The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-29
JOHN lind CHOSEN
TO LEAD DEMOCRATS
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order. > !. /:
Mr.. Austin's motion provided that
in case Mr.. Lind refuses to run the
state central committee be required
to reconvene the delegates. Chair
man DAILY ruled it out of order, the
governorship being already disposed
Of,
M. c. Tiff, of Long Prairie was
nominated by reclamation for lieu
tenant governor.
The remainder of the ticket was
| nominated by reclamation, as fol-
lows: Secretary of State, Fred w.
Johnson, New Ulm; attorney general,
]. Nj. Freeman, Olivia; state auditor,
Thomas J. Meighan, Preston; clerk
of the supreme court, Fred E.
Wheaton, Minneapolis; state treas.
urer, Chas. F. Lad ner, St. Cloud;
railroad and ware house commits
sioner, James C.. Tracy, Rochester;
judges of the supreme court, Thomas
D. O'Brien, St. Paul; Judge A. H.
Snow of Winona, Judge c. L. Brown,
Morris, and Judge Philip E. Brown.
the last two republicans. 1S4
Splnters From The Platform
Payne-Aldrich, tariff law denoun-
ced as failure to carry out promises
of majority party in congress. In
stead of schedules representing the
difference between the cost of pro-
duction at home abroad, in some
cases they are equal to the total
cost of production" both at home
and abroad. Its adoption is declar,
ed due to the malign influence of
the protective system, which&is den
ounced in its present form as the
fruit of corruption and graft.
President Taft is denounced for
weakness and timidity in permitting
the predatory interests to put
through an Ubiquitous tariff law, op-
posed to the pledges of his own cam
paign, and for making no subsequent
efforts to fulfill party promises. The
administration is also condemned
for its initial effort to destroy the
conservation policies of, Theodore
Roosevelt, and contempt is expressed
for later efforts to attempt to show
the administration supporter of
conservation, after public INDICATION
has been aroused. The appointment
and retention of Secretary Ballinger,
who is described as an attorney for
predatory interests, are condemned,
and the dismissal of Clifford Pinchot
is declared to be crime.
The Minnesota insurgent congress
men are commended for their futile
votes" against the tariff bill, which
are declared to prove the folly of
getting genuine revision through
the Republican party. The men
who supported Cannonism, ii. is de-.
clared, should be retired by their
Republican constituents. -I:
The platform declares for popular
election of United States senators,
and for the federal income tax.
On state issues the platform de.
clares in favor of legislative reappor-
tionment according to the true dis
tribution Of population. Conserva-
ton as favored by Governor John
son, and as defeated by the leeisla-
ture, is favored. The usual antitrust
plank is inserted. Declaration is
made for extention of education in
agriculture and industrial lines, and
for taxation of, state lands.
eve hold that all questions eff
fecting the moral, political and
economic welfare of the people
should be directly subject to the
conscience and will Of the people.
To this end we demand that the
incoming state legislature, regardless
of the political affiliations Of its
members, submit to the voters Of
this state at the general election
a constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the initiative, the re-
ferendum and recall. We hold
that with this instrument of
fundamental democracy at their de-
mand, the people can settle all
questions in accordance with the will
of a majority. We pledge the
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