New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-05-28

fifty cents or a dollar wherewith to buy
postage stamps.
| Many democrats will meyer forgiv,
Congressman Mills for having stated tina
he did not believe the majority of tn,
Ways and Means committee had beef
improperly approached or influence,
while preparing the tariff bill. Such
statement destroys the political amupi
ton Of the two-for-a-cent style Of demo
Gratis, and they hate Mr.. Mills for having
made it.
The papers of the state are waking
up to the fact that it is their duty to i'm
press upon the minds Of the men, who
will compose the next legislature, the
necessity OF regulating the charges Of
express companies in this state, Al
present, the rates of these companies
are outrageous and exhorbitant, and,
compared with freight charges, there
40 % LII Su uIhCLCuC0 DIS tiieIc Is U0.
tween light and darkness. What goes
for dollar through the latter, robs a
man of six or seven times that amount
in the former. The rates are fixed all
out of reason and without regard to
fairness. Monopoly in the express
companies has its own way, and there
is sorest need of regulation. The next
legislature should attend to this matter
among its first business.
The Minneapolis Journal names a
state ticket for the republicans that
would have but little difficulty in run
ming in. Merriam heads it, Ives, of St.
Peter, is booked for lieutenant governor,
Ma:tson for his old place as secretary
of state, Bobleter is down for third
termlfor the treasurership, Braden for
similar treatment as auditor, and Clapp
for attorney general. The only vacant
place is the clerkship of the supreme
court. This, it is said, will go to a
Norwegian to make the ticket solid and
complete. We have only one objectien
to this arrangement. Ii it is necessary
to give the Norwegian berth, why not
let the lieutenant governor come from
that quarter and make no changes in
,n., rest of the ticket. There is really
MA naed a 6rirc the present clerk of
the supreme court.
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The Farmers Alliance OF the Second
Congressional district is looking for
ward, it is said, to action this year.
With this end in view, committees of
two men have been appointed in each
township to make a close and earnest
canvass for new members. An effort is
also being made to nominate an ALI
ance candidate for Congress. It this is
so, the farmers need to think little
and go slow. Before launching a candi-
date into the field, who cannot be elect
ed, they should stop to consider what
profit or good will come of a change.
At present the best man from Minneso-
ia in the National House is Congress
man John Lind, than whom in an equal
position the farmers never had better
or stronger friend. His recent action
in their behalf in land cases and his
sturdy stand for the farmers of the
Northwest on certain clauses of the
Mckinley bill are evidence of his will
ingness to assist them. To be sure his
efforts are not always crowned with
success, bit in face of such opposition,
whose would or could be? The people
of the district should think of these
things. With his two terms of expert
ence, Lind is able to do more for his
constituents than any man they could
send there. As to his willingness to do
SO, there need not be the slightest
doubt.