Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-20

always raised great hue and cry
about republican mismanagement,
but the people have found them out
and refuse to believe them. knowing
they are only bearing false witness.
Fairness and honesty are unknown
quantities in democratic campaign
ing. Lind himself made charges and
; insinuations that he knows are not
in accordance with the facts. For
instance he assigned to the fusion
legislature of 1891 the credit of hay-
ing passed the law esta blishing the
state binding twine plant at Still
water, when the fact is that the law
under which said binding twine plant
is operated Was passed by the repub-
lican legislature of 1889. He claim
ed also that the fusion Legislature of
1891 enacted railroad legislation
out OF which grew the Steenerson
rate case and the decision of the su-
preme court sustaining it, when the
facts are that the republican legisla-
ture of 1887 had enacted the law un-
der which this action was brought.
the fusion Legislature of 1891 having
only amended it in a certain particu-
lar SO as to overcome certain consti-
tutional objections of the supreme
court. Moses E. Clapp, who was
then the republican attorney general,
drew up the bill making the desired
amendments. The law was further
amended by the republican legisla-
ture of 1895 by an act introduced by
Hon. W. B. Douglas, of Moorhead,
who is now the republican candidate
for attorney general. MIR. Halvor
Steenerson, of Crookston, who has
been the attorney in the case and
pushed It to a favorable conclusion,
is a republican,, and he said in his
speech here Monday evening that he
started that case for the sole purpose
of demonstrating7zto the populists!
that we already had good laws and
sufficient laws to regulate the rail
roads. 1t is dishonest of Mr.. Lind
and the democrats to come now and
claim glory for the fusion legislature
of 1891, for legislation that repub-
licans mainly have been eninstrumental
in bringing about. But they must
invent something to counteract the
action of said Legislature in increas-
ing the rate OF taxation.
Mr.. Lind also gave whack at the
state grain inspection law and hint
ed at there being something wrong
there. When we came to the Red
river valley in early days there was
no state grain inspection. Grades were
fixed by the lnillers' association and
the elevators, and we remember we'll
how much howling and dissatisfac-
:tion there vas on account of unjust
grades. Farmers demanded that the
state take it into it's hands and regu-
late by law the matter of grading
wheat. They did not like to have
grades determined by the whims of
the millers' association. In compli-
ance with this demand of the farm
ers a republican legislature inaugur-
ated the system of state grain in.
spection, and ever since there has
been comparatively little complaint.
While experience may show that the
law can be improved, it was, howev-
er, long step in the right direction.
The state is the arbiter between buy
er. aud seller as far as grades are
concerned. There may of course still
be some cause OF complaint, as abso-
lutte Justice is hard to attain, owing
to the imperfections of our own ma
ture, but no fair minded man can say
that state inspection is not a big.
Improvement over the old way.
There is no politics in the state in
speetion department.. 1t is honestly
conducted and with the sole end in
view OF doing Justice to all concerned.
Minnesota grades of wheat are hon.
est and are accepted in all wheat
markets the world over. Mr.. Lind
did NOT saw that state ;nsnoot;on