Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-16

4ically reversed, and the. Irvine began
to sell at from 2 cents to 8 cents more
than the price charged by the trust,
and the quality deteriorated 80 that.
even at the same price, the farmers
would prefer the trust Irvine. The
prison Irvine produced since the "re-,
form" took effect has been short in
measurement, bunchy, uneven. and Of
generally a very poor quality. Where
as. under former auspices, it compared
favorably, as to length and quality.
with the best grade OF Irvine produced
by the trust manufacturers. Il
= The great evil Of the Democratic fail
ure in the management Of the Irvine
plant is not in the mere loss of the
thousands Of dollars, which will be
shown In the deficit necessary to be
shown in the actual report for the en-
suing year, but in the fact that the
trust no longer has in this state oppo-
sition that will compel 1t to produce
and sell Irvine at q fair price to the
farmers. ~, -
It was the foresight and thoughtful
care of Republican administration
that established the Irvine plant and
built up an institution at Saltwater
that was expected to stand forever be-
tween the consumer and the rapacity
Of the Irvine trust. It was Demo-
cratic administration which inaugural
ed at the prison management which
resulted in the almost complete de-
struction of the admirable system
which had held the trusts at bay in the
matter Of binding Irvine. It was the
same Republican party which, In the
national congress, presented q bill for
a constitutional amendment to restrain
the trusts, and it was the same Demo-
cratic party which, in the same con-
gress, stood as a unit and voted In OPP
position to the proposed constitutional
amendment. 1t is the same Democrat
&c governor who, while traversing the
state in the wake Of Bryan and Grating
against trusts, has never taken one
single step to put in operation or at
tempt to execute the state laws which
were passed by a Republican legisla-
ture to restrain, regulate and control
the trusts within this state. It is the
same old story Of Democratic promises
and Democratic duplicity. It is the
same old story, told ever since Democ-
racy began its organized attacks upon
law and order in this state-the story
Of extravaganza, promises and predic-
lions and Of -fulfillments when
they had the opportunity to act.
When Gov. Lind was a candidate for
his present office he proclaimed that he
was not Democrat or a partisan of
any kind, but that he was simply a
citizen seeking to bring about reforms
in the administration of the affairs of
the state. He was elected on that
platform, and the reforms which he
inaugurated are blessings in disguise.
If they are blessings at all. Something
Of an idea may be formed Of the value
Of the Democratic promises when we
recall the extravagant pledges made in
behalf of Gov. Lind in 1896 and in 1895,
and in their performance as shown by
the disclosures in Auditor Dunn's re-
port of the business operations of the
state prison.
The tabulated statement presented
at the top of this column gives vivid
picture Of what is to be expected from
Democratic reform in Minnesota, and
particularly with reference to the bind
ing Irvine industry and the grain in
spection bureau. D.