St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-23
THEY WANT THE BEST LANDS
One Of the Forces Opposed to
Major Baldwin's Chip
peWa Bill.
SPECIAL TRAINS COST VOTES
Republicans Spurn Heatwole
--Gossip in the State
Field.

The Red Lake reservation Is now COW
cred by small army of railroad land
examiners, and one of the great forces
arrayed against Maj. Baldwin's Chippe-
wa bill is showing just why it opposed
that measure providing for the immedi-
ate opening of portion of that large
reservation.
These cruisers are examining land
that will come to the state Of Minnesota
under the swamp land acts as soon as
the reservation is thrown open.
Without first making All examination.
the railroads with untitled land grants
would be unable to select the most valu-
able tracts. That they are afraid that
Maj. Baldwin will succeed in pushing
through his bill in the near future is
shown by their action in sending out
large numbers of cruisers. Perhaps
they are counting on these men to assist
in the campaign against the present gal
liant and able member, but in this they
will doubtless find that they have reck-
oned without their host. for it is almost
impossible to keep man IN the neigh
borhood Of the Red Lake reservation
ten days without finding him at the end
of that time not only an earnest advo.
cate of the early opening of the reserva-
ton, but also of the reelection of Maj.
Baldwin.
Giving Away the Snap.
But the railroads are giving away
Senator Davis and iyoung MIR. Towne in
their haste to prepare for an emergency,
just as the false reports Of the old tim
ber examiners gave away the pine land
ring.
The comparisons between the reports
of the new estimators and the old ones
showing that the estimators removed by
Maj. BALDWIN had been Understanding
the Red Lake pine from so to Is per
scent. showed why the pine land men
were opposed to any change, and at the
same time why they desired all this
timber thrown on the market at the
same time.
All these developments are known to
the people in the northern end of the
Sixth district. and explain why when
Maj Baldwin goes to places like Park
Rapids the people turn out and drive
fifteen to thirty miles to see and hear
him, while when young MIR. Towne goes
to the same place in special train fur
nished by the Great Northern, even the
music has TO be carried along from an
outside town. In this connection it is
interesting to read the report of Maj.
BaIdwin's reception at Park Rapids as
given in the Park Rapids Enterprise. a
Republican newspaper. Itfolows:
Baldwin All Right.
"The Democrats had big time last
evening. The band and torch light
procession escorted Maj. Baldwin from
the depot to the hall, which was packed
gave an account of his stewardship
and what he expects to do Ill the Fifty
fourth congress. He is an easy and
forcible speaker, and all enjoyed his
talk. At the close of the meeting he
held session with the indemnity set
tiers and formulated plans to further
aid them in their efforts to obtain JUS
tice.
1.-THE major did not go to Hubbard
as he expected, as his time is too fully
occupied and the drive from Wadena
too long and fatiguing.
Notes.
What's the matter with Becker?'
He's all right. and so is Baldwin,
Hubbard had nearly as many repre-
sentatives in the procession as this
place."
Major Baldwin is indeed fortunate in
the enemies he has made, for they have
brought to his side in this great fight all
the people who are interested in the de-
velopmeht of Northern Minnesota, as
we'll as the men whose only interest is
to build homes and make farms for
themselves and their children. The
pine land grabbers are against him, and
the railroads with untitled land grants
who want the privilege of picking out
the best lands dozen years later when
they will be more valuable, are against
him.
The people won two years ago and
they are going to win this year again.
There is no doubt OF this. There are
hundreds of staunch Republicans now
as then who do not propose to allow
their partlsanship to lead them into any
corporation trap. Special trains over
railroads having vast interests at stake
at Washington do not commend man
to the peOple of the Sixth district