The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-04

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= "n this all previous campaigns those seeking
with solutions offer This will always be long
civilization endures The solution question only gives rise
TO ohes .so na t n continual effort to effect better adjustment wi"
some principal questions againg today
evening practically all of the
this changed and the bulk of the business transacted by
by any large beyond
penon Concentration capital is ITSELF evil and in
: to transactng business on large scale . :.,
many themselves it that
representatives have been elected legislative bodies primarily
the interests of these corporations and the interests of the
people generally So general is this that it has become an evil This
history vl' r last latu know Nn s there we're nnmner of the
members of that body primarily interests
large financial that is
needless add that they primarily the interests
ature there were members representing what is commonly known as
others the Minnesota Liquor Dealers association and the caed
= several instances able to carry through measures in the interests Of
es Of the people in general So has this practice become
that Theodore Roosevelt recently declared that presents the pne
of legislature
be the election Of United States senator and am glad to say that
the man whose term about to expire and who will stand for re-
this time that shall be my privilege to represent this in
next legislature only my duty my
pleasure to do all in early and late to the reelection
Of Senator Moses E. capp the United States senate Appause
Mr. John Lind has been making some speeches over the state and
clapp, he satisfied
with the record that he would the office
that in this stated that if his
+ necessary to
privilege casting complimentary vote for some prominent demo
interested the return of Moses capp the United States
seeing your ungrudg
ngy and those who would for Mr. cpp because they felt
+ would prefer to work for and vote for someone ese +
do, You don't know and don't But we have right to form
Judgment of what the future might be from the experiences of the
past On different occasions in the past Mr. Lind has publicly
announced that he not candidate and would not accept the +
accept the nomination and become pars candidate
well known that he has had aspirations the state in the
senate Turning to the legislative members what
n the last campaign of the pnks the democratic plat
provision initiative +
will not discuss the merits dement's Of that plank Suffice
elected that platform pledged to the work for and
nves elected to the last house on that platform pledged
ss and sa @ % o on an e
members pledged support that That provision o voted for
county standing for reetonl and three lodged the vote altogether
the nr " committees Hss %,dusea eaeee a u ~ o this
day. Consequently it never came to vote the senate and
= OF which n'"U wish to call attention p to- nv w ~ +
styled BY some as h will do not d. und a s to- say
to his action two three examples and leave to
+
referendum was referred to the Judiciary committee and that still
not only in legislatures but and that
the killing of bills
rnaves of the people should have opportunity acting
the will of the peoples representatives should
+ be thwated by the action of hostile committee. +
bill the this
providing all bills should be within
they committee add
tona time should be granted by majority This would
the legislature whole opportunity to bill +
prevent being killed opponent against
+ bill. +
GAS another take the attitude my opponent
practice provides
candidates
the candidates exceed stipulated amount
depending the number his This
designed ndirimnae
equality with his wealthy 1t provision line with
modern legislation and in the interests the
ballot
Z which a +
the
= out all limits to the of a candidate +
"In the next will recall that the
of the of that campaign of tonnage
One of the planks the democratic platform pledged the
the of bill providing for he
recy reported opponent the author of that plank He
elected by the of this county, pledged to the of
bill
only worked assduousy against it but voted against
with this before to
the
bestin of