The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-24

This weather rather gives LeDuc'
banana belt' theory, black eye.
The present winter was the coldes
experienced in Illinois for forty years
MacCarthy insists upon being Adm
tant-General with all that the name
implies.
Speaker Carlisle was the gnest oil
the Commonwealth Club of Philadel
hia, recently.
Mr.. Eric Won Rosenlind has been ap
pointed assistant Secretary of State
as we predicted that he would be
several weeks ago.
Our district is becoming quite ia.
miliar to Congress. Mr.. Nelson emp
tied whole basketball of bills on the
floor of the House the other day.
1t is said that Hon. S. S. Cox is To
get SI5 900, for new political work.
Our statesmen seem to be dropping
into remunerative literary line.
Commercial agencies have unlimited
power for evil, and they should exer.
else the greatest precaution before
'precipitating panic on an uns. ,pect
ing community.
We have heard Minnesota weather
villlfied in great many ways. and
stood qaietly by. but when a Mime
apolls drummer said it froze his
cheek. we wanted to fight.
The initial number of the Red Wing
Sun, came along last week, anil a
bright issue it is. with the exception
of its politics which are horribly re.
publican, We could discover no faults.
When the farmer reminds the ring
ster of his right to redress by the
legislature, he at once becomes the
object of ridicule. The ringster
knows the hold he has on the average
legislature too well. to believe any
such nonsence as that.
"There has not been a grinding
monopoly established in this country
that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. led,
and blind to their own true interests
have not helped to establish and pro.
tect. Chicago Tribune. Dec. Goth.
Our farmers may find food for
thought in these lines.
Influential Eastern republicans are
betraying in various ways their gen.
erai sense of uneasiness as to the
exact standing of the western brother.
There is no doubt but that the West
is Overwhelmingly in favor of a
thorough reform of the tariff, and
any such allurement as moderate
protection, as platform upon which
the four quarters of the party may
unite. is useless.
A more odious measure, or, one cal.
culased to do the Northwest more
harm is net possible to imagine. than
this bill aiming at the. repeal of the
pre-emption law. This very law has
done more ro populate and sestle the
barren prairies of Minnesota and Da-
kota than all the other causes combin-
ed. and its repeal can be looked upon
in no other light than as calamity.
The Pine-land Ring are at the bottom
Of this and are using every means in
their power for the repeal. Our only
hope is that a democratic congress
will be sufficiently wise to prevent
the passage of the Washburn bill. and
save this gentleman from crowning
his last days in congress with infamy.
We would like to know whether a
railroad company is acting within the
prescribed limits of the law, or not,
when they refuse to furnish cars to a
shipper of wheat who is unfortunate
enough to own an elevator of a capac.
ity Of less than thirty thousand bush.
els. What right has any company to
define the limits of the business OF
any individual. At Grand Forks,
not long ago, miller who had pur.
chased wheat beyond the require
ments Of his mill, desired to ship the
surplus amount. He was refused
cars, so we al e told. because his house
would not hold thirty thousand bush
els. He might, with just as much
consistency, be denied transportation
tor himself because his coat was toe
short in the sleeves.
So, the saltwater concern is dictat
ing to the people Of Minnesota through
their representative in the guberna
torial chair as to what shall be done
in reference to the rebuilding Of thu
structure lately destroyed by fire
Rumor hath it that the concern was
not overly respectful in their mahnt F
or in the choice of words in making
the demand. To be sure, the power
they hold over the State Of Minnesot;
is unlimited, and they doubtless fee
fully competent to enforce any de
mand it may suit them to make, still
there is faint hope in the hearts o
the people, whom Governor Hubbard
came very near not representing, tha
he will display some Of the qualities
which endeared him to Minnesota il
years gone by, when his courage wa
one OF his many good qualities. Th,