The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26

exposures are more so
Farmer Joe Again.
EDITOR GREAT WEST;
No doubt you and others, as we'll
as myself, are quite interested some.
times in reading certain newspaper
articles and comments concerninp
the issues OF the, late elections. The
result seems to have struck harder
blow Ito many of the great army of
Office seekers) than they expected to
receive. They seemed to rest their
success on the influence of former
glory, the strong arm of corpora
tions, and officials Doodle. But on
the memorable fourth of November.
1890, the American masses showed
to the world that their rights and
franchise was not to be trifed with
any longer bya foreign or home bred
demagogue. And now even before
the smoke of the battle is cleared
away and the political dead are
buried, the survivors and wounded
ones, are seen with a flag of truce,
asking for utilization with the once
depressed Alliance, that they NAV
have a full blooded republican
speaker to sit in the high chair in the
Minnesota legislature. 1 will now
and once for all say to our Alliance
friends and Others that the eyes of
your constituents are on you as they
never were before. Prove all thinps
hold fast that which is good, forr.
there is a day of reckoning two years
hence, and we the people will not for
get broken promises and platforms
any longer. Another interesting
feature of journalism among some If
our so-called great dailies is the won
derfully statesmanlike wisdom If
James G. Blaine, in reference to his
views concerning reciprocity, and.
that the Mckinley bill will not add
the sale OF barrel of -four to our
American production. 1 wonder #
they think it will add to his popular
ity for taking the stump down at
Canton, Ohio, to enthuse the peonle
to return Mckinley.
We never thought two or three
years ago that there was ANYTHING
PARTICULAR y statesmanlike to hear the
old farmers at the husking bees and
the men in the logging camps dis
cussing the subjects Of reciprocity
treaties, reciprocity trade, and pro-
tective tariff.
1t was great stroke of statesman
like wisdom according to the state
ments OF the Pioneer Press and Min
neapols Tribune, when a year ago a
trade and tariff commission was
appointed, consisting OF a horde of
office seekers to travel on special
trains to be toasted and banoueted
at the expense of labor, and as an
Offset for all these expenses we are
told we should have great trade
with the Argentine Republic for beef.
butter and eggs, but in ashort year a
Chinese wall, known as the Mckinley
bill, is built around the United
States. The commission have had
their fun, salaries and expenses all
paid, and what comes next. For a
blind the railroad commission. This
was another style of statesmanlike
wisdom. 1t had for it's mission the
regulating OF charges for long hauzs,
short hauls and cross hauls, and the
last hau! they made the supreme
court take, then they had no business
to NEEDLE with the railroads. Space
fOrblds me to comment on the work
ihgs OF these commissions. Let the
peopler read and learn for themselves:
and then they will know of tn. politi-
cal robbery practiced against them.
Before closing this article permit
me to suggest for the benefit of our
future legislature that a bill be intro
duced at an early day having for it's
object the driving out of all lobbyists.
and a careful watch over all members
who may be found closeted with
them. To this end let the bill nro-
vide that a commission be appointed
on the Pinkerton plan, not armed
with Winchesters, but with whips
commonly called O black snake. and
the bill shall authorize them to use
said weapon when guilt is proven. A
bill OF this nature would save milli.,ns
to the state, and an army of men
could be found to fill the commission
without delay.
Respectfully yours,
| FARMER JOE.
The G. W. has one or two friends
left, Judging from the flood of cores