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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
FREE COINAGE.
What Is 1t, and What Will BE It's UIti-
mate Results?

mate Results?
The Progressive Farmer, Mount
Vernon, Ill, answers the inquiry,
What is free coinage? and gives about
all there is to it: It is just about the
same as the grinding of corn or wheat
at the mills. You take your grain to
the mill and have it ground and take
home the product, less the toll, in
meal and -four. So if you have silver
bullion of proper fneness you take it
to the mint and have it coined, or
receive in return the amount of coin it
would make, subject to whatever de-
tails and conditions may be enacted in
the law. This is all there is of it, and
this is the law that now prevails in
regard to gold coinage. But as we
have said time and again, the people
are not interested in the gold prod
uct or the silver product. What
they want is freer circulation
of money. They began business either
on the farm, in the shop, or behind the
counter, at the close of the war, with
plethoric circulation. Prices were high
and trade was active. Contraction
came, prices went down, trade dimin-
ished, debts accumulated, taxes in
creased Gin proportion of the ability to
pay, and a wave of disaster swept over
the country, strewing wrecks every
where and leaving agriculture pros
trate. Hence the people want more
money to bring back the conditions of
q fow voorc oro Thov hopo @ho+ b1y
restoring silver to the position it occu-
pied from 1898 to 1878, it may add to
the legitimate monetary circulation and
relieve the industrial interests of tho
country.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
He on Your Guard.

It does not require much scrutiny to
detect deep laid purpose on the part
OF designing demagogues to produce, if
possible, a rupture in the Alliance
ranks in Texas. On the one hand GER
tain yelpers are crying aloud third
party; on another jobbery; on another
collision with the anti-commission ele-
ment, etc, etc-ad nauseum. Now it
is evident that any and every scheme
will be resorted to to bring about the
desired result. We caution men every
where to give no credence to the vapid
utterances of these political charlatans.
Read, study and investigate for your
selves. Do not be guided in your line
of thought by those who have hitherto
been aligned against you. Be careful
whom you trust as councillors. The
only safety is in exercising that vigil
ance and intelligence which God has
endowed you with and which charact-
cries men who are determined to sue.
coed. Southern Mercury.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
Thieves Who Are Welcome.

"What do you do with kieptomani-
acs?" was the question recently put
to the proprietor OF a large shop.
eve send them bills for what they
take when we know them. II they
are strangers we act according to
circumstance. A few days ago lady
was in the shop with her daughter
a beautiful little girl of twelve years.
The girl was seen slipping a roll of
costly ribbon into her handbag.
We spoke to the mother, who became
indignant. She opened the bag to
convince us that we were mistaken.
when it was found to contain three
lace handkerchiefs, two pairs of gloves,
and the ribbon All these articles had
been appropriated"
''That was a plain case of stealing.
What did you dor"
"Well, we took the things back and
said nothing We can't afford to
arrest wealthy people and injure our
trade by making enemies among our
rich customers"
"You were speaking of sending out
bills for stolen goods; are they ever
paid?"
always where the person is
kleptomaniac. We never have any
trouble in that way. have known
OF shops which kept a regular list of
kleptomaniacs. Whenever they lost
anything they sent bills to all of them.
AS they all settled for the stolen goods,
you can imagine that the business was
quite a profitible one, can't your"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
IEolsLArloM.sr TENDENCY.
10 Can be Chsaged by Making Money for
the People.

II Can b Ch.aged by Making Money for
tho People.
The tendency of the legislation In
America at the present time is in tho
direction of attempting to cure the
evils Of the vicious laws by enacting
others equally vicious. We pass Jaws
which prevent foreign competition
and allows a few persons to control the
American market, and then we seek
by eo-called antitrust laws to prevent
these combinations from taking advaa-
tage of the conditions brought about
by the very restrictions placed upon
foreign trade. We have by class laws
differentiated the people into two
classes, one of which is doomed to long
hours of unrelenting toll, and the other
is supported in wantonness upon the
fruits of the others labor. Both these
conditions beget intemperance, says
the Dakota Independent, but instead
of going to the root of the matter and
changing the wrong conditions by
repeal of the laws which create them
we seek to prevent the inevitable by
law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors and by restraining the personal
liberty OF the individual. The govern
ment of the United States destroyed
burnt up the peoples money, and
farmed out to private corporations the
privilege of furnishing the people with
currency in such quantities and at
such rates of interest as they, the
banks, see fit to ask. And now the
legislatures of the several states are
seeking to counteract the disastrous
results of national legislation by pre-
scribing rates at which money shall be
loaned. Money, like everything else,
is regulated by the question of supply
and demand. This kind government
purposely destroyed the peoples
money for the express purpose of COM
polling the masses to become the
servants of the few, and most effectu-
ally has the object been accomplished
If, instead of wrangling over usury
laws, the various legislatures would
elect United States senators in sympa-
thy with the people, we would soon
have an abundant currency issued
d1rect Dy the government without
the Intervention of banks. But as
long as the government grants to
private individuals the privilege
OF furnishing and controlling the
currency, all legislative restrictions
by the state are about as effective as
the Pope's bull against the comet.
The only proper remedy for usury is
for the government to issue a volume
of currency sufficient to do the bust
ness of the country. This would de-
stroys the power of those who now
control the money supply and would
reduce interest to common level. It
would also compel the owners of money
to invest it in productive industries in
order to get any adequate return there
for. This would make great de.
E1and for labor and increase wages.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
The Farmers Alliance.

These Alliances are virtually school
houses in which the correct principles
of political economy are being taught,
says Brick Pomeroy, in his Advance
Thought They are the well-springs
of regeneration from political serfdom
for the benefit of the Goulds, Quays,
Belmonts and others.
The Wall street machinery, now in
the one-man control at Jay Gould, dur
ing the month of November 1890, by
simply withholding $75, ZOO, 900 from
business uses, caused depreciation in
listed securities of $500, 10000 Jay
Gould, after year Of quiet, got $751;
600, 600 where he could dam it and pre-
vent it flowing into the market Then
men found themselves as an army with
supply trains cut off, Failure after
failure; down went banks, business
men and depositors by the thousands
not alone in New York, but in every
city touched by the financial wires of
mans dependence upon man.
This is called operating the mar
ket. This is the direct result of SO
shortening the volume of money that
two or three men can corner and con-
troll it.
The Wall street operators lose mil
lions, and to keep up the fever, the
government pours millions of dollars
into the laps of gamblers and in turn
slaps the tariffs upon the laborers and
farmers The wealth producers are
ground still deeper in the soil waiting
for their bodies. and the wealth alb
sorbers go on skinning each other,
controlling caucuses, political parties
and legislation.
The Earrings fail for 800, 600, 900,
and banks rush to their rescue. A
farmer fails to produce enough from
his land to meet the interest on his
mortgage, and the law steps in and
confiscates his home and he steps out,
a eart-broken man with a heart
broken family.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
Did He Remember?

"Charlie DEAR" said young Mrs. JAR
dean to her husband the other morn
ing as he was hurrying into his over
coat, and hastily drawing on his
gloves, ''would you mind stopping in
to Wool and Satten's and ask them to
give you a few samples of their fall
dress goods?"
"Oh, no, not at all" replied Charlie,
obligingly "What kind of samples?"
'"Well, 1 don't want anything very
dark; and yet not too light. l don't
want brown, for my summer dress was
brown; and don't believe Iwant any
shade of blue for I've worn blue so
much. You might get some plaid sam
pies; but 1 don't want any of those
blue and green plaids, nor anything
with much red in it, nor too loud a
plaid. Something in brown and white
and gray, with just O. dash of some
brighter color might do, or-oh, don't
get check of any kind. You might
get samples of India twill or silk warp
Henrietta, in light and dark shades of
green, not too light nor too dark-just
medium; or, if you see any thing pretty
in monte cloth or serge or a real soft
cashmere or vieux rose cloth or pean
de sole in stylish shades you might
get samples; but I'd prefer something
in camel's hair, or-you don't suppose
l could afford one of those Muscovite
silks, do you, dear? You get samples
OF it, anyhow. I'd thought OF some
thing in light cloth and drap de sole;
and you might ask for samples of each
in-going, dear? Well, please don't for
get the-he's gone, and I'll wager any
thing he'll come home without half
those samples. Men never can remem-
Der anything!"--Puck.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
Monday, March, %,
SENATE.

The senate held single session
of three and half hours, during
which time it killed Senator Donnelly's
bill to repeal the newspaper libel law of
1887, and also Senator Tawney's mortgage
taxation bill.
When the senate began business the spe-
cial order was postponed for one hour in
order that some routine business might be
transacted.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Senator s. D. Peterson which fixes the
maximum charges by express companies
for transporting farm produce at 30 cents
per 100 pounds for the first fifty miles and
10 cents for each additional fifty miles.
Senator Lienau introduced Two bills
aimed at foreign life insurance companies.
One of them provides that all such COM
panies. before being permitted to do bust
ness in this state, must each deposit sure
ties to the amount OF $500. 900. The second
one requires all such companies to pay a
tax of 2 per cent upon their premiums.
Senator Morse introduced bill providing
for penalty of per cent on all delinquent
taxes after June of each year, and holds
the county auditor responsible for the col
lection Of the same.
Mr. Gallagher. chairman Of the elections
committee, introduced resolution to re-
imburse the contestants in the election
cases before the house and the attorneys
which was held over until there was q
larger attendance of members.
Mr.. Wacek introduced a resolution d.
recting the chief clerk to purchase
fifty copies of the Globe almanac for
each OF the representatives at a cost Of not
more than % cents per copy. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on leg
islative expenses.
Mr.. Bonde introduced a resolution in
structing the chief clerk to investigate the
cost per copy Of the legislative manual and
report to the house.
Mr.. Darelius drew attention to his resolu-
ton to amend rule 81 so as to provide for
the omission of the calling of the yeas and
nays on local bills. He stated that by so
emitting the roll call business would be
expedited. and that the attorney general
had stated that it would be legal and con.
stitutional to do so.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
MINNESOTA SOLONS.
Condensed Proceedings Of Bot
Branches of the Minnesota Leg
stature
What is Being Attempted in the Way
Of Legislation by Our Law
makers
Wednesday, March,. 10.
SENATE

SENATE
The senate, after passing a number
oils, resolved itself into c: mmittee OF the
whole. with Senator Ale. IN the chair re-
cess.
Mr.. Steckwell's bill prohibiting foreign
detectives from making arrests in this state
was referred to Senators Davis Tawney
and Eaton for amendments.
Returning to the senate files on general
orders, Senator March's bill regulating
grain warehouses was taken up, Senator
Hompe at once opposing it on the ground
that it gave the present chief inspector the
entire control of the wheat of the North
west. After Senator March spoke in reply,
on motion of Senator Geissel the commit
tee decided to report progress.
8: F. Glib. introduced by Senator Mayo.
and seeking to prohibit the sale of mileage
at discount by railroads, was opposed by
Senator Dean in an effective and polished
argument, and on his motion indefinitely
postponed by vote of Is to II.
The committee then arose and made its
report, alter which the senate adjourned.
Speaker Champlin. looking somewhat
pale and reduced by his weeks sickness, re-
sumed his seat and called the house Of rep
resentatives to order yesterday morning.
Mr.. Furlong, who has acted during the
speakers absence, and presided over the
deliberations Of the house in an exceeding
ly able manner. resumed his seat as a
private member.
The majority of the bills introduced were
of a local character or making unimportant
amendments to the present laws. Mr.. Nc
Allister introduced bill, II. F. 874, which
is intended to relieve certain corporations
from paying taxes upon their capital stock,
FOR which the existing law provides.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
sENsELEss CAMPING.


The Alliance IL Opposing Only the rso-
pies Oppression.
Constantly we hear it said that all
this stir and commotion among the
farmers and laborers will amount to
nothing and the brains and wealth OF
the country will hold the mastery. But
how did they bring about the present
state of affairsp By laws. How do they
propose to continue the masteryp By
the process OF law. Take away the bull
warks Of legal process, and how long
would the upper ten grind down the
lower millionsP The entire system OF
jurisprudence in this boosted land OF
civil liberty is one sided and discrimi-
mating. Money, property, vested rights
and special privileges are as securely
guarded as under the most despotic
government. Life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness are not of the first
Importance to our lawmakers. To such
the protection of the dollar is of great
er Importance than the life of the poor.
For every proposed law that may be
justly styled class legislation advanced
from our side, we can point to ten laws
now on the statute books that were
enacted solely to fortify and protect
money If you do this capital will
withdraw from your state. If you do
that we will foreclose your mortgages
and evlct you from your homes. Why
and how? Is it not unequal and un-
just laws that make this possibleP We
have said time and again, says the
Dakota Ruralist, better far that all
foreign capital withdraw than that we
all be slaves. Every chattel mortgage
sale is an auction block, and every
eviction is a phase of human slavery
and wars have been fought over lesser
wrongs. We want the brains ana
wealth of this country to understand
that we are not unfriendly to either if
they are on a level before the law with
the bodies and souls of the men and
women of this land. We are fighting
on money because this government
provides that the national banks shall
have monopoly practically without
interest and denies the same to US. We
are fighting on railroads because they
discriminate against the producers and
favor the middlemen and bride the
legislators. Let the men of brains and
possessors of Doodle take up the wage
OF battle just as soon as they please.
The people are aroused. These are
they who possess all power, and they
make and unmake the instruments of
their pleasure. These are they who
produce all wealth, and they will con-
troll its distribution.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
How to Stop It.

The rapid increase in the member
ship of the Farmers Alliance in the
state of Maryland is said to be disturb
ing the leaders of the old parties. The
same may be truthfully said of the
organization in q number of other
states. If the old parties want to stop
this, let them recognize the wishes of
the farmers in the framing of legisla-
ton. They are certainly numerous
enough to have right to be heard in
our legislative halls.--Beeleville Stand
ard.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
LlvEDoN HER FRIENDS.
A Case Which Shows That People
Should Scan Their Bills.

A Case Which Shows That People
Should Scan Their Bills.
Recently a gentleman of this city,
who is well known for his wealth and
social prominence, happened to take
up the bill of leading dry goods firm,
as it was lying on his Office table, and
glanced over the items. This is very
rare proceeding on his part. He usu-
ally gave a check, and then filed the
bill without examining it. This pro-
ceeding was not business-like, but he
had perfect confidence in his wife, and
also in the dry goods firm. But on
this occasion he looked over the
items, and he saw his wife was devo-
tee to black silk. He couldn't re-
member that his wife wore q great
many silk dresses, and that
seemed odd under the circum-
stances.
When he arrived home he iokingly
said to his wife that she ought to be
able to rent black silk dresses. Nat
urally the spouse asked him what he
meant. He told her. She declared
that she hadn't bought black silk
dress for a year. and asked to see the
bill. Her husband handed it over,
when she identified more than half
the items as incorrect; that is, she
had never had those goods.
Her husband Went to the store and
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gentleman referred the matter to the
bookkeeper, who showed all the items
charged properly on the books Then
the clerk who sold the goods was seen.
She remembered the black silk sales
perfectly. The goods were bought by
a young lady who said she was re-
quested to get them by the gentle
mans wife. Gould she recognize the
lady?' ''Oh, certainly" said the
clerk.
The next day the gentleman again
called. "Glad to see you," said the
proprietor, 1.-The lady is here There
she stands The. gentleman looked,
and, 10 and behold the lady was an
intimate friend of his wife and a lady
whose parents are wealthy. Suisse
quent developments showed that this
was a nice little game on her part
She ascertained who of her friends
bought their goods by bill, which was
paid by their parents.
The scheme wouldn't have worked
with ladies who had allowances OF
their own. With the most of them
she only made occasional small
charges, like gloves, cuffs, collars, or
little lingerie, but where she found
that bills were not closely inspected,
she plunged in deeper. Among parties
who knew OF thematter, the affair has
caused deep sensation. We hear it
stated there is not the slightest proba-
bllity the case will be brought to trial.
The affair has been settled, and the
lady will probably make an extended
visit out OF town.-Portland Me-.
Press
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
Tuesday March. "a.
SENATE.

A number of petitions were presented
asking for the passage of the Currier rail-
road bill
Senator Mcmillan sent up . resolution
authorizing the appointment of a commit
tee Of three senators to consider the ques-
ton Of capital removal.
Senator John Day Smith gave notice OF
debate, and little later Senator Glader in
troduced bill, which, in great detail, pro-
vides for the removal of the capitol to
Kandiyohi county. The bill establishes the
city OF Minnetaga as the seat o; government
OF the state. and provides for the sale of lots
in the city. the proceeds to go to a capitol
building fund. The bill also provides for a
commission of three persons, who shall
have charge OF the erection of a new capitol
building. These commissioners are to ad-
vertise for plans and specifications. and
they. with the governor and s+ate auditor
are to select plan. The total cost of the
contract made by the commissioners in ex.
cess of this amount shall be null and VOID.
The bill provides further that the seat OF
government Of the state shall be removed to
the new location on the LIST o: January, 1896.
Under the order Of introduction of new
the state library under the supervision o. the
judges of the supreme court, and pro ,ibits
publishing firm and their employees from
using the library or the books therein for
the purpose OF its publications without pay
ing Tor the wear and tear of the books, the
SUM being named by the librarian at not
less than $500 per annum.
Mr.. Lynn introduced q bill which amends
the laws relating to interest and usury by
providing fine OF $500 ior any person, per-
sons or corporation who shall receive rom
than allowed by law, or imprisonment for
not more than one year. The person max.
ing the complaint is to receive the fine
This bill provides a punishment for usury
Mr.. J. Il. Nelson proposes to amend the
penal code relating to the use of false
weights, Furnishing offenders for knowing
Misrepresentation az for misdemeanor.
DR.. Hemstead introduced bill to amend
the law relating to the solemnization oil
marriages, extending the power to do so to
court commissioners.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-03-27
The house then adjourned until $50 this
morning.
Saturday. March FL.

SENATE.
Senator Tawney sent up bill seeking to
appropriate $3.50 for the purpose of pur-
chasing overcoats for the regular members
of the three militia companies of the state.
Senator Donnelly offered bill fixing the
tories at thirteen years, and Senator PrObst-
field offered one making the fact of an &C
cident caused by railroads prima facie evil
dence that such accident happened.
The passing of local bills was taken up,
among those passed being Mr.. Ames' house
file repeating the law creating the Office of
the St. Paul fire warden, and the house file
known as the Bell charter for the city of
st. Paul. There was no trouble in regard
to passing the latter, the Ramsey senators
being unanimous for it. The bill received
forty votes, and now only needs the gov
ern6r's signature to become law.
At 1870 O'Clock the senate adjourned I'M
til o'clock Monday in order to allow the
committee on ventilation to improve the
chamber ventilation through its engineer.
Several petitions were received iavoring
the bill to tax railroad property and the
Currier bill, or reasonable substitute
therefor.
Mr.. Price made motion providing that
in future all bills in general orders upon
which progress is reported go to the foot of
the list. This created some discussion,
Messrs. Diment and Stevens opposing it
and Mr.. r. A. Walsh favoring the motion.
After some talk the motion went over on
notice Of debate.
Mr.. Reyes reported that the judiciary
committee after investigation as requested
by the house as to the duration of the ses-
sion and the last day for the introduction
of bills, had decided that the house would
have to adjourn at II o'clock noon on April
20, and that Friday, March q, would be the
last day on which bills could be intro
duced.
The introduction of new bills occupied
the greater part of the morning session, and
again the list contained many bills of more
than ordinary Importance. Among the
number were several of the regular appro-
priation bills, synopsis of which is given.
House file 962 was introduced by Mr. r.
Cole, chairman Of the committee on insane,
and is the general appropriation bill for
the current expenses of the three insane
hospitals of this state, located at st. Peter,
Rochester and Fergus Falls. The bill pro-
vides for the following appropriations.
Mr.. Stone of Ramsey county introduced
an important bill, which is intended to Sc
cure the erection of new capitol building,
and providing for an appropriation there
fore.