Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-10-26

Gently rendered decision in case in
volving discrimination in freight rates
which forms an important addition to the
body of the railroad law. A transporta-
ton charge from Gilman to New York
siXty-six per cent, greater than the rate,
was from Peoria to New York, the former
haul being eighty-six miles shorter than
the other. is declared to be excessive, ex-
tortionate and unlawful, and the authority
of the Legislature to prohibit such discrim-
nations and to regulate transportation
charges generally is sustained. The prin-
ciples involved in the decision are the same
as those which entered into the question
of warehouse charges in the Chicago eie-
vator cases, decided some years since, in
which the right to regulate charges was
affirmed by the Illinois court and subse-
quently sustained by the United States SUI
preme court, to which the cases were ap-
pealed. While these cases in Illinois arise
under statute law there seems to be no
question among jurists but that the COM
mon law affords equally available rene
dies, though without the specific penalties
imposed by anti.discrimination statutes
which make it far easier to obtain indi-
vidual redress. We hope that our next
legislature will enact such laws to protect
our agricultural interests from railroad ex-
tortion as the necessities demand 1t is a
well known fact that the transportation
charge on our cereals from Morris and
other intermediate stations to St. Paul and
Minneapolis is far greater than from
Fargo or Moorhead to those same points
"a distance much greater. A matter of
such vital importance to US all should be
well and maturely considered at the polls
in tile election of our legislative ticket
Sun
OFFICE HOLDING BRIGADE FOR
NELSON.
1t may be we'll to ascertain who, and
what class of men are supporting Knute
Nelson for congress.
Fl. L. Gordon, formerly register of the Q.
S. land office at st. Cloud, who was kicked
out for stealing pine land, is stumping for
Nelson; Charlie Gilman, formely in the U.
S. land office at ST. Cloud, was kicked out
by Uncle Sam for the good of the settlers,
is furnishing Nelson money to run his
campaign; Tom Pressnell, formerly in the
U. S. land office at Duluth, but kicked out
for letting the pine land rings steal the
pine, is working hard for Nelson; Paul
Sletton and John Cromb, register and re-
ceiver of the U. S. land office at Crookston,
are canvassing for Nelson; G. B. Jordan,
formerly in one of the u S. land offices in
Dakota, was put out of office for the good
of his country, supporting Nelson's;
Judge Reynolds, formerly in one of the U.
S. land offices in this state, was put out
and is now stumping for Nelson; Wash
burn, of Minneapolis, is an office holder,
belongs to the pine land and wheat rings,
is furnishing Nelson's friends money with
which to buy Nelson votes; G, F. Wash
burn, of Grant county, is an Office holder,
and one Of the pine land and wheat ring
sters; John w. Arctander, district attor-
ney, is quietly supporting Nelson; two ex-
office holders, and one office holder in this
(Stevens) county, are whooping it up for
Nelson, and are pulling the wool over the
eyes of the ScandinaYians fearful that they
might bolt When all these Office, and
ex-office holders, rings, and pieces ol
rings, are for Nelson, is it not enough to
convince any honest man, if none Others
that they should work for Kindred