The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-10-13
FOR THE FARMER.
What the Republican Party Has
Done for the Grain ..
Growers:
Free Markets and Equal Facili-
ties for Reaching
Them
Has Been the Object Aimed at
by Republican Legisla-
latures.
Democrat-Gamblers' Combine
Fails to Prove This Is
Not the Case;

When the scallawag Wolcott, ut the bid
and Democratic managers, alleges that the
farmers of this state are at the mercy of
the elevator companies, helpless victims of
and millers, he states what is Lot true,
and knows it Is not true when be says it.
For In 1887 the Republican Legislature Of
road companies to furnish car to any
farmer demanding the same within two
days OF his application therefor, which car
when filled with wheat was required to
be hauled to any terminal points and the
wheat delivered to any consignee designated
ny tho owner: The law practically gave ev-
cry farmer In the state with intelligence
free market for his wheat. 1t emancipated
nm from any dependence upon the local
buyer or elevator man. He could ship his
heapo'ls, Duluth or St. Paul and get the
market price for it without having any
thing to do with the local elevators. That
state independent Of the local elevators,
and this and the further fact that the lat
tSa are not under the jurisdiction Of the
wind out of this Chicago screed 50 far as
1t charges the Republican party or the
state administration with being in any way
Rracticed by the elevator companies upon
IHE Law GIVES A REMEDY.
publican law the farmers have n complete
remedy at hand for any attempt on the part
OIL the elevator companies or their managers
to depress prices below the normal market
polnt or to sWindle them on grades or dock
age, renders it very doubtful whether, If
any such combine exists as is charged,
IL ether dare a to use its power
ana ana said with truth, that there are times
}ust after harvest when it would be phys
1ca,ly impossible , for the railroad com
who might apply for one. But, on the other
hand the reports of the warehouse commits
sa1n for the last two years show that the
some Of them gladly, complied with the
terms of the law. and issued instructions in
conformity conformity thereto II there are occasional
lividual farmers the Inter can easily nm.
deIstamd why, and are usually Willing to to
A FEEBLE ATTEMPT.
Ills It 1s noteworthy fact that in all this
%I;ch tr r; in spite Of the general
sentence that the Republican party in the
Stat of Minnesota Is connected directly
with the wheat steals. there Is no attempt
to t;,r connect it with them except by the aS-
burn and Loren Fletcher control absolutely
ne 9,. machinery Of the Republican party in
minnesota. and farther on that the wheat
colnninatlOn absolutely controls not only the
warehouse and railroad commissioners and
but the me mee9erS Of that political office
one iota Of proof is offered in sunnort of
this allegation. The public is expcctcd to
belle, It upon the authority Of the anony-
mo SI aotnor OF THIS campaign lampoon and
service he is. But inasmuch as the ma
SSn nn,, OF the Republican party has always
a oeG" estniSh to procure such legislation
m tect me farmers arr, from fraud, it would ap
tie influence with it.. The record of the
ply to the charge that it is controlled by
any influence Which seeks to rob or Cypress
the farmers 1t has provided system Of
at Minneapolis, St. Paul and DuIuth to
which its jurisdiction is confined, so perfect
and affordng such effectual guards against
men. three Democrats md three RepnIii-
Sans w ana eSs tsf satS hS 10
| investigation in which the state afforded ali
possible possible, opportunities to those seeking to
by the admission Of the he attor se Of ti,e
Grain Growers association that it was COM
pletely exonorated of all charges made
"s"''''' EVEN THAT IS FALSE.
The Chicago gamblers do not, and cannot
tr rn,nrf make !aneo. specific accusation
uSitlHSl tuc WufeuOuSc COMMISSION Yes:
they make one. They say that mo prose.
cution was ever made Of the firms to whom
Hoicomb Is alleged to have sold the wheat
% Mfh he stole from the MINNEAPOLIS and
railroad law Of Minnesota provides for n
forfeiture Of a $4,000 bond given by each
elevator when such elevator mixes any
grain together, and that Holcomb's testi-
nlony Is clearly to the effect that the off,
GERS of that elevator company ordered this
done, and yet 1t is shown that the ware
house commissioners never proceeded
against the Pillsburys, the Northern Eleya-
tor company. or anybody else concerned in
the alleged robbery. Now, as n matter OF
wheat sent to the penitentiary and long be.
fore he had served out his sentence the
Minneapolis and Northern Elevator COM
pany had surrendered it's state license and
ceased to be under the jurisdiction of the
warehouse commission. The warehouse COM
mission had thus no opportunity to prose
cute anybody upon Holcomb's Testimony.
even If 1t considered it worth anything
The record OF the warehouse commission
Is one Of continued attempts to procure
legislation In the interest Of the farmer,
legislation of Il character SO hostile to the
interests OF the elevator men as to conc!u-
under the control of" any wheat buying com
hination. One Of these measures was
pressed by them upon the Alliance and
Democratic legislature last winter. It pro-
vided for the condemnation of land on the
railroad right of way upon which any-
body SO disposed might erect warehouses;
for the storage Of wheat. The hill was de-
feated by the Alliance and Democratic
members of the house.