St. Paul daily globe., 1890-04-23
BIZ THE WAY.

the Merchants yesterday. Mr.. AmeS
is the president of the state dairymen's
association, president of the Rice Coun-
ty Farmers alliance, and has hitherto
been an uncompTomising Republican.
Considerable significance must there
fore be placed in the public announce
ment of Mr.. Ames that he was has re-
nounced his atfiliation with the Repub-
lican party. Why? Simply because he
can no longer tolerate the manner in
which Republicans are tinkering with
the tariff. MIR. AmeS is low-taritf
man; he says he protested against the
Chicago platform of 1885, but voted Re-
publican in the hope that the party
would tackle the tariff in a way that
would afford the producers of this coun-
try some relief. but the appearance of
the Mckinley bills the last straw which
has broken the camefs back. "That
bill" remarked Mr.. AmeS, ''haS demon
strated to me that the farmers need eX-
pect no relief from the Republican
party. McKinley's bill is worse than
nothing at all towards the reform of the
tariff, and Eve decided to renOunce my
allegiance to the Republican party;
and mind you, in making this statement
/ am not alone. There are hundreds OF
farmers throughout this state-farmers
who have hitherto voted steadily with
the Republicans-who have decided to
throw their support to the Democratic
party"
Mr.. Ames' declaration to drop his con-
nection with the Republicans was not
only made to GLOBE representative,
but to many prominent politicians at
the Merchants yesterday. One of them
said: Il am Republican; [ intend to
vote for the Republican party, but |
must confess the future success OF my
party in this state is clOuded with doubt.
AmeS is not the only Republican |
have recently heard declare his in
teution to cease bIindly following the
party: | have come across scores of
them in all parts of the state; and, if
the Democrats nominate good man as
their gubernatorial candidate-Ed Du-
rant or Tom Wilson-there Is every
probability that they will carry the
state. If Merriam is the Republican
nominee, there is no doubt about the
success of the Democrats. l don't
know the reason why, but to-day W. R.
Merriam is the weakest candidate the
Republicans could nominate for COVER
ern0r."
A select coterie of politicians assem-
bled in the Merchants yesterday had
considerable fun over letter from Gov.
Merriam to Hon. D. S. fiXson, published
in the Grant County Herald. The let
ter ran:
have seen Maj. Underwood, and he as
Bures me that there will be no trouble about
your friends obtaining sidetrack privileges
for their elevator on the right-of-way of the
company. Mr.. Underwood says that from
this on they will allow anybody to build ele-
vatorS Oh the right. otWay. At last this mat
ter is settled. Let me hear from you.
Just think of it, The governor of the
state uSurping the functions of the rail-
road commission. For why? Merely
to address letter to Senator HiXson so
that the latter, who is Merriam'S hench-
man in Grant county, can parade 1t be-
fore the farmers and lead them to be-
lieve that the governor is their savior
from the grasping ayarice of the rail
road corporations.
1t is interesting to note that Gov.
Merriam is desirouS of hearing from
Senator HiXson, of Grant county. 1t
would be more interesting still to know
what Mr.. HiXSon has got to say.
Col. Clarke Chambers, of Owatonna,
and Capt. Cross, of Red Wing, will COM
mence May with the erection of their
horse exchange at South st. Paul. Col.
Chambers says the stabling for the
horses will be arranged on the same
scale as is adopted at the various eX-
changes at Chicago, st. Louis and New
York.
Collector Marcus Johnson says he will
not remove any of the deputy collectors
stationed in the country districts until
June l. He has got a full grasp of his
department, and is satisfied with the
one of the richest cOllectorShipS III the
internal revenue districts of the Union.
A week ago the GLOBE exclusively
stated that Gov. Merriam had inter
viewed Edwin Dunn, of the prison
board. relative to the necessity of doing
something in regard to the establish
ment of tWine factory in connection
with the state prison. Yesterday the
prison managers held meeting and de-
cided to send deputation to inquire
into the method to be adopted in estab-
fishing such Factory. This is the sec
ond deputation that has been sent. The
first deputation visited none but twine
manufacturers, and their report, nat
urally enough, considering the source
of their information, was unfavorable
towards the establishment of such a
factory. Nothing more was heard of
the matter until the recent meeting of
the Farmers alliance, when the action
of the prison board was Smartly anima-
diverted upon. Gov. Merriam, to curry
favor with the farmers, then took the
matter up. and now and then deputa-
tions will be sent out to obtain informa-
ton. These deputations are paid their
expenses by the state; there would be
less heard of them were it otherwise.
Gen. Becker met Attorney Bell the
other evening, and in the course of
their conversation the Industrial union
was referred to. Gen. Becker inquired.
now that Henry Willard had been and
gone, what he had done towards assist
ing the Manufacturers Loan and In
veStment company. Mr.. Bell coughed
and replied: "0h! he wished US God
speed"
Senator Davis arrived in the city yes
terday, but, as usual, had little to say to
reporters. He will return to the ma
tional capital next week. There is. he
says, little doubt now respecting the
passage of the 500 canal bill, in which
he has taken especial interest.
Deserves His Good Name.
A great deal of unnecessary notoriety