St. Paul daily globe., 1886-10-30
TO THE FARMERS.

The campaign is virtually over. The col
uulns for the final struggle are being formed.
The command fall in. fall in," is ringing
along the line. But before the bugle souLds
+he last charge the GLOBE desires to speak
a few words TO the farmers Of Minnesota.
You are not to be disinterested spectators
of next Tuesdays great battle.
4 Governor is to be elected, who will
have the appointment OF the warehouse and
railway commission. He will have the
mower TO veto any bill that may be passed
by the legislature.
\ lieutenant governor is to be elected,
who will preside over the state senate, ana
who will have the appointment OF all COM
mittees in the upper branch of the leglsla-
tuTe.
An auditor and state treasurer are to be
elected, who will have the control OF the
taxes you pay into the public treasury.
An attorney general is to be elected who
will construe the laws passed by the legis-
ture.
a legislature is to be elected which will
have the power to grant you relief or 10
make your burdens more onerous.
4 United States senator is to be chosen
by the next legislature, and five members
of congress are to be elected next Tuesday
who will have votes and influence in shap-
ing national legislation either in your in
terest or against it.
In view of all these facts, can you afford
to be Indifferent to. the results OF next
Tuesdays election. Is not your place in
the ranks? And on which side will you
array yourselves? These are questions
YOU must determine for yourselves, but
they must be settled promptly. 1t will be
too late after Tuesday to give them con-
sideration. We propose to present few
reasons why you should support the Demo
cratic ticket.
McGILL was nominated by the influence
of the wheat rings. He is the candidate OF
the monopolists.
The entire Republican ticket is essen
TALLY the representative of the men and
corporations who practically monopolize
the business interests of the whole COM
munity.
The Democratic ticket represents the
cause of labor and the cause of the pro-
ducer.
The entire Democratic ticket is anti
menopolistic.
Your choice is between the two tickets.
If you are tired of working your own
farm on shares and letting the corpora
tions take the lions share, you will. vote the
Democratic ticket.
If you are tired of having your grain,
beef and pork reduced one-half in price in
order that the corporations may pay full
dividends on watered stocks and fraudulent
bonds, you will vote the Democratic ticket.
If you believe that the four billions OF
watered stock and bonds is honest property
and deserves the protection of legislation,
you will vote the r Republican ticket.
If you believe it is right to tax the pro-
duct of the Western farm to enrich th e
Eastern manufacturer. you will vote the
Republican ticket.
These are the issues involved in next
Tuesdays contest, and it is for you farmers
of Minnesota to determine on which side
wou will stand. If you support the party
that is pledged to give you relief, you will
realize your hopes. If you, through blinded
partisan zeal, continue to vote for the party
of monopoly. the party that advocates a
protective tariff. the party that is controlled
by rings and corporations, the party that
proposes to debauch the state election by
the use of JAY GoULD's money, then you
will not be entitled to sympathy because of
the distresses which your own partisan folly
will bring upon you.
Be wise, be independent, assert your
manhood and. farmers of Minnesota, the
day of your redemption will come next
Tuesday.