The Princeton union., 1900-10-18

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PRINCETON, IIINN.
rhursday, October 1s, 1900.
~ iAferred that the railroad ana
warehouse commission have always
had that power.
Now say that all these new laws; and
smother law passed In 1S07, gave them ad.s
-Slittons.l power that they did not have
before. 1t gave them the privilege OF
sconsmencing an action without any one
/, making a complaint. They took adyan-
cage OF thaelaw and commenced an action
themselves, but you do not hear them
mentfonsng anything about that new law.
They want to convey the idea to the peo-
pie OF this state that they are doing
something that the old commission would
NOT do. They do not tell You that with
FIN the last two or three years these new
laws have been placed on the statute
book by Republicans, because we found
1t necessary to give the commission more
power than they had had before, and
therefore now they are better equipped.
Isaiiroad Commission Negligent Of
Duty. S
q Now, there are a great many other
Things in regard to the state administra-s
eS0u that should be gone into In detail
and &c they We're gone into they would
not show Up half as well now as they
y 4rctended they would two years ago.,
.1Ust before election. Let us see whether
or NOT I.;nd's administration in the rail-
road and warehouse coramission has been
oil that 1t ought to be. Two years ago
d next spring j made complaint to the rail-
n road and warehouse commission concern
ing the wheat rates on this particular
road. and ISwant to read 1t to you.
+ s'st. Paul. Feb. q, 1899.
Railroad and Warehouse Commission, St.
Paul, Mimi. 7S
Gentlemen: Having examined closely
Into the cost and earnings of the Min
'neapolis & ST. Louis Railroad company
-of this state, we have become thoroughly
convinced that said railroad is charging
excessive and exorbitant freight rates,
and this being specially true as to grain
rates. We demand reduction Of at
least two cents bushel OH all distances
OF lGA miles or over. Such a reduction
can be made and yet earn q reasonable
met profit on the actual amount Of capital
Invested in said road. We further find
that said road instead Of reducing freight
rates as the patrons Of this road had the
'nsrai and legal right to expect, taking
the earnings into consideration. they have
anstead largely increased. the same with:
Sn the last eighteen months. We there
fore demand that you take such action
4 as will speedily remedy this unequal and
unjust condition of affairs. Respectfully
yours.
~. z. Jacobson, e
IL III. Hauser.''
Now, under the law. any citizen of this
state has right to make complaint to
this commission whenever he has any
y grievance. and this complaint was made
more than twenty months ago; yet the
oommission up to this time from some
reason unknown to me. have not yet
taken one step toward prosecuting the
company manned by Senator Hauser and
myself, mention this simply. to show
that the commission has not done as ii
ought to have done. When complained
In the Hanley Falls ''Y" case to the com.
mission, Of the failure Of the company
u 60 construct a .'Y'' down there inside
OF one month from the time I made the
complaint the railroad and warehouse
coMnission took action and prosecuted
that case as far as they could go with
1t But this complaint has laid in the
Obte ofthe commission for twenty months
befcre it has summoned single witness
TO prove or disprove the truth Of the
complaint. So I say, when YOU look into
the administration OF the different depart
-xnents, 1t Is not all as you thought II
would be two years ago. before election
I'm a good many depart rtments it has sim
ply been a failure. So ] saw again, Is
0ktere any reason why we should con.
TtanNe in power these officials? Is there
any reason when we vote the rest of the
Rennhlycan ticket, for singing out tht
governor? Has he done anvthirg to de
re~ve fte support Of any Renublican2
No NobIcr. Truer Man Than Capt
Van SAINT.
Now, who is our candidate, for gov
X srnor, and what record has he made
He was a member Of the legislature il
1888 He was speaker Of the house o
representatives in 1895. i served witt
him for two years, 50 that know some
thing about the man. know him as wei
.as any man can In that length OF time
and I wan to say to you to-nigh
chat there never was "a truer, noblel
cleaner man ever placed on any ticke
For governor OF this state He is not tn
.abSest man IN the world, but he is
good, clean, honest business man, tina
Hobcdy needs to feel ashamed OF. /
188i the Democrats and the People
party got hold Of the legislature. It COS
chat legislature s163 900 to do the bus
.nees OF the session. In 1893 It cost tn
Republican legislature $4,000; tha
wns under the administration z
speaker Lee. Under the administratio
OF Van SAINT, who was elected speaker
IH95, It cost the state s137 600, or nearl
:&17.OOO less than under the democratic an
Peoples administration party administrs
d tfbn- cite this as an illustration Of hi
btisiness capacity. I want to say to yo,
~ Z fact that figures will demonstrat,
chat under Van SAINTS administration on
which he had more to do with than an
man In the legislature, the business OF th
Eek1slatare was tho most economical I
tioy,