St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19

life. and that they must vote for that
party which will pledge itself, and full
fill its pledge, to break up this combina-
ton by compelling the railroads to fur
nish facilities direct to the farmer for
shipping his wheat without the inter-
vention of the elevator companies, to
whom, as the plank in the Democratic
platform says, is delegated this func-
ton. The book claims that so large are
the stealings of the combination that if
the farmer could get those stealings in
a fair price paid for his grain he could
then build granaries. and store his
grain himself. Thus favored the wheat
would not go in the visible supply as it
now does through the elevators, and
hence every buShel of wheat held back
would enhance the price of every bushel
sold.
Powerful Campaign Document.
That we can carry the state VI Min
neSota with it [ have no doubt what
ever" SAID ex-Chairman Campbell. en-
Enthusiastically. ut is the most effective
and tremendous campaign document
that has been or will be issued during
this fight, and it is all true, every word
of it. / know myself that the facts are
in no way overdrawn. i have know, in
common with everybody else in Mime
sofa, that this gigantic wheat ring ex-
listed, but we could never get the proof
of it until these letters turned up. In
1879 was member of the Minnesota
Legislature. and | discovered then that
the farmers were being robbed by the
brass kettle, or tester, the method of
doing which is fully explained in the
book. l also know that the statement
that the agents are directed by the ele-
vator companies to make an average or
steal-that is, to bring their elevators
out ahead-is true. l have been told so
by number of agents themselves. AS
to the effect of the document, it must of
all over Minnesota. the Dakotas. Wash
ington and Oregon have known
that they were being robbed
by the elevators. They have
been morally certain that there was
combination between the elevators and
millers. but they could never get proof
of it. Pillsbury and these people have
been fools enough to write letters, and
they have been caught; that is all there
is of it. Now that the truth is out,
cannot imagine the farmers voting the
Republican ticket. Everybody knows
the Republican party has been deep in
the conspiracy. The people composing
the combine are the Republican party.
The Republican party is the money
party of this country, and that money
comes from these big trusts and COM
binations. The farmer has been ground
down in this state to the point where he
cannot be ground any further. He has
simply been robbed and hoodwinked
and the Republican party, by
individual members, has done the
robbiDg as well as ho9dwink-
ing. They have manipulated legisla-
lures, and they have candidate for
governor IN Knute Nelson who will do
their bidding. The farmers will vote
the Democratic ticket unless they pre-
fer TO be- dominated by this gigantic
ring. The Democratic party has made
this issue in its platform squarely, and
we propose to conduct the fight in this
state on that line. We have got
proof to back up what is stated in
it, and we must carry the state on
the uneXaggerated facts in 1t or let 1t
remain under Republican rule forever.
The Republicans cannot answer that ar
raignment-it is vouched for by too
many people," Congressman Hall WAS
of the opinion that the facts were
incontroyertible, and thought the
chances for carrying Minnesota for the
Democrats were assured.
1t is said that there is great deal
more evidence back of that put out in
the book. which is being reserved when
the Republican machine of Minnesota
attempts to refute the charges, as it
will undoubtedly do.