Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-06-29

more for the promotion Of the welfare
a ana prosperity IoI Of the common people
history Of the world. While at times
we are Impatient at the delay in the
accomplishment Of what seems to us
times even recent. there may have
been disappointments in the expecta-
tlons OF the members of that party
certain POLICIES in their i fullest meas s.
ure, yet 1t must be remembered that no
m man ar eyer realized fully his own ideals;
Sreat IDEAS Be Dermae the
minds Of the people of great nation
slowly and these great reforms will all
come In time. E@
Party Redeems Pledges.
deemed de med IT'S pledges in the past and can
pc depended upon to maintain that pol
country are ready, WiilihHs soe ana e eas sss
ana advancement. When they have
confidence and faith and who points
their march toward the desired goal.
which confront the Republican party
within the state of Minnesota today
and with which the officials nominated
to deal is S the de~elopment v ana f consery
walton Of the natural resources of the
state. Conservation is by no means a
and noXe propos sGr9 Is
those original principles with respect
to. the disposition Of the public domain
which contemplated the USE occupancy
individual citizen as opposed to its ex-
plo1tat1on by. vast aggregations of cor
porate wealth.
"The original homestead law was
Republican measure. It was intended.
as it's name implies, for the purpose Of
enabling the pioneers and immigrants
main, It was not designed that this
domain should be, either directly or by
s$ sub ogg gather together in vast
Of the few The law Vas designed to
preserve it for the use of the many;
put laxity IN enforcing and conform
has allowed the law to be so perverted
that the public domain has been ac-
cumulated and controlled by a handful
Of wealthy corporations, to the detri-
"Conservation means, in part, the
adjustment of these evils and the re-
turn to the first and original principles,
siples to other natural resources, such
as our mineral deposits our forests, our
water power sites and waterways and
cation of modern drainage systems.
The party should be committed to a
just and fair reapportionment of the
legislative representation.
Good Roads Important.
The party should be committed to
the adoption of measures designed to
Citizens Of this State a. and to q facilita ate
agricultural development by means of
an adequate system of good and per-
Every year thousands of people pass
through our state, migrating into north
western Canada and the western
untHd States of the great
offered by the unoccupied broad acres
encouraged and sustained our immigra-
known to the public our great natural
been tagging behind our Western and
Other states have established and
mating. literature in advertising their
IN THIS respect We or have
vast resources and great natural ad-
vantages, have. been idling away our
Of deT sstras %a b fe
remained inactive too long and watched
the tide of immigration flow past our
and territories which have far less adj
This is the day of advertisement.
Practically nothing can be sold unless
adopt this method of making known
to the world at large our proper pro-
portion of the immigration and be able
to develop the country as 1t deserves
minnesota has been pioneer in ad-
vanced legislation. 1t is the pioneer
Our School law Was and is the GREATEST
conservation measure that was ever
passed by any. state: It is now. esti-
i@a aaS stag; maFng OF pdss6fe
higher education for the masses by
est In the state these higher educa-
tional advantages:
Pioneer In Rail Regulation.
legislation regulating commerce and
railroad rates, and it's examples in this
kind of legislation has been followed
Eeaat e Of na ad 1thec aatss
which has adopted verbatim portions
Of our railroad statutes.
Minnesota has also taken advanced
ground in the matter of solving the
vitality important problems of taxation.
BY the adoption of constitutional
amendment amendment few years since q tax
chinery set in motion which will i'm
prove methods in taxation. remove ex-
listing inequalities and work out a sat-
i isfaStory solution of all the questions
'"rhe state Of Minnesota is also up
to-date in the matter of labor legisla-
ute books and BY the practical results
Of their application. Our laws against
child labor. providing for compulsory
actment of a. law creating a liability
the front rank Of practical and humani-
Gentlemen, we have assembled here
today, then, for the purpose of nominal
ing set of men consecrated to these
gsst ues the
and perpetuation Of these great policies.
This convention will name such a
ticket And I have no doubt that at its
vigorous and capable young leader, who
has won the confidence of the people Of
this state by his successful administra-
ton Of our public affairs and business
g. Or E asaias t year, 'As 1'0"@'Ae Aoo'pn
When Chairman Keller concluded,
o. A. Allen of Hector, nominated NJ.
J. Bowling Of Renville as temporary
secretary and A. H. Vernen of Little
Falls, Harry West of Sank Rapids,
and Farley Dare of Walker, as assist
ant secretaries. After the appoint
ment of a committee of credentials
had been dispensed with, because
there were no contests and Chairman
Brown had been seated as a delegate
in the convention. Frank NJ. Eddy of
Stearns, moved that committee on
resolutions be appointed by the chair.
The motion carried.
The Resolutions.
Frank M. Eddy of Sank Center,
Stearns county, former congressman
and newspaper man, presented the res