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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1900
Page
10
A concise report traces the career of Des. Sratorio Nominor in the second district, highlighting notable roles and local impact within his professional timeline. The piece emphasizes key milestones and affiliations shaping his public service trajectory.
Marvin Mathews of Marshall County, Democrat and noted lawyer, rose from frontier childhood to become a leading figure in Minnesota politics. Born near Jamestown, he moved to Gary and later studied law, teaching briefly, then practicing in New Ulm and Marshall. A longtime Democratic organizer, he has held public roles and built a prominent, hospitable home in southwestern Minnesota.
A Benjamin Spurgeon Udell speech fragment argues against imperial expansion and taxation without representation. It contrasts republican ideals in the Declaration of Independence with modern government overreach, urging voters to reject expansionist policy and preserve liberty and self governance. It cites Cuba, the Philippines, Sulu, and Puerto Rico and critiques current administration taxes and imperial wars.
Blue Earth census figures show fewer than 10,400 voters and 146,000 cost of imperialism split per voter. The piece argues indirect taxes still burden moderates, decrying ring legislation, urging a systemic reform to curb corruption and reduce the power of the so called third house. It laments class legislation and calls for a government controlled by the people through a better system to remove causes of evil.
The piece argues imperialism costs through appropriations for conquest and governance from 1899 to 1901, estimating per capita and county impacts. It cites figures on total expenditures, per capita taxes if the populace funded empire through three years of war, and local reflections on Blue Earth County’s share, equating colonial costs to a heavy local tax levy and urging resistance to imperial policy.
D S Evans of Tracy Minnesota argues for direct legislation via initiative and referendum as a tested, popular, permanent method seen in Switzerland and used in the United States for constitutional amendments local options and town meetings. He claims it would end corporate influence vetoes lobbyists and machine politics delivering majority rule and honest government.
An OCR fragment notes a melted item and efforts to repair it, mentioning adding components and aligning pieces. It references a map, cracks, and holes as part of the restoration context, with unclear names or dates due to the damaged text.
A dated Minnesota missive from Sept 21 1900 urges voters in Russell to back M E Mathews Marshall for the Second Congressional District. It defends Republican principles from the Declaration of Independence and criticizes McCleary and Porto Rico policy while praising Mathews as a long practicing lawyer and trusted district figure. The author warns against imperialism and urges unity among reform-minded Republicans and allies.
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