The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-04
THE CHAMPION CHAMPLIN.


This worthy attacks us in two col.
umn article in the Mankato Union. We
know it is hardly fair to train colum-
bad on a tem-tit. but the truths of po-
litical history require some brief notice
of his diatribe.
He denies that he was an advocate of
the Morse bill and then proceeds to ad-
vocate it through one-half OF his two
column article.
He claims that the State Grange was
in favor Of the Morse bill. This is an
outrageous talsehood and Champlin
knows it. He is granger, we and believe
was present in the State Grange
when they resolved unanimously in ia
vor OF the passage of a law by the next
Legislature, which would give the farm
ers reduced rates on the transporta-
ton of their wheat And with the APP
plause yet ringing in his ears which
followed the adoption Of that resolution,
he went down to St. Paul and voted for
and now defends law which gives them
cheap transportation on nothing; which
deprives them Of all right to fix rates of
transportation OF any kind on any road :;
and which costs the State $4,000 per
year torMe collection Qt statistics!
Could anything more clearly prove
that Champliu is either a bad man and
an enemy to the people, or a fool and
the tool OF the peoples plunderers9
We can understand how, under the
pressure brought to bear upon them,
many honest and good men unwittingly
voted for the Morse bill. and we have
never pretended that that bill should be
made II test of party fidelity but we do
believe that such voters in sleeps wool
as Champiin helped to demora.ize and
deceive the Opposition and led many of
them astray Mark MS cunning argu-
ments now:
The Morse Bill provides for one commission
er instead OF three, and what is still better, it
makes the office an elective one. 1t also pro-
vides against discriminating charges tchere the
Circumstances are alike
Where the circumstances are alike
Turn 70 Glencoe There the railroad
company carries wheat for Millers Ring
to Minneapolis for is cts. per hundred.
while it charges - cts to every one else
Are the circumstances alike?n No for
tIit IilictS iEItt ~ StlltI tucll lIOuI tsiSl
over the same road ane the outside
wheat buyer has no -four to ship and so
they discriminate in favor of the Ring
because the circumstances are not
alike And cunning Champlin the peo-
ple'S friend, the farmer OF Blue Earth,
thinks this is all right And that this
state OF things lis better than the old
law: for he says, it saves the State
$4,000 per year and he might have
added-permits the railroads to take
two or three millions ont of the State an
nually il they see lit to do So
1t wont do, Champlin. to pretend that
we denounced you because YOU refused
to vote for us Tor United States Senator.
Senator Amos Coggswell Of Steele Co.
Senator Mctiovern of Waseca, Co. Mr..
Murray ot Steele &C.. Mr.. Fleming OF
Fillmore Co., ana others. all elected by
the Opposition. refused to vote for US.
because they thought they could better
defeat the Ramsey Ring by supporting
Governor Davis. Have We denounced
them? Not a bit OF it. We believe
they were honest in their course. Bni
you, Champlin would neither support
| Davis or ourSeI or anybody else who
had the least chance oil success, but
went dancing abaut 10y yourself like {
demented leper. In the great battle o
| Reform you We're nowhere yes, We
might say that amid the clash OF the con
tending forces you were ensconsed in ;
tree eating persimmons and studying u,
arguments tor the Morse bill. And how
/ YOU want to be made 4 Captain owe
hundreds" so that when the fight is re
newed you can mount your persimmol
tree again. and then cry out to the con
tending forces. like your prototype il
the story, Go it old woman go it beal
l don't care d-a which whips