New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-27

NeUs should forever set at rest the story
that Hon. A. r. McGill is the candidate
of the Minneapolis wheat ring
In view of the allegations that A. R.
McGill is the candidate of certain indi-
viduals, corporations and rings, which
allegations have been widely published
both in republican and democratic
newspapers throughout the state, the
editor of sthe News thought it due to
Mr.. McGill and to the people in this
section that they should have an au-
thoritative statement of Mr.. McGill' s
I position with regard to those questions
which are at present uppermost in the
minds of men and which are believed
to affect most intimately the interests
of the people at large, and accordingly
requested Mr.. McGill while in Moor
head on Thursday to submit to an in
terview with what metropolitan journ-
ais cali a country newspaper editor.
Mr.. McGill. who is sensible man and
a liberal minded one and also recogni-
xes the value Of the newspaper in not
only moulding public opinion, but in
correcting false impressions that have
been made by interested parties, kindly
and willingly consented 10 an inter-
view, which resulted briefly stated, as
follows
/ @. ''Mr. McGill are you especially
indebted to MIR. Pillsbury, Mr.. Fletcher,
MIR. Langdon. the Millers association,
the so called wheat ring or any ring or
corporation whatever, for your nomina-
them or the ruling power Of any corpo-
ration in this state have undue infu.
ence with you in the event of your cleo
ton as governor to take executive act
ion that will insure to their benefit, and
against the good of other interests and
more especially the people at large ?'
Ans. ''lhe gentlemen you mention
have been personally acquainted with
for long time and they are my per-
sonal friends, but there is not nearly as
much reason in fact for saying that
am their candidate or the candidate OF
the corporations you mention as | am
the candidate of the farmers. You take
the Second congressional district COM
posing the counties OF Blue Earth,
Brown, Cottonwood, Faribau]t, Jack.
son, LeSeuer, Lincoln, Lac-qui-parle,
Lyon, Martin. Murray, Nicollet, Mob.
les, Pipe Stone, Redwood, Rock, Sib'
ley, Watonwan, Waseca and Yellow
Medicine, a distinctly agricultural reg.
ion of country, and where the people
know me, which district had repre-.
sentation of 20 delegates in the state
convention, and all OF them voted fo1
me on all the ballots except the from
| Waseca county. No sir, ii am elected
neither MIR. Pillsbury nor MIR. Fletcher
nor MIR. Langdon, will have more intlu'
ence with me than he is entitled to, and
while [ do not believe either of them
would make wrong request of me, il
they should do so l know what is right,
and my only ambition is to make q good
governor for all the people. l have
views of my own with regard to rail.
roads and the grain business, and while
under the legislation of 1885 large
saving has been made to the people in
cost OF freight which amounts to several
millions a year, there is room for more.
In the first legislation of this state re.
lating to the regulation of railroads in
1870, when 80 per cent of the lawyers
of the state were Of opinion that it was
unconstitutional to legislate in the pre-
misses I was with Governor Austin on
the opposite side of the question. You
will recollect bill was passed appoint.
ing board Of three commissioners, the
roads brought suit, the state was made
a party, the decision Of the supreme
court was against the roads and in ia.
vor Of the principle of the state con.
trolling the railroads. Toe case was
appealed to the u. S. supreme court,
and there the principle commended fol
was affirmed. The law was afterwards
repealed, but you will find thatI have
always been on the side OF the question
that the people through their state gov.
eminent have the power to, control and
regulate railroads within It's territory
i @. ..Mr. McGill are you wealthy
man, and are your sympathies with the
rich capitalists and corporations and
against the farmers, mechanics and la.
borers %
i Ans. Il am poor man and have al-
ways had to work for my living. 4 was
brought up on farm and know BY ex-
i perience what hard time farmers have