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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

On the 7th page of this paper is a
review of the attitude OF the clique
who undertook to crush out the ma
tional alliance movement to carry
out personal and political schemes OF
vast import to the alliance. The
question will arise at once IN the
readers mind whether the crowdlng
out of valuable material with war
fare of this nature, is defensible? In
general terms, it is not profitable. 1t
costs, in every direction, to excise a
wrong from the body politic-as it
costs pain and blood to excise a tu-
NOR from the body physical. II it
be done it is better to do it quickly,
and therefore a large knife is used
this week with the intention o1
sheathing it henceforth. If the alli-
ances can trust their barque, already
tossed on treacherous sea, with a
crew of such men, it were better to
drift, in the dead calm of a year ago
into the cruel maelstrom of party
politics. Either this was the pratt
cal scheme, or we are the most loath
some liars out of Lucifer's lake.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04
BE Careful.

And not let differences of opinion
on subordinate matters destroy our
work on general matters. This is Of
ten the result Of minor difficulties. A
man may advocate the advantages
Of a white pig over a black one, and
advocate the white pig very sharply
with a neighbor! And then, when a
little hot over the color of the pig, re-
fuse to work on the same platform
of general principles with the owner
of the black pig-not to the detri-
ment of the pig, but Of the country
at large.
The same with newspapers: some
men would like to endorse one paper
or one set of men. Another a differ
ent paper or set OF men-and so they
sometimes fail to harness up in the
general work owing to factional diff
ferences. Don't lose your grip on
the whole because you don't train
with a small portion of the workers.
Push on for final victory anyway!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

The Wadena Tribune copies a col
umn of the miserable drizzle of the
PiOneer-P Press about the Iowa rail
roads. Any editor who can't see
through the thin gauze Of such fab
rication ought not to take up the
subject at all. The article says II
out of % roads failed to pay their
fixed charges!" Good heavens,
how could any OF them pay them
It is a crime in any road to attempt
to pay them. 'SFixed charges p
Hum-don't you know, Mr.. Vought
that the ''fixed charges mean inter
est on bonds and stock to the tune
of about $45, 900 to the mile on an
investment OF an average OF $4,000
just about five times more than
right would dictate?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

Ignatius Donnelly sent the follow
ing resolution to the Committee, at
the State Meeting:
"That we demand that the next
legislature shall pass a law fixing the
rates of transportation upon the
railroads of this state that will be
sufficient to pay interest on the act
ual cost of said railroads and their
expenses and repairs, but not one
cent of interest on watered stock"
When Jim Baker reported, he left
this out. Then Mr.. Donnelly offered
it Independently. and it was carried
with a w-h-o-o-p! We understand
that Jim Baker is writing himself up
for congressman-but his anti green
back and committee records are not
conducive to granger vote. His
opposition to the Subtreasury Bill
was nothing less than vindictive.
We certainly thought the General
would take different stand.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

Eric Olson sends us word that he
disagreed with us when we stated
that the milk and switching cases,
before the U. S. Supreme Court. were
not very important, inasmuch as
they referred only to the question OF
reasonableness. We agree with Eric
in disagreeing with us and disagree
with ourselves to agree with him.
The statement was a small para
graph written before proper consid-
Grafton had been given, and on the
presentation of the case by legal
friend.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04
81 LOO A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

To Senators C. K. Davis and Mr..
w. D. Washburn and members of
congress from the State of Mimi:
MY DEAR SIRs:
1 desire to call your attention to
the following copy of a part OF the
proceedings OF the meeting OF the
State Farmers Alliance, held at St.
Paul, March 4th to 8th ult:
III. A. Swain, of Rice county, moved
that the secretary of the Alliance
notify the congressman and senators
from Minnesota that it is the opin-
ion of the Alliance that binding twine
and all the material entering into
it's manufacture should be placed on
the free list. The resolution was
unanimously adopted and the con-
vention adjourned until 1880 p. M"
The imposition of an import duty
upon the material from which bind
ing twine is manufactured can in no
sense be defended on the ground of
being necessary to protect the Ameri-
can producer. No part Tor at least
the most insignificant part) is the
product of the American farmer. On
the contrary the effect of the duty is to
place the farmer at the mercy of half
a dozen manufacturers of Irvine. Last
year the trust assumed that the en-
hanced price was made necessary by
the fact that the supply of raw ma
terial was short. Yet in no single
year was so much twine carried over
as last year. And to emphasize the
irony of the joke, the twine men ship
ped the unsold twine back to the
factories, twisted it into rope and
sold it to the same farmers for 10
cents per lb.
Now, gentlemen, as representatives
of the actual farming interests,
we think it almost time that this
paternal government should begin
to look to the interests of the real
producers, and by placing twine and
all material that enters into it's man.
ufacture on the free list make it i'm
possible for handful of speculators
to levy tribute upon millions of their
poorer fellow citizens. With profound
respect, l am, ETC.,
JOHN LATHROP.
Secy. Mimi. State Farmers ALI
ance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

We have received an extended
review of our attitude on Liv-
erpool shipments, from Chas. A,
Pillsbury. the great exporter O1
grain products. - 1t is in most
excellent spirit, and in publish
ing next week, trust that the com
ments on Mr.. Pillsbury's statement
will be as kindly worded as his own
This discussion will doubtless end
in the editor of the GREAT WEST 60
ing to Liverpool this spring.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

Ed. GREAT WEST to prominent
Chamber Of Commerce man Say
Mister how many of the
dealers here buy before they sell?
C. of C. M.-"Oh / guess they all do
at times-by mistake, you know.
They sometimes get in more at the
elevators than they had sold the day
before. But then the market rarely
changes more than from three
eighths to half cent day"
ED. G. Wand that would leave
them safe enough on their differ
ence?"
C. of C. M.-"Oh yes, the difference
is usually three to five cents"
Ed. G. W.-"Did you ever know
Sawyer to go long on wheat %
T"Eong'' means to buy wheat for
q margin].
G. of G. M.-'Not by
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04
Take Notice.

The Secretary OF the State Al
lance, Hon. John Lathrop, finds the
business of the alliance so large that
he has had to give up working his
farm for the present, and has re-
moved his family to Dawson, Lac
qui Parle Co., MINI. Remember the
address :-Dawson, MINI. All appli-
cations for q charter must be ad-
dressed to him; and all money paid
to him. He will answer all inquiries
in regard to Alliance work.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

We understand, but cannot vouch
for it, that Atty Gen1 Clapp says
the recent surrender OF the supreme
court to the plutocrats was "the
most iniquitous and indefensible po-
sition ever taken by a judicial
body y
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

Over Is alliances organized since
the State Meeting. They are rushing
on to the State Secretary in pla-
tOOnS.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

The Des Moines Leader holds that
the recent decision of the Supreme
Court does not affect Iowa. 1t does
not as Iowa law stands-but it pre-
vents Iowa from making her laws
complete in an important respect.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

One of the large wheat dealers in
Minnesota recently told the editor
OF this paper that there was NO ques-
ton but that local buyers of wheat
in many places were stealing the
farmers blind. Now let us hear from
the local buyer
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

The MINI. & St. L. Railroad have
begun suit against the Farmers
Warehouse Co., of FrankliM. to COM
pei removal of their grainhouse
from the sidetrack of the road.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

Remember that Secretary John
Lathrop's Post Office address is now
Dawson, Mimi. He was compelled
to move off from his farm to attend
to the alliance business.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

IT'S OF THE FARMERS.
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m s % aa S. paa ssa
@ The charge that the tariff from St Paul
charges unrasonay high by the ps3
the as o% opaonna was too and aad
notified to substitute that company refused and the
is sn s @ ] tin
compel the comply with the The
that establishing rates by
ts OF 6ns s Sss United as States taxing 5s
to t s s na by w Ssns % the
rates. rates. TO M this the writ Ss rhe
sss
@ ss % @ s n sss 3S
general cam
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Railway vs. Miller Stone VS. oa1 and
the cor for
the statute the Of Minnesota
s
merely pma equal reasonable but final and
EQUAL AND REASON ABLE CHARGES;
a la had % to @ nS a so % %
therefore contemplation Of law the only that and
except complying the
s % ] es, @ s o 5
scSs 1os
that s
ttuton United particulars complained by the railway
sPy aw % se
s e c. en ns
] snnos otd judicial
a the ON ths
and and then
5 % s eeHs sn snd the sP
that end required to inform the writing what its
charges unequal and unreasonable.
1.-THE this point that the commission calling
superior
authority legislature
only other doand that other
shown by constant 'reversas of Judgment j
FOR,
what to find and declared what to declare opportunity
sa s @ s s B
the question provided that all charges made
equal reasonable right provision
the Charge involving
does the element both regards the and as
ing determination company deprived
the absence
United and thus
their the equal
is the the time this
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Miller while dissenting the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

The Supreme Court of the United States
State Control Of the Railways Practically Abolished
The Most Remarkable Case Of Judicial Perverson Since the Great
Dred Scott Bunder.
years ago Grange farmers carried judicial
railways through all
by which the supreme court declared that in the
Legislatures THE STATES
limit the charges
taton and cua their power to deal unusy with the
pie of the commonwealth.
basis cooperative vast amount OF has been
complished and far-reachng decisions OF the
Upon the principles enuncated that decision basis for all
Just government oil corporations by the people, every
NATION
corporations only
by virtue OF that same legislative authority England France Germany
all civilized
monopoly traffic over the highway which you thus ueste but
authority these highways which
the people who the rights When you accept
charter you accept it's obligations"
the urang the mighty OF the railway
overbondng stocking
the wonderful aggregate of quite
FIVE BILLIONS DOLLARS
which the people paying interest and which ovebond did
represent sequd hghways people,
realizing this terrible taxation, and seeing the
taking proper and
claws entering workshop and famyad America Not only
that but the prairs themselves practically
threatened great parties The proof
THAT these were purchased bv the system had been
before people, Poverty winding it's fingers around the
throat abor One 500
other firm has 1900 mortgages oo in Kansas The gand
the Union contemplate Sty Laws keep off the executions
old take deserted
the richest Michigan adverses
sale OF farm for ~
YEAR!
which yielded yielded $675
whea 6Oc Liverpool with only total freight
1000 miles, The time to past The time to act
come These railways had their
brought order the Commission of Minnesota The
issued inviting the disas
ter which beaen the country pobab not scheme to
foolish The Supreme Court
the political connection with
the who controlled the courts could be pointed with safety
cases
| ABLY ARGUED BEFORE THE COURT
Capp whose brief have published this
such profound Importance would avail for
Justice would conduct his opinion where such
would affect the commercial history the world The decision came from
sde strength
upon the necessity from its intrinsic civil weight and
generic should have been
popu the side of Rex Aur the
Jurisprudence awof thatnature
which the fountain equity yet exempfed
statutes among peopeshad guide decion
Justice ur would have had the judicial and
example every
index finger OF the
to the fact that the people
grants the make the statutes under which
granted both protection and correction And the
pie legislature with the king who said Fance?
France!'
reduce the tariff
milk from the to the ces the other
switching the Minneapolis and Eastern railroad In both
that the commission bearing down
ne But these the redress OF
the legislature the original urisdcton the commission
being but agent
the Supreme Court given by Justice Blatchford
given the account it's
great length opened by considering of the state
pointing the commission defining the powers granted:
JUSTICE BLATCHFoRDs
and the
of duties the latter
handled
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04

This Republic was 1ounde0
upon principles which i1rolred
: the Dignity of Labor. TO des-
troy the power 1 Labor is t.,
construct Caste. a Caste can2o5
co-exist with q Republic.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06
Why Beef Will Be High.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-The reports that have been current for some days to the effect that an advance in the retail price of meat through out the country will shortly go into effect are said, on high author ity to be we'll founded Tn fact all the big packing houses are now re- vising their lists, and the advance is likely to take place in a few days. In view of the fact that more cattle are being reared now than ever be- fore, that the price on the hoof are cheaper and that the foreign de- mand has materially diminished. thus affording large margin for home consumption, the action of the beef barons has created no lit- tie comment and speculation as to it's why's and wherefores. People who are in position to know however, say that the combine has spent immense sums of money in litigation in the courts of score of states, the legislatures of which
 had passed laws virtually exclud- ing dressed beef; and now that the American Meat company, the only apparent competitor ofthe combine has gone out of business the latter are in a good position to recoup themselves through the medium of an advance in rates. The packers however, defend their action on the ground that there is an increaseing consumption without an increase in range production. At any rate meat is likely to be higher this spring than ever before.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06

A WASHINGTON dispatch to the Chicago News asserts that Secretary Blaine and British Minister Paunce. forte have reached an amicable agreement in the Behring sea con. troversy, and the question of dam ages sustained by British vessels will be submitted to arbitration.
 The details of the agreement can not be obtained, but it is known that the United States will not, un- der any circumstances, permit for eigners to catch seals even in the disputed waters during the seasons when our citizens are prohibited from doing so.
 The dispatch adds that the for eign powers have never been form ally notified before that these wa ters were considered closed sea, and that foreign fishermen had the nominal liberty to enter waters from which they have not been formally prohibited.
 Our seizures, therefore, were ille- gal. The conclusion drawn is that
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06

A SPECIAL Washington dispatch to the Tucson Star says; Governor Woliey is endangering the passage of the bill legalizing laws of Ari- zona by tacking on to said bill the iniquitous provision giving the Gov ernor the power to remove at will all territorial and county officers. The house committee on territories evidently agree with the arguments of Delegate Smith, Brewster Came ron, Gen. Wilson and Geo. Christ, that the people of Arizona must be low down in the scale of intelli- gence and morality if they cannot elect honest men to fill the places. Cameron and Christ filed with the house committee February 10th, a written argument urging the pas sage of the bill legalizing the laws. Governor Woltiey read editorials from the Tucson Star and other Arizona journals, urging the pas sage of the bill legalizing the laws of Arizona, and insisted that said newspapers thereby endorsed the third section of said bill, which the Governor reluctantly admitted was inserted to empower him to remove at will county officers elected by the people.
 This modest, unassuming igno- ramus should go step further, and ask Congress to erect little throne for him at Phoenix, vote him a crown and furnish him body guard that he might run little principal ity of his own in Arizona.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06
Arbitary Powers.

Under the caption of "The- Pros gress to Capitalization" the Cleve- land Plain-dealer says;
 Our republican friends are get ting along pretty fast on the road to arbitrary power. It is now assert ed by one of their organs that con- gress has not only the right to pre- vent redistricting by a state legis- lature but has also the right to re- district the states and to alter or de- stroy the effect of any redistricting by state. That is to say, the pre- sent republican congress can at its next next session, on the basis of the census figures prepared by partisan census superintendent for the purpose, not only reapportion the representation of the state in the house of representatives, but can also specify the boundaries of each district if it sees fit. It can carve out as many republican and ss few democratic districts as will secure an overwhelming republi- can majority, and can add a pro- vision preventing any change in those districts for ten years. The power to do this is claimed under the fourth section of the first arti-, cle of the constitution which pro- vides that ''the times, places and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislatures thereof; but congress- may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to. the place of choosing senator's" It. would have amused the framers of that portion of the constitution had they been warned of the construc- tion placed on this language by present day republicans.
 If the Wickham-Hoar bill to take from the Ohio legislature its power to right the wrong done by the re- publican gerrymander should be- come law the logical sequence will bethe passage of a bill district ing the states for congressional purpose and for republican profit, to accompany the bill already in- troduced placing congressional elections under complete control of officials appointed by rcpublii can administration for life.
 The next step would naturally be the appointment by the president ''by and with the advice and con- sent of the senate," of republican for congress in every district whom the administration election officials would take care to have declared elected.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06
A DECISION has been rendered b,

A DECISION has been rendered by a Republican Judge in Senator In gall's state, says the Tucson Star, that a negro can be turned out of a hotel or theatre with impunity. And yet Ingalls in the senate has been defending the rights of the colored man with a vehemence equal to a cyclone. Ingalls, should go home and lecture that Judge in Kansas.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06

The moment the grading of the Prescott road is commenced our people will see a great building boom inaugurated in our city. There are at present in Phoenix a number of capitalists from abroad and many of our wealthy citizens will then build stores and dwelling houses and hotels, lay out grounds for Sunday resorts, construct street car lines along Center and Mari copa streets to the Arizona canal, re-establish the electric light sys- tenn along our principal streets, with the incandescent light for the house use. All this will naturally give an impetus to business and give us lively times.-Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06

THE Walnut Grove Dam going out was a sad affair. Up to the present time between fifty and six ty bodies have been recovered and buried. In addition to this large loss of life, the destruction of prop erty has been immense. Contribu- tions are being taken up all over the Territory for those who escaped with their lives.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06

Arizona is rightly considered the best geographical division of the Union for industrious men and wo- men of small means to live happy and lay up something for very hot day, and we wish that hundreds of thousands of people would come here. Don't care continental what their religious or political notions may be. We want them to people our waste places and drive out the worthless Apaches.-Prescott Cou- rier.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06

We predict that a larger acreage of potatoes, barley and vegetables vii! be put in cultivation this sea- son than in any previous year. Our farmers are beginning to see that tilling the soil is a paying business, and are looking up ranches through the country where ever they can be found.-Flagstaff Democrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-06

From E. Storms. the Prospector learns that the cattle marketis with out doubt beginning the new year with better outlook than for three years past. He predicts a good de mand for range cattle from Kansas buyers. He will ship about 50 cars himself out of the county during the next six weeks.