Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05
The TRIBUNE Replies to the Qnes-
t1ons Asked of Its Editor by
the Hon. Henry Feig.
SUGGESTS A FEW m RETURN,
Feig Placed in a Position Where He Must Re
tract His Charges Against Governor Lind
or be Guilty of Willfu Misreprecenta-
ton. He "Barked Up the Wrong
Tree in His Usual Habit,

In an article published in the Will
mar Republican, G azette two weeks ago,
the Hon. Henry Feig delivered broad
side of questions addressed to the ed.
itor OF the WH4LMAR TRIBUNE, evi-
IDENTIFY in the belief that they constituted
an unanswerable argument proving
that the people of Kandiyohi county
committed blunder in repudiating
him and his colleague in the late elec.
ton, and also that the voters made a
mistake in turning down the patron
saint of republicanism in 1898 Mr..
Eustis and giving their preference to
the champion of the peoples rights
John Lind). But Mr.. Feig allowed
his Jealous desire to find fault to get the
better of his judgment and good sense,
as we will attempt to show in several
instances farther along.
While there are one or two things in
the Legislative records of Messrs. Grue
and Nelson which we cannot commend,
we confess that their records never ap-
peared in such favorable light to us
before as when we read Mr.. Feig's at
tempt at criticism of their work. When
a man of Mr.. Feig's experience in the
Legislature and in lobby and campaig
work, while evidently in a particularly
desperate hair-splitting mood, is una
BILE to pick more than three or four
haws ID the 1egislatiYe careers Of Grue
and Nelson, it proves quite conclus-
lively to our mind that they exercised
great care and used good Judgment in
the hundreds Of instances ia which
they were called upon to register their
votes during the ninety days. session.
In order that Mr.. Feig's questions
be given the benefit of a more general
circulation, and that our readers may
judge intelligently between us, we will
reproduce his letter in full, inserting
our comment as we proceed. His let
ter begins as follows:
RAYMOND, June 10, 1899.
Editor Republican Gazette:
'1Through the columns of the Re-
publican Gazette I desire to pro-
pound few questions to your con-
temporary, the WILLMAR TRIBUNE:
''The TRIBUNEposes as the avow-
ed champion of REFORM: it is re-
cognized as the political mouth
piece of the new regime, and, there
fore, I feel that I can safely ask
Mr.. Lawson a few questions.
And as Mr.. Feig poses as the cham
pion of the old regime, we feel we can
devote space in replying to him with
the assurance that in so doing we are
arguing with the the avowed mouth
piece of what remains of the republi-
can party in Kandiyohi county.
"The TRIBUNE advocated the
election of Senator Grue and Rep
sesentative Nelson. two avowed
exponents of reform. They we're
elected by decisive majorities.
They ran on the platfOrm: Re
member the grades; remember the
twine!' What did they do as to
either, Mr.. Victor Lawson?
It should be borne in mind that the
republicans had a great majority in
both houses of the Legislature and our
people were powerless. What reforms
we're obtained we're such as were wrung
from the majority through their fear
of entirely ignoring the issues made
prominent by the reform forces last
fall. But the twine and grades were
remembered. - .'...
House File No. 264 regulates the
sale of binding twine as follows:
First No twine may be sold but to
actual farmers until after May Of
each year. ~,.. szs~g. {
Second-Five hundred thousand
pounds of what remains in. stock after
that date must be reserved for future
orders from farmers. s. .l} 5fssS I e. al =.
Third-The balance may be- sold to
dealers, who are allowed to sell il
only to farmers at an advance Of one
cent pound, plus the actual freight
charges, and the twine to be kept sep.
arate from other twine and be sold as
'tprison twine,'' and record be kept
Of all purchases Of such twine. *:sS s*s
Fourth If any tWine remains unsold
after July lst, II may be sold to the
first appl plicant.
These terms are certainly all the
safeguards that can he thrown around
4 the twine usiness. We belieYe they
willbe acceptable to the farmers, ever
I II they do not suit an & KS agricultur