Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-21

0HIleb1 Ao1 VI WHeat ever received al tne St.
Paul elevator-cleaned at an expense of two
cents per bushel-and sold for 80 cents.
Very dirty No. 2 from Donnelly station too
| dirty to go grade, sold for IS cents.
j.. 8. Sutcliif, Hancock, shipped his crop to
the st. Paul Elevator Co. No. grade and No.
3 price was the best the Millers association
| would do for him. After paying all charges
for transportation. transfer, cleaning, commits
sion, etc., it was sold in st. Paul for Is cents
| more per bushel than No. 3 was selling for at
Hancock.
These witnesses prove what the farmer can
90 for himself s., Follow such examples en- masse
bring the Minneapolis Millers to Limerick.
1t is well known fact that no wheat can
get into st. Paul from any Of the country in
tersected by the Chicago or milwaukee, railroad
| companies except by wagon. A con6scatory
tariff on wheat prevents. On those customers
slight exercise of the sovereignty of the peo-
supreme court of the United States, would
benefit both country and city about alike.
AS 1t now runs, the farmer is compelled to
pay for 800 or 400 mile haul to Milwaukee or
Chicago, while a haul of less than one-half
would give him about as good prices in St..
give immediate relief to the farmer and libe-
rate us oil from the unnatural thralldom of
Milwaukee and Chicago. It would at one
bound establish the commercial supremacy of
st. Paul beyond all question, and give new
life to every legitimate business.
Unrestricted commercial relations with the
rich and populous counties Of Dakota, Good
hue, Olmsted, Fillmore, Dodge, Rice. etc., all
laying within easy reach, would double the
business and population of st. Paul before its
citizens could get ready for it. and the develop
ment Of G great milling and manufacturing
interest would be the necessary sequence.
Workingmen of st. Paul, your comfort all
your interests your permanent and substantial
welfare depends on the prosperity of the farm
err Upon the prosperity of the farmer de-
ponds the ability OF your employers to pay you
good wages and to give you steady paying
work the year round. blow at the farmer is
a blow at you. Let your rallying cry be-
Free trade and farmers rights
Down with the swindling brass kettles J!
Down with the wheat rings ~
Down with the pine timber rings u!
Political death and damnation to every mous-
ship seeks to Influence your votes by whisky or
money. He will try to put enemy in your
mouth to steal away your brains. Beware of
him. Preserve and perfect your organizations
Remember that in union is strength. Main
tain watchful guard against organized capital
IN every form. The evils of aggregated capital
and aggregated poverty are about alike. They
must be remedied, not by acts of violence or
by passion, but by mutual exchange Of ideas of
reason and common sense. The ballot is your
most powerful weapon. The law arms you
with it as the most effective weapon
of your rights. Use it intelligently and
faithfully. Read the newspapers. Patronize
the libraries. Store your minds with useful
knowledge. Make every sacrifice of personal
comfort that may be necessary in order to give
your children sound and thorough education.
Remember that knowledge is power, and that
child or young man without good education
in these days Is always pulling and fooling
away his strength on the short end of the
evener. Be careful as to the company you
keep, not only socially but politically. If any
Of you have heretofore acted with party
whose leaders and whose newspapers are al
ways ready to protect and defend wheat rings
pine land rings, State House rings or county
seat rings half-breed scrip rings or State prison
rings, come out from the unclean thing
and join with us in giving it such
sledge-hammer blows as will put it
out of Its misery. There never was a better
time to do It. Men OF the
FRONTIER COUNTIES
of this Congressional district, another
'sNAKED HORROR"
among your quiet and virtuous homes, pro-
curing votes with the very money he swindled
his creditors out of, and with money gained by
grading No. 2 wheat into No. 8.
The names of prominent Democrats as well
as prominent Republicans who are handling
Washburn's "swag," are in my hands. I warn
them of their danger. An outraged people will
demand at the hands of a Democratic Con-
gress, full investigation Of every fraud
that may result in the election of
the ''titman." The purity of the bal
lot box must be preserved at any
causes and ensures the election of the peoples
champion.
High on the rolls of
ETERNAL INFAMY
will be recorded the dishonored names of those
who thus seek to strike down the man who il
| now battling, almost single-h handed and alone.
against seething mass of corruption, whose
| stencil covers the land.
LEONARD B. HODGES.
At the close of his speech the speaker was re-
warded with prolonged outburst of applause.
NIB. BANNINa's REMARKS.
| Hon. w. L. Banning was next called for
He began by abiding to MIR. Hodges in the
| highest terms of praise. He was a sincere
open-hearted man. He was outspoken in his
! honest aversion to fraud wherever found The
speaker had known him as an earnest and un.
| firing worker against q monopoly in southern
Minnesota in former days. He Mr.. Hodges
made himself known within the hour, as well
as il he had marched about among the people
for years. From the fullness Of his heart
he had spoken, and his words of truth
showed him to be the fearless friend and
b .mpion of the people.
The speaker then took up and discussed al
length the wheat question. He charged
| the Millers' association with extor
ton, and being the head Of
| a conspiracy to deprive the farmers of an
honest livelihood. The speaker was eloquent
in his bitter arraignment, and was cheereG
throughout his speech.
NIB. BRIsBN's ADDRESS.
] Hon, ]. 3. Brisbin was next called upon