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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
Is it the duty OF a newspaper hav-

Is it the duty Of a newspaper hav-
ing fostered and organized a great
political revolution, to see that cause
betrayed and abused in silence?
Knowing how many farmers cannot
bear to hear even the truth when it
Injuries our cause, we have given
nothing of the dark history which
surrounds the career of Wesenberg. a
nominee for one of the loftiest and
most honored positions in the gift OF
the state-Secretary of State. The
disruption OF the party interests at
Duluth; the hostile attitude of the
trades unions, especially the Clerk g
union; the feeling of the Minneapolis
Scandinavian printers; the hostile
attitude of the Trades Council to-
ward him and the Industrial Age-all
lead us to ask the Campaign Com
mittee to consider this man serious
~. If true, the dark and even dis
graceful record cannot be covered.
The "Scandia' OF Duluth. the ''Volks-
freund," and other journals have al
ready brought out some OF the facts,
and the GREAT WEST is FESTIVE under
these woeful charges. We have no
earthly hostility to this man, al
though he was appointed to nomi-
nate Hall at the Convention. Not
one word would we say to injure him
unjust]y. But let the committee con-
slider the matter like men, and act
like patriots in the matter. It is a
thousand times better to face the diff
ficulty than be driven into it by such
publications as are now coming to
the light. If a committee of three
fair men say the charges made at
Duluth and Grand Forks are false.
we will sustain Mr.. Wesenberg. We
understand that he has offered to
withdraw. at least il the suits now
eliminating against him should be
carried through.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

Here is sample of the stuff which
appears in the Northwestern Rail
rOader:
'To every 100 miles of line in the
country there are 10 engines, $780,
900; also II passenger cars, $S5,-
900; also 557 freight cars, $27S, 900.
Total to every 100 miles of line,
$553, 500 or S., 535 per mile.
The granger politician, when adj
dressing the Farmers Alliance talks
glibly OF the cost of Railroad build
ing, and is pleased to estimate the
average cost of road and equipment
combined at anywhere from S., 900
to SIS, 900 a mile.''
Now that's as false as a dicer's
oath. The granger puts the cost OF
rail road not at $25, 900 a mile, nor
even 81 1000 a mile, nor even So, 900
mile. But he puts 1T all the way
from 81, 500 to 50, 900.
Again Mr.. Lucifer Robinson, there
are few roads west of the Mississippi
that have 10 locomotives to the 100
miles-and you are aware of the fact
as well as we.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis has
Is to the 100 miles, but this includes
the transfer yard engines, and 10
switch engines. To show this feature
plainly there are only 80 passenger
cars to the mile instead of II!
The 500 system, with 500 miles.
has but ~ locomotives to the 100
miles: and only 40 passenger cars
per 100 miles
The Northern Pacific road has on
~ Ill locomotives per 100 miles,
and less than 3 passenger cars to the
100 miles! And, Mr.. Pluto, the
Northern Pacific, with this equip
ment, operates other roads, like the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

A man by the name OF Ed MCGEE,
from Murray County, has been per-
petrating some peculiarly contempt
ible falsehoods of late. He says that
at the recent State Convention DR..
Fish said in his hearing that if Don
nelly were not nominated he (Fish)
would sell out to the republicans for
sixty thousand dollars. THERE'S not
a man in Minnesota who thinks
we could be so big a fool! If Mr..
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

NOW we want to ask question of
that Campaign Committee: "If thew
'cok candidates off from the republi-
can ticket as they have off from the
hhe,n10c cratic, would not there 30 up a
now from every corner of the state
tnat they sold out to the republican
P II they should do so-this
tha would metaphorically slap
' Gne,a laces-as would every other al
nance man. Why couldn't tive have a
straight, honest, clean campaign?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

Some of our friends may like to know
that the officers OF the sugar trust
get very small, beggarly salaries.
Three of them starve out q miserab bic
existence on 100000 year. Six
of them chaw their bootlegs because
they only get $4,000 year. And
yet there are seven more who do the
poverty act on $25, 900 each.
Meantime Jack Pitchfork votes fol
a pack of wolves with which to barri.
cade his sheep.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

Some of our friends say: 'Now
why don't the GREAT WEST let up on
these rascals-now that they are ex.
posed? For two reasons: One is
they are travelling over the state
telling whoppers about us. The sec.
Ond is, the bomb has only the fuse lit
so far. The powder will be ignited
beforewe are seventy-five years older
Never before in history was pa.
per so mild and quiet while the fuse
was sizzling!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

Mr.. Robinson, Sec'y OF the Dakota
Railway Commission, took us to
task for the statement that the C. &
N. w. Railway to Watertown cost
but $500 to the mile, and was
bonded for $40, 900 to the mile. We
call his attention to the sworn re-
port of the road for 1890:
Total liabilities. ..$179, 700, 900
Per mile. 40. 334
OF this liability stock amounts to
74h million dollars, and bonds ITO
million dollars-and does not include
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

The Red Wing Advance is mistaken
Mr.. Donnelly did not bring out Mr..
Owen as candidate at the state con-
vention-either as primary candi-
date or as a compromise. Other par
ties, of the Hall faction, brought out
Mr.. Owen first at the Fergus Falls
Convention, among themselves, and
afterward at the State Convention.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
About Your Local Work.

We hope that every member OF the
Alliance gives his first and primary
attention to his local work. The To-
cal strength is what makes you COM
pact and respected. The legislature
is of immense Importance. If you
cannot control the legislature you
are in hopeless condition. In that
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

The Independents of Minneapolis
rather sat down on our flabbergasted
state central committee, by not on
ly declaring against the endorsement
of any other party nominee, but stat
ing that such an endorsement was
an acceptance of such PERSONS politi-
cal platform How are you Mr..
Bierman? How do you do, Mr..
LindhOlm?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

Is Jim Hill advertising for some
soulless alliance lecturer, of penniless
pockets and bloodless heart, to take
with him in his grip sack on tramp
out to Montana and the Pacific
coast? He took Scheffer's Hodgson
last year-in his palace car-free to
wine and dine, and ride and glide, to
laugh and quaff, a regular Scheffer's
duffer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

At the late convention those who
said, eyes, Mr.. Donnelly is all right
but we want him for U. S. Senator!"
will note that Erwin wants that Office.
Now it seems that W. W. Erwin
wants the senatorship! So suppose
we must have Mr.. Donnelly for Presi-
dent of the United States.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

respect you are to blame if there is
a failure. The same applies to Con-
gressional tickets. That we do not
capture the whole state is fault, an
outrage, which cannot now be rene
died. 1t is too late. But that rot
ten farce OF a Campaign Committee
does not extend to your county.
It's inefticiency is confined to the
free-lunch counters OF st. Paul, and
the snide Jewelry stores of the twin
cities. You can be your own COM
mittee in local work, though we must
confess that the blight OF Halls lep-
rosy extends to every nook and
corner OF the state to some extent.
Has every voter in your county been
made acquainted with your plat
form?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

at $7O!! Also whether Mr.. Lathrop
isn't already leaking on the organic
alton OF the Federated Labor!''
Ask Lathrop if it is true that Warren
is "a purchased apostate!''
Come, now, Mr.. W., if you'll give
the cue we will let these farmers ALI
ances on to some democratic devil
try!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

MCGEE is some old gentlemen who
has been deceived, he is liar, be-
cause only liar will destroy mans
reputation on an impression! If the
man manufactures the falsehoodSfor
his amusement he is a scullion of un-
speakable brilliancy.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

The Deficiencies on Lathrop's ac-
count that have come in this week
amount to about SIS. Those who
have written us will understand why
we do not publish any more the let
tiers received stating the deficits.
They will appear hereafter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

We are pleased to note that the
Dakota County Alliance nominated
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly for State
Senator. Now the railroads will pour
their grape shot into that county.
Wonder if T. C. Hodgson will repeat
his tactics of 1888?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

Il any one wants to see the falsity
of Albert Warren's statements let
them read the columns of letters pub
lished every week, calling down the
Judgment of heaven on his Scheffer
gang!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

Mr.. Donnelly has been nominated
for the state senate by the Alliance of
Dakota County. Now we hope every
farmer will work for him. He is
needed in the senate. Let us see him
sent there by an overwhelming ma
iOritY
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

We give the following as sample
OF the lush dished out by Harry Rob-
inson's Northwestern Railroader, of
St. Paul. Poor thing, he can no more
see the mighty movement than could
the plutocrats of France but day
before they were dragged at their
horses tails! Go on. blindie. soap
yourself with this kind OF lickerish-
but the Judgment day is drawing
higher:
"Anti-monopolism, though still
powerful is no longer the magic
phrase to coniure votes with that it
was a few years back. And for good
reason. In the first place the farmers
have learned by their own bitter ex-
perience how little the demagogue,
when they have taken him at his
word and placed him in office, has
been able to do for them. They have
constituted their railroad commits
sions and filled them with men chos-
en- for no other quality than their
hatred OF the corporations they have
returned their demagogues to the
State legislatures who have enacted
for them laws SO blind in their anti
monopolistic wrath that they have
been declared unconstitutional; they
have attended alliance meetings and
cheered Justify when red-fag resolu-
tons condemning all common car
rlers were carried with a rush. And
yet life is no easier for them. The
struggle with the mortgage and the
drought and the blight still goes on.
They are no richer than they were
before"
Now we think we are considerable
rlcher-in scalps! All we want is
yours, to ornament the others.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

have been taken off our list in anv
four weeks since it was started. This
paperis receiving subscribers and let
tiers as never before.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
The Independent State Ticket.
For Governor,
SYDNEY M. OWEN,
of Hennepin County.
For Lieut.. Governor,
J. O. BARRETT,
of Traverse County.
For Treasurer,
ERICK MATHISON,
of Lac qui Parle County. !.
For Attorney General,
ROBERT TAYLOR,
of Dodge County.
For Clerk Supreme Court,
F. w. KOHLARS,
of LIE Sueur County.

The voters of the state are eau
toned in reference to the spelling OF
the names on the ticket. Be sure
and see that the names are spelled
rightly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
Look to the Senate.

We would call attention to the re-
mark OF Mr.. Donnelly, made in his
speech accepting the nomination for
Senator in Dakota County, that the
corporations are making their great
fight this year, on the senators. If
they can get control of the Senate
they can laugh at the Alliance hurri-
cane; for that body will kill every
measure passed by the house in the
interest of the people. Year after
year this has been the game they
have played; and this is why no re-
form could be achieved. The Rings
have a great scare on their souls this
year, and they are fighting with all
their power to secure a majority in
the Senate. Let every farmer and Ia
boring-man explain the thing to his
neighbors, and bury the corporations
at the ballot box. Remem Der that no
matter how pretty a candidate may
talk, before election, if he is a Republi-
can hewlll have to officiate, if elected,
with the Republican bosses and cor
ruptionists; and if he is a Democrat
he is under the Kelly-Doran rule. He
cannot keep out OF the party eau
cuses. Elect Alliance candidates and
they will stand together with Alliance
men and mono Othor
Look to the Legislature, and es-
pecially THE SENATE. That's the
turning point of the whole great bat
tie. Every Alliance man must make
himself committee of one to work
for the ticket, from now until the
polls close.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-12
AND suRGLlhG
Are the Expression of q Desire to
Grow Rich without Work.


~ Grow Rich without Work.
Gambling and burgling always occupy
a good deal of public attention during
the course of a year. There is not
very obvious connection between the
two, yet the subtle moralist may find an
association. Both are pursuits of men
WHO ought to be otherwise, ana more
probably, engaged. Both are the ex-
pressions Of desire to acquire riches at
one stro!le-or, at the most, two strokes
and to avoid the monotony of con-
tinuous labor And both are the re-
suits of radical misconceptions on the
part of the individual practitioners.
Nobody ever gets rich bv gambling:
but it is open to demonstration that, if
the same amount of skill, of cerebral
energy, of mental dexterity and of acute
perception were expended in productive
work of some kind as is expended on
games of chance, the rewards would be
substantial and certain. Again, tho
burglar who hurgles on a large scale is
playing against fearful odds, and is GER
tain to come to grief sooner or later;
while, If he burglcs on a small scale, he
can but snatch a precarious and in
significant pittance, considerably below
.
industry in lawful hours. .., lla} ~ ::
There Is, perhaps, charm o. excite.
ment in burglary which fascinates the
professional outlaw, even as the excite
ment of the turf or Of cards enthralls
the professional gambler. But to take
plain, practical view Of both pursuits,
and one apart altogether from the ethics
of the matter, is to lead one to the con-
ri hot ia the
candle. ~
The law, Of course, takes other views
of both. The burglar indu1ges in his
exciting career at the expense Of the
community, and Injuries every body, in
Guiding himself. The gambler INDUCES
in his habitual excitement without in
juring directly any body but himself
and those dependent on him, who from
social point of view. may be regarded
as part of himself. The burglar, there
| fore, is objective in his existence; the
| gambler, subjective. 10 put it other
wise, the burglar is a common enemy,
and the gambler nobody's enemy but his
own.
Tho great fact which the community
has to consider, and the law to provide
for, is that the burglar is one who is in
| permanent rebellion against society,
and is, by the worry nature of his EN-
pioyment, both degraded and desperate.
And this we are compelled to assume. in
| spite of Mr.. w. S. Gilbert's humorous
theory that
| When the enterprising burglars not a-burg-
ling,
| when the cut- throat isn't occupied in crime
| lie loves to hear the little brook a-gurgling.
| And listen 10 the merry village chime.
ALL the Year Round.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-12
AN OBSERVING BOY.

What His Eyes See and How They Spy
Out Reasons for It.
Tho boy of whom writ is never at a
loss to find something to observe. Last
year a heavy shower caught him while
he was fishing. From his retreat he
kept his eye out to see whatever there
was to be seen. and shortly observed the
dragon flies great and little. settling in
the tall brock grass for shelter from the
rain. Before the shower WAS fairly over
he saw the cedar birds come and drive
the dragon flies from their covert, hunt
ing them down in all their laco-winged
iinery. The Crea: liz ~-i:''h dragon
flies, painted with black and yellow,
were too strong for The birds. but the
little slender fellows done up i'll fancy
colors-brown. green, blue and dusky-
became meat for the hunters.
This fall, when padding up Caucom-
gomac stream, we Nv cedar birds sit
ting out on the rush beds near the mid
die of the stream. This was just after
shower. Had they been catching
dragon flies? The boy was not there to
tell us. g. .- g..
Some time ago l demonstrated with
him for throwing stones at kingbird,
but was told that he was doing it only
to please the bird. True enough it did
please the bird. From his perch on q
high tree the kingbird calculated the
curve of each stone, chattering his def
ance as the missile whiZzed by, rising
few feet when he saw that it came too
near, only to settle again in the same
place.
AS it amused both bird and boy I al
lowed it to continue, and for several
days the kingbird returned daily to en-
| Joy the sport y 2. =,
One could not be even the best of boys
and not sometimes enjoy hectoring
! other creatures, but frequently the most
distress is caused by the most innocent
ing homo ''chippies'' and young robins,
leaving the distracted parents to mourn
until their offspring is returned. Ono
poor song sparrow doubtless denounced
him as murderer because he choked
one of her ycllow-mouthed nestlings by
! feeding it with Strawberries against her
expressed wishes although Athc{ jury
impaneled on tllo ease gaves fn an &C
quittal.
Once I knew him to catch in his
hands a full-grown yearling common
tern, perfectly able to fly: From baby
hood this boys cry has been for SUM
sin live to play wiv." No matter what.
the creature was-a dog, q kitten (any
stray kitten was treated by him like a
Princess in disguised, a bird, a young
mouse, or even a toad.-Forest and
Stream. u T. -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-12
Have Your Sermon at Home.

A use Of the telephone, which is very
suggestive as pointing to future posi-
bilities, is reported in an English paper.
The parish clerk in a Norfolk village,
being prevented by rheumatic govt from
attending church, was presented by the
manager Of the local telepheuecsehhpa ny
with double telephone, which was
fixed from the church to the old mans
cottage, SO that he and his wife could
follow the services. The, old man is
quite unable to hold any thing, SO the
telephone is arranged so as to fit against
both his ears, He can hear any, thing
in the church quite CLEARLY, and II q
book is dropped or~n any one coughs
the sound is as distinctly heard as if he
were in the building. -Chicagos Inter
Ocean. D.+j,>- .E,5.,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-12

and Depression of Mind
We are careless of our strength, vigor and en-
ergies in youth and early life. We use them up
in business, work, pleasure dissipation, and
suddenly find .:usselves old before our time,
broken down in health, exhausted in brain and
nerve power, and left without physical eli rSi S,
norve strength or ambition Then follows that
terrible despondency-that gloom and derrcs-
sion of mind which is Il thousand lines harder
to bear than pain. 1t blots out hope, happiness
and ambition, a I'd makes life seem scarcely
worth living turns nights into sleepless. resi- less
anxiety, and days into almost hopeless despair.
Luckily, there is a great and wond rful rest, r
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marvellous remedy which ia,parts strength and
vigor to the brain and nerves, vitalizes and in
vgoratcs all the physical powers, dispels as if by
magic the eespondency and gloom OF mind, and
restores us again to that grand degree OF lusty
strength, of bounding pulse, an strong physical
and Eerve over which in ignorance and folly
we have exhausted
This wonderful discovery is Dr. Greene's Ncr-
vura, the great brain, nerve and strength re-
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write him in regard to ysnr complaint.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-12
ATTACKED BY !;,S AolNDERS.

q MSsAss the M,e,'nrS.iS society. 7
sSNkwS York, Feb - There seems
to be no doubt that tine ;lignbinders
have determined to- murt"r Wong Chin
NoHH bnd thst am a" 3'j%-- nts already
Boon made by Thorn 70.
Wong is . brilll,.s e.. ;'AmerIcan-
lied Chinanntn, ana i.;.,. r.. ned quite q
reputation as q writ"r.
His latest and bot Story, 1.-The Man
darian's Daughter, " is;rn for the Ma
vshottyJto hs issued by that Com pany
Is work that shows great
ability. Wong has also con-
trfbuted several articles exposing fam
>tanDgames. and IL is for these that the
high binders are after him.
.Gs'ThursGay afternoon" Wong says,
"a newspaper reporter and stopped It
7 Wac highs place, No. 10 Mott street
Wac High is said to be a middleman
between the fan-tan players and the
police, and upon my entrance he began
to upbraid mo for having written a
story about the opening OF a now fan
tan shop. | admitted having written
the story, but claimed that it was true,
Mhereupon-- Wong Hook jumped for
ward, and seizing me by the throat
commenced to choke me, at the same
time saying: I'll cutyour head off if
you write such things as that. 1t is all
lie
81 can prove it, said, although l
was becoming black in the face, and a
fierce struggle cnsued. The reporter
took hand and helped me to get out,
or l would have had Il hard time of it at
the hands OF my enragcd countrymen.
The. next day 4 went to tho Tombs
court to swear out a-warrant for the
arrest OF my assailants. Before |
m nsS y ' Fpi 1sa ss wh was
! told my story.
,s,'ia.Wslt IN bet 50 that you don't get
q warrant said the iawycr, for | am
here o.lopk oHt for Wong N eek
OF bohrse you are, | said, because
IA brings yoa all 'he lisinose cases to
look after. '.''
when went up before Judge Nc
Mahon thAttt pttfsrl laughed and
said dthst he''wtSt't only grant IA sum
mons for the app"a acc of Wong Hook
ip.cQurt., ,.,,. ..5i, q $3.50 'I''. f''