The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-23

about, you have to my surprise held
your end down admirably, and the
whole gigantic fraud and robbery
stands exposed. Through your eff
fort the farmers can now see where
the profit that in all fairness is due
them, goes. They have now been
brought face to face with the fact
that from the time they unload their
little load of wheat at the primary
elevator, until it reaches it's termina-
ton one fictitious charge after an
other is levied on his product, thus
depriving him OF the scant gain to
which by hard toll he is rightfully
entitled.
Thus the exposure! But what will
be the remedy? Will the farmers of
Minnesota in the light Of these facts
remain silent, or will they seek to
have matters regulated so that the
commerce affecting their livelihood
will resolve itself back into more le-
gitimate channels? Will they again
suffer themselves to be lead astray
by speeches on the tariff question?
This tariff discussion, Mr.. Editor, is
very cute way to keep the farmer in
ignorance of the real trouble. If they
can only be made to believe they are
being robbed $1.OO per capita on &C.
count OF the tariff on sugar, and 2
cents a pound on Irvine and from two
to four dollars on a suit of clothes
and thereby kept in such pitch of
partisan Indignation that the 2Octs.
per bushel they are being robbed on
every bushel of wheat they sell es-
capes their attention, then one of
the objects OF tariff agitation in the
Northwest is accomplished. "Char-
ity should begin at home is an old
saying, and why not say with equal
force, Reform should begin at home.
Where is the consistency of farmer
having a 1000 bushel of wheat to
sell to howl about being robbed be-
cause he contributes annually per-
haps $500 to swell the surplus of
concentrated currency, while at the
same time he permits himself to be
deprived OF $4,000 by system of
legalized and arbitrary robbery?
This tariff agitation is a mighty
fine way to engross the mind OF the
farmer with generalities and leave
him in blissful ignorance OF the real
troubles viz: Elevator and railroad
extortion and manipulation OF the
monetary system OF the country.
1t is an accomplished method of
magnifying the lesser evil so that
the greater one can escape unob-
served.
The G. W. has been doing yeoman
service in exposing these gigantic
frauds, and the exposure will not be
in vain. With the facts and figures
given in the G.. w. respecting these
impurities, the next legislature will
have such a stock of information, as
ought to coerce even a passive legis-
latOr in giving the subject the atten-
ton it Calls for. HENRY FEIG.
CANNON FALLS, Mimi, May II, 30.
Ed. GREAT WEST:
l must write or l will bust, or my
head will be a mares nest of foolish
ness. The GREAT WEST did not
come yesterday, as I expected. 1
ought to have the paper by Satur-
day, so as to read before the ALI
ances and have for my Sunday read
ing. We met yesterday in the Ali
ance room, in spite that the other
"Alliance" had the key. l think
now that it will be settled thing
that we will meet every Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. There were
farmers enough in town to have a
big meeting but there were few in the
room. The owner of the room says
that we can have the room whenever
we want it. The nextroom is occupied
by lawyer, who is quite anxious
that we should succeed in our meet
ings. Now, can't you make it con-
venient to accidentally drop in upon
us some time; OF send us some post
ers and tracts and sample copies OF
the GREAT WEST, or any thing that
will prod us along. Let us hear
from you some how. Supposing
should happen in St. Paul as per-
haps many other farmers are doing
every day and should have a little
leisure where shall go or what can
l do? You should have a good place
where we can meet and look at each
other in the face: we might meet with
the Knights of Labor; no formal
meeting, but a pleasant exchange OF
lcourtesies for the time being. Now
think of this and do something.
do not hear from Mr.. Comstock,
our Co. Lecturer; the pushers of the
Alliance should be alive and be in
constant utilization, so as to keep
the path well cleared out and
smooth, so that the tender foot can
see his way plainly.
wish you would post the people
l. IL