platform, the
Democratic party stands for nothing
but criticism, has no other aim than
but negation, is capable of nothing but
criticism, has no other aim than to
get Office and makes no higher bid for
public confidence than the promise to
carry out Republican policies better. "
So much for the platform. Mr.. Lind
declined the nomination and the
chairman of the Democratic state GEN.
trail committee carried his letter OF
declination in his inside pocket for
six weeks, meanwhile RECALLING the
public with various stories and prom
ises. During this period the Demo
cratic boss evolved the Kitchen Cab
met" candidate with new platform
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.