The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

there was an enormous profit in exporting
wheat, but l have always told them that
if there was a certain cash profit of one
cent per bushel above all expenses of buy
ing, loading and shipping wheat. and that
commission or profit could be realized
when the wheat is loaded, there are hun
dreds Of men in our different boards OF
trade who would drain the country OF
wheat in a short time
1 will only notice the governors argu-
ment against our plank on government
ownership and control of railroads and
telegraphs by introducing the following
clipping from a Minneapolis paper of late
date:
1.-The recent strikes have done more to
raise the subject of government control of
telegraphs and railways than all the ag-
tation of century preceding. The most
conservative thinkers on such subjects are
attorneys. 1t is therefore, significant
that, within the past few days, at least
two members of the Hennepin county
bench and dozen members of the Mime
apolis bar, to the knowledge of the Spec
tator, have expressed their conviction that
the recent experience Of the country points
to and demands the government control,
not only of telegraphs, but of railways"
/ think the governor does not put falr
construction on the liquor plank of our
platform. Might not the language, I'VE
demand it's management by the state with
out profit" mean that we would prohibit
the sale or II entlfely
Mr.. Nelson is too large man to inter-
pose any very serious objection to the
woman suffrage plank of our platform
He is well grounded in the
UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES
set forth by the Declaration of Independ-
ence. 1t took years for our people TO DIS
cover that the institution Of slavery was
incompatible with this instrument. Any
one ought to see Gf they WILD that taxa
ton without representation Is also neon
sistent with democratic governments.
Great obstacles seem to rise suddenly now
a days and prevent some people from hear
ing or seeing the most simple truths in
politics. l do not say that Gov. Nelson is
thus afflicted, on the other hand, l regard
him as a statesman of the broad gauge
order, and / am sure he would not object
to a widening of the scope of our suf-
frage laws when he understands that it is
the wish and desire of some of the noblest
women Of our land to be enfranchised and
to act a part in the much needed reforma-
ton in our political methods.
If these reforms do not set in before
many years elapse it is the belief of some
of the best minds of this generation that
revolution will When our suffrage laws
admit of our taking our wives and daugh-
ters in the family conveyance and allowing
them to accompany us to the elections as
they now accompany us to our cnurcheS,
and we perform our VOWS to our country
with something of the Sentleness and sa-
credneSs that we perform our vows to our
God, then, it seems to me- civilization Will
have advanced hundred fold more than
it could hope to by undergoing the horrors
which accompany a revolution like the
French revolution. We must strive not to
have such history repeated. To those who
cast a wishful eye on having the temper
ance issue made successful issue with our
people, and the traffic which degrades hu-
mainly and impoverishes millions of happy
homes reduced to minimum, consider for
yourselves what advancement would be
made if the Populist party succeed in en-
franchiSing our women.