Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-08
Dakota Farmers.

The farmers mas, convention recently
held at Fargo, recommended the formation
OF farmers county alliances and the build
ing of farm storage elevators, which .hey
claim will save the farmers from 16 to 20
cents per bushel. In addition to these
recommendations the convention adopted
these resolutions: That in our Judgment it
is the duty of congress to appoint a special
committee OF investigation. with full
powers to compel any and all persons with
books, papers. etc, to appear before them.
who are in any way officially connected
with this formation or direction of any
trust or combination whatsoever that has
for it's object the increasing of price Of any
article of commerce or trade above the
price of the same with open competition in
a free market. or by any combination
whatsoever to decrease the market value Of
any article of farm produce below the price
paid for the same in the open markets of
thu world. That when it is clearly proven
that such trusts exist it should be the duty
Of congress, if a tariff tax protects the
manufacture of su:h articles, to put the
same on the free list. That the Territorial
Farmers Alliance of Dakota, an organiza-
, which las for it's objects the upbuilding,
the interests of the farmers. whether terri
torial or national. at least is entitled to onr
thanks for the determined efforts it is maxi
ing in battling against monopoly and
trusts that have for their objects the de-
struction of free competition and free
market That it is the duty of az farmers
to unite with and help support the organi-
cation known as the farmers alliance.
Prohibition in the Territory.
In summing up the merits and dement's
of the prohibition movement in some parts
of Dakota, the Grand Forks Pioindealc,
says:
| county, ut least, is now admit on all sides
| The next question is, what shall do with it
1t has cost Grand Forks county and city $1,000
| to determine that prohibition did not. prohibit
| 1t will cost in excess of $4,000 every year thai
the experiment is continued. Arc the xpay
ers OF the city aud county willing to continue tt
| squender this amount of money to 10 end plC
| to no purpose? We believe not. Having salts
fed themselves at princcy price, that tht
prohibition god meant, in fact. free whisky
they will discard it with surprising unanimity
| The devil has invariably taken the third trick
and being euchred is chestnut we are anxious
to get rid of. At least such are the views ex
pressed by many who lnbored Zenously i'll the
prohibition cause last fall. Only few days age
II lady If our city who demonstrated her en-
| thuslasm for prohibition last fall during the EN-
tire election day from tho opening to the Clos
ing of the polls, was heard to remark that she
did not think it could possibly result in allow
| ing tho saloons to ram wide open Her loyalty
| othc instinct that prompted her enthusiasm
| will perhaps never wnver. but she will perhap:
never advocate again prohibition for Crane
| Forks county. There is one factor, however, il
| the liquor question OH which there must be M
doubt. If prohibition be repealed at the ccm
ing election we must have high license, and By
high license mean the maximum limit
| Sl.OM The saloon keepers must make NJ
their minds to accept hish license as set lee
fact, and every disposition shown OH their part
| to asitate as ainst high license will surely reac
| to their own detriment.