The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-10-27
REMEMBER WHEN YOU VOTE
That the Democrats in 1891 Defeat.
ed Every Bill to Benefit the Far!

That the Democrats in 1891 Defeat.
ed Every Bill to Benefit the Far!
mer.
Republican party the blame for alleged ex.
listing evils to which they say the grain
grower is subject For defects in the laws
regulating railroads and elevator compa1l.
les which are productive Of o6casionalan-
noyancs and loss to the farmers they are
censuring the Republicans in their ridicu.
lous campaign literature. But the people
Of Minnesota will bear in mind that it was
the Republican party which first gave them
the present laws for the better control Of tho
railroads and grain warehouses by the
state.
The voters will also remember that to
effect needed amendments several meas.
legislature of 1891, and that legislature,
which was controlled in both it's branches
by the Democratic ALLIANCE Combine. de-
feated every such remedial measure by
Now the Democrats have the efrontery to
charge the Republicans with having failed
are actually making this brazen statement
to help them in their contests in the leg.
islative districts. They want to capture tile
aace of 1851. They WANT to BE- given an.
other opportunity to vote
AGAINST THE FARMERS INTERESTS.
The responsibility for this condition OF az
fairs must rest entirely upon the last legts.
lature, as the members were thoroughly
aware that there was no law existing regu-
lating these important matters. It cannot pc
argued in excuse that the measures pro-
posed were not satisfactory, as 1t Was Ia
the power of the legislature to propose and
enact some substitute, instead Of leaving the
guide them, and the people Of the state
without any law whatever on matters Of
81 CHI vital Importance to their interests. Ref.
hnnSa journal 6taFIn2pQ that
this legislation could have been secured but
for Democratic votes against it. 1t IL Q
HfIsS5 It H3S'@ %H 81! 'HSSs
on the floor and in the Hobbies, not only by
and s fst y 70 Abeh Of
two were most interested in defeating them.
Many other measures Of lesser Importance
were recommended. There was a bill to
appoint scale experts, whose duty 1t should
be to examine and report the condition
of the scales and to adjust and seal the
same.
Another bill was to secure for the owner
of grain in transit proper care and safe de-
livery of the original contents Of a car to
the cOnSignee.
A bill was also recommended by the com.
mission providing for the proper handling Of
grain in special bins in country warehouses,
sa for and
terminal grain law, to correct serious de-
fe sts t therein -, All these Feeommendati0ns
were UeIOre tne last legislature, out Iney
We're rejected and the proposed legislation
failed OF accomplishment.
1t will thus be seen that the farmers have
nothing to hope from q Democratic legis-
lature, and that the only party which has
ever given them any beneficial laws is the
Republican. 1t now remains for the voters
of the state to say whether they want to
give the Democrats another chance to
slight their interests or whether they will
entrust to the Republican party the task Of
completing the work it began in 1885, Of
giving to the grain growers reasonable and
efficient laws for the protection of their in.
terests, for providing the best possible facili-
ties for shipping their grain to market and
for checking all manner Of fraud and op-
preston. Where injustice exists no party
has been more ready to relieve the people
than has the Republican, while deception,
greed, selfishness and avarice have always
characterized the Democratic party.