Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-19


against the bill: Senators Young, Shee-
han, Somerville, Shellbach, E. E. Smith,
Greer. Horton, Benedict, j. D. Jones
and Reeves.
Upon another day the journal said,
having referred to the application of the
referendum, which principle the legisla-
ture had just slaughtered in a general
bill:
1.-THE jacobson bill provided that the 4
per cent rate, before becoming operative,
should be approved by the people at the
people want. They are willing to act, and
then have the courts come in and decide
the constitutional point raised by the op-
ponents of the bill.
1.-THE conclusion cannot be escaped that
the senate, in defeating the Jacobson bill,
has committed very serious political
next year. as far as state matters are con-
cerned, will find the way rough and steep
as result"
And thus, at the hands of the Jour-
nal, as we'll as by large number Of the
Republican press Of the state, is the
issue made up. Never in the history of
the state has like situation been pre-
sented. And here it is we'll and fitting,
for the present, to leave our friend, the
enemy. alone with its dead.
Take up the Railroads Burden,
For the peoples cause is dead,
Who receive as an act of justice,
A stone when they ask for bread!
From victory unto victory"
The Railroad song shall be,
Pile on the poor mans taxes
And let the Roads go free
One of the further issues is the
marked discrimination against agricul-
tural interests. Special venom has been
directed against the dairy and food
department.. The legislation asked for
to enable it to in some degree keep up
to the growth of the interests in it's care
called for some $780, The report of
the retiring Republican commissioner
called for $4,000 year. 1t was also
asked that the compensation of the head
OF the department., now on the basis of
the deputies and assistants of other de-
partments, be reasonably raised. The
appropriations committee knocked out
both, in the grab bag play of extending
normal school OUTLAWS. The legislature,
however, creates third assistant for
the Republican attorney generals Office,
with pay 5000 more than that Of the
dairy and food commissioner. The
dairy and food department has to do
with more people than that of any other
department under the appointment of the
governor. Administration of the law
comes high, hayseeds to do the drudgery
come cheap. This will greatly crafty
brother farmers and dairymen. The
department inspects every grocery store
in the state, and all dairy herds, or is
required to by the law, and no money
given it with which to do it. It has not
a cent to employ counsel in enforcing
the law, and none for adequate chemi-
cal work required by law. The issue is
made very clear and the responsibility
for the future Of poor results, wants to
be understood. It is clear that the de-
partment is the victim of the pin-headed
Republican politicians who fear that it
will make too good record for COM
parison with the former Republican
administration.
The committee on appropriations,
with whom this responsibility is to be
placed, consisted of seventeen Republic
cans and two Democrats. The house
chairman was jacobson of Swift, but he
was side-tracked by the influences
which destroyed him during the session.
Staples of Dakota became it, as chair
man of the joint house and senate CON-
mittee. Mr.. Staples had a brother in
the employ Of the dairy department.,
and took the pains to call on Commits
sioner Bowler and tender any assistance
needed, volubly interested in the de-
partment. The brother retired. and
since then "It' has been gruff and un-
concerned. No brother, no appropri-
alton.
Senator Knatvold of Freeborn has
doubtless pleased his large dairy con-
stltuency by his course of discrimina-
ton against the department.
And East Grand Forks will probably
hustle out the band, on the return Of
Senator "Jack" Ryder, they will be so
proud of the record made by the Sue
cessor of Hon. P. M. Ringdahl. Senator
Jack has evoluted very rapidly since he
was secretary of the Democratic state
convention Of 1896, and suffered defeat
as labor champion in the hustings of
Ramsey.
Let not the farmers in either COM
munity despair. When election time
comes just stay at the threshing, as last
year in the Red River valley, while the
other fellows vote and send their man
chosen for the corporation ''threshings."
On all sides it is conceded that the
best thing was done in the Hastings
Anoka matter. The state gets needed
asylums, within reach of the Twin
Cities, at far less outlay. This much
from Governor Lind's veto.
And now we have it. 1t was rail-
roads that the Republicans meant by
Good Roads.
Hooray for the Sugar Bounty, Rail-