Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-10-26


tain manipulations a piece Of mining
land belonging to the state was turned
over to the Rockefeller company. The
land in question is one Of the most
productive iron mines in the country,
and is at present worth in the neighbor'
hood Of $12,ooo,oo0. Very profitable
for Rockefeller isn't it.
This transaction took place in 80,
under State Auditor Braden. The Re-
publicans knew that they could not
defend it, and they almost got scared
out Of their wits, and all they could
think of was to howl in unison 1.-The
man 10 dead, let him rest. You are a
ghoul."
Yes, the man is dead. Let him rest.
But the party he represented still
claims to be alive, and is asking for a
chance to get control Of the state ADMIN
istration. The responsibility which
the dead man has escaped now rests
on the party alone.
Let them face it if they dare.
Two years ago the Republicans
worked the calamity howl to the Ut
most against John Lind, and proclaimed
in the highways and byways and in the
market places that grass AMI cookie
burrs would luxuriate In the streets of
Minneapolis if Lind were elected, that
tho state treasury would be depleted,
and nothing left of it but an aching
Told; and now Lind has been governor
for nearly two years and the treasury
! is filled to overf1owing as it never was
before.
! In the light Of this experience, will
the people of Minnesota take much
stock in the calamity howl that is now
being worked against Bryan?
! The Board of Appeals, which was es-
tablished last year in connection with
the grain inspection department., has
met the universal approval of the
farmers and all who are engaged in
! the grain business. It was estimated
that the expense Of this board should
be $20,0 year, but as reports show,
| they have only amounted to $4,000.
i The regular work Of the grain in
speotion department such as it has been
established for years cost this year only
! $207, 955. 81, while last year, under the
Republican inspector, Mr.. Clausen, it
cost $21S, 1914 81, making a decrease in
! expenses of $1,000. Compare this rec.
ord with that Of the Republican state
auditor, Mr.. Dunn.
i During the last FIVE years of the Re.
publican administration the expenses
of the grain inspection department
have increased at the rate of $l3, 248. 40
year on an average, while during the
first year Of Mr.. Reishus' administra-
ton they decreased by $500.
The railroads in Minnesota are taxed
only one-third as heavily as other
property. The tax on the gross earn
ings Of railroads in our state is per
cent, in Kansas it is IL per cent. That
is what Populist legislature has done
for Kansas.
Senctor Hanna's voice is troubling
) him as the Republican papers advise
us. 1t is not troubling HIM nearly ar
much though as it is troubling the Re.
! publican campaign leaders.
Referring to the full dinner pail ar
gument, Bryan said at Peoria: "The
named Esau, who sold his birthright
for full dinner pail, and he has been
held in derision ever SINCE"
y The wire nail trust sells wire nails
here in this country at $685. per 100
lbs, and ships them to England and
sells them there at $3.50 per 100 lbs.
The barb wire trust sells it's barb wire
in this country at So. 80 per 100 lbs, but
it also ships it's barb wire to England
and sells it there at $2.39 PEE 100 lbs.
These are some of the infant industries
Mckinley is so tenderly protecting.
The American consumer is charged
world these tax fattened infants of in.
dustry undersell the competition of the
European manufacturer.
The wonderful era of prosperii.
prevailing at present in northwestern
Europe is we'll known. During the
last ten yeas wages in Germany nave
risen from rs to so per cent. How
much have they risen in this country
during the same time? The trouble
with our prosperity is that it is be-
ing gobbled up by the trusts before il
gets down to the people.
The bulk of our trade is with Eng
land, Germany and France, and vs.
don't own any one of those countries
Yes, we don't even have coaling sta.
ton there.
The markets of the world are al.
ways open to the man that sells thu
best goods for the lowest price. Every
country has something that it woulc
like to sell to us, and if we can sci
them something in return that is
cheaper and better than they can buy
the same article anywhere else, we are
sure of getting their trade.
Hanna's orators are putting in most
of their time telling the people tc
what depths of misery and degradation