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

Grave as are the questions affecting the ma
ton 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 in our legislature.
We ms ance the infamous 'House File 1877
which. under the deceitfui pretenSe OF relieving
settlers land Others, RENTED to land1grant
railroad company the taxes ON its land amount
ing to nearly one million dollars. We instance
the debauchery OF legislators in the election of
senator's, which, in the latest, was SO widespread
that the Investigation was quickly WithdHa VII
and the testimony taken was suppressed ito
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 egisla-
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 well known that
meritOriouS measures are hndered and obstruct-
ed by them until they ascertain "how much
there is III it, for them, and we appeal to the
conscience OF the honest voters of the state to
aid US in suppressing this yenality which is sap
ping the foundations of the state.
We again impeaeh the Republican party for
incapacity to deal with the problem of a free
and open" grain market. We repeat our de-
nuncation of its grain inspect en- law as stupid
If honest, and malevoent if not" and we point
to the fact that complaints continue of the evils
1t 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-
tected that great mass of farmers whose present
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 boosted when promoting their
schemes on the English market.
We arraign it again for the reckless extraYa-
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 S325
QUO bequeathed it by its predecessor by issue
Oh bonds, thus increasing the interest bearing
debt OF the state rather than curtailing its eX-
penditures.
In view Of the glaring inequality and manifest
injustice of our present sy tenn OF state ia xa-
ton, under which 1t is notorious that the bulk
OF personal property OF the rich escapes taxa
ton, thus adding to the pubic burden of those
OF moderate possessions, we commend to the
coming legislature an earnest consideration OF
the matter with view of devisng some method
by which the taxes maT be justly and equitably
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
administered on the rue that a public Off e 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 discoy-
cred shall be exposed. not sheltered; and to this
end we again appeal to all voters who set good
government above party.