St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-06
GIVE THEM NOTICE.
The Norman County Herald Gives
Its Readers Sage Advice.


Tell the canning legislature what you
want and see if the Republican speak
ers in the late campaign told the truth
when they promised that if their party
was successful the people would be
given needed legislation" This is the Z
vigorous and clear manner in which :
Editor j. C. Norby, of the Norman
County Herald, talks to his readers.
Editor NOrby is one of the ableSt and
best posted editors in the Seventh dis
trict, consistent low tariff man at all
times, whether as Republican or an
independent, and his summary OF the
situation, particularly as to the need of
a free and open wheat market, deserves
consideration. 1t follows:
Is it not time to begin discussing what
the people want from the next legiSla-
ture? Republican speakers all assured
us that if we only made our wants
known their party would be glad to
grant every request. 1t seems Il little
queer that the representatives of the
people should need to be punched 10 the
back to remind them of their duties, but
why not put them to the test now and
demand something.
Do we want free text books in our
public schools?
DO we want a prohibitOry amendment
submitted to a vote of the people?
DO we want to take step i'll the d.
rection of electing a president and vice
president by popular vote by adopting
the system they now
Have i'm Michigan,
that of choosing electors by districts?
If it is established that the people have
the power to compel railroad companies
to charge only reasonable rates for
transportation. that is, rates that will
yield fair profit on investment is 1t
desirable that our lawmakers attempt
TO establis h a basis for what are reason
able charges?
Should the legal rate of interest be
lowered, and more stringent uSury laws
be enacted?
Should our tax laws be so amended
that poor sinner doesn't have to pay
taxes on his debtSo
Do you favor graduated income tax
and system of taxing dead mems es-
tates?
Do we want some aid from the state
for the purpose of opening our natural
water courses and draining our wet
land?
Who would the people of this county
like to see elected United States sen-
atOr?
Abolish State Inspection.
How would it be to ask the legislature
to abolish the present system of state
inspection of wheat so that our wheat
could be sold on its merits again, as in
days of yore? Merits. you say? Isn't
that what the state inspection is fOr-to
establish its merit9 Why, certainly:
but the merits are so uncertain. For
instance, the cusSed stuff will change
its merits between st. Cloud and Du-
luth sometimes. and between Minneap-
oils and Duluth it frequently changes,
while from fall to spring it has been
known to be rampantln its variations
DO you farmers want the system con-
tilIued? If not, let the Republican leg
islature know it, and down it goes.
There are other questions of great i'm
pOrtance. but it may be confusing to
ask so many at once. A few at least
should he taken up and discussed at the
coming meeting of the county Alliance.
Our representatives should know the
demands of the people. and though we
know they cannot accomplish very
much the next session of the legislature
they may be permitted to inform the
Republican members of our wants, and
we have the word of several stump
speakers since ante-election days that
they will be granted. Let US
Remove All Excuse
for inacton. even if we have linger-
ing suspicion that our idols are deaf to
our entreaticS.
In the annual report of the railroad
and warehouse commission for 1891 we
find the following table giving the num-
Der of cars inspected for each year since
the present state inspection law was
enacted, and including the magnificent
crop of 1891. The table gives the mum
Der of cars of each grade, the percent
age such grade is OF the whole. and the
total number of cars inspected. We re-
quest every farmer to study this table
carefully. 1t will be found that the
volume of No. l hard was steadily
decreased until in 1891 it amounted
to only one-twentieth Of the whole crop.
On the other hand it will be found that
the percentage of lower grades, par
ticularly No. northern, has increased.
We ask: Do we produce poorer wheat
now than in former years, or is state in
spection responsible for this deterora-
ton in the quality of our staple article
of produce. as shown by the figures in
the following table? The farmers are
able to answer this question correctly.
Here is the table:
Wheat Inspected SON Arrival, at
Duluth. minneapolis and ST. Paul.