New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-10-19
AN SEVERED.
Candidate Lind Tells Something of the
Inside of the Notorious Travel
ing Mems Bill.

During his Minneapolis speech Mr..
Lind was interrupted by Chairman Good
ing of the county committee who asked
him to explain his position on the bill
which travelling men were urging before
congress few years ago. -.
'The story in circulation in regard to
that NATTER said Mr.. Lind, sis so alb
surd that I hardly thought it necessary
to refer to it. The travelling men want
ed all interchangeable mileage book.
They were assured that they could get
it from the Western Passenger associa.
ton, except that the interstate commerce
law forbade its ISSUANCE. The interstate
commerce act does not forbid it. These
books are issued now in the East, and
the West could have them, too, as far
as the law is concerned. But the Stand
a:d Oil company wanted to continue the
system by which its employees had been
carried free over the railroads and ether
oil refners had to pay their fare. The
interstate commerce law broke up the
practice. This bill proposed to fix it,
and the law,if you will look it up,speaks
for itself, so that the railroads could
charge Jones' travelling mem one cent
mile and Smiths three. I scented the
niger in the wood pile. like the trav-
cling men. They may vote for me or
for my friend Eustis, who is a clever
and entertaining host, but if they vote
against me 1 wish they would give the
right reason. And it the Republicans
want to make capital out of my position
on that bill they might also say that on
the same day that I put to sleep that
bill put to sleep also an act to legalize
pooling.
"Reforms," says the Minneapolis
Times, never have been effected, and new
er will be, by platforms and by party
organization that teach that moral obi.
cation rests upon every individual men,
Der to vote for the regular nominee, if
he were the devil himself. They can on
ly he effected 10y the election of good
men. 1t IS the men, their character, Ca
pacity and disposition, that are of any
value in the work of reform. Platforms
ars mere words, and promises have 40
value beyond the character of the men
who make them. The Times is going to
preach the doctrine of political indie
Observation-Disclosures Of party dicta-
ton, of machine rule, of possism in ev-
cry form. # is going to educate the
people in the truth that good govern
nlent and clean administration do not
come through snowy platforms and cam
paign BON 5ast aud slavish voting for the
regular ticket; but that they come
through the election of the best tnen fol
the public offices, without the slightest
regard for the particular brand they may
year,
Gen. Miles believes the United States
should have soldier for every thousand
of population.
''Let that be the basis of the military
FORCE" he says, "and as the county
grows in population let the army keep
pace with it, It is absurd to say that
the American army shall number 49,
900 men and no more. You might as
we'll say that St. Paul shall have 200
policemen no matter how much it may
grow in population and territory
All this is true enough as far as America
is concerned, but what thoughtful Amer
leans object to is adding territory which
in itself will. necessilate swelling the
army until it becomes, as in France, a
demoralizing factor. No one objects to
an army large enough to preserve peace
and protect American interests at home.
1t is the idea of gobbling up eight or
ten million savages in the orient that IS
obnoxious to thinking men. Having plen-
ty of police to preserve order is good
plan to follow, but dom. be getting
yourself into unnecessary trouble, just
for the sake of having poli.e. -.
Mr.. Lind has fred his gun. 1t will
surely not echo around the world.-Or-
tonvllle Herald Star. -
No, no one expects that 1t will. But
it will shake up things in=A1in aesota
just the same. r.. ~
The big combine of Touring mills
which is now being contemplated will
effect permanent reduction in the price
of wheat Of from four to six cents
bushel. This is upon the authority of
one Of the best posted wheat men in the
northwest.