St. Paul daily globe., 1892-10-07
Republican Papers and Speak
erS Placed in a Hard
Place.
Speakers, Afraid of the Wheat
Exposure, Load 1t Upon
the Papers.
The People Likely to Ask
Campaigners Some Very
Awkward Questions.
influence Of q Political Kind
and the Mixed Wheat
Scandal.

Il Wd1t 10 Say Il lew WOrUS Ill Q6I6nSe
of our present administration" was the
way in which eX-Congressman NJ. II.
Dunnell began the third section of his
speech at Winona few evenings ago
He had already tried to defend the
party leaders on many other points, and
inallvreached the administration. And
this is the course of every man who has
appeared on the stump for the Repub-
lican party. There is, of course, vast
amount of defending and explaining tc
do. The wheat robbery, for example,
has been ''eXplained" to the tune of two
colu mns OF plate matter per week in the
local Republican organs during the past
month.
In this weeks issues of many of the
Republican papers appears the most
remarkable and absurd defensive article
yet printed by the desperate managers.
The state grain inspector and his depu-
ties are euloglzed by means of an article
printed in the State nearly year ago.
This paper, it will be remembered, was
shown to have been in the employ of
wheat spectators, some of whom are
doing a great deal of talking lust now.
and advised the farmers of the state to
''hOld their Wheat"-advlce that was
unfortunately followed in many cases..
Ali who know of the State and its
management will agree that the Repub-
lican managers are in the last ditch
when they appeal to either for vindi-
cation.
But this is not the most amusing part
of thess two columns of plate.
Further on the farmers are told how
to ship their wheat, and all the mys-
teries of the wheat business are un-
folded to them.
Of course no mention is made of that
small amount, 10 cents per buobel. which
the Pioneer Press last April stated dis
appeared somewhere between the far
mer and the terminal points: 10 cents
per bushel, farmers, above and over the
regular and just charges of all kinds.
The people are not likely to take
much stock in promises of future re-
pentance on the part of the Republican
party of Minnesota. For thirty years
this party has had control of all
branches of the state government, and
now in answer to the charges made and
proven regarding the wheat robbery,
makes the following absurd plaint:
The trouble is not primarily with
the laws nor with the manner of their
enforcement. They are susceptible of
Improvement, and will be bettered if
the Republicans secure control of the
next legislature. But as they are, they
give the farmer pretty effective protec-
ton. The law requires the railroads to
furnish cars to farmers on equal terms
with other shippers. The farmers in Mill
neSOta enjoy freedom of traffic and
free and open markets. ANY farmer
who knows how to take advantage of
the opportunities afforded by the pres
ent laws is really as independent of any
wheat or elevator combine, if such eX-
lists, as the winds that sweep across the
prairies. Unfortunately, the laws are
only imperfectly understood by many
wheat growers. For the benefit of such
farmers we adj a few practical sug-
gestions concerning the shipping of
wheat"
Give us another lease of power bv
electing Knute Nelson and the railroad
and grain laws will be bettered, Shrek
the Republican managers in the same
breath that they admit that the laws,
though very good, are susceptible of i'm
provement. Following the extract given
above. is half-column of ''directiens to
farmers shipping wheat" evidently pre-
pared by State Grain Inspector Clausen.
Is it not strange if the laws are good
and so we'll enforced that Grain lnspec-
tor Clausen is obliged to resort to cam
paign plate matter to inform the farm
ers how to ship their grain?
Had it not been for this campaign
Mr.. Clauseu would have forgotten all
about the poor farmers who have wheat
to ship.
To show more fully the absurdity of
this deliverance it is only necessary to
quote the first one of the ten rules that
are laid down for the guidance of the
farmer. 1t follows:
First-Before ordering cars be sure
you are prepared to haul and load your
grain without delay, and thus save
demurrage delay charge.
Now Grain Inspector Clausen knows
just as we'll as the farmers who have
tried. that it is easier for farmer to
carry his wheat to market than it is to
get cars in which to ship it to market.
Ii this is the best defense that the
leaders can make the whole matter
should be referred to the managers of