The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-03
NAT. F: A. and l.>U. DEPT
Edited by j. G. Hanley, State Secre-
tary.
At st. Paul Mr.. ]. c. Esanley will re-
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The articles which have appeared in
this column showing the way in which
the farmers of the state are treated,
has aroused the indignation Of the agri-'
cultural classes of all political shades OF
opinion. The matter is now going the
rounds of the country press, and the
comments INDUCED in are filed with
alarm at what may happen to the pres
ent political clique who are running
things at the state house. The outrage
which Governor Clough perpetrated
tural state Of Minnesota, in appointing
1000 delegates to the national Farmers
Congress-, composed of the delegates to
the last three Republican state con-
ventions, and made up Of lawyers, bank
ers, merchants, postmasters and poll
ticians, is generally recognized. The
true farmer unless he happened to be a
city farmer" or one of those pro
fessional farmers who farm with his
mouth" was excluded from such gath
ering. And the Farmers Alliance, rep
resenting some $4,000 farmers in this
state, was openly insulted and list
of prominent members of the Alliance
and all practical farmers, were turned
down by the governor in a rude and in
sulting manner.
The same policy was pursued by the
same clique who ran the state fair, by
openly insulting the farmers and their
representative in naming Farmers
Day. at the fair, and excluding every
portion of the program in which the
farmer figured except the charge for cd
mission. They did not object to re-
ceiving his money.
great calamity is about to befall us
for the impudence which we displayed in
disturbing the pleasant dreams of the
state house gang, by the exposure which
dence of the fear which we entertain
for them, we are now negotiating with
the governor for the use Of the state
capitol to hold our annual convention
fortunate as to secure it we believe
it will be case of they "love us much
but they fear us more" We know that
the gang Is very much alarmed at the
shape things are taking. They may
learn by and by that the farmer like
the elephant, patient and long suffering,
when aroused and angry may do con-
siderable damage.
We wish to apologize to our readers
for the irregularity with which our ar
ticles in this column have appeared re-
Gently. Owing to a rush of business in
matters pertaining to the organization
of the Alliance in adjoining states rs
national organizer we have been some
what delinquent in getting in matter to
the paper. Hereafter we will be more
prompt.
| have run across a new creamery
supply house who do not belong to the
combine, and who can save our farmers
80 to so per cent in the building and
equipment of new creameries, or re-
pairing old ones. Our farmer friends
will find it to their advantage to COM
municate with me any information con-
corning the building of a new creamery,
as l will place you in communication
with this firm who will bid on your
work and save you big money
I would also call for list of new
creameries which have lately been
built that have not enough COWS to run
profitably, and I will endeavor to fur
nish COWS 1 would also like a list of
farmers who have a lot of milk COWS
for sale. I have orders for four car
loads of good number one mixers.
shall bring these parties together and
they make their own bargains.
ST Pa,1 MINI Oct 81 1907