Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-20
DAILY EXHORTS

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The Democratic Candidate for
Congress at Opera House.
HE is A GAY DECEIVER
With Wild Gesticulations He Tells
the Political Story From the Bryan
Point of View--Toutched on all
s the Issues Except the Silver Ques-
tion Which He Dodged Entirely.
NJ ]. Daily, the democratic candi-
date for orcongress,,spoke at the Warren
opera house on Tuesday evening.
He is szalawyer, a clever fellow and a
talker, he having been born
feminist the the blarney stone, but as
far as presenting any arguments that
appealed to the Judgment and intel
ligence of the voter, there was none
whatever. His whole speech was a
studied attempt to mislead the voter,
but we do not think he succeeded in
fooling any in this neck-o'- the woods.
Let uslook at some OF the statements
which he made. He claimed credit
for Gov. Lind for the Somerville law
to tax foreign corporations doing
business in this state, but as a amatter.
OF fact this law was recommended in,
the report Of Secretary OF State
Albert Berg, for 1898, before Mr..
Lind became governor, was intro
duced,i in the Legislature by a rep
ublican and enacted into law by a
republican legislature. Lind had no
thing whatever to do with it. Thisis
a bold and cheap attempt to steal
credit that rightfully belongs to the
republicans. * =. r.
The defeat of the bill increasing the
gross earnings tax on railroads from
3 to q per cent, he charged to the rep
.ublican party, limiting at the same
time at railroad influence and pur-
chased legislators. Everything which
heco conside dered good, done by the last
legislature, which was a Republican
Legislature, the credit. of course, be-
longed to the democratic party, but
everything that he did not consider
good, the republicans, Of course were
to blame. Now, how did the demo-
Gratis vote on this measure? In the
senate Mr.. Grindeland tells us 4 out
OF II democrats voted against the
bill the first time, and several more
the second time. If blame attaches
anywhere for failure to pass this bill
the democrats certainly have a share
OF it. But it is fact that on this
question there can be honest differen-
ce of opinion. The railroads are
public servants and perform services
for which they must be paid by the
public, and if they are taxed too
severely, they will fall back on the
public and charge more for their
services. Others may differ with us,
but the SHEAF is honestly OF the
opinion that a reduction in
freight rates, be it ever 50 small,
would be Of far greater benefit to
the farmers OF the Red river valley,
who have to pay for long hauls
on farm products shipped out and
merchandise shipped in, than would
come from the increased gross earn
ings tax. A reduction in freight
rates is Of far more Importance to us.
The people in the large cities and
those who pay freight on short hauls
only, may perhaps be more benefit
ed by an increase in the gross earn
ings tax. He spoke about a reduc-
tion in rates ordered on some south.
ern Minnesota roads, by the present
democratic railway commission, but
said nothing about any reduction
having been ordered on the Great
Northern, in which we are more in
terested. Is it perhaps, because
President Hill is a democrat and ex-
.pected to contribute to the dem
ocratic compaign fund? Every body
knows that great reductions have
been made in freight charges under
republican railway commissions, but
the republicans did not go about the
country blowing about it. Not very
many years ago, 18 centswas charg.
ed for carrying bushel Of wheat
from Warren to Minneapolis OF