The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-08-21
COMMUNICATION.
Editor Of THE SrN,

Editor of THE SrN,
Dear Sir: / see that
tffohg1l you are disposed to be fair
with the farmers movement and the
Herman convention. you labor under
the impre ession that prevails among
our enemies, which is that the said
convention acted in s.spirit of big
otry' by excluding from nomination
any but farmers for candidates TO the
rouse and senate You say that
merchants, artisans, bankers, profess
sionM men, all, are deeply interested
in the welfate of the farmer"
My dear sir, not only is that all true,
but,- So are the millers- associations
ana tire railroads, and monopolies OF
all kinds. So also are they as depend
ent upon the farmer as the classes
you name. You have only to look at
the present makeup of our state and
national legislatures to see that these
same merchants, bankers. and profess
sional men compose the large body of
them. If they have done their whole
duty, what need of a farmers move
ment at alll
You confess there are 8miseries
imposed by the rings and monopolies.
Please explain why our representa-
rives have done nothing to ''alleviate
them In a course of eight years Iii
this county have Eotknown this dis
trict to send a single farmer to- the
law making body of the state. Pleas.
tell Us what the merchants and bank
ers who are so much interested ils
our welfare have done for us in thag-
eight years. They have carried ar
nual passes in their pockets ana Al
lowed the r. KS. to go on With their
exturtionate rates. They have allow
ed the millerS' rings to robuS with
out even a protest. j cannot recall
even one of them that i'll one instances
ever made a bold stand ag;liast these
oppressive monepelses.
The fact is. Mr. Editor, that these
ssmerchants. bankers and professional
men" are afraid to attack these rings.
They Know well enoagh the eXtortiun
Of these western railroads. Business
men are exceedingly sensitive to any
thing that may affect their business
unfavorabiy. They viii rot attack
these evils so long rs they can charge
up the excessive freight to the con-
snmer. Why, have not our merchants
published in all the papers scores Of
freight bills in their possession = o..
samples of them showing that the
freight charged from s.. Panl to-
Morris. or Herman, is double what it
is from Chicago to st. Paul the for
mer 100 miles, the latter 400 niless
No. sir: We can never expect re-
dress through that class of leg. .slators--
The fact is, it is, their Egismtion of
which we na1k are complaining.
In short,!t4G farmers of this dis,
trict have concluded that they are
footing the heavy end of these freight
and wheat ring extortionS. They
want men who know and feel this to
represent them: men who are under
no obligation TO monopoly; fer less
men. Twosuch men they have given
you at the Herman convention.
Your merchants, bankers, artisans,
and professional men can have the
OttiGf oniCSo u INV NdHo 'iACue
There is no danger that they will not
get their share. They have
always ha,f mere than their
share. If i. be It narrow policy for
farmers to look after their own in
terests. themselves. IL were better
they had a,k,pbed Il narrow pnlicy
long ago. ket us hear no more about
.bigotry.: Give us fair show.
Yours truly,
THOS. G.. noDOSoN
Herman, MIMI
While TIE SUN does rot eensent to
yield position to any mas or journal
in the district in advocacy of the
much needed relies fef the farming
community, it cannot hut reiterate
what is has already said as to the
Herman convention in excluding
others than farmers from nomination.
n convention which could pass by Is
large majority resolutions of this
:tcnor could have afforded to suppress
it altogether, and in permitting it's
passage there was exhibited a deplo-.
rable lack OF political Judgment,
alternating, as it was bound TO do. the
sympathies of many to whom such ~
strictive clauses would Ne distassefrl<
fEl.)