The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-25

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so, and the postmaster at last handed
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THE BAT CHAMPLLN
The Mankato Union quotes the follow
ing letter:
ST. PAUL, Sept. 18th, 1875.
E. D. CHAMPlIN, DEAR SIR:-1Our favor OF
the 9Th is received. The following resolution,
contained in report Of COMMITTEES on resOlu
tions, gives you the desired information:
Resolved. That in our opinion the present
State law for the regulation OF railroads is
expensive and useless to the people, and vexa.
tiOns to the roads, and We demand its REPEAL.
In the name of 10000 voters we demand the
passage OF law that shall guarantee cheap
trans portation for the productions of the farm
-esI ecially wheat.
Fraternally yours,
THos. rUxls SMITH, Sec'y.
And the Union adds this comment:
Could anything more clearly prove Mr. Dom
nelly's dissimu.ation? lie quotes from the
above resolution only what suits his purpose,
but dare not give the whole. For the Morse
bill did what the first part OF the resolution
'demanded'' the existing law "for
the regulation OF railroads." To this extent,
was not the Morse bill endorsed and advocated
by the State Grange? What then becomes of
the Outrageous falsehoOd," charged upon
Mr.. Champlin by Mr.. Donnelly! In many
res poets the Morse law was not what Mr..
Champlin desired. But it did repeal the old
law, which was the primary and leading de-
mand Of the State Grange resolution,
This reminds as Of little story:
An Indian, who was very fond fire
water. came to the house OF a white
settler and said that for quart OF whis-
key he would tell HIM where he could
find bear, The hunter gave him the
whiskey. Now" said the red man,
"you go ten miles to the west and you
find lake; on the south side of the
lake you see big rock; close to the
rock you find big oak tree, in that tree
you fed bear"
The hunter took his rife and started.
He found the lake and rock and tree,
but no bear; and there were no signs
Of any having been lately In that vicini-
ty. He concluded that he had been
'.sold" by his red brother.
A few days afterwards he encountered
Mr.. Indian again, and he took off his
coat and told him that he proposed to
give him fifst class thrashing. what
forp" said the Indian. because you
lied to me-" said the hunter. Nov,
said the red man. .'did you fud the
lakep" "Yes.n "D.d you find the rock?"
Yes" Ibid You ind the big tree?"
Yes" What for you whip me then? l
told you three truths and only one lier'
| Logically the answer was conclusive !!
but the one lie was the essence of the
whole transaction. II was 'bear" the
hunter was after, not lakes and rocks
and trees.
So with the State Grange. They
wanted '.cheap transportation tor the
farmers wheat" and they objected to
the law Of 1874 because it lett the whole
matter in the hands Of commissioners
who had fixed rates that were not
cheap and 50, "in the name of 90
600 voters" they demanded the repeal OF
that Inefficient law and the passage of "A
new law that should guarantee cheap
transportation for the productions Of the
farm-especialiy wheat" And Cham
plin voted to repeal the old law and to
enact one ten times worse, and then he
says he is complying with the wishes OF
the State Grange!! Could human ef-
irontery 60 further? He tells the farm
ers that he found for them the lake, the
rock and the tree: and IL they got nc
bear steaks they can satisfy their empty
stomachs by surveying the fine natural
scenery of the place schere the bear ougA,
to h0rS been!
The man who would try to perver,
the plain facts OF history in that way is
not fool but knave. He would make
the grangers OF the State party to hi
own treAcherous betrayal Of the inter
ests of the people. He would make
them demanded in the name Of 10000
voters the repeal Of . law which, though
imperfect, was Of some benefit to them
and the substitution OF another Of moi
the slightest use and which gives then
not particle Of protection. it is bad
enough to sell out the rights Of the peo.
pie, but 10 outrage their intelligence in
that way is adding insult to injury
Shame on the creature that would At.
tempt it.