The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-10-13
REMEMBER WHEN YOU VOTE

That the Democrats In 1891 Defeat.
ed Every Bill 10 Benefit the Far
mer.
The Democrats lay at the door of the
Republican party the blame for alleged ex-
listing evils to which they say the grain
grower Is subject. For defects III the laws
regulating railroads and elevator cOmpan-
les which are productive of occasionalan-
noyance and loss to the farmers they are
censuring the Republicans in their ridicu-
lous campaign literature. but tue people
of Minnesota will bear in mind that it was
the Republican party which first gave them
the present laws for the better control of the
railroads and grain warehouses by the
state.
Ihe voters will also remember that to
effect needed amendments several meas
legislature of 1871, and that legislature,
which was controlled in both its branches
" the Democraltc-Alliance combine, de-
fcated every such remedial measure by
Now the Democrats have the effrontery to
charge the Republicans with having failed
are actually making this 6razen statement
to help them in their contests in the leg
islative districts. They want to capture the
ance Of 1871: They want to be given an
' AGAf HSI'' THE FAk xxi INTERESTS:
fairs must rest entirely upon the last legis-
lature, as the members We're thoroughly
aware that there was no law existing regu-
argued i'll excuse that the measures pro-
posed were not satisfactory, as it was in
the power OF the legislature to propose and
state commission without any statute to
guide them, and the people of the state
without any law whatever on matters Of
s, CHI vital Importance to their interests. Ref
erence to- the house journal discloses that
this legislation could nave been secured but
for Democratic votes against it. 1t is q
MEASURES "EKE VIGOROUSLY oP-
On the floor and in the Hobbies, not only by
Democrats, but 10y prominent Alliance men,
and it is difficult 10 discern which of the
two were most Interested in defeating them.
were recommended. There was Il bill to
appoint scale experts, whose duty it should
be to examine and report the condition
same.
Another bill was to secure for the owner
OF grain in transit proper care and safe de-
livery of the original contents of a car to
the cOnSignee.
A bill was also recommended by the CON-
MISSION providing for the proper handling of
shipper, Also. for changes in the present
fects fheTga gram aw to correct serious de-
were before the last legislature, but they
We're rejected, and the proposed legislation
failed OF accomplishment.
1t Will thus be seen that the farmers have
iothhg 10 nope from Democratic legis-
lature, and that the only party which has
ever given them any beneficial laws is the
Republican. 1t now remains for the voter.
OF the state to say whether they want to
give the Democrats another chance to
slight their interests or whether they will
entrust to the Republican party the task of
completing the work it began in 1888. Of
giving to the grain growers reasonable and
efficient laws for the protection of their in
terests, for providing the best possible faciIi-
ties for shipping their grain to market and
preston. Where injustice exists no party
has been more ready to relieve the people
than has the Republican, while deception.
greed, seltishncss and avarice have always
characterized the Democratic party.