The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-03-21
MATTERS OF INTEREST.

mn IEAS VI lNIERESI.
That was a funny apology which
Grain Inspector Reishus received
from the inspector at the Buffalo
elevators. Mr.. Reishus seems to
have been very proud of it, and has
circulated it quite widely as evidence
that he was right in his contention
about the efficiency Of the Minnesota
inspection. All that Inspector
Shanahan said in his apology" was
that if Mr. Reishus had not said
what the papers reported him hav-
ing said, he, Shanahn, was sorry
that he had made the public state
ment that he did. Mr.. Shauahan s
letter to Mr.. Reishus, however was
predicated upon Reishus' complete
denial of the statement originally
made by him, in which the Buffalo
elevators were accused of mixing
Minnesota grain with inferior
grades. Mr. Reishus having made
this denial there was nothing for
Mr., Shanahn to do except to with
draw what he had said in reply to
Reishus charges. In denying that
he accused the elevators of mixing
the grain, Reishus has retracted the
only explanation that he ever made
to account for the discrediting of
Minnesota grades by Eastern buyers
and is now right where he began
with his series Of explanations. He
cannot deny. that Eastern buyers
have ignored. and are ignoring,
the certificates of inspection issued
by his subordinates, and he cannot
deny that such certificates of inspec-
ton issued by the department under
former administrations were honored
by all buyers at terminal points.
Surely Mr.. Reishus has one more
explanation in him, and the public
is naturally curious to know what it
is.
| The political event of this year,
for the Northwest. will be the
national convention in St. Paul, July
II, Is, 10, of the Republican League
clubs. The commercial club has
appointed a large and strong com
mittee to arrange for the event, and
a committee from the state League
will act in conjunction Herewith
The national body will be entitled
to about two thousand delegates,
and the state League, which meets
the day preceding, will have an
equal number of delegates It is
expected there will be from twenty
to thirty thousand visitors in ST.
Paul on these OCCASION The national
and state conventions will have
been held. and with candidates and
platforms before the people, this
gathering will partake of the nature
of grand national ratification of
Republican men and measures
Probably by mid-July congress will
have adjourned, permitting members
to be present, and the Senators
Davis and Nelson, and the state
congressman, Will be prominently
connected with the event There
is positive assurance of the presence
of Gov Roosevelt of New York, who
will speake in the auditorium on the
evening of the 18th, and little doubt
that Senator Beveridge and Speaker
Henderson will be in attendance
It must be considerable of a puzzle
to the Democratic managers to figure
out just what issue they will 60 be-
fore the people on to catch the farmer
vote. This administration was
inaugurated as distinctly farmers
affair, and the results to date have
been, first, an advance in the price
of binding Irvine; second, an advance
in the fee for inspecting grain; third,
an increase in the number and
salaries of the grain inspectors;
fourth, the complete decentralization
of the inpection system with an
absolute discrediting of the grades:
. fifth. the veto by the governor of
: bill which furnished the only means
{ by which the farmer could take
direct appeal to the courts without
further testimony, from the railroad
and warehouse commission: sixth,
! system of assessments upon all
t office holders for the support of the
q n min cfratinn machine. seventh tho