The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1885-02-05
Mr.. Stebbins and Passes.

Mrs SCeDDlnS ana PaSSeS.
The other day we copied an item
from the Teller. showing that MIR.
Stebbihs was riding about the coun-
try on private business, using passes,
which was answered, not in THE
TIMES, where it belonged, nor not
by Mr.. s. but by Capt. Wilcox, in
part. as follows:
To the Editor of the Gaxette-sir: In Tur
TIMES OF Jan. sis an article copied from thu
Teller with editorial comments. The Teller man
thinks he has q huge joke upon the Richland
the joke, however, Is lost in the fact that there
Is not enough truth in the article to season II,
The comments Of THE TIMES are Ms false "a the
artcle IN the Teller. wasa passenger in the
car with Mr.. Stebbins ut the time referred to by
the Teller, and In conversation with him when
the conductor collected fare. Mr.. Stebbins
banded him what supposed to be his pass in
hs .rs in any etssr man ss would
banded 1t back without word or smile, and MIR
Stebblns and myself continued our Conversation.
Tne Ieiisr says that the farmers "were deter
over railroads with pas ses that he ust nett her
give nor accept favors at the company's ha nds',
Nov how does the Teller man know that! The
farmers said nothing of the kind; lething that
could be tortured into any such Interpretation.
80 bis next assertion that upon this platform
the candidates made the nght and we're elected"
IN az i"ise 40 the rest Of his article. THE TtNrts
9ays: n,s:,. nhe @ farmers resolutions, passed a,
Dwisht IN their convention last fall treated
wholly with railroad nonopolies, and Mr.. stel,-
o,ns won the race wholly on the ground Of anti.
railroad monopoly"
>, Now The TIMES knows this to be all falsa,
ont as the editor has persistently maligncd ami
mlsrepresented the farmers association from
the start we can expect nothing more from THr.
TIMES 'A
In answer to above, in part, The
Teller says:
Now We do not know Mr.. Wilcox ulless ne is
Mr.. Ella Wheeler Wilcox and IL so we do NOT
blame him for lying. But Mr.. Wilcox was not
on the train spoken Of. his statement in the Ga
Stebbins west throug gh the movements as de.
scrIDed IN the Teller, and this church organ will
not lie-even for its friends! MIR. Stebbi.s has n
perfect right to ride on pass, but when he
appear that he il an injured party when q news
paper show. that he simply imposed upon the
ereduility Of the people who elected him.
Here are our comments in full
the Captain declares to be so false:
The farmers resolutions passed at Dwight IN
their convention last fall treated wholly with
railroad monopolies. And Mr.. Stebbins won
tho race wholly on tho ground of anti-rairoad
monopoly. Now the question comes up. can
representative Of the people, who has his milea &c
toAnd from tho legislative meeting paid by the
people, accept passes from railroads which he
uses at all times during the two years term act
Juss precisely toward the railroads and the poo
pie In his public duties as he would tio did he
no. accept the passes? This would be-, psrhaps.
pretty good time for the hon gentleman to
al Mr. Rfok
There is nothing untruthful, dis
courteous Or ihopportune in our re-
marks touching the Teller item.
Much less that should throw our
friend, the captain, into such a
state of hostility toward US and
have him "go off, III statements
that we are untruthful, In fact, gem
orally false toward the farmers
movement.
And here are the resolutions
passed last fall:
Whereas, we, The farmers of Richland county
have organized for mutual protection Sgainst
railroad, elevator and other m on nopolles and
official corruption in the administrator Of
county affairs, "a.
And, whereas. we have met in conyeasion to
nominate men to tll our county offices and to
express our preference fer members Of the legs-
lature, therefore be it tx
Resolved. First, that we only desire to have
honest and capable men In Office and believe
that we have made selection Of only such men to
be voted for Vt the election IN November.
And Resolved, Second: That we will surely
support the men We have nominated, and call
upon all farmers in the county to also give them
their hearty support.
And Resolved, Third: That in all legislative
measures which may be proposed for the pur-
pose ot protecting our interects and preventing
oppression by the monopolies aforesaid we are
oppo$eato anything likevindictive assures and
only favor such measures as will be just aud
honest as between our interests and tho inter-
ests OF capital invested in railroads. eIeya-
tors, &c.
SAML TAYLOR,
L T SouLE.
J. u. WILCOX
i Thus, it will be seen that in the
beginning of the preamble and the
last of the resolutions. the conven-
tion dealt with monopolies, making
casual mention Of nominations for
county offices. Any one at all fa-
mlliar with the character of talk in
the various meetings Of the alliance,
knows that great stress was put up
on legislative matters, this is per
fectly patent to everybody, in fact
is an important factor in the insti-
tuition. But then the resolutions are
hardly in keeping with the general
fusilade: kept up by the would he al
liancers and hangers-on, and where
they do digress from lnonopolies, do
so to bind united action In support
of their county nominations. But
was this, even, carried out :?
The captain further says:
EVERYBODY, including tho Teller and the Times
knsws that our legislators are paid barely
enough to meet their expenses; also that railroad
passes are = courtesy extended to them all over
the Union, by the roads they must use in going to
and flom the capital and Their homes, Nobody
M n nm cnvpu CIV.