St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-17
A FAIR SAMPLE.

IT the st. Paul GLOBE is sincere III desiring
to see the farmers receive benefit aud to
have their burdens lightened why does il not
advocate a reduction of the railroad rates
on the Transportation Of wheat! Its silence
on this subject indorses the present eXorbI-
tant rates. Is not 1S cents per 100 pounds
transported 240 or $50 miles eXorbitant?
If it isn't, why is 20 cents per leo pounds
transported 400 miles sufficient: The GLOBE
tells about Western Republicans being under
the lash of Eastern Republicans. Whose
lash is the GLOBE underg Come. champion
the cause of the farmer by advocating the
restoration of portion of the enormous
sums swallowed up by railroads in carrying
his wheat to market. 1t is estimated that
$50. 600 yearly is taken from the pockets of
the farmers of this county alone. more than
all equal and reasonable rate would amount
to. Compute the loss for Norman, Polk,
Otter Tail, Wilkin, Marshall. KittSon. Becker.
Traverse, Grant and other western and
northern counties, and how stupendous is
the sum! But don't say anything about this
injustice. Hammer away at the tariff. Try
to make the farmer think that this is the
thief that takes his money. Show him that
he has TO pay higher prices for his farm i'm
plements, groceries, clothing, hardware,
tinware and dry goods than be did ten or
fifteen years ago. If you can. Make him
think thai he ought to gee those supplies
much cheaper, and would, il II were not for
the "robber' tariff. In fact pound it into
him every day. and fill him up with every
thing except the right thing. SO that he can't
think and can t see for himself what Is hurt
ing him.-Moorhead News.
We print the above because it is fair
sample of Republican argument. The
Moorhead News is Congressman CON-
STOCKS home organ, and about the
brightest Republican paper in the state.
And yet balderdaSh is the best it can
use for argument in combating Demo-
cratic doctrine.
The News knows as we'll as we know
it that the Republican state admins
tration is responsible for the railroad
rates on transportation. The Repub-
lican governor appoints the railroad
commissioners, and they fix the rates.
The GLOBE is advocating change of
state administration because of our
desire to secure some benefits for the
farmers in this matter. The GLOBE
has been the consistent advocate of a
reduction of rates, but we have failed
to gain our point simply because
a Republican administration which
stands cheek by jowl with the railroads
has prevented it. And the way to
accomplish it is to turn the present
administration out and put new one
in. If the News is with us OH that
proposition, we will win the victory for
the farmers.
At the same time we do not propose
to be diverted from our condemnation
of the robber tariff. That is an issue
which cannot be sidetracked. We
intend to hammer away at it until the
enormity of the MCKINLEY bill is firmly
impressed upon the hearts and con-
sciences of the people.
Now. word with reference to the
personal allusion to ourselves. The
GLOBE is under no mans lash, nor doe S
it wear monopoly collar. We are
independent of all such influences as
control the average Republican paper.
The GLOBE is the champion of a cause
in which are enlisted all advocates of
pure government and economic admin
istration. We are opposed to robbery.
whether it is in the form of railroad
eXtortion or tariff tax. And our mis-
sion is to persuade the people of the
NorthWestto think as we think on this
subject