New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-03-25
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We are repeatedly asked what the
legislature has done this winter. Our
answer in most cases has been moth
ing OF consequence. = Aside from some
private measures that were woodchucks
for corporations, we know of nothing
that will be Of much Importance to the
state at large. or an advantage. But per-
haps less harm is done by so doing.
There are laws enough now, and men
enough drawing liberal salaries to en-
force them if it was policy for them to
so do. But as long as these pets are
fed on appointive patronage, no use.
Granite Falls Tribune.
The introduction of pernicious rail-
road legislation as means of stabblng
railroad companies is racket shat has
about had its run. Ignatins Donnelly.
Thomas Wilson and Pat Rahilly have
almost had a sinch on that game forsa
long time, but now it has got so tina.
the most ordinary kind of chump as
sumes to regulate the railroads, The
railroad bills introduced by these three
men in the last twenty.four wears
would very nearly load down railroad
train. 1t is time to judge Legislators,
not by the bills they introduce, but by
| the laws they enact It is not much Of
legislator who can't Introduce at least
one bill for buncomb, but that gag is
| about played out. Midway News. {,
The legislative session is passing to a
close. Over two thirds of the session
has gone and what has been accom-
plished? Yes, echo answers, whatp A
libel suit of 100000 against the Pio-
neer Press; bill denouncing ballet
dancing and other like important
events that grew out Of this session, We
have learned more of the ..eminent
man" than we knew before. But the
long looked-for relief of the people
from the burdens of taxation and hard
times has never come. We have had q
congregation of smart men who seemed
to think that it was their duty to their
constituents to rise to question of
privilege and call their colleague liar,
thief and lobbyist. We pray for de.
liverance from any future repetition of
the scenes of the past sixty days. st.
Peter Herald. -
One OF the greatest impositions per-
petrated on a travelling public is the
unjust fees taxed by the Pullman CIR
company. 1t is robbery pure and SIM
pie. rich corporation compelling it's
employees to exact from those who
must pasronize them their salary, must
be viper and an opticus. Our legisla-
ture must not allow this greatest of all
| public nuisances 10 escape censure at
! their hands. Next comes the express
robbery. Public justice demands regu-
lation and just revision of rates at this
| time. There are instances where midi
'AA' h"'o Polu SoFeIaI tlMeS the
price known to be fair for goods de-
livered by them. If the present legis-
lature ignores these great wrongs, their
duty to constituents will be unduly per-
formed and public justice unsatisfed. L.
Granite Falls Tribune.
Reciprocity opens our ports only to
such products as do not seriously com
pete with our own in our own markets
Free trade ignores all such considera-
tions and says there shall be no restric-
tons either upon nations or upon their
products; each and all of them can
make such use, as they see tit, OF our
markets. Reciprocity discriminates be-
tween what we need and what we do
not need, and attempts to prescribe
specifically for our ailments. Free trade
would gulp down the entire materia
medica and call it the proper treat
ment. Reciprocity exercises the utmost
care in preserving our own valuable
markets to our own producers while it
secures to US additional markets abroad
for our surplus products. Free trade
| ignores our own markets or treats them
as the common property of the world.
Reciprocity gets value received for what
it gives. and takes its pay in something
it wants, while free trade gives away all
it has that is valuable and gets back
nothing that the other nations care to
keep. -Montevideo Leader.
afayette Correspondence.