Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-22

In the contest for. tl1e senatorship
inthis district come wrong but not
;unexpected arguments are being
brought against Nj Buc klnan by the
Democrats. &c 10 recited hrst that
this part Of the state iss1anguishing III
prosperity by reason 81 railroad dis
:criminations, that the menopolics so
manipulate their power IS to make
manufacturing Of eveFy kind nnpro-
.fta'.le here, and that farmers suffered
equally severe from the same cause.
Then it was urged that the voters
should support Mr.. Geissel and oppose
Mr.. Buck man in order that these al
legged conditions might be changed. It
was assumed without question by the
Democratic speaker that Bucknun was
interested IN holding back the develop
ment OF this locality and that lie
would work for that end. We wish to
call the attention Of the people of this
district the lack of truth in sneh
charges and the lack of good.reasdEing
in any effort to show that cur. senator's
is*terests or inclinations were ,in the
direction claimed by his opponents.
it was claimed that owing to this rail
road discrimination capitol could not
be induced to build nlanufactories at
Brainerd, Little Falls, Motley, Sank
Rapids and other points possessed Of
good water pc wers, and that Buchanan
Was friendsof these monopolies. He
was also, they stated, a friend Of any
monopoly that would hurt the farn,ers
Fly working on the prejudices of ar
unthinking audience it might be pos
sible to make some people believe
their assertion, but no person who
carefully weighs what he hears 'coulc
| come to any conclusion but that The
speakers we're false in facts and false
in conclusions. But granting, for the
sake Of the argument, the truth o
! their statements as to the condition.
of the various local industries and the
| causes, wouid it not make Mr.. Buck
man one Of their strongest allies in I
| fight to correct the evils and improve
the condition Of ofuirs? From pure
Iy selfish standpoint it certainly would
All Of Mr.. Buckman's property con
sists of saw mill at Sank Rapids,
large amount Of standing pine in til,
eastern part Of this county and in the
northern part Of the state which h,
proposes to cut and drive to his mil
to manufacture, large farm in Buck
man town, this county, with nearl.
1000 acres Of land yearly seeded tx
grain, and stocked with over 100 hea,
of cattle, also small amount Of village
property in Sank Rapids. The lum
Der which he will manufacture mus
! most Of it he shipped to other mar
! ke:s. His wheat must be SHIPPED tn
same rs any other farmers. His bust
ness property depends entirely 'apo1
the chance his lumber and wheat liza
to compete with outside markets, an
the advantage to which it can be Snip
ed. He is under no obligations to an.
railroad company, and has not5for tn
past year done cents business witt
any railroad corporation. Now tax
the above facts, and how can any on
honestly claim that he would be op
i posed to m easures to benefit mannfac
tories and farming in this section Q
the state? His success in all of his Ell
terprises must be accomplished unde
conditions that would enable all othe
manufacturers and farmers to alse
4 prosper. No man in his position woul
be SO foolish as to favor,a policy tina
would bankrupt him. Yet Demecra
tic orators wildly assert that he is
4 monopoly candidate, It is cry will
no foundation in fact or reason, an
is always raised by desperate dems
! gogncs. Senator Buckman's oficia
and private record repute the Tie, ant
his defamers will learn from the bal
lots that their talk will not be take
for proof, OF unfounded charges hu,
the, standing of man Of his characte1
! A firm friend Of every interest that i
best for Morrison county, our citizen
will show their appreciate on of him O.
ele ction day.