The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

range towns were present and listened
to Mr.. Chase make ringing cam
paign address in which he brought out
a preponderance of points in favor of
the party he represents.
After individually bringing out the
issues Of the day and holding them up
for close scrutiny he dWelt on each
from a Republican viewpoint. He
mentioned no names and his talk was
devoid of mud. He dwelt on the facts
as ascertained during his years in the
State Auditors Office and for which
facts he had the figures to substan-
tiate his statements.
Before closing his address, Candidate
Chase submitted the following as the
great issues before the voters in this
election as the program of the Repub-
lican party in Minnesota:
1-Superfluous ls.S should be re-
pealed, election laws amended, statu-
tory law be revised, brought to date
and kept there.
2Drainage laws should be amended
to provide needed remedies and per-
NIT the restoration of waters.
3-The reorganization act should be
amended to define authority and
eliminate irritation.
4Taxes must be held down by
elimination or reduction of those ex-
penditures that bring the least in re-
turns
5-Laws should be enforced, crime
defeated and destroyed.
6-An automobile drivers license law
should be enacted and enforced.
7-State aid should be paid in full
and in advance; the trust funds pre-
served intact and invoilate.
"a building program of providing
adequate care of delinquents and de-
fectives should be initiated now
9-There should be adopted a state
aviation code in harmony with Federal
law.
10 The Republican party demands
early completion of the st. Lawrence
seaway and a nine-foot Mississippi
channel, secured by locks and dams
which will raise and maintain water
levels in Northern Minnesota.
1.-THE trunk highway system should
be completed and farm to market roads
improved at the earliest possible time.
12-Independent banks should be
protected, laws against branch and
chain banking retained.
13-The blue sky laws should be
vigorously enforced.
14-There should be created now a
conservation department, with central
lied authority, headed by experts, to
administer all natural resources.
15-The Republican party demands
for farmers improved marketing facili-
ties, greater tariff protection, reduction
of farm tax burdens.
16-There must be initiated now a
definite effort to secure more indus
trial plants for Minnesota and remove
the artificial handicaps that harm
them
17-Forest products must be adj
equately protected, scientifically pro-
pagated, intelligently used
18-The state should create a COM
| petent state agency to act in all mat
| tiers pertaining to use, control and pre-
| servation of the states wealth of
| waters.
19-Our fundamental need in con-
| Servation of wild life is concrete,
practical program, proved by experience
| to be sound.
20-The state should create state
park system to protect its best in scenic
beauty and historic interest.
21-The tourist business should be
| developed
22-The Republican party pledges its
| best efforts to securing improved
methods of beneficiating low-grade
| Ores
23-The boxing law should be re-
| pealed or extended.
| 24-The state should initiate now a
building program for the state CAPT.
toll group.
| 25-Indians should receive the same
treatment accorded any other citizen
or class.
| 26-The soldiers preference act
should be rigidly enforced and the
Spanish war veterans given proper
recognition.
27-The state teachers insurance
and retirement fund should be made
| solvent.
| 28-Women should be further re-
cognized in politics and public office
their program for protection of women
and children ratified, and service, not
SEX should be made the yardstick fol
fixing wages on public work.
29-Labor must be protected in 9