The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-07-07
The Burden Of Lawyer Bill Erwin's
Philippe Against the Wheat
Investigation.
He Charges That the Newspapers Have
None of Them Published the Real
Testimony as Given.
Investigation Not Farce as Claimed.
An Issue Overshadowing All
Other State Questions.

ST.. PAUL, July Hon. w. w. Erwin
has returned from Henning, Otter Tail
county, where he delivered an address
on the Fourth on the subject Of the
wheat investigation so far as it has
gone. Three thousand persons listened
to him, including Senator Hompe, r. j.
Hall and other prominent Alliance men
of the state. Speaking of his address he
claimed that during all this investiga-
ton the papers had not paid any atten-
tion to the testimony, and had in no way
given their readers any idea of the work
Of the committee. 1t looked to him as
though something were, wrong, es-
pecially with the Democratic press,
which could have no motive tn conceal
ing the laxity of the grain and ware
house commission In making and
enforcing rules governing the elevators,
unless there were some unknown in
ducement TO do SO.
.They Have Not Deem Yindteated,"
said Mr.. Erwin, g and told the farmers
SO. They have not been vindicated OF
| single charge. urged the farmers,
| he said. mot to market one bushel Of
wheat more than they were forced TO
and claimed that Duluth was closed
/ market. 1 contended that the price 6.
: - -. wss as kept down from 70 70 3
cents Dusnei, anu Inat this !.
amount to enough in two or three year
to raise every mortgage in the state.
cit was of the supremest importanc
| to business men and bankers TO
Suppress tho Combine.
If the comb. inc were removed an
/ Duluth made an open market for on
wheat, it would req.~ .tre the storing 1 Q
nearly the entire output OF say oo,Voo'
600 bushels, at Duluth for Ia peflou 2
. year, and as wheat receip.~ ulue
honest inspection, had proved to s.
better cash security than United State.
bonds in stringent times, this Legitimate
wheat crop would give permanent ani
/ profitable employment to $50, ,000, ,00t
bank capital, while the business being
| done inland and at the port of Duluth
and subject to no railway or wheat com.
bine at Buffalo or New York, would
| erect within our state port with
the greatest tonnage in America except
| New York. The wheat business would
be rendered free from fluctuations
which now constantly occur, and the
| product itself would control trade
now controlled by the elevator trusts
The committee in its work has beer
greatly handicapped. The idea has beer
spread in the almost universal press
that the
Investigation IL Farce;
that it was not honestly begun, but
claimed to be the work of persons
desiring personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Now, this isn't true I hold that all
issues that could possibly be raised in
this state ought to remain in abeyance
until the wheat combine is broken
Yes, it will take years to break it. The
condition of legislation helps it. If they
had procured the legislation they de.
sired last winter, they would have pu,
in the constitution of this state such
amendments as would have legalized
this tyranny, which, while more subtle
is the greatest which has appeared in
history for 200 years.