Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 1, 1898, Page 1

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In the hands of an idiot is just about as efficient as the ordinary cheapshot gun in the hands of the \ average hunter. No mat- J ter how good a shot yo { may be. if your gun isn’t \ ‘ right vow might as well stay at home. New Era Shot Guns Are All Righ.. They are made of fine Damascus steel, with twisted barreis, and are absolutely accurate. Don’t waste your time monkey- ing with a ‘snide,’ cueap shot gun. Buy one of these good 1 guns, and have all the sport there is in hunting. Other guns cost less, but this is the cheapest, because it does the busi- ness —it kills. H Before going out on your fall hunting trip come in and iook over our line of sporting goods. | tw.d & H. DB. ROWERS i . Se 255225 ===sSeSaor5 A SURPRISE IN STORE ree LADIES OF GRAND RAPIDS Flere "Tis. WHAT TIS? badies’ Tailor-Made Suits. To the Ladies of Grand Rapids: You and each of you are hereby most cordially mvited to call at my store and examine a magnificent line of Ladies’ Tailor-Made Suits and Skirts which have just been received. This is the first consignment of these suits brought to ear village, and in every particular it is a most magnificent line. I cordially invite an in- spection of these goods. Miss Atherto will be pleased to show these syits and Skirts. Figured Armure Skirts Bayadere Brilliantine Skirts Fancy Figurec . acquard Skirts. Sold at Roc tam Prices! - Beautiful! Durable! ou Suite-2"" an « 41 Broad cloth Serges Brilliant zines Fancy Plaids, Plain [O) Plaids also Linen Crash Suits. My Stoch Elegant! Cheap! =e awe 252525 253252525255 25Se5S2S53oCcocce5 _ WINNERS NOMINATED Democrats of the Fifty-second District Select Strong Legislative Timber. H. H. HAWKINS FOR SENATOR Charjes Kearney of Itasca, and C. C. Kelly of Cass for Representatives —Strong Platform Adopted by the Conyention. The Democratic representatives of the, Fifty-second legislative’ district of Minnesota met 1m convention at Grand 4 Rapids on Tuesday of this week and nominated the strongest ticket that could possibly be placed before the the people of Itasca, Cass, Carlton and Aitkin counties as members of the’ state legislature: The men nomi- nated stand squarely on a broad and comprehen ive platform— a platform that sets forth im/ plain language its opposition to existing public abuses in Minnesota and which pledges its rep- resentatives, if elected, to labor in be- half of the producing classes, and to correct the evils that have so lang ex- isted in this state by virtue of Repub lican sanction and endorsement. No man in Minnesota stands ‘higher in the estimation of the laboring people than does Hon. H. H. Hawkins ot Carlton county, Democratic nominee for state senator, For more than twenty years he ,has practiced law in our neighboring county and during all that ume no poor man ever ap- pealed in vain to Harry Hawkins either for professional or other aid. Tne most emphatic evidence of his fidelity to every public and private trust is to be found in the fact that while Carlton county rolls up a regu- lation Republican majority for the head of the ticket, Mr. Hawkins has been repeatedly honored by the citi- zens of his home with election to im- portant public office. Eight years ago he made a phenominal run for the senate against W. P. Allen and came within a narrow margin of being elected, although his opposition was all that unscrupulous _ politicians could make it, combi ed with an iny mense corruption tund. He was han- ored by the Democrats of the state by a unanimous nomination for the office of lieutenant governor in 1892, when he made a brilliant and telling campaign and ran far ahead of his ucket in the northern counties. Mr. Hawkins is the p:esent county attor- Tailor-Made! ies’ and Gent’s Furnishings is Superb. C. H. MARR, Grand Rapids l Roepe Se SH SE me SSese sues Sar ney of Carlton county and.could easi- |ly be re-elected to that position had h: not yielded to the perspasive argu- ments of his friends throughout the -district to accept the senatonal nomi- nation. Judge Charles Kearney of Grand Rapids; nominated for the house, is one of the me residents of this county and one of the best known and most highly respected sitizens-in the Gistrict. As an evidence of the high esteem in which he is held by his neighbors. who have been daily associated with him for more than a dozen years, it need only be here noted that Judge Kearney has served the pubiic “as “their official servant inemany offices from the orgdmzation’ ‘of the county down to. the present time. He 1s acknowledged by all parties to%be a man in every way well ‘| equipped both by experience, educa- tion and ability to represent this im- portant district in the legislature. As a vote-getter he will ‘surprise his op- ponent and the Herald-Review pre- dicts unhesitatingly that the judge will walk out out of Itasca’ county witha mejority of 3 to 1. “Mr. C. C. Kelly, the nominee for the house from ‘Cass, isa prosperous merchant and present ‘postmaster “ut Ellis in that county. ‘e was the’ unanimous choice of his party in ‘Cass’ ‘and Aitkin counties where he—has. been ktiewn for many yeats. MrKelly has been an active and energetic worker in the counsels of his partyap Minnesota, 1s a life- longPemoctat, and’ will’ make his strengthyas:a: campaigner felt by our friends thesenemy..when he visits his constituents between now and Novem- ber 8th. THE CONVENTION. The convention was called to order |- at by the secretary of the legislative committee, E. C. Kiley, in the absence of Chairman Krech of Aitkin. Dr, George C. Gilbert was unanimously elected chairman. _ As, advices had been received announcing. that full delzgatioas would be present and as the trains were late an adjournment was taken until 8 o’clock in .the evening after. the*appointment of committges -on: platform. credentials. and order of business... ‘The recent change of time on the Great Northern caused a mis- calculauon that resulted in the rep- resentatives of both counties getting left. ‘Ihe committees’: reports were received and acted favorably upon by the convention. When Chairman Gilbert announced that nominations were in order for senator, Mr. D. W. Doran presented the name of Hon, H. H. Hawkins of Carlton county. Mr. Hawkins’ name was received with enthusiastic ap)lause, ¢m | a mo- tion to make his nomination by ac- claimation carried with a unanimous cheer. The nominations of Messrs. Kearney and Kelly followed in a like mann Mr. Hawkins was. called on fora speech and responded with a'briéf:address of about fifteen min- utes... With his, accustomed vigor and earnestness he spoke of the more im- portant planks of the platform and pledged himself, if elected, 4 ore every energy in his power ta! enact the principles- of that platform into law. Judge Kearney résponded to a call and in a few well chosen words he thanked the convention for the honor L invitation to the ladies of Grand t? ITASCA MERCANTILE COMPANY at 7 hs ott ol ten Toit eee hatet hehe cect conterred upon him and predicted|have standing ‘against delingu success for the ticket at the polls. THE PLATFORM. Following is the declaration of prin- ciples adopted; We, the representatives’ -of the Democratic party of the 52nd | Legis- lative District of the State of: Minne- sota in convetion assembled at Grand Rapids, do hereby: reaffirmy our’ alie- gance to the national platform adopt- ed at Chicago in 1896, and“to: those principles as enunciated inthe state and congressional platforms of. 1898, |and pledge to them our unswerving snpport during the present campaign and until their demands shall have become the established governmental} policy. , We recall. with pride the glorious campaign made ‘in [896 under the matchless leadership of Hon. W. J. Bryan, whose devotion to the ‘princi- ples of free government has endeared him to our herrts, and installed him as the. foremost’ leader’ of true democracy. ad ‘Wecommend the wise 2nd patriotic actions of the Democratic senators and representatives in congress in the momentous affairs with ‘which the nation was confronted on the out- break of the war ‘with Spain and point with pleasure to the fact that they ignored partisanship and united with their fellow members in. utaliz- ing every resource, moral and ma- terial, for a vigorous and triumphant conclusion of the war. 5 We take great pleasure in -heartily endorsing the candidacy of our candi- dates for the several state offices, and also the candidacy of Hon. C. A. Towne for congress, and pledge to each of them our heartiest support until the polls close in November next. LABOR. We denounce the system which is much.in vogue in this district where- by employers of labor issue to dis- charged employes what is commonly called a “Time Check” in pretended payment of wages due for labor honestly performed, and which the bolder is forced to discount at a liberal figure in oréer to receive some compensation for his toil. We brand this system as being infamous. It is contrary to, all sense of right and Justice and is undemocratic in every particular. We, therefore, pledge that our candidates will, if elected, use their best endeavors to have placed upon the statute books of our state a law which will compel the em- ployer to pay his employes at least once a month, and in full of account upon a discharge, and provide that such payment shall be made in Jawful money of the United States, or by bank check or negotiable paper not subject to discount for exchange, and which shall further provide that a heavy tine shall be imposed upon all violators of such statute. TAXES. We denounce the tax laws which the Republican. party has placed upon the statute books of our state, enact- ed, we believe, for the sole purpose of legalizing tax dodging, and make it possible for the holders. of lirge tracts of lands to escape contributing their just proportion of the. cost of maintaining, our. state and county governments. | Under the provisions vd these iniquitous laws the collection -of taxes isa matter oi impossibility, and the counties of this districty are annually put toa large expense in advertising delinquencies. without any reasonable assurance of making collections: thereof. « We, therefore, demand that the tax laws be ‘revised so thot when a paacel-of land shall i t taxes for three years the title thereof” shall revert to the state;°which may sell tha same and give a ‘warranty’ deed to the purchaser thereof. © >> We denounce as unjust’ and un+: | democratic the present state law that. | provides for the taxation of: pine logs. land other timber. Under its .provix~ | sions 1 re assessed at | nation in the state. We believe thab. | is a master af justice and equity they | Should be assessed wherever found, in. | transit or otherwise, ‘on the Ist day of May, and we, therefors, demand that laws regulating theirtaxation be re- vised. to that,end. > the Anderson tax law, providing for the taxation of ynused railroad lands, be strictly enforced. sas Lay | PRANSPORTATION, - We denounce’ the »presént “railroad” and, warehouse commission as being a partisan body, . whose. offices’ -are. used solely in the. interests of. the. railroad and elevator corporations, and we demand that hereafter no cor- poration lawyer or railway official be made ‘a member of said board, and that the deliberations: of that body be held for the purpose.of giving the people just and fair rates angihan for transportation, and allow the railroads a fair income above-the cost ot maintaining and operating of their roads. STATE PINE LANDS. We denounce the injustice. which prevades in the present system of sell. ing state pine lands, and demand that they shall be sold at qa fairat equi- table figure ann only after proper ap- prisal. SURVEYOR GENERAL OF LOGS. We denounce the laws which pro- vides for maintenance of the office of surleyor: general of logs in * this state. Under its provisions the emoluments of that effice in the Minneapolis district. above amount to nearly. $50.000 annually. We be- lieve this tobe a matter of injustice both tolumbermen and to the people asa whole. We therefore demand that office be madea salaried one, and that the exhorbiant taxation for scal- ing logs shall cease. DRAINAGE OF SWAMP LANDS. We favor the appropriation ot stite moneys for the construction of s:ate drains, to the end that laage tracts of land within the borders of Nor- » thern Minnesota shall be made fit for cultivation. DIRECT LEGISLATION. We favor direct legislation, and demand the adoption of the initative aud referendum. The presumpuon that Ole Maust would add strength to the Republican legislative ticket because. 6i his strong pull with the Scandinavian vote, is hkely to prove a boomerang before the close of the campaign. Ole is possessed of quite a supply of native shrewdness, but he’s no more fit to ré- present this district in the legislatue than he 1s to take Davis’. place in the United State senate. And again, his record. is not the best by any means. A gentleman who is in a position to kaow says that Ole never could have been elected to office in Aitkin coun- ty had it not been for his nationality. A man who has so little regard the laws as to make his arrest neces- siry to compel his observance of them, would “hardly ' make an ideal legislator. We will consider Ole’s, case more at length in a. future issue, os ‘We demand that.the {provisions of a 4 { 4 3 ;