The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-01
Porter Heard From.

The counties of Beadle, Yankton,
Edmunds and Hughes, in the state OF
South Dakota, have been selected for
the purpose OF making a special in
vestlgatlon OF real estate mortgage
Indebtedness. Inquiries will be adj
dressed to the owners of mortgaged
real estate, and in some cases to the
holders OF mortgages, to ascertain
the amounts unpaid and the reason
for mourning the debts. The answer
will be strictly confidential, and in
no case will be revealed to any private
person or public officer outside of the
census office, whose employees are all
sworn to preserve the secrecy OF the
Information. 1t is hoped that. the
interest OF the mortgage question
which prevails everywhere through
out this country will enlist the CO.
operation OF every one to whom these
questions are made. This investiga-
ton is authorized by act of congress
in response to a general demand on
the part of the people that it shall be
made, and it now rests upon the peo-
pie to make some necessary cOntri-
buttons to it's success.
Very respectfully,
ROBERT R. PORTER,
Supt. of Census.
I'VE give space to this and request
our readers to follow it closely. We
have but little faith in it. 1t will be
in the hands of men who do not
want the truth told. About the
time our grandchildren are on the
way to the poor house the Census
Reports on Mortgages will he pub
lished. Why should they be any
more confidential than the popula-
ton of the cities ED.
Read the advertisement of the
Hapgood Plow Co.. in another col
umn. They are among the very
best manufacturers in this country.
Active and energetic agents are
wanted in every country to push the
Life Insurance of the National AL
lance Aid Association.
Interesting report from Wilmon
township alliance, Mobiles County,
this week, from a member.
There have been no death assess
ments IN the National Alliance Aid
Association this year because no
death has occurred, as yet, in 1890.
Jas. E.. Andrews writes us a good
letter from Wadena. They recently
organized an alliance there, ad-
dressed by Hon. Henry Plowman.
Officers:
Pres.-Jas. Ashburner.
Vice Pres.-John Webster.
Secy.-James E. Andrews.
Treas.-J. M. Stow.
Mark Graves writes us from Adrian
that 500 men could find employment
in that section during harvest.
NC. Whitney writes US racy let
ter from St. Cloud, which we shall
use.
Report of Fred Stretch, of Sihley
Co. Alliance, left out this week un,n-
tentionally.
One of our alliance exchanges gets
off the following sound doctrine:
The scheme to loan $12O,OOO,OOO
to the Pacific railroad has been re-
ported favorably by both senate and
house, but not a man voted for it
who was not a traitor to every prin-
ciple of our government and in all
probability received direct paw for
doing so. The people have been rob
bed enough by such fellows who sell
themselves to corporations, and it is
none too soon and they are moving
to see that things are run more in
their interest. The farmers and all
the organizations OF the nation
formed to protect the people from
such robbers have protested against
the wholesale robbery, but it seems
to make no difference, and each move
is worse than any before it.
That sounds first rate, don't it?
But this same alliance editor supports
a gang OF corrupt politicians who
are blacker than any q. S Senator or
|eongressman who ever sold his con-
stituents to plutocrat orslave-holder
we mean the dirt-eaters who run
this State Alliance OF whom we
have sworn to facts such as hogs
wallow in. 1t makes a difference
whose standbys are corrupt itseems
the old party rascals, or our ras-
calls. Kill the party rascals, but give
our rascals thegovernorship! That's
the kind of meal on an honest mans
mouth Ia - p