The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-10-25

railroad and laboring interests -he hay
Ing been brakeman for.two years, an
among the younger element he has
deservedly strong influence.
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On rAm page Of this paper b q,
article on the judReship Of the suprem
court to which special attention is in
vieed. There 10 danger that this honor
able court win be prostituted to tn
lowest political uses II care be net exer
ctssd In selecting its judges. Judge Col
Inns isnot only immeasurably the superi
or OF John w. Willie ia ability, but h;
character 70 such a. commends him T.
confidence. On the other. hand Judg
Willie. now on the district bench OF Ram
sey county. has repeatedly shown tn
material he 10 composed OF. The bar o
that county repudiates him.
TIE Osakis Review has this 70 say O
G. A. Towne's speech at West Union:
Mr.. Towne held the closest attention
OF his audience and was repeatedly ap
piauded. His speech was confined il
great part to the tariff question, and {
language both eloquent and forcible til,
speaker explained the difference In tn,
workings Of Tree trade and protection
pohcies in manner that carried convic
ton with every utterance. His addres.
was well received and Mr.. Towne mad.
many votes. Il was the beet campaigr
speech delivered in this vicinity this year
Tho Decentralization Of wheat.
The Pioaeer Press says: "Why does
not q howl 70 up from the country at
che unwillingness Of the government to
pay $1.01 per bushel Tor wheat for the
use ofcertain Indians whom it supportsl
10 not q bushel Of wheat az we'll worth
$l.01 ~ IA ounce Of silver 10 worth
$1.2S! The variation from market
price 10 no greater in one case than in
the other. The merits OF the seller are
much greater. Surely it 10 far better to
encourage agriculture. to reward our
hard-working farmers, than to put a
bonus In the pocket ola mine owner u no
10 already q millionaire. Now il market
price ola thing 10 not to govern, but if
the government is to tack on an artificial
price. ve protest that it 10 unfair to APP
ply that rule to silver and not to apply
It to wheat. The case, too, is very much
stronger. The government has to have
this wheat. or its equivalent, in order to
carry out ito agreement with the In.
dams. It does not need to have the
silver ut all. 1t has advertised for bids
Tor wheat, and $1.01 10 the best price
offered. Tit were to advertise for silver
It could get it for only little more than
halt Of $1.2s per ounce. But instead of
paving the S1.01. which, as the populist
10 well aware, 10 about the normal and
proper value per bushel as fixed by APP
proximate labor cost and The common
consent of civilized people long ago, an
administration of chinch-bugs, corruptly
banded together to degrade and decor
ealize wheat, bave refused to make the
purchase. and decided to buy -four in
stead and furnish that to tue Indians,
because it can be had at lower price.
We wish to protest against this action
OF a government that this is conspiracy
with the milling ring to bring about an
a ppreciation Of the value of -four and
depreciation of that Of wheat. No doubt
the milling interest of Hungary has
placed a vast amount of Doodle at
Washington to bring about result
which must be construed as national
calamity. and bids fair to stand as the
greatest criu,e OF the age. We ask the
populists generally, and all those who
sympathize with the woes of the OPP
pressed to come under our standard.
the insidious attempt to decerealize
wheat which has been made by chi,lch.
bug administration shall succeed, W.:
may expect congress, at its next session,
under the malign and corrupt influence
Of the millers' combine, to pass a bill
striking the word wheat from the list
Of American grains. Thencetorth, as
every one can see, wheat will be abso-
lutely worthless: disgraced. degraded,
betrayed, it will be rejected as food by
all the peoples Of the earth. and the
price Of -four will forthwith rise 60 a fig
ure that will compel everybody but the
millionaire to live on hominy, grits and
hran mash. Let the American people
awake before it Is forever too late. crush
out this infamous conspiracy ola weevil-
eaten administration, establish the mini.
mum price Of wheat at $l.01 per bushel,
head p the -four kings in their own
barrels. and roll them violently down a
Dteep place into the sea.
The electcon OF Mr.. Towne is conced-
ed BY all the politicians. Such enthus-
iaam n he II ereatso~ fheouutrut khe