New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22

10 @De Tue LHlnS, our #S0lGleTS set TO KILL
| ing off liberty loving FilipiDos, the g.
O. 2. is marching to the Waterloo of
| 1900 at the double quick. G.s. g.
I And here is sleader'' Jacobson recog-
nizing another of Governor Lind's CON-
mendations (direct legislation) IN his
railroad taxation bill, which is to be
| submitted to the people for approval or
rejection. Say initiative and referendum
to these G. O. P. advocates and they de-
ride you. But they will apply the much
hooted principle whenever they get a
chance, if they think it won't be noticed.
| Those who fail to recognize in Col.
Bryan man of more than ordinary
ability and one who combines enough of
the philosopher and orator to say the
right thing in the right way on variety
of occasions, are not good judges Of
men. Take the remarks of Mr.. Bryan
in addressing the legislature for instance.
What more appropriate could have been
said?
Because Dairy Commissioner Major
Bowler spoke kindly, in dispensing with
the services of the G.. O. P orator G. L..
Smith, and ex soldier, critics see un-
friendliness of this administration toward
soldiers. Such forget that there is just
as good old soldier timber in the reform
ranks, as in tue G.. O. P. Governor Lind
has appointed but one civilian to head
of department, as yet, while soldier
| was chosen for each of the others. Trust
these to look out for the old vet. As to
Captain Smith, he has had four Years Of
| Republican campaigning at thu states
expense, and he can stand it.
A single witness in the grain investi-
CATION last week justified every charge
made in the campaign against Republi-
can management of the grain depart
ment. Excessive dockage, underweight,
under grading, theft by sweepers, and
official proof cited from state weigher,
if he can secretly testify, of robbery by
grades. Thus, two cars of the same
wheat were shipped, one to Minneapolis,
grading No. l Hard, the other to Du-
luth, grading there No. Northern. The
latter was there graded out of the eleva-
tor for shipment to Buffalo, as No.
Hard. Who couldn't get rich in the ell
evator business with that kind of snap?
An august (December) senator, who
has acquired the habit of public doing,
from long waits in church and Sunday
school, was acting as questioner of wit
ness before his committee, when his hab-
it overlook him. The chairman called
out, care there any more questlops?"
"Oh yes," said the senator recalled to
earth, 81 simply shut my eyes to hear
and think better"
"Excuse me,'' said the chairman, II
thought you were asleep"
And the committe thought so too.
It reminds one of the times when he has
fallen asleep during the long prayer and
reused up in the midst of the doxology.
The reform contention is this. For
taxation purposes the railroads get the
Republican officials to value the road at
$500 per mile; they are stocked and
bonded at, say, $4,000. They are tier
assessed at one-half or one-third tie
valuation, but railroad rates are kept
such as to pay interest on the bonds anG
dividends on the stock, otherwise the
bnndholders will foreclose and stock
holders rip things up the back. Thi:
difference between the actual value O.
the roads Claimed to be what they cal
be reproduced for, as in the showing
made by the Twin City Rapid Transi
company and what the people pay re
turns on by the freight and passenge.
rates which they pay, the reformer call
by various names, "watered stock,' bo
gus or counterfit wealth. It is the real
Simon-pure, unsound money! The de
fender of the existing systeM calls him
self a 'sound money" man, considers
himself one of the gold standard an
nointed, votes for the G.. o. P. ticket anl
hurls epithets of the foulest sort at hi
more honest neighbor. The reforme
asks either that the corporation pay it
i fair share in state taxes or reduce tn,
J charges to the basis of actual or taxation
values. Is there anything anarchisti'
t about that9
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