St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-03
H., H. Young Testifies to His
Services in the Anti-MO-
nopoly Movement.
Friendly to Gov. Merriam. but
Believes in the Democrat
ic Nominee.
The Grain Inspector Ratified
Over the Expose Of His
System Of Grades.

during the last thirty years is undoubt-
edly ii. II. Young. formerly secretary
of the state board of immigration.
Twenty years or more ago, when con-
fiict came up over the territorial land
grants made to railroads, Mr.. Young
was secretary of the Anti Monopoly
state committee. 1t was with the view
OF learning what part Judge Wilson
took In this movement that GLOBE re-
porter called on Mr.. Young yesterday
and requested him to state what he
knew about the course of Judge Wilson
during the anti-railrOad excitement III
the southern part of the state.
/. After a moments hesitation, Mr..
Young replied:
Il will not submit to verbal inter-
view, for the reason that Oh the last Oc-
casion of my being subjected to an or
deal of that character, the published ac-
count of the affair was recklessly false.
Write the questions you want to ask
me and will reply in writing. You
can call for my answer some time dur
ing the day"
The reporter accordingly wrote as fol-
lows:
6First-Did Mr.. Wilson champion the rail-
roads on that occasion, or was he actively as
monopoly movement:
Second-Did you then, and do you now, be-
leve him sincere in his advocacy of the
cause of the people?
k@Third-Was he not at that time an attor-
ney for the WinOna d st. Peter. or Chicago
81 Northwestern Railway company?
Fourth-lf so, how do you reconcile his adj
vocacy OF the people cause III opposition to
that OF his employers.
Fifth--What are your personal relations
toward Mr.. Wilson, and which do you prefer
for governor. that gentleman, or Hon. Will
lam r. Merriam.
The following are MIR. Young's replies:
First-Thomas Wilson did ABLY, and. / feel
assured. sincerely chang ion the cause of the
people on The occasion alluded to, and was
looked upon as one OF the most efficient CO.
workers III the antl-monopoly cause. think
/ he made several speeches in favor of the
movement. One delivered in Rochester was
an exhaustive and able argument against the
doctrine that the old land grant railroad COM
panies were not amenable to state control,
because of their being chartered by the terri
tor1al government. Indeed, may safely add
that his advocacy of their Cause did more than
almost any other agency to win success for
the anti monopolists, and overthrow the
claim of the corporations that their terri
| torfal charters placed them beyond the states
cOntrOl-a contamination, by the way,
which has been worth many millions of
dollars to the people OF this state. Moreover
Judge Wilson's iabors at that time were en-
mieme, as chairman of the anti-monopoly
committee, to settle his hotel bills.
SecoEd--I did then.and still do believe that
Mr. Wilson was sincere in his opposition to
the grasping policy OF the corporations and
TO monopOlies generally, for he opposed
them all and advocated low tariff
Third--I believe he was at that time. and
subsequently, the attorney Of the company
named, but it does not follow that he was the
alder and abettOr of the company in all or
any of its practices, no more than that an at
torney defending murderer should be held
cufpable for his clients crime.
FOurth-The answer to your fourth QlIeS-
ton is included in that made to your third,
but may add that it is the height of folly to
hold an attorney accountable Tor the conduct
of his PRINCIPALS, and particularly SO when
he fills position similar to that held by Mr..
Wilson. of special attorney for the manage
ment of certain class of business.
Fifth-My personal relations with Judge
Wilson. SO far as l know, are friendly. / es-
TEEN him as an able, conscientious gentle
man and good citizen, and am glad that he
holds the position of Democratic nominee
for the reason that L think the state will have
an excellent governor whether the Demo
Gratis or Republicans succeed. Personally
expect to vote for Mr.. Merriam, whom also
esteem very highly; but so far as members of
congress and the legislature are concerned,
the passage of the Mckinley bill has deter
mined me never again to vote for man who
is likely to become tool of the american
Protective association Hence | cannot
vote for even friend who is more devoted
to his party than 10 his country. There is
wide difference between patriotism and parti-
sanism.
Grain Inspector Clausen spent nearly
all of his valuable time yesterday in an
attempt to run down the source from
which the GLOBE obtained its informal
ton OH the. present administration of
the duties of his Office as published i'm
yy,c y1onar nrnuoinonf
Republicans were accused of '.leaking,n
and. it is said, he even went so far as to
prefer a complaint against a Repub-
lican nominee for Office with the Re
publican state committee. alleging that
the gentleman in question had given
away the secrets of the Minnesota
wheat grading system of 1880. Finally,
when Mr.. Clausen had spent nearly the
entire day in interrOgating hotel pro-
prietorS and guests without avail he
announced that there was not an atom
of truth in the story, and that he pro-
posed to answer it this morning through
the morning administration organ.
To one gentleman yesterday Grain
Inspector ClauSen made the statement
that he had lowered the grades because
out of 100 cars of wheat sent to Chicago
IS were graded one and two points
lower than the Minnesota grades, and
this admission makes Mr.. Clausen's
cause very weak. AS the gentleman in
teryiewed in yesterdays GLOBE re-
marked: 1.-The Minnesota legislature
has established a system of grades in
this state. and all the grain inspection
department has the right or authority
to do is to follow the law" Mr.. Clausen
has been in the grain business long
enough to know that the wheat BUYERS
of Buffalo and Chicago would prefer to
buy all the No. wheat raised in Min
nesota at No. 8, if it could be done.
just to satisfy Mr.. CIausen's curiosity
it may be well to state that the gentle
man who gave the clear and disposition
ate review of the abuses that prevail in
the office presided over by him is one of
the ,best-informed gentlemen in the
state, and man whose utterances al
ways carry weight. The fact that a
cents bushel by selling his wheat in
minneapolis, without the seal of the
state grain inspection department, is
proof sufficient that there is something
wrong in either the system or its adj
administration. Most farmers will agree
with the gentleman who, in speaking of
this matter yesterday, said:
II fittings have come to pretty pass,
Indeed, when the seal of the grain in
Spection department costs the farmer
seven cents bushei OIL his wheat"
This evening there will be Demo-
cratic rally at Woodruff hall, Merriam
Park. Hon. j. N. Castle, the next con-
gresham from this district; Hon. D.
w. Lawler, Hon. G. Fl. Benedict and
Aid. l.. j. Dobner will be the speakers.
Congressman Snider is now on his
way home from Washington and will
attend the meeting Of his congressional
committee at the Endicott on Monday
next. The "boys" called in great num-
bers yesterday, and Chairman Lamb is
beginning to realize that they expect
some cash pretty soon. The style of
the gallant captains campaign two
years ago has attracted to his cause
large element of workers that are al
ways very expensive.
The colored citizens meeting reported