Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-21
MooR'lHEAD.
December 10, 1899.
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Dear EDITOR SHEAF: =

Yesterday, when 1 received the
"WARREN SHEAF," was struck with
surprise ut first Afterwards, was
impressed with the enterprise, indus
try and business wakefulness of
which the Holiday Edition" Of your
paper is almost a living manifesta-
tion. 1t proves the skill OF the man
agement, the prosperity of the COM
munity and the public spirit OF it's
editor, who, evidently, has no higher
aim or loftier ideal than the ad-
vancement of the interests of Warren
and vicinity and the upbuilding Of
Marshall county as whole. In it's
sphere. this issue of the "WARREn
SHEAF' is no less an enterprise than
the noted Jubilee Number of the
Pioneer Press. With such lnagni-
tcent closing, "WARREN SHEAF"' can
certainly enter into the labors of the
coming year with pride and a feeling
OF satisfaction that it's efforts will be
fully appreciated by the equally
wakeful and enterprising business
men in the little borough of whose
interests it is such a worthy ex-
ponent.
Since last l had the pleasure to
have q letter in your paper, Con-
gress has convened and it's business
has been fairly begun. The message
OF President Mckinley has been pro-
nounced one OF the ablest state
papers ever presented to a legisla-
tive body assembled within the con-
gressional walls. 1t is also one of
the most finished literary produc-
tions OF the president. Its greatest
value lies in the fact that it is so ex-
tremely useful in it's suggestions.
No hazy or misty conceptions of one
thing or another are found, but
clear, business like and definite ideas
are presented in every sentence. 1t
Is bold in it's enunciation of policies,
frank in it's confession of existing
evils and resourceful in the sugges-
tion OF remedies. This fact cannot
be denied by even the most rank op-
ponents to the administration, and
papers OF such character as the
'Moorhead News" even admits the
lucid exposition of Republican Prin-
ciples. The Congress, 600, seems to
be wakeful to the great and varied
business laid before it by the Presi-
dents message. Business is con-
Quoted in a business like manner
whereby it elicits the favor of every
true American citizen. To me the
most encouraging feature of the
Presidents message is his recon-
mendation for more stringent laws
for the regulation of trusts and COM
binations. He says: ut is uniyers-
ally conceded that combinations
which engross or control the market
OF any particular kind of merchan-
disc or commodity necessary to the
general community by suppressing
natural and ordinary competition,
whereby prices are unduly enhanced
to the general consumer, are OBJ
noxious not only to the common
law but also to the public welfare.
There MUST be a remedy for the evils
involved in such organizations. X -
These trusts and combinations have
within the last quarter of a century
assumed alarming proportions.
They have extended their arms and
intruded their crooked fangs into al
most every avenue OF life, and where
they have not yet reached they exert
CtlHOSU. SupClu luuuidu c1OFLS Ut) OD-
tain such control. Their power is
greater than that OF any European
potentate, and their wealth is meal
culable or unfa thomable. The
wealth Of America is divided, we
must admit, in such unfair proper
tions that it must no longer be dis
guised. One-half Of the entire wealth
of the country is in the hands OF one
tenth OF the population. Ten men
could stop the railroads OF America
and thereby block every wheel OF in
dustry and make almost every farm
er cease his labors. Their influence
stretches itself from the naked, bleak
coast OF Maine to the Golden Gate of
the Pacific. Communities are infest-
ed with these trusts and combine.
tions, of which our great President
speaks. They want to own our
street-Gghts, our Water-works and
our sewer systems, our gas plants
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