Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

the railroad and warehouse commission
that the commissioners have taken IN
the grain rates on their own motion
without being pushed into it By the fl.
ing Of complaint.
The people will not be slow to recall
how much they have lost in all the
years that the high freight rates have
prevailed under former administrations.
The people will not be slow to approve
Of the firmness of the; railroad and ware.
house commission in insisting upon this
act of justice. They will recognize that
the commission has not only done it's
duty, but that it's duty has not been to
harass the transportation compan-
les with unreasonable and un-
just demands; but to make such de-
mands as the conditions required and
as the earnings of the railroads iusti-
fed. That the commission has asked
only what is fair and equitable is proved
by the fact that tho rates proposed by
them have been accepted by the rail-
roads and will go into effect at once.
To have accomplished the subtantial
reductions above cited within so short
time after getting control of the com.
mission, and to have done it without
resorting to litigation, conclusively re-
flutes the claims so often made by former
administrations, that they were doing
the best that could be done.
The inquiry relative to merchandise
rates is still pending. But it can be
safely predicted i'll the light of what has
already been done that it will be pushed
to final decision as rapidly as possible
The coal rate case, affecting the same
territory, is now before the supreme
court. An early and favorable decision
is confidently expected.
Apropos Of Minneapolis they do say
that Mayor Gray is driving the spikes
of successful administration in every
direction, and the Republicans them
selves recognize that they have no man
who can come within mile of beating
him. This and other auspicious circum-
stances cause the reform forces of Hen
nepin to set their stakes at the election
Of every man on the city and county
tickets this fall. And if that is the case
in Hennepin, it is even more SO, if posi-
BILE, in Ramsey. Ramsey, Hennepin,
the state, and clean sweep in the leg
islature, is the way it looks now.
With Minnesota landed this fall, and
Bryan inaugurated next March, what
veteran campaigner will not be willing
to "step down and out?''
State Auditor Dunn has issued a cir
cular to county auditors more than
usually emphatic in defining their du.
ties. Special stress is laid on the sub
ject Of assessment of corporations so as
to cover taxation Of franchises, in which
Governor Lind's suggestions and the
recommendations of the board of equal
ization are followed.
The auditor refers to the ''plain duty"
of the officers addressed, and now the
query arises, will he, a ia Mckinley
follow the circular with hint to pay
no attention to it.. But Plain Duty
Dunn and Plain Duty McHanna are
quite different "critters."
The Lincoln Leaguers report great
boon to their movement Of organiza.
tion of the Lincoln Republicans. Nc
serious dissent from the movement is
heard in any part of the country, unless
it be in the extreme silver sections.
A fair expressionoof current senti
ment is the following from DR.. Ohage,
the veteran St. Paul Republican, who
said: "For rs years I have been a he.
lever in the Declaration of Jndepen.
dence. l am for Bryan or any other
good man who stands for that revered
document, unless my party shall stand
for it," which, the same it won't.
Hanna is now very busy in the key.
note business. 1--WE know our busi.
ness. " "Keep mum and put up" Some.
how they do not seem to gibe any bet
ter nationally than they will, in due
time, in Minnesota.
Speaking of key notes, steam whistles
and the like, it will soon be time fo1
Van SAINTS craft to loom up coming
''around the bend"
And speaking of the commodore, a
prominent Republican politician now
located in the east, formerly near the
head of the Republican machine, re.
Gently visiting in the state, declares that
his party with Van SAINT at the head
will be buried deeper than it was with
Eustis. This remark being by the
writer repeated to one of the present
goppite "war hosses' of the northern
part of the state. the latter took big
bite of plug" and said: Il amt say.
ing word"
"What beats me-" said another old
time Republican to the writer, lis the
way the Lind administration keeps on
piling up the good things with which to
go to the people. This success of the
grain and warehouse commission, in
reducing the rates in the Southwest,
will add thousands to the vote Lind re-
ceived in 1898" 'And," he added, Il
don't say that am sorry
It is Of course the season CT the year
when the dairy and food department is
most interested in the new" "bossy COW, y
and the fish commissioner harvesting
fish eggs.
It is very sad that the state insurance
department. and the public examiner s
department will go on closing those in
stitutions that are unfit to deal with the
nnhlic The latest insurance scheme