The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-25

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this eountry In the future
This 5eauctien In the number Of employees In
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publication Of Ct. Paul, about that time CON.
tanned : report from the Railway Employees
showing about 1870 less men employed on i've
railroads In Minnesote in January, 1855. than In
January. 1887. You know the causes. Crops
that what WAS raised did not move. Stock was
not being shipped for 2 like reason. The nm.
precented winter WA the cause Of . decrease Of
almost one-half Of the coal tonnage. All these
and other causes combined. to reduce railway
business. Nov, however, the reverse 10 true.
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Summing up this subject then. for Iowa We
but no reduction on the general railway incorne,.
considering the equitable distribution that has
been brought about by breaking down the local
We have then also !. The helping Of our man.
ufacturing interests in enabling them to dis.
tribute thoir products and to get in their fuel
3. Our large jobbing interests are encouraged
to reach Iowa merchants ct reasonable rates
ana f fo~a snec Tasn Cni snS bu,,asr. ara .noor~.
aged to reach out for ell kinds Of building mate.
rial by reasonable ratcs. thus facilitating mat
qusrrfcs, brick and lime and other interests.
4. Our farmers are encouraged in their oh.
tanning reasonable rates on lumber, material
which may enter into any building they may
desire TO construct. such as lime, stone, and ali
materials which. they might need. They have
already received benefit by tho advantages in
shipping grain and stock out of this State to the
ScobOard and the rivers, and thus escaping Chi.
csgo tolls u Chicago schemers.
. 3; The s railway companies al, themselves. and
benefited by the requirement Of stability Of
rates, so that business men can buy with GER
tainty, realizing that there will be no violent
/ disturba: :cs Of rates to give their competitors
an und,;S advantage, or to depreciate their
gcods. Here is also thoroughly demonstrated
been the worst Of evils the public and the rail
way companies themselves have had to contend
Q. A better understanding is being arrived at
between the railroads and the people. Com
plains are becoming less frequent. Railway
companies consult Will, the Commisslonsrs
arc accepting suggestions from the railway
commissions, and . general better feeling be-
tween the commissioners and the railway com.
panteat Is growing up.
NATIONAL TOPICS.
This being a campaign involving State issues,
on National issues, except that In what we
shall endeayor to say we may be impressed with
the Importance OF retaining our Republican
gratulate ourselves for many reasons on the
restoration to control in National affairs of the
Re p a. Ics /, party y and = its principles:
the Democratic party wherein 1t resolves In the
interest of the soldiers. 1t fourishes q lengthy
for the rights Of the soldier in order to be es sbiss
to say at the conclusion of that resolution. that
this administration had disgraced itself, and
because 1t had decided that the dishonOrable
discharge of q soldier was no bar to q pension.
This RESOLUTION was trumned up to deceive
beginning to end.
The administration has never decided that a
dishonorably discharged soldier was entitled to
9 pension without qualification. 1t has hold,
however, that where a man has rendered good
service to his country as q soldier, andby some
discharged, and the circumstances are mitigat-
Ing In their nature, that then he shall not, IL
disabled when he was honorably serving his
country, be deprived OF a pension. This is no
more than fati to tho man. The discharge un-
der the strict rules of war is q lasting punish-
ment. and that may have been for some dishon-
treason aud rebellion ought never to refuse to
grant a maj a pension for disability incurred
in her service.
OF course, We know that the late Democratic
administration, and we may infer any that
might follow, would never give a soldier a PEN
sion WIG had been injured In his country's ser
vice II there could be any reason trumped up for
not doing SO. II the mockery of the Democratic
convention wants to DO fully understood in re-
solving for Union soldiers, let US look at the last
national administration. It was fully shown by
that administration that 1t despised The soldier:
it WAS fully shown that the head of that admin.
istration and all the advisers had no sympathy
for the soldier. Look at the countless vetoes to
the poor widows and decrepit soldiers special
cases. Hundreds of as meritorious cases o. tho
The most rigid technicalities were brought up
and made grounds why this and that case should
be vetoed. Look ct the Democratic speeches In
regard to the soldiers in the lower house Of
Congress- in recent years. Consider the veto of
the pension bill, which, II now a law, would do
eminent justice to disabled soldiers-the 80.
inc that veto. soldiers of Iowa, and it will arouse
all the indignation OF your loyal and patriotic
mtnlstrntion and the national Democratic poll.
cy, which. are not I'm sympathy with the mon
who put WI treason and rebellion. That veto
incubation Of the mass Of the Democratic party
OF the United States; and that party is no more
In syinp gsa1 With ,Sal the soldiers to-day than It
But there is q national administration in
authority which is in sympathy with the SOL
der; and the only danger, soldier boys of Iowa.
that you will not have your just claims regard
ed will be the lack of a large enough Republican
majority in the lower house of Congress. Tho
the greater portion Of Democrats in Congress-
will not give to you what you merit, IL they can
prevent It. This spirit l do not attribute to all
y 40 httI1DuttDl6 10 Jus BE6aG0f
number Of those now in the lower house Of
Congress.
When I read one of these Democratic conyen-
ton resolutions expressing such great sympathy
for the soldiers, l am reminded Of q few things
which took place in Democratic conventions
while the boys in blue were at the front fighting
rebels. I am reminded of declarations which
said that the war was q failure, and the soldiers
were Lincoln hirelings, and l am tempted to
say, This people draweth nigh unto us with the
mouth, and honoreth US with the lips, but their
hearts are far from u.s."
The record Of the Republican party on the
question. OF destroying the nefarious combine
lions aud trusts is we'll established. Iowa has
SO for as State legislation can reach the matter,
and We have probably done all that can DO done.
National legislation must tako up aud solve
this greatproblem. Some of the leading NOR Of
our national Congress- have already undertaken
to formulate legislation on this question. All
the people are OF enc accord that stringent ma
ttonal legislation must he provided against
these combines and trusts, conspiracies de.
signed to limit tho production Of the necessa-
rteS OF life, interfere with individual competi.
ttou and the natural laws of trade, and do many
OF those selfish things which would break down
and drive all individuality in commercial, man
country.
The Republican national platform of 1883
pledged the party to legislation on this ques-
shall and never will flourish in this great coun.
try. They have their birth and origin in the
free trade Countries Of Europe, and especially
England. These trusts and combines are In no
way related to our o-called American system Of
protective tariff and the tariff ia In no way re.