The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
Cum Grano Salts"
EDITOR GREAT VEST:

Cum 0rano Sails"
EDITOR GREAT VEST:
In your issue of July 18th, on first
page, the first large type notice that
caught my eye was "Option Gam
bling" the next, in equally large type,
is Hold Your Wheat" and follow
ing the bold headline you give rea-
sons why farmers should hold their
wheat. The next week after that is
sue OF your paper, while in Grove
City, Meeker Co., / picked up two
daily papers and noticed that the
State" had sent out q circular to
hold wheat. In the same papers ref
erenee was made to acounter circular
that was to appear in the G.. w. from
Pres't Donnelly, advising farmers to
sell their wheat. In commenting it
was remarked that it seemed to be a
sort OF rivalry between the two pa
pers for favor with the farmers.
Along with the next copy of the
State" came two supplements dated
"St. Paul, Mimi, July %. Vol. /,
No. 49," The accompanying issue OF
the State was dated July %, Vol. 1,
No. A." It seems the two Nos do
not agree; possibly the supplement
was intended to go out with the is
sue OF July 10th, as that issue is Vol.
No. 43. In no previous issue of the
State have I ever seen one word or
line in regard to holding wheat, it's
effect upon prices, etc. Now feel
the peoples movement needs all the
aid OF true workers, and I feel ever
ready to welcome any OF all who
take up the Peoples cause; but l am
SO constituted that must see con-
sistency in the attitude of papers
and persons who figure as educators
and workers in this cause.
For some time previous, and after
the state took on it's new dress, it's
chief mission seemed to be to warn
its readers against Pres't Donnelly,
and every step il has taken in line
with the movement has seemed to be
with a hitch and halt, which would
convey the impression to a close OBJ
server that each step was taken after
a council of war;" with ANYTHING
but harmony in the councils. 1 be-
lieve it is accredited to Washington
in his farewell address, that s'eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty" were
the farmers all to heed and keep up
an eternal vigilance" there would
be no danger OF ''siren's voices trans
forming them into beasts"
In reading accounts OF the early
struggle in the west between the
Pioneer settler and the Indians, I
have read of many instances of boat
men being lured into ambush and de-
struction by walls OF distress upon
shore. / have seen enough the past
year in my alliance work to make me
feel the need of exercising eternal
vigilance, and when approaching
walls OF apparent distress, do so
with gun cooked and full cartridge
box of ammunition. When the peo-
pie take up On issue which if success
full, means general shaking up of
old party dry bones, it must be fully
impressed upon the minds of all true
workers that it is no child's play, and
more than one soul will be tried be-
fore success is accomplished. When
clutch" lifted up wheat and some
farmers realized $1.1S per bushel,
a few farmers who could hold wheat
over, hoping it would reach $3.50 by
May, were finally obliged to sell at
65 or 20 cts. then again the average
poor farmer has a boss over his
time OF selling in the shape OF a note
and mortgage due Oct. LIST or Nov.
LIST, which no doubt wheat gamblers
have taken Advantage of in times past
and will continue to do as long as
they can.
I earnestly hope that this season
the poor farmer will see ray of
light by getting fair price for what
now seems to be a bountiful harvest.
HAHrTJN " Doom