St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-08

cruelty robbing them. The money they
would save would remain in the state,
and benefit directly or Indirectly
every citizen of the state. They
did not ask the state to eXpend
81 out of the funds of the people
in the construction of such an elevator.
The state had established system of
inspecting wheat, and supported 1t by a
fee levied upon the wheat so inspected.
This fee came out of the farmers, while
1t was really of very little benefit to
them. Its real purpose was to protect
the little thief at the primary market
from the big thieves at the terminal
markets. Nevertheless, little fee of
20 cents per car has not only paid all the
expenses or the inspection system, but
has left a surplus of 100000 or $4,000.
The fee had been originally so cents
car, but had gradually been reduced to
&c cents. because it yielded more reve-
nue. than was needed. The farmers
said let us take that fund and its SubSe-
quent accumulations and with it build
all elevator at Duluth, owned by the state.
We can put the fee back TO so cents
car. Fifty cents. divided among 300
bushels in a carload, would make no
appreciable difference to the wheat
raiser. With that sum so raised, the
state can in time erect other elevators at
st. Paul and Minneapolis, and thus
give the farmers choice of markets.
In this way millions of dollars will be
added to the wealth of the state every
year without dollar of cost to the peO-
pie of the state, except the farmers, who
want to pay it. The bill was thoroughly
discussed and became law, and steps
were taken to carry it out
But member of the wheat combine,
perceiviug that the plunder was about
to be dragged out of its paws, was set
on to appeal to that body, which seems
to be the last resort of the defenders of
lniquity in this commemorative; and the
five lawyers constituting our supreme
bench have vetoed the law, have legis
lated it off the statute books, and have
done so on the pretense of opposition TO
paternaliSm.
1t is not paternalism to levy fee
upon the farmers wheat to prevent the
wheat ring from cheating each other;
but 1t is paternallSm to take the surplus
OF that fund and use it for the prOtec-
ton of the people who pay it, 1t is
paternalism to spend Sl50,0 to build
warehouse for the farmers with the
farmers money, but it is not paternal-
ism to tax those farmers to maintain an
asylum for orphans and vagrants at
OWdlOlllid anu allOlDeI uG lieu w Ing, or
to plunge the hands OF The government
into the pockets of people to adorn the
principal towns of this state for the
deaf, dumb, blind. insane and inebriate
They can spend S100,0J0 to support an
historical society for the preservation of
Little Crows scalp and mutual ad-
miration club for lot of old settlers
They can spend S150,000, more than half
of which was contributed by the farm
erS. for Chicago's grand show, from
which those farmers will probably
never receive five cents worth of bene-
tit. But all this is not paternalIsm.
But If the people seek to break up a
great coal combine. cruelty seeking to
plunder the people and inflct untold
hardship on the poor, the courts go at 1T
with clubs To beat SUCH legislation to
pieces. And when the farmers attempt
TO break out of a den of thieves the
court blocks up the way with paternal-
ism.
''There is no remedy but to submit to
see our form of government revolution
lied, or TO fight this thing at the ballot
box with all the energy and zeal of
free people. For one, am III this war
to Stay. l hope to see the next legiSla-
ture submit to the vote of the people
amendments to the constitution. that
shall put an end to these userpations of
the Judiciary, and that will wipe cut
the present supreme court, and cOnsti-
tute in its place court of appeals, the
members OF which shall be elected,
one i'll each congressional district"