The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17
C,ssehss.
EDIroa CuIRr-

0DITOB VUiBR-
Ny attention has been called 70
90 article publishsd In your Less issue
and written BY my esteemed friend
W. A. MeKsighss, entitled, .'Ths
great problem for the farmer 70
solve" and Il occurs 10 ma from .
careful psrusal Of tho article, my
friend McKeighan h firing u long
range. He 10 going too far from
homo 70 look for the cause Of oil che
trouble. In what I have 70 say I viii
not seek 70 ''avoid party prejudice and
offensive personal Reference" but will
sndeavor 70 gst right down 70 The
cold hard facts and csdeavor 10 show
my fellow farmers whsro the whole
trouble lies. While I have not stud.
iod tho tariff question 70 any great
sxtent, I am inclined 10 think my
friend Nc KeiHhan makes'some very
good points and ! believe al this
country needs on tho tariff question
isa "tsriR for yeveNMe only"
But tho ono great and ell important
question for Nebraska q rmsrs TO
solve and look after 10 the question
Of transportation. 80 long - Webster
county farmers arc compelled TO pay
tho II. II. companies ~ cents per
bushcl for hauling corr % Chicago
aud l2A per bushol to StLouis, which
arc tho present rates. aud which IN
moro than they, (ths farmers) get for
planting, raising and hauling il to
market, just that long will our far
msrs be solving tho great problem ~
my friend NJ Keighan puts II. Now
lot u look and SOC what We a. farmers
have doue TO correct these great
abuses.
Two years ago my friend McKeigh.
an took an active part % . leader Of
tho labor aud snti.monopoly parties
TO secure tho nomination Of tho Hon.
J. 3. Hoover TO represent che farmers
Of Webster county In the state senate.
Nh. Hoover posed ~ the farmers
friend and Was elected by tho farmers
Of this and tho two other counties
comprising this senatorial district.
From tho time tho senate convened
II you look up tho records, you will
not 6ud = single instance whom our
honorable senator made y movo or
oven raised his hand TO relieve tho
people who sent him there 70 look
after and represent tho : interests but
from tho records Of tao senate In Sen.
atc journal, page 1901 10 find chs
following resolution aud proceedings
. which was introd.v, i by Senator Ray.
/. mond on che esd day III tho session,
= 500 page 1901 aud 1892, senate journ,
al which reads a. follows:
> Mr. Raymond offered tho following
resolution.
'ReSoivea. by the senate Of III,
/. state Of Nebraska, that the state
e board of transp ortatiom be-. and ~
hereby requested ~ make, slop,, and
\ enforce. upon all lines Of railroad ia
= Nebraska, y schedule or schedules OF
! local freight rates Ma! shall be reas
onabiy, just. Jrir ana legal. ana
shall not discriminate agains! III.
interests of the state"
On this resolution having been
called by Mr. Raymond, Church Howe
the recognized attorney for n Of III,
railroads and the notorious "appcr IN,
, all of them promptly moved TO lay i,
on thc table. TINS mutton of Mr.,
= llowr's was carried by the aid Of Sem
i a,or flowers vote aud ks,moud's res
!. %olu,ion was laid on the table. In ju,
d ticc To Mr. Hoover I oagh, 20 add ,ha,
q no had with with him in this action
2 every private and every officer IN the
. entire "brass collarcd brigade" in tho
state Of Nebraska. Anyone
!: curious 70 know M will find ihem
/. all recorded OF page 1908 Of tho Sou
. ate Journal.
Stop aud think! How can Il BE- pos
2 sible that any man who pretended Il
: : represent the farmers Of Webster
! county, could. would, and did vote
q against n resolution requesting The
4 State Board Of Transportation tc
|" make, enforce and adopt . rule
!, that would compel ,hc variou.
railroad companies throughout the
n state to adcp. and charge . schedule
~ Of rates that Is "rcGScNar,y, fas.
~ tsir ari!egal, rates that would no,
discriminate against the interests Of
the state
~ I.it any wonder after thus ,ha, the
,. railroad corporations determined 4
extort from tho producers Of thi,
state every dollav that could DO wruns
Is out 81 themg Ind not ueover by hi,
vcte.aesiarc that the psopl, Of ,hi,
district At. least did, not w~ant"rcascn
able freight ratcsY' bid not 10 "a,
y 70 tho corporations in effect, you hsv,