The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-04

o of one ooIlar may often lead to the stoppage
Ana Ius'fy tnat VIII cause the loss OF ten.
mnd icss OF this kind IS the most grievous
tho which our peop-e DOW suffer / repeat
u! Inc ROBBERY by the political machines grear
s sao, ,selt; net infrequently exposed, readily
parson to the ra abern Of lis Is sinai in com
corpora. ION, corporations granted valuable
franchises by the people, and which cSlarge
ehses snd i tris the use of their own fran
c.icues who S 'Deeui0ei {
WRECK THE ENTERPRISES
OF the people, wreck corporations, railroads
as IL serves them yet this great robbery
tfat has built up the majority of the o,los
? sai fortunes OF today is as nothing to the
loss that 1t has cccaedoGed our people
In brief, our people have loaf fro,, Al =
robbery much more than has baen rnhh ens
from them Their greatest loss is from the
t .a that the robbery has greatly handieappsd
the;r a4hltay 70 produce wealth. Because of
.neir ROBBERY much of their ability to create
%eaIth they have been unable to exert In
s shoar' me 3eople have lost much more than
wealth that would have been produced If - -,
neo n5t been for the disbursement ptaced
upon industry by the systematic de,poilmenr
c ~ Ime %esf,n producers by the speculative
oeSpollment OF the wealth producers has not
4n-y paced Encouragement upon Industry. #
srinne %'e os TN the wealth producer has been
a
apso.ute check upon the production ~
81 venture the assertion that If 1t were not
tU 10 t 1ne s.upendous and syst ematic despoiment
Oh tne' many by the few that discourages in
uustry by destroying the profits thereof and
stops enterprise by the transfer of ca,;ta1
fro,n Ihroaactve to non-productive channels,
1iVlh cnanne'as where it results in the proiuc
ION OF mere wealth to channels, where its
results results in its destruction. that the nroducs
he ten t9 oL wealth a IN this country today would
pe twice mat which it is.
"A case In point: The convention NJ 40
st az iiefs Alhance of two years ago, of this
S nins apPhanted committee, consisting Of
h llne members, of which I lad the honor Of
e eelng chairman, whose duty 1t should he
Hsst 10 secure, If possible some enlargement,
carriers ghHlsting laws relating to common
osIIiers Wnich might be regarded as favor
aoie 10 the farmers Of Minnesota. and sec
ono, TO formulate and present to the leyis-
1 riaea sacn n measures relating to the car.
dictate pOi' poiicy might
In In the fulillment of its mission the com
i littee at once visited the railroad and ware.
noue commission and asked that body r.
secure TO farmers their rights in freight and
sion ss rates on railroads. The commits
power unoer the present law Having becona
satssned from the conduct and general do
i naeSL OF its members throughout that the
worse than worthless for al public uses w
uirecteo our attention towards the legislature
- 80 series OF remedial measures were prepared
1871
Inc bills referred to were nIacod IN ~
mahos OF the different members of the house
dney were In time referrd to the committee
on railroads of that body. / made Ave trins
10 st. Paul and succeeded in making arranges
ments to have a public hearing on those
nnnsit Accordingly I appeared before the
| uiltli o clock in the morning to the aryu
menus OF the railway attorneys gathered RI
Oppose 1os the SPECIALIZED Douglas bill, was com
pehed to withdraw unheard The next meat
Ing was reinforced by Mr. Costello W.
were informed by the chairman that that bod =
was. was pusy and could only al.ot a very short
Time TO alliance measures.
ALLOWED HALF AN HOUR
half hour was assigned in which tn nre-
sen. tne merits OF the five measures above
ou'iheo. Inc Tune was fully utilized, as its
DreVlty and the nature Ct the task before the
committee admitted Of But from the o,,tso+
indeed before a word had been snolxen :,
was plain that the experience of the commit
zee DeIore the railroad and warehouse com
mass',re was 20 De duplicated and that the
was apparent throughout that there was not
shadow OF possibility that the measure ID
t toca.ea would receive any serious oonsidera-
nilis were reported to the house adversely nv
the committee on railroads, Mr.. Donneijy
mace I9a gallant fight in favor Of the bills.
general orders, and he discussed and amenS1-
ed according as the judgment OF the house
mn mig sas, dictate but he pleaded in vain. The
speedy and violent death ~
Another case desire to call your attention
S 20; he establishment Of uhe twtne plant al
Stlilwater had the effect of breaking down
the exhorbitant prices Of the twins truSt
whose prices at that time ranged from III
cents .t to 70 cents per pound. Immediately
tIs Inc, .ne commencement this industry and
prices came tumbling down, until hst year - n
reached the low price Of "a to 6H cents Der