St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-14
A Correspondent Who Makes
a Survey Of the Political
Field in Dakota.
He Believes the People Are
Ready to Break Away
From the Old Parties.
They Are Ripe, He Thinks, to
Embrace the Farmers
Alliance Principles.
The Farmers Heartily Indorse
the Sentiments Of CleVe-
land on the Tariff.
Special letter to the Globe.

Special letter to the Globe.
CROW LAKE, OAK, Jan. 13.-If one
should, at the present time, take a trip
through Dakota he would become very
much interested in the fact that ma
more fully by all classes than in any
agricultural district in the West, not
withstanding the fact that we, as peo-
pie, are not recognized as being at all
interested in such questions. There are
a few Stalwart Democrats that are salts
fed that Cleveland will be reelected,
but the masses throw up their hats at
the recent admission of Blaine
anxious to lead the Republican
party to defeat. From the present feel
ings, if Dakota were admitted Blaine
would readily carry very heavy ma
jOrity vote; but there are some cOnser-
vative Republicans-those who are
anxious for a change in the administra-
tiOn-whO favor the admission of Da-
kOta, either divided or as whole. and
are deeply interested in the welfare OF
the cOuntry-that )ok with alarm at the
present course of the political tricksters
of that party to fOist and force upon
the people man who is
OBNOXIOUS TO THE BETTER CLASSES.
and one who will surely defeat the
party in its honest endeayOrs for re-
form, even If it were possible that he
could be elected. While many are I'M
willing to admit that any good can come
from the Democratic party, it is an evil
dent fact that Cleveland's message, in
its most important features, breathes the
very principles advocated by our agri-
cultural distress; while Blaine, on the
nNh 4L,re ,<<N%I H.
great syndicateS and trusts the farmers
of the West are so anxious to overcome.
Read Cleveland's message and compare
with it the resolutions passed few days
since at Huron, when $50 representative
farmers from all parts of DakOta-dele-
gates to the Dakota Territorial FARM
erS' Alliance-were in session. The
principles expressed in the one are the
same as those advocated by the other;
and yet, without doubt, three-fOurths Of
the men in that convention
VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
However, it was evident that a very
large sprinkling at least are looking at
something besides the headline of their
ticket. We begin to see the necessity
of more able leaders through our great
instructors, the daily press of Dakota.
We pick up our dailieS, which show
cOmmendable enterprise in the matter
of home news gathering; but, glancing
at their editorials, we find a mere re-
hash-chOpped extracts with credit
from the large, able Eastern press, and
we are unable to gain any information
of real value to us, as producers, on the
great questions of life or death to this
country. The party press have moth
ing to suggest as to the financial better
ment of this country; but don't go
back on your party" rings in our ears,
from early dawn till the crows go
home" We are anxious for reduction
in the tariff on many articles; its total
humiliation on everything but whisky
that is controlled by a syndicate or
trust; government control of all tele-
graph lines and railroads; the strict en-
fOrcement of air laws on the statute
books. And yet, on many of these
questions,
The question then arises, Where
shall we flee?'
Watch carefully the acts of congress,
now in session; read, decide in your
own minds as to the ACCESSIBILITY of re-
manning with your old party, espOusing
the cause of the other, or, falling to
gain recognition by either, prepare to
vote in the interest of the great ma
jOrity, the agrlculturists.
The legislature of Dakota last winter
repealed the penal clause of the usuTy
law, and notes drawing per cent
month, which fell due on the first of the
present month, it is said cannot be eX-
tended without paying per cent per
month. And yet when the time comes
next fall for electing members of the
legislature, you ''should vote with your
party" What matters it if the candi-
date is owned body and soul by the
banking interests-"vote your party
ticket and cut your own throat"
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