Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-05-14
All About HixSon.

All About Hixson.
The Ortonville Herald Star, in classify
ing the newspapers of this senatorial
district as to how they stand in regard
to the reelection of Senator Hixson,
puts down the MORRIS TRIBUNE and the
Hancock Olive Baanch as supporting
that gentleman. The Olive Branch died
some time since, and whether or not it is
supporting Hixson in the locality where
all good newspapers go, we cannot say.
But as for the TRIBUNE, it is not sup
porting any one for senator just now.
We would remark right here, however,
so that there need be no mistake about
it. that the TRIBUNE will support the
gentleman for state senator whom the
Republicans of this district in their wis
dom select as their candidate, let that
man be D. w. Hixson or some other man.
We believe that the Republicans of this
district will have the good sense to select
men to represent the district in the legis-
lature who are fully identified with the
agricultural interests of the great state
of Minnesota. And further, We hope to
see men selected as our legislative repre-
sentatives who are not only in sympathy
with our agricultural interests, but who
actually belong to that great class of
producers whose calling was made hon
orable at the time the Supreme Architect
of the universe started Adam and Eve
in farming operations In the Garden of
Eden. We have plenty of such men,
and they are the ones we should select.
As to Senator Hixson, we are free to
admit that we have been a good deal of
q Hixson man. We were introduced to
the senator nearly two years ago, at the
Metropolitan hotel in this city. At that
time Hixson was labering with quite a
number of people to convince them that
the farmers of this section were on the
verge of ruin; that their farms We're
largely mortgaged, and few, if any,
would ever be able to redeem them; that
that the great causes of the sad condi-
ton of our farmers were the exorbitant
rates of Interest they were paying; the
robbery of the railroads in charging such
high rates for transportation and often
receiving certain amount of grain for
shipment and then making return Of a
less amount when delivered; that the
government was doing great injustice
to actual settlers by making such extern
sive land grants to railroads, ETC., etc.
Of course, after listening to such talk,
we very naturally said to ourself, There
is q friend of the farmers" and we being
directly interested in farming operations,
became friend of Hixson.
During the last session of the legisla-
ture we did not pay any special atten-
ton to Hixsons course in that body, tax
ing it for granted that, after hearing him
at the Metropolitan, that he was ''all
right" in regard to the interests of the
farmers. But of late, as there has been
considerable SAID in relation to the SEN
ator's action in the senate at its last ses-
sion, we have been examining the senate
journal, and we must say that we are
greatly surprised at many of his votes in
that body. For instance we find that he
voted against the bill introduced in the
house by COL Brush, of Wilkin county,
relative to compelling railroads to de-
liver the same amount of grain as re-
ceived. 81. F. No. 9781.
He also voted against the bill reducing
the rate of interest Fl. F. No. 7O].
He voted against the the Scheffer Beef
Inspection bill. S. F. 4041.
He voted for the Duluth and Winnie
peg Land Grant bill; or, as it was styled
by many, the Duluth and Winnipeg
Land Grant Steal" Fl. F. 572. See
journal, pages GOT and 50S].
He also voted for Minneapolis Park
bill, the history of which will be given
at some future time. LII. F. 452]
OF the bills referred to above which
were in the interest of the farmers Sena-
tor Hixson voted against, and those OPP
posed to their Interests he voted for.
Now, then, being interested as we are
in farming, we do not feel like being
very enthusiastic for the re nomination
OF senator Hixson and are not support
ing HIM for senator; and we cannot see
how our Alliance friends can desire to
see him again sent to the senate. II
Senator Hixson can give satisfactory
explanation of his votes on the above
bills, and the Republicans of the district
deem it best to re-nominate him, then, as
we said above, we will support him to
the best our ability. But as things now
look we wish to be counted as against
him.