The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
MINNESOTA NEWS
PATRONS o. HUS8ANDRY:

PATRONS o. HUSDANDRY:
Rcsolotions Of the Minnesota State Granke
Assembled At minneapolis Aiiltrt A..
ISOLATION and Wheat Buyers Forcib!y Ar
raisned and the Railroads Appealed t..
TIE proceedings Of tie state grange Of II H.
peeota were mostly secret and OF Z litt:e gen raj
iuteres, but the matt r which will eccuto the
wides: atteltion from all classes people will he
the respcnse OF tie farmers o tho eoent action
o. the Miller association fn1 the l:at Ing wheat
buyers OF the etste kt their Join! meeting in
December: Upon this point tho state gran g
p'escntad in full: 49,
Whereas, The leading milers and wheat buyers
of the State met In December and adopted new
rules for grading and buying wheat. and took such
further action resulted in the immediate deci.e
of prices 10 to 30 cents per bushe withou. any
corresponding depression in the markets OF the
Whereas. For two months they have stuh,,crnly
tried to enforce this bold system Of plundering; !;
therefore; " =.
Resolved, That In such action these inei, have
struck blow at every interest in the State except
their own. and that all classes should there-
toro promptly contr bnte to re'lress the outrage
Resolved, That this action only demonstrates
again the danger OF baf:1i9 up powerful mollop-
olics in midst; that ore c52s;jor is the only
means Of securing fair prct s: tf@i III" stem
Of local buyers Is that cannot afford to dis
continue and be left to sell produce to foreign
companies whose only aim is to reap as fat a
harvest possible. and that wherever suct: local
their own ultimate interests by protecting them in
preference to tho rings who have gained control Of
nearly all the markets If the State.
Resolved, That the milling interest Wtdch ",
have gladly seen developed in the State, If it
continues In this present evil course. vii:
prove a curse where We expected blessing: tia:
III this action they have attacked power Superior
to thehselves; that the people can get along with,
out the mills While tho mill cannot possibly ge'
along without the wheat, ane that so long they
adhere
TO THIS UNHoLY ALLIANCE
We strenuousy urge tho shipping OF tho wheat on!
OF the State: That il be handled asfar possible
by independent buyers: tia: for the purpose Of
peitocti'.g. arrangements 10: the full execution Of
this plan. i,iaS5 iteatinsa be held and the snjac,
thoroughly ventilated, St,,s that the railroads b.
called upon define their att a'es as 10 whether
they will further project this swinile of withdraw
from the contest and ALLOW tn0 people 10 reufah:
; their own grievances.
The above resolutions we're adopted. and com
nttee appointed to see the intention carried ou; in
different portict:s cf the State.
AN OPEN ADDRESS 10 RAILROADS.
In connection with tho foregoing resolutions
| The following address Was also adopted:
70 The railroads of Minnesota: The State Grange
respectfully beks to call your attention to the fol-
lowing statements:
| That Wheat being the principal product of Min
nesota. it is essential - tl,e general welfare OF tile
people that the producers Should te permitted te
That the wheat cf The State is now bought Eairl,
by powerful and greedy 'nonopolies to the exclusion
of The preferable system Of local buyers. and tha
! this tvil j. continually growing worse;
! That tho Dscrninent buyers and lnilicrs met q
! Minneapolis in Dccei1Eer, took steps 10 shut on
all competitors, dropped the Price Of wheat uuwar
| rautably, and took such further ACTION then ant
since as to justly rouse public Indignation s::t .caI
for speedy redress:
That there seem to be grave reasons for fearin:
| that the railroads are in sympathy with this grea
1F
present 1T that conference and must lie aware tina
the measures there adoptal' were in !he interest
| combined buyers against the producers. Thcs'
raeasurcs have been in operation two ,Eont!Is ant
| yet nJ boW has been struck-no ste,
has been akcn, no VOID has been spoken to assure
tho public tina: their natural and reasonable snsp
| cions were unfcu:ded; while, on the other hand
| railroad officials have openly made use OF :nti
| power and influence,
EVEN By THREATS.
to compel compliance with these cast-ro1 prices il
! c,Sci where independent buyers were paying to-
much 10 suit the rings. We therefore go before tn
| public with these complaints, and invite the pro
ducing aid business men of the state. in and on
of the grange to cooperate with in establishing
| the following principles:
| Firs'-That railroads are common Carriers, an
should not be buyers nor interested in the buyifi
! of any commodity which they transport for Others
roads, it was ii,s :rteition of the State and III
! people to provide means Of transportation tia
| OPEN AND EQUAL TO ALL:
that the people give the railroads millions Of
or land and buy it back again: that they give then
millions "f dollars in bonds and that they therefor
have Efficient right and interest in these roads
expect fair treatment at their haEds-and to comDe
| Thir,.-Th&t every principle of law and ever
consideration ct justice. fairness and common de
cency prohibits railroad comDauT from tes!in
! any man what he may pay for wheat with mis- ow
ihCt,':. Tho markets of tho State should be Ope
ana free Tor the purchase and sale Of its products
Equa! facilities sharLl be afforded and equal rate
! given to ali. Competition should be encourage
and not strangled and if any distinction is to b
| made it should be in favor Of those Who nay tn
| most for produce, and not the opposite.
| With these statements, We ask the railroads t
| stand aside and let the people take care of th
rings Let the agricultural interests OF the State
fcstereC; let the cultivation OF the soil be encour
aged, tbs value Of lard enhanced and towns bu
! up The aim should not be to keep prices dow:
| bu: up: not to make farmers poor, but rich: not
protect thieving whea: lngs, but 20 kill them: NJ
| to merit the hostility Of the people. hnt t!,c
friendship. for these the means. and the OIL;
means. by which the railroads or tho people Gu
| permanently thrive.
Cox Impeachment.
On Monday, 18Th, there were only eight sen.
ators pre- Ont, and there icing no prospect OF q
quorum, the senate adjourned.
Tuesday, 18th, was q working day. Over
dozen witnesses were examined, nearly all tes.
occasions as alleged I'll tho articles and testified
( to by witnesses for the prosecution. Scmo Of
these witnesses wero worry clear and strong il
their etatoments.
On Wednesday, 18th, Albert A. Blanchard
clerk Of the court for Brown county, who had
been . witness for tho prosecution, proved ,
valuable witnecs for the defence
His testimony was chiefly rebutta
Of the testimony of. tho witness Pierce in re.
gard to judge Cox's appearance and conduct
during tho v els vs Giet ka case at New Ulm
and it deEied tue lstter's story in toto. O:he
witnoesss sustained Slr. Blanchard. Chsrle
Wa'e e. OF kssson, official sho' hand reporte, fo
the NiDth district. swore in very direct snt
witneeslke way that Judge Cox was perfectl,
sober-as sober as lie ever wae-duriDg tn,
Dingler case Half dozen other witnesses
controve1tei other tssti;k onles for the prosecu
ton.
lug been made to more witnesses on eomo puin
Senator Powers said: Il will not vote for con
vict'on upon any article upon whic. evidenc,
is excluded, and of which l give due notice
right here. want this settled right hnre, ant
to 90 this secret go sionis necessary. The re
emit was that the door was thrown open for more
tt s3moay. !senjani lecgers, clerk o: court, tes
titled ,llSt Cox was rot nudc- the influence o
liquor at tho Young Va. Davis !nct:ou, snl fur
thcr. thst he had never xcen him drunk on tht
bench. VIM. Lehr, Of St. Peter, also testified
that Cox was sober on that trial. Otter VII.
| ncsees reDuUeo 20 9re3tef or Icss extent the
testimony for the prosecution.
On Friday, 18th, largo number Of wit
nesses testified for the leferca The priacips
and hest were Col. Saml. McPns;l Of New U:n
sni George II. McGuire, all attorney OF Bir
Island, who was . very strong witness HI
Was present at the May term hold in Beaver
Fails. He testiied, positively, tia! Judge Cox
wac sober through the Peter
Berngol trial, though he showed
annoyance when the coun' = a!tornay was foun
rnvli ng TO 80 IN with the trial OF cases where
in 'nictmen . had been foun by the recently
discharged grani jn.y.
Charles Butte, q Like Benton lawyer, sni f.
| ". Dean, Tyler lawyer, testiied that the
jugs was what would DO ca ID sober all
through the term.
| Minnesota CODgrr .sl0nal District ia.
The new Districts are composed Of tho fol.
owing counties respectively:
First Distrct-Houston, Fillmore, Mower.
Freeborn. Steele. Dodge, Olmsted, Winona ant
| Wabasha.
Sscond District-Fariba,lt, Blue Earth, Va.
SEGA, Watouwan, Martin, Cottonwood, jackson
Marray, Mobiles, Rock, Pipostone, Lincoln
| Lyon, redwood, Brown, NicoiIet, Yellow MeXi.
ciue, Lac qui Parle, Sibley and I.e Sueur.
Third District-Goodhue. Rice, Bakota
Scott, Carver, Mcleod, Meeker, Kandiyohi
Renville, Swift and Chippewa
Fourth District-Wasbinston Ramsey, Hen