Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-11-03
ny Of the speaker and tho Aluano. mem.

nouncod land grants TO railroads,
But when . Republican member. Mr..
Boil, brought in 4 bill to forfeit all land
grants to railroads, tho Democratic-Alli
anoe speaker took the floor in opposition
to it.
The blu was defeated. ayes 4e, nays 81
many Alliance men, including tho
speaker, voting against IL.
At least 6oo,uvo acres Of land were
thus left in the clutches Of paper rail-
roads. which ought to have been 70
stored to the public domain, according
to Alliance principles.
Again the Alliance pa rty was COM
mitted strongly BY its platform to sub.
NIT . prohibitory amendment to tho
people.
But, BY the terms Of tho .sfusion."
the committee on Temperance" was a lao
packed against it, and the matter was
shelved and smothered.
The most damnable, act OF political
perfdy remains to be revealed.
The Alliance was strongly committed
to the Australian ballot law.
The Democrats opposed this, and
dragooned tho weak Alliance brethren
into opposing the salient and saving
feature Of the law, which requires a
cross mark opposite the name of each
candidate voted for.
But for 3 solid Republican support
reinforced by a few honest Alliance
men of Republican antecedents, the bill
would have been defeated.
What was the financial record2
Pledged to retrenchment, they did
not retrench.
Pledged to lessen taxation, they snor
mously increased iti
Ineficisncy and reoklessness marked
the work Of the finance committees Of
the two bodies, from beginning to end.
The appropriation bills were not re-
ported by the committees until the very
closing hours Of the ninety days session.
Then it was found that the proposed
appropriations exceeded the revenues of
the State. BY over half million dollarsI
Here is tho comparison:
Appropriations BY legislature Of 1889
Republican) $685. 14.
Appropriations by legislature Of 1891
81, 53s, 0s2.
This, then, was the result of all their
Intriguing and scheming-the finale of
The loud boast Of retrenchment and re-
form7
The bills carrying this enormous in
crease were passed.
Then, to provide means for paying all
these swollen and extravagant appropri-
atoms, the reform, fusion legislature, on
the last night Of it, ignoble and disas-
trous session, passed . bill increasing
the levy for state taxes from 1910
mills, as it had stood under Republican
rule, to 2-10 mills az it stands today
raise Of half mill. OF about $500, 900 4
year.
This Il the dear price tho dear people
have paid FOX ninety days experiment
with "fusion" reforms.
The "reformers" fsathered their own
nests tool
They had been specially clamorous
about the expenses Of Republican legis.
lative sessions.
They promised special economy and
reform in this matter Of their own pick.
ings and perquisitss.
What was the result therel
The total expense of the Republican
legislative session Of 1889 was $149, III. so.
The total expense Of the Democratic
Alliance legislative session Of 1891 was
$162, $3.50.
Surplus cost Of reform" $13, 1859
How is this for fusion" economy
The little petty steals were phenome.
nal in their number and boldness.
More clerks, ushers and hangers-on
were employed than ever before.
Each "fusion" senator was given So
pocket knife at the expense Of the state
Republicans We're put off with an in
ferior article.
Each senator was given . supply Of
ane stationery, engraved for his special
use with name and home address, sufi-
cient for years.
Everything that could be thought Of
"a nno1rn on o6inna and hokof,,1 raonrd ~