River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-20

Successful lumbermen or business
men in other lines who have been
successful, and who now believe in the
free silver fallacy, as proclaimed by
the Chicago convention are as hard
to find as hens teeth.-Mississippi
Valley Lumberman.
Charles A. Dana has made the
declaration in his paper that he is
strong for Mckinley, and says the
declaration i'm regard to the currency,
the Supreme court, the income tax,
and the repression of forcible lawless-
ness by the aid of injunctions, which
are part of the Chicago platform, are
enough to demand its rejection by all
good citizens and defeat the candidates
who stand upon it.
The Republicans of Montana have
settled their differences. A COM
promise was reached TO the effect that
when the state convention meets the
state ticket will first be nominated,
and The silver Republicans will draw
ont of the convention, leaving the
.old men to put up the Mckinley
eiectors. This will give the boiling
Republicans a chance to remain with
in the party organization, and will also
keep the organization intact in the
state.
An appeal for the observance Of a
bird day" in the schools throughout
hecOuntry has been made by the
agricultural department. The object
is . have a day set apart once year,
or to be combined with Arbor day, TO
instruction on our native birds, and
the means of protecting them from
wantOn destruction. The idea origi-
mated with Superintendent of Schools
Babcock of Oil City, Pa. 1t has been
adopted by two cities, Oil City and
Fort Madison, Ia, and Secretary
Morton, the author of ArbOr day and
endorser Of "bird day movement,
wants to see the latter extended gener-
ally. The department, in its publish
ed protest against attacks on birds,
suggested that il is usually important
to teach the best means of preserving
the timber, game and fish so as TO
teach the students how to develope the
agricultural wealth of the state.
After expressing regrets for the de-
feat of Mr.. LaFollette, the Wisconsin
Farmer has the following to say of the
late Republican State Convention:
But if there is matter for disappoint-
ment in this failure, there is eau 2 for
congratulatiOn in the fact that Hon.
A. X. Hall, of Dunn county, was able
| to secure the adoption of his anti-pass
resolution by the convention. All
! observant advocates of reform in the
! relations of railways and other COM
mon carriers with the public have
| long been convinced that the first
step TO equitable regulation is the
| abolition of the corrupting influence
| of the pass system upon public officers.
| They realize that the effect of the free
| pass, as a rule, to which there are
| possibly some exceptions, is that of a
| bride, more subtle than money bride,
| because il can be used upon men who
| would regard an offer of money as an
| insult. As long as the pass continues
| 70 exist, every proposition looking 20
I the establishment of more equitable
relations between the railroads and
| the public, is handicapped from the
start. Mr.. Hall has now succeeded in
| securing the adoption of an anti-pass
| resolution by the state convention OF
| the dominant party of Wiscon sin.
/ We congratulate him upon this
| measure of success that has attended
| his arduous and faithful labor in
/ behalf of railway control, and we con-
| graduate the public as well, for the
/ cause is their cause. There Is one
Doint upon. which the farmers of
| Wisconsin must be on their guard.
/ The same influences which have
| hitherto been active in preventing
| railway legislation will continue to be
| active in preventing any action looking
| TO the passage of laws which shall
| C; nv out this anti-paSs resolution.
| There will be a disposition on the
/ part OF many legislators, who value
| the pass as one OF their perquisites, TO
| ignore the platform declaration on
| the subject. We have seen this done
| i'm the state OF Iowa under similar
| circumstances-the party going TO the
| people on a like declaration against
the pass. and the legislators ignoring
4 the declaration after they were elected.
| 1t is at this noint that every Wiscon-
sin farmer III lust be yigilaut. See TO
il that every legislative nominee is
personally and explicitly pledged on
the subject of the free pass. Don {
rest satisfied with the fact that il is
in the platform. for platform declara-
tions have more than once been dis
regarded after the party ticket has
been elected. Insist on an express
pledge on the subject.
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