Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1890-10-30
SPRUCE VALLEY. SlFTIN(yS
Spruce Valley. MIMI. Oct. q, lsy

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SPRUCE VALLEY SlFsrINGS.!'
| Spruce Valley. MIMI. Oct q. 1880.
Editor SHEAT:-The weather since
Oct. 18th is all the farmers could
wish; on that date we had over one
foot OF snow. All are doing their
best to get their blowing done; quite
4 number are done now. The great
est wish now is that a thresI,er would
come into the town; not a bushel
threshed here yet.
About all the boys have returned
home now, Andrew Moen was the last
one to put in an appearance.
There was quite an exciting ALI
ance meeting here last Saturday
evening. Among the speakers were
c. 4. Anderson, Andrew Bjurseth and
W. II. ingalls,. They made good
speeches. There will be a heavy ALI
ance vote polled here on the 18th of
Nov. next, No show for the boodlers
here on that date. If we had NcKin
ley here think we would choke him
a little; putting diamonds on the free
list helps the working class so much
that we all feel SO thankful that we
have such good men in congress as
Mckinley, and Ill others that voted
for his tariff bill, but then we wish
and hope there will never be any
more such bills passed, as we see all
the merchants are marking up their
goods SO now the prices are called
Mckinley prices. Well go it when
you can; let the big fishes eat up the
little ones as fast as possible. Just
barely let the farmers have enough
to stay and work one more year then
close him out with that everlasting
mortgage.
Alley Wing came down to see us
yesterday. He reports everything
right side up in his part of the town.
Mr.. Bayrell and r. Glavin p..ssed
here yesterday-of course they made
us a call; they are candidates for
county Offices on the Alliance ticket.
OF course they will be elected, as we
think the farmer will stick to his
ticket. KY.
The SHEAF begs leave to differ with
it's esteemed correspondent rpgs I'd
ing the Mckinley bill. Webelieve that
x. Y. z. has not carefully studied the
bill, and that he has mistaken and
misguided ideas about it. In tile po-
litical campaign two years ago the
republican party promised the peo-
pie that in case they were placed in
power they would revise and reform
the tariff on the line Of protection.
The people placed the party in power,
gave them the president and ma
jority in both houses IN Congress,
and i'll Keeping with their promise
they have now given us sucl, ii thrift
bill known as the Mckinley bill. The
people have obtained just sncI. u law
us the minority of them wanted.
You farmers OF Marshall county by
your votes two years ,,go declared
against free trade and in favor ,,f the
principle al protection, and you are
IN IL measure responsible for tile law
as it is. The wisest statesmen If the
nation have helped to frume it, and
1t has not been hastily or carelessly
done either. The bill il now the law
OF the land, and the SHEAR is honest
| ~ OF the opinion that it will prove a
blessing to our country. We be-
lieve that the higher prices upon
nearly all kinds OF farm, products
which now prevail, and the Increased
activity in oil kinds of business il di-
rectly traceable to this bill. We be-
lleve that when it has been in opera.
ton few months those who ARE now
it's enemies will become it's friends.
X. 7 u. mentions the fact that dia.
monds which are not found in this
country have been placed on the free
list, but lie says nothing about its
giving US free sugar. The attempts
to lie about nnd miscclstrue the bill
have been numerous. It certainly is
in bad taste to criticise md condemn
q law which We nre purity RESPONSE.
bic Tor. Let Us rather give it a fair
and honest trial, ard il it does not
prove good then letus offer our criti.
cism.
!, The sHEAF does not support Mr..
Gluvill and Mr.. Bayrell for county
officers, becuuse in our opinion they
are not the best men for tile positions
to which they aspi,r. They are ,,otll
democrats und are oi,ly nsiry the
Alliance to get into Office. Il. /. Toy.
ON Tor county auditor ,lnd Samuel
Cooke for county attorney are our
candidates. -ED.
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i EVERYTHING marked in plain figures
: ut. Whitney's md Is cents buys a
dollars worth.