Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-05

= manipulation and watering.
+ This throws the public back =
X upon physical valuation of tho \
y railroads and here difficulties i
are raised through the hostile +
4 theories of valuation advanced. +
y But this principle should control, j.
= that the railroad is semi-pubIic Il
* institution; the people who must =:
$ use it are semi-partners in the i
+ enterprise; that they have y
X right to the least possible charge =
\ for service consistent with the +
+ railroads continuing in business i;
i and that there must be an hon. i:
= est showing Of the actual in =
* vestment in the railroad, not for s.
speculation but for use. 1t is i:
r unreasonable to propose that the =
+ state can create a corporation i:
:; and lose its control of it's crea- Is
+ ture, and if elected Governor, =
shall use every constitutional i
i prerogative to protect and de- =
4 fend Minnesota's sovereign pow =
ers in this respect. X
* = X + = \ 4
Should Extend the Primary Law.
With all it's imperfection the pri-
mary election law in Minnesota has
made for government by the people
and freedom from the domination of
special interests in the selection of
candidates for public Office It has
broadened the power of the masses
and curtailed the power Of the classes
The principal objection filed against
it, that it enables voters to break over
the party line, has two sides to it
There is such a thing as hide-bound
partisanship that defeats patriotism
and good government. l therefore ia.
vor the extension Of the primary cleo
ton to the nomination of state off.
GERS. The domination of powerful in
terests in state conventions has been
SO fragrant, that I believe patriotic
citizens of all parties will welcome the
transfer of the nominating power tc
the people. There is no question that
the primary election has been the
dominant factor in putting "stand-pat'
congressman devoted to foreign inter
ests out of power in our common
wealth; and there is no reason why
it may not do a similar service in re
gard to state officials who are faith
less sto the people,,
But while believe in a progressive
extension Of the primary, I also be
lieve that it should not be possible
for an insignificant minority to make
nominations, nor should political par
ties be deprived of their privilege anc
duty of declaring their beliefs in dele
gate conventions.
Agricultural Education Is Endorsed.
Minnesota is a great agriculture
state. Its resources are wellnigl
boundless. It has been said of Cali
fornia that it has changed it's staple
three times and has been first in eac1
department Of endeavor; that it wa:
originally first in gold, then first il
wheat, and lastly, first in fruit. The
state of Minnesota has not changed
so radically but has demonstrated ar
adaptability to diversified crops which
marks it's climate as the most gracious
in the world, it's soil the most product
i've, and it's people the most eager tt
learn in the school of intelligent work
We have been first in wheat; we are
first in quality if not in quantity Of
dairy products. A few years ago ou1
farmers said, "Oh, we can't raise corn
leave that to Iowa and Illinois," To
day we are raising more corn to the
acre than either. Our crop has in
creased in six years from ten million
to sixty million bushels. Our expert
mental stations have developed new
varieties and extended our corn bel
70 the Canadian line. Their work il
the development of new grains anC
grasses adds ten million dollars to the
value of the total crops annually.
Such progress indicates besides hav
ing resources, that our people are in
telligent in their theory of the state:
development. Every county fair is
herald of new endeavor. Their ex
hibits, ranging from the work of rura
schools to the development of bloodei
cattle, is revelation to the denize1
Of the city who, still in his slothfu
ignorance, pictures the farmer as al
unsophisticated child of nature doing
what his father did, and in the same
pioneer fashion. The farmer does moi
lag behind. He leads in the demand
for education. He clamors for i'm
provement. He does not deny the ad
vantages Of cultural studies but he
?sks as foundation not lessons from
dead languages bat that educator
which fits 1nsD for living the whole life
y. Il A:i.~- '.y., az 4v.tn'IiIs IaI:!.
Es il: tie agIi:u >tulal coiivSe, and
axrect to live to see the ti:.1o wEcl
it Will be the largest, as it is now TIT
best, college Of it's kind in the land
i :
The science Of farming needs
to be brought closer and more
Immediately to. the farmer boy.