The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-18

ST. PAUL, Feb. l3, lS99.-l.ikc the
weather, political events at the capitol
have been of short and crisp order. AS
both coal and Per dicms held out the
legislature had logged along. Few ad-
ditional appointments have been made.
They are:
Benjamin S. Cook. Of Steele county,
on state public school board. vice c. S.
Crandall, term expired.
John ID. Brady, st. Louis. surveyor
general Of logs, Fifth district, vice Will
lam Getty, term expired.
Everybody knows that there is a large
business done in wheat screenings. But
not everybody knows that under the
present Republican system of grain in
that part of his product. but practically
a gift of it to the interested third parties.
a single wines in the grain invcsti-
CATION last week justified every charge
made in the campaign against Republic
an management of the grain dcpar, mcnt.
Excessive dockagc. under weight, UNI
der grading. theft by sweepcrs, and Off
he can secretly testify, of robbery by
grades. These two ears Of the same
wheat were shipped, one to Minneapolis.
grading No. l hard, the other to Duluth,
81 I If m
latter was there graded out of the clc-
vator for shipment to Buffalo, as No. 1
hard Who couldn't get rich in the clc
vator business with that kind of Il snap?
Because Dairy Commissioner Major
Bowler spoke kindly. in dispensing with
the services of G. O. p. orator C.. L..
Smith, an cx-soldcr. critics see UNI
friendliness of this administration to-
ward soldiers. Such forget that there
is just as good old soldier timber in the
reform ranks, as in the G.. o. p. Gov.
Lind has appointed but one civilian to
head Of department. as yet, while Il
soldier was chosen for each of the 9TH
ers. Trust these to look out for the
old vet. AS to Capt. Smith, he has had
four years OF Republican campaigning
at the states expense. and he can
stand it.
The substitute binder Irvine bill liable
to become Il law provides that Irvine
shall be sold to consumers only at cost
with freight added, up to May t. after
which, 100000 pounds being still rcscrv-
ed for consumers, dealers may buy, but
they must contract to sell at | cent per
pound profit to actual consumers. Sales
to be apportioned through the agricul
tural counties, and none sold out of the
state after July /. If this is not salts
factory to farmers they should speak out
in mectn' at once
If the G. O. p. members don't want to
finish the state capitol let them pull
down their Georgia marble, and the pco-
pie go on and build a capitol out of home
granite. Who would object to that?
Along in January, two months after
IIustis' defeat a state Republican official
received a letter from John GoOdnow.
from PARKWAY China, which ran like
this:
''By the time you get this Eustis Will
be in, and will be ripping everybody up
the back. Tell me how the boys take
it,"
when ] heard Eustis was not in, but
Lind, | was struck dumb"
No doubt about it. And John got
out of Minnesota just in time.
The Republican legislative invcstiga-
ton has already received proof sustain
ing every charge made in the campaign,
as to binder Irvine and grain robbcrics
of the farmers. Wait and see what
they do with it,
A white tcamstcr insultcd some Leach
Lake squaws and was sOIndly thrashcd
by Indians, and straightway Washing
ton IS asked for troops to suppress the
"outbreak And Algcrism will be
more than likely to send them.
With Algcrism approved. Cen. Miles
condemned, cmbalmed beef found to be
the thing. our soldiers set to killing off
liberty -loving Filipinos. the G. o. p.
is marching to the Waterloo OF 1900 at
the double quick. G. 8. C.