The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-09-21
l4&44 IVY NV
STATE POLITICS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
st. Paul. Sept 19.-The primary
Election has interfered considerably
with the state campaign in this city.
There was hot fight on here and as
It grew in intensity it distracted atten-
ton from state issues. That Is out OF
the way now and interest will prob.
ably center in the campaign for the
state ticket. :s}@'rss, @E q" ="
u President A. B. Stickney Of the Chi
eago Great Western is most interest
Ing character. He is an original kind
Of fellow and has his own way Of
doing things. In q long article, fully
illustrated and published In an even
ing paper, he exposes some OF the
trickery of railroad rate making. He
demonstrates satisfactorily that the
provision of the law requiring the
rates to be published Is q dead letter
20 far as its practical effect is con-
cerned, and shows by Photographic
exhibits the volumes Of schedules a
shipper would have to 60 through in
order to inform himself Of any rate.
There are good many people guess
Ing what Mr.. stickney is up to in in
forming the public so fully as to this
common form Of swindling," as he
calls it.. Some are inclined to think it
II =, desire to get even with someone.
I don't believe that. Mr.. gStickney
does not seem to me to be that sort
Of q man. He sees no reason for ex-
listing conditions. and 10 sick Of tho,
whole affair and wants tho rate sched-
ules made as plain as the time cards.
He believes all the shippers should ba
treated alike. It is hard for the ordi-
nary man to understand Stickney, for
he Il by. no means an ordinary man.
He has pursued his independent course
10 long now that he deserves to be-
given credit for sincerity until some
act Of his exposes other motives than
the good Of the people and the rail-
roads" "'' - >~''} -''' .'.'''-'s
ssAs+'@. l, 2u;J..::
The "stuf" sent out by the Demo-;
cratic bureau. I notice, refers to John
sons speech OF Jan. 10 before the Mu-
nicipal league in st Paul. and recites
how accurately he pointed out the!
matter of rate excesses and discr1mt-
nations. Instances are given as to how
he compared rates with those In force
In Iowa to the disadvantage Of this
state. It also alludes to his speech
before the annual meeting Of the
Northwestern travelling mon at Albert
Lea when he declared for 2-cent
fare. These things are all right, as
far as they 60. But the trouble is that
they are nothing more than sounding
brass and tinkling cymbal." It. re-
minds me Of the illustration in the
Scriptures Of the emptiness Of talk.
In the Epistle Of James, I think it Is,
= practical example is given by recit-i
ing the condition Of the naked and
hungry, who are admonished to de:
part In, peace, be ye warmed and fed,
Notwithstanding ye give them not
those things which are needful for the
body what doth it. prot1t?"' ys The gov;
ernor did a nice lot of talking. but it
ended there, and what did it profit?
Had he followed up his talk by some
earnest work l would not noW have
my own credulity strained to believe
that he meant business when he f.
nally made the attempt to get into the
game.
Twas talking to an ex-representative
the other day who sat in the house
with Staples. My friend was in
reminiscent mood and he talked OF
Staples and Jake" as the gentleman
from Lac qui Parle Is Familiarity!
known: THAT was great pair" said
my friend. "They were very different
in character-very different. They Diff.
fered on some questions and then It,