The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
NUMBER 10

of this part of the State have, dur
ing the past few years, felt the
evil effects of just such measures
and have been trying to devise
some means of relief in the way of
compelling the vast tracts of rail
road lands to help bear the bur-
dens Of the government and will
not be pleased with Mr.. Stivers'
position on this question. The
reason for Mr.. Stivers attitude lies
in the fact that he expects to be
the candidate for congress from
this, the sixth district, and desires
to make himself solid with the
machine element in Duluth and
that part of the district. Todd
County Argus.
| TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS A HEAD.
The legislature was venal and
corrupt. No one knows when we
will get a decent one. The cor
ruption made no noise this year.
it was a blind-alley business. It
was a s'cheap'' legislature. Those
who sold sold very low. One ex-
cellent business man of St. Paul.
told us of the experience of a
friend of his who came down to
get local bill passed. He called
upon one Of the members, ex-
planned the matter and asked his
support: After a general CONVEX
sation, the member said, without
a. blush or tremor-to the great
astonishment of the other:
ssNoW what is there in this for
us?"
The business man looked at him
a moment, and observed that this
was a local bill, an affair in which
there was no money involved, and
for which none was raised.
1--WE don't get much for coming
down here" observed the modern
Cataline, quietly, 'Eand we have to
pay a good deal to live here, and
hire help at home; and, you know,
OF course we have to make a little
on this work, you knowr'
The man thought moment, and
though the situation was a novel
one for him, he thought he would
push on little, and so asked him
how much he thought ought to be
paid, expecting of course that he
would want about $500.
| "Well," said the legislator, II
think that $25 for each-there are
five of us-will be satisfactorily
The business man sank down
into his boots! He would have
respected $500 demand for it's
"nerve.'' Now he thought of Of
fering them SOC each. But the
bill was not his own, and he did
not feel like trifing over $25 out
tit! So he quietly-well, perhaps
this had better close the chapter. -
| Great West, State Alliance organ.
A DEMOCRATIC BUGLE-BLAST.
The Legislature has adjourned!
No announcement which could be
made would carry with it any
more general relief and satisfaction
than this. While it was in session
the public was all agape wonder
ing who would be the next men,
Der to make a fool of himself, and
now that it has adjourned we must
frankly confess that for incompet-
ency, extravaganza and stupidity
it's like has never before been seen
in Minnesota. We do not say
there were no honest men in it.
There were perhaps as many as
half dozen. There were also some
competent members-two or three,
but in general they were poor
sticks. 8 In majority of instances
they were men who were nomi-
mated with no hope of election,
! and when the cyclone struck which
resulted in their election they were
knocked so silly that they never
recovered. The general tendency
Of the legislature was to enact laws
for the benefit of one class, and
that classa course, the farmers.
With such an object in view it is
little wonder that nothing was &C
compished beyond the squander-
ing Of a great deal Of money. It
is openly charged that members
were bought up in blocks of a
dozen to vote for certain measures,
and a lobbyist was heard to re-
mark that they were the cheapest
men he ever had to buy. It is.
even claimed that only FIVE or six
sections of land were expended in
procuring the votes necessary for
the success of the Duluth and
Winnipeg land steal. This legis-
lature has not abounded in any. ex-:
IRENE wickedness or great iniqnity
simply because nine out Of ten of
the members c0nnOSinU If wa,.n