New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-01-24

Livery SclOOl CHIC SnOulQ DE Taught the
whole circumstance Of this battle, that
they may more fully know Of the hero
ism Of the pioneer settlers Of Minnesota.
Tom Johnson, Monopolist.
That I am a monopolist is "a charge
to which I plead guilty Having said
this in congress, and said it in sad earn
est, Mr.. Tom johnson is stopped from
pleading in the character ofssa friend of the
people" The circumstances leading to
Congressman Toms confession are these !;
Tom had offered an amendment to the
Wilson bill, said amendment being that
steel rails should be admitted free Of
duty. Tom himself is manufacturer
of steel rails, and it sounded in tone.
Of self-sacrifce when Tom asked for re-
peal of a duty on an article made by
himself.
But Mr.. Dalzell charged that Toms
steel rails were protected by .102 patents
none of which were used by his comre-
titors in trade. Therefore, argued Toms
real purpose was to break down his Am
erican rivals by subjecting them to COM
petition with free English-made rails,
and then to hold a monopoly over such
English goods by his own patents. Tom
was '.cornered" and pleaded guilty in the
words quoted by us.
Mr.. Dalzell did not rest here; he made
Tom confess that hs was paying his
workmen one third in cash and two
thirds in scrip, such scrip being pur-
chased at a discount from Toms needy
workmen by a relative of Tom, and by
Tom redeemed at par from Toms rela-
tive. s 3 3
Things, being thus, by Toms open
confession, We submit there are forms
and methods of robbery'' in the steel rail
business as conducted by Tom far more
"infamous" than any imagined by the
most visionary free-trader to be made
possible by the Mckinley law Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Captain Jack Crawford, tie Poet
Scout who is gathering bright laurels in
the entertainment field, is in the habit Of
doing very effective missionary work in
hi. own quiet way. He responds to fire.
quent calls to talk to the pupils Of pub
lie and Sabbath schools, and in eloquent
and impressive language warn the young
people of the ruinous results Of reading
the sensational, fashy literature with
which news stands are flooded. But q few
evenings ago he was billed for an enter
tainment at the Opera House at Pontiac,
Ill, and on the afternoon Of the evening
OF his appearance accepted an invitation
from Superintendent McC laughry to Wis
1t the State Reformatory and talk to. the
boys confined there. After entertaining
the boys for an hour with border stories
and political recitations he launched
forth into the subject nearest his heart
and delivered an address 50 eloquent and
50 touchingly pathetic on the evils of
dime novel reading and youthful vices
generally that tears trickled down every
youthful face as the burning words fell
from his lips. On his return to Chicago
Captain Crawford received the foil lowing
letter Of thanks from Maj rMcC laughry
"lllinois State Reformatory, Pontiac,
Jan 11.--C Captain Jack Crawford, Chi
cago, III. Ny Dear Sir: wish to thank
you most heartily for the entertaining,
amusing and instructive talk that You
gave to the inmates Of this Reformatory
yesterday To hear a man who has real
/ ~ been son the trail and has had person
al encounters with live. dams dispel
as happily and comp letel as you did,
the dime novel ideas Of western life with
which 50 many Of these boys are iimrbued
was indeed helpful and refreshing The
warning you gave them against vile lit
erature, whisky and evil associations
came with special force from your lips
land made an excellent I'M preston. You
/ will ALWAYS be welcome syiaIfnr haro