Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-10-14

::::::
HON. D. B. SEARLE.
''In the first place it was the
Republican party which gave to us
the board OF concilliation, which is
an important factor in the adjust
ment OF arguments and disputes
between capital and labor. A few
years ago there was discrimination
in votes between what is known as
the long haul and the short haul
where freight rate S for short distances
were more than forlong. This matter
was satisfactorily settled for the
individual. Then there was the
matte: OF different roads forming
pools to the disadvantage ofshippers
This also had been adjusted.
"The discrimination between
towns by roads which wished tc
build up one at the expense o
another had been abolished. as wei
as discrimination in favor of in
dividual shippers. In many cases the
roads has refused to furnish cars tC
farmers who wished to transport
their products to market without
paying the excessive charge tC
elevator companies. This has been
abolished, sand now all roads are
obliged to furnish cars on demand.
These are some of the evils which
were remedied by the Republican
legislatures of 1885, 81 and 80, and
which gave us a. railway law which
is perhaps the best OF any in the
Union.
'Under the protecting influence OF
these beneficial laws, manufacturing
industries are springing up all over
the state.'
He said there was one unfortunate
defect~in the law, which was that il
declared that a railway company
should on proper representation sci
to any person ground on theis right
of way for the erection Of an elevator
at nominal price. This had beer
declared unconstitutional, the SUI
preme court holding that the rail
way should receive a fair and equit
able compensation.
Outside OF the three terminal points
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth
| the elevators of the state are sub
iect to no legislatio except what il
! known as common law, the same a
governs any other business enterprise
| The very men who are now shouting
the loudest about the wheat ring
and corruption, said Mr.. Nelson
when in power two years ago in thu
| legislature refused to enact prOpe
and suitable legislation on this mat
ter. Cheers and applause greeted
the speaker as he uttered this irrefut
able truth.
At that time the Alliance an
Democrats fused in the Legislature
but the fusion failed to amount t.
anything and only extended to
few petty clerks and spittoOn clean
ars Qaughtel.). The attempts of tn
st. Paul Globe in regard to tn
wheat ring suggested the idea {
Ignatius Donnely's offer, which was
make me Governor; take essenc
Of Donnelly. Qaughter)."
"The remedy for this is to elect goo
honest Republicans to the legislator
the same as you have nominated i
this district, and for them to pass tn
proper legislation, and if electe
governor will sign them and, by1
grace OF God help to have them el
forced
: The option bill of Gen. Washburl
! now before the United States COZ
grcss, was mentioned, and Wa
colt, OF Dakota, stigmatized as
tool Of the wheat gamblers, WI
tried to make the farmers believe
was their enemy, through pampl
:, let which he had issued.
Mr.. Nelson then directed the attel
ton Of his audience to questions
, national interest, which were befO
!, the people during the present cal
! paign. ,.:s~.:a.. s.-.......... ..-.......
Wild cat money such RS was !;Ess
before the war, w. shown to be
: false reality. The bills Of the mai
: state banks We're SO poorly mao
: and there were SO many OF them, tn
:, every merchant had to have u bar
! detector at his elbow, to look up t.
standing of the bank before he won
accept any of its money.He exhibit
), some of the slinplaster money
!. the time OF Pierce and Buchana
which caused much amusement. T
history OF the greenback dollar W
:, followed from the time it first ma
"A its appearance until the present da
!, when it was received in all countr
: where the American flag was
= spected, the same as gold.
& In speaking OF the. tariff questi
= he stated that the Republican par
Is Of today stood almost exactly VIII,
re the Dem oerats did sixty years as
o. In proof OF this assertion he re
n from the platform Of 1882 VIII
IA advocated protection The Den
=. Gratis had gone Off on the line Of
!? Inu1lifiers OF South Carolina. "
es declared protection to be unc,
in titutianal. The null fc:eti on aes
m | South Cart,lina, declaring the ia
N laws OF 1SS,22, enacted under Andr
Jackson null and void. took exac
~ the sd me stand as the Democr
he Itake tod;lx while the Re ublicana
~ ex tent stood where