St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-19
Ex-senator Stevenson Pours
Hot Shot Into the
Governor.
He and the Pioneer Press
Are the Causes of the AL
lance Movement.
Collector Marcus johnson
Working With the Voters
OF Kandiyolll.
More Republican Roorbacks
Nailed in Their In
fancy.

Hon. Halxor Steenerson of Creokston, who
mas been spending several days in ST. Pau
In the trial of several cases in the dIstrie
court WAS found at the Merchants last even
ing carefully reading a copy of Gov Mer
Rams speech delivered before the Farmers
Alliance last March, which has been strewr
over the state SO lavishly during the pas
few weeks. A sarcastic smile crept over Mr.
Steenersens bland countenance when The
reporter asked him the causes and the extent
OF the Farmers Alliance movement in his
section of the state.
You ask what are the causes ard what il
the extent of the Alliance movement in
Northwestern Minnesota, said Mr.. Steiner
son. We'll, in my opinion. the writings OF
the editor OF the Pioneer Press and the
speeches of Gov. Merriam are the chief
causes. You'see when Republicans surren
der their position on the tariff question to
the Democrats the main issue is gone and q
party without an ISSUE as the Republican
party of Minnesota, as its principles are ex.
pounded by Its standard-bearer the governor
port. Add to this the fact that the
Fifth congressional district convent. n de-
clared for Il tariff for revenue only, and
the surrender is complete. In his speech be-
fore the Farmers Alliance meeting March
4th last, Gov. Merriam in vivid language pic
tured the depressed condition of the agricult-
ural industries, and suggested remedies
therefor, not SO much reduction of rail
road and warehouse charges; for these, as he
claimed, had been greatly lowered. but a re-
duction i'll the expense of production and a
notification of all laws OF the National gov
eminent levying duties upon articles of food
and the staple articles of consumption by
the farmer.
TO use his own language, said the brill
liant Crookston attorney, turning to his copy
Of the governor speech.
The tax levied upon articles of food of va
nous Kinds, as we'll as upon many staples of
common requirement. is q burden upon
every farmer of the state. and the laws gov
erning these levies should be changed or null.
lifted at the earliest practical moment
In regard to reduction of the expense of
production he said: ''On the large farms
where machinery is applied to agriculture to
such an extent as to reduce the cost of man
ual labor TO minimum the annual profit of
one mans labor. working to best advantage.
is understood to be now equal to the preduc-
ton of 3, 59' bushels of wheat
In the great flour mills a Minneapolis the
labor OF another one man for a year, under
similar conditions as regards machinery. is
I'D like manner equivalent to the conversion
OF this unit Of 800 bushels of wheat into
1000 barrels of Hour. with saving of 800
for seed purposes: and although the condi-
lions for analysis of the next stepin the way
of results Is more difficult, 1T is certain that
the year Siabor of say two men employed in
railroad transportation is required to put
this L. 90 barrels OF flour on dock in New
York ready for expectation, and the addition
OF a fraction of cent per pound will further
transport and deliver 1t atalmost any port i'll
Europe"
This MEANS he went on to say, s'that If
farmer does not produce so 10 bushels OF
wheat for every man employed. it is his own
faulty management tlat is TO blame! 1t
means, further that the governor thinks
taking the relative capital invested in each
industry to be equal, that fair distribution
OF the proceeds of a bushel of wheat VIII ich
sells in New York for 81 would pc to give
the farmer one-t bird, or S3ls cents, and the
railroads which carried it there the other
two thirds or 66sS cents. If the wheat
was manufactured into flour The proper
division of the proceeds, according
TO Governor Merriam, would be 10
give the miller and farmer each one
fourth and the railroads the other half No
wonder that the Alliance then and there de-
termined to look for relief in other directions
than by leaving the government in the hands
of the present executive. No wonder
they organized separate party.
Can you blame them? The governor in his
speeches on the STUMP emphasizes these
views. tor he insists that all the evils of
which the farmers complain have ALREADY
been remedied. III there is nothing to be
done in this direction is there any necessity
for new partyg" he asks. Certainly not
He should be admired for asking this eues-
ton ia such a candid manner But what the
that he can do or will do for them. what does
he want to be governor again fer?''
Congressman Nelson has at last come
out for Gov. Merriam" said the reporter
rs not this rather unexpected move on his
part
Il notice that Hon. Knute Nelson said in
has speech at GIenwood.' answered Mr.
STEVENSON, THAT he is convinced that the
best place to accomplish the reforms de-
sired by the farmer is in the ranks of the Re-
publican party, and that he advises them
to vote for Gov. Merriam. But ] want to
say right here that / don't believe the
farmers OF the state can agree with him. nor
viii they follow his advice. / am a protec-
ZIONIST in principle. and although the pres
ent ia riff law may not be what we want. the
principle cannot be abandoned, so far as
tariff reform is concerned.
am convinced that it should be and will
be accomplished on the line of protection to
American industries by the Republican
party, but, so far as the reforms which the
farmers of Minnesota most desire are con-
cerned, they cannot be accomplished except
Dy the election of the Alliance ticket"
How large vote will the Alliance candi-
date poll in the Fifth district?'' asked the re-
porter.
Il am satisfied that Mr. Owen will carry
the Fifth district, was the answer; but
believe Mr., Comstock will run ahead of Mer-
riam."
The coming week will be a busy one in pol-
1tlcs There vii. be mass meetings galore IN
ail parts OF the state. Among the Democrat
&c orators who Will be heard are the follow
ing, with their places OF speaking:
Hon. o. NJ. Hall will open the week at
Farlbault on Monday evening with Judge E.
L. Wilder, of Red Wing; on Tuesday he will
be at Waiertown with Hon. C. F. Buck Dur
Ing the balance of the week he viii follow
this programme: New London Oct %;
Meeker county. Oct. %; Litchfeld Oct ID;
Willmar, Oct. rs; and on the 31st he will
speak at Hastings with Hon. Dan W. Lawler,
of this city.
Mayor c. F. Buck, of winona, is booked
for La Crescent on Oct. 25, MilYille Oct. %
and Mazeppa Oct. %.
Patrick Fitzpatrick will be at Elgin Oct 90
Zumbro Fails Oct. 30 and Minnesota Oct 81.
Cy Wellington. the celebrated attorney,
will answer Senator Davis late Mime apolls
speech in the Mill City on Wednesday even
ing.
Ex-senator M S. wilkinson viii address
the voters OF Houston county at Caledonia.
on Thursday evening, Oct. 80
Hon. John l.. Townley, of st. Paul will be
at Kasson, Oct. %; at Cnatfield, Oct. p, and
at Winona, Oct. "a.
BY request of the Young Mems Democratic
Club OF New Tim, Louis Stern, associate
editor Of the VolkszeiJung. viii address the
voters Of Brown county, at New Ulm, to-
morrow tMonday) evening.
In last evening" issue of the organ of the
Ramsey county Republican COMMITTEES there
tigation into the affair in the Third pre-
elncs OF the Sixth ward reveals the fact
that there is something rotten in Denmark
This is undoubtedly true, put, unforrun-
ately for the Republican tricksters, they and
not the Democrats are responsible for this.
The Prohibition county committee an
neunce the following meetings:
Monday evening Oct 20. at Relief hall.
141 East Ninth street. There will be adj
dressed b y Rev. W. W. Satterlee ana others.
Tuesday evening, Oct. 81, at Odd Fellows
hail, Hamline, TO be addressed by Frederick
A. Pike, Rev. Father keene, of st. Thomas,
seminary, and others. There will be music
and singing by the Prohibition Glee club.
Collector Marcus johnson and State Weigh
master Reese put in last week riding from
one end of Kandiyohi county TO the other.
whipping the voters of CERTAIN towns into
line, and putting out the needful in order 10
win the more determined grangcrs back to
the g. o. P. Their reception in certain quar-
tiers was anything but fiattering, and. unless
all signs fail, old Kandiyohi will give the
present stale administration very black eye
on election day.
Under any other. than a Republican ma