The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-18
STATE IssUES.

Grave as are tire questions affecting the ma
tlOn which the voters OF the state must solve in
the congressional districts, there are Others
equally important, concerning the management
OF the affairs OF the state which it is their duty
to decide at the polls. Chief OF these is the
marked growth OF corruption i'll our legislature.
We inS ance the infamous "House File 157,"
which. under the deceittul pretense OF relieving
settlers land Others" remitted to land grant
railroad company the taxes on its land amount
ing to nearly one million dollars. We instance
the debauchery Of legislators in the election of
senators, which, in the latest, was SO widespread
that the investigation was quickly Withdrawn
and the testimony taken was suppressed "to
save the party from the disgrace which would
follow it's publication. We refer to the indubit-
able fact that there has grown up in the Iegisla
ture a gang OF professional strikers who intro
duce measures injurious to legitimate private
and corporate interests, making them the basis
OF demands for money. 1t is we'll known that
meritOriOus measures are hindered and obstruct-
ed by them until they ascertain "hOw much
there is i'll it for them, and we appeal to the
conscience of the honest voters of the state to
aid US i'll Suppressing this venalty which is sap
ping the foundations Of the state
We again impeach the Republican party for
incapacity to deal with the problem of free
and open" grain market. We repeat our de-
nunciatlOn of its grain inspect.Onlaw as stupid
II honest, and malevOlent if not" and we point
to the fact that complaints continue of the evils
IL was TO remedy, and that the chief inspector
admits that all the redress it affords Is limited
to those farmers who are able to ship their
grain directly to the terminals, leaving unprO-
necessity prevents this compelling them to sell
to the local elevator, and leaving the syndicates
which now control most OF the elevators OF the
state to reap the 20 to 80 per cent profit of
which they bOa>ted when promoting their
schemes on the English market.
We arragn it again for the reckless extrava-
ganCe OF the legislatures, the latest session of
which WAS only restrained from again exceeding
the great revenues of the state by fear of pO-
litical defeat, and which met the deficit OF S}25,
OoO bequeathed it by its predecessor by an issue
Of bonds, thus increasing the interest bearing
debt OF the state rather than curtailing its ex-
penditures.
In view Of the glarng inequality and manifest
injustice OF our present Sy TEN OF state taxa
uOn, under which It is notorious that the bulk
OF personal property of the rich escapes taxa
uOn, thus adding to the pubic burden IF those
OF moderate possessions, we commend to the
coming legislature an earnest consideration of
the matter with view of devising some method
by which the taxes maT be justly and equitabIy
distributed aud borne.
And the Democrats of the state covenant with
the people, if entrusted with the management
OF affairs, that the offices of the state shall be
admin stored on the ru that public off, is
public trust that strict economy shall be en-
forced in all departments: that needless offices
shall be either abolished or consolidated: that
every grain market in the state shall be made
free and OPEN" that corruption when discov-
cred shall be exposed, not sheltered; and to this
end we again appeal to all voters who set good
gOvernm above party.