Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-10-29

, JAMESTOWN, MOI
tries of the United States. On this
account the committee left small
duty on wheat. The senator declared
that the price of wheat, which is now
around one dollar, would never have
been as high had it not been for the
European war; that the price of
wheat was not due to any democratic
policy, but to the unexpected demand
from abroad.
Against Civil Service.
Senator Gronna declared that the
democratic leaders were trying to kill
civil service, and Postmaster General
Burleson was endeavoring to place
the star-route system of mail con-
tracts in force again, and that mail
clerks had been threatened with re-
moval If they petitioned congress for
certain relief. That under the demo-
cratic administration no new rural
routes had been put into effect in this
state this year. Civil service law is
being violated, while the postal serv-
ice is costing the government moth
ing, it having been self-sustaining
for the last three years. He declared
the farmer had the same right to get
a daily mail as the people of the
towns.
Opposes the New Bank Act.
In regard to the new banking bill,
Senator Gronna declared that it was
a Well Street proposition and, not
withstanding the fact that the gov
ernment. had released much currency
into circulation, interest rates in
Minnesota had gone up per cent;
it was bill that would not afford the
relief expected of it, for, he said,
what is the difference whether Wall
Street interests control the operation
and management of the new banking
law with the money deposited in one
bank in New York or in twelve re-
gional banks throughout the country?
The same officials act for ALL
He said it was a bankers law and
that heihad voted and spoken against
the bill. as he did not believe it would
fulflll it's purpose. The appointment
of managers Of the different regional
hanks without any restrictions or pos
sibility OF recall, placed the Ion
OF the law OF '6f the hands OF the
government and into the direct coa-I
troll OF the banking interests. 3
Thetspeakeralso said. that none of
the Recommendations and amend,
ments offered by Senator La Toilette
in the senate had bee adopted by the
democratic majority.
He also declared that eleven south
ern states we're now in absolute con-
troll of government interests. The
head of the party was in the South,
but it's body and limbs were in: the
North, and the head controls the
body. He admired, personally, Pres
ident Wilson; he said he loved him as
a man, but he thought he was mis-
taken in his leading policies.
The Trusts Immune.
On the trust question, which the
democratic congress had attempted
to regulate, Senator Gronna declared
that nothing would be done under
the Clayton antitrust bill. This
measure the democrats had promised
would be to strengthen the old anti
Sherman trust bill, under which there
was a penalty of fine and imprison-
ment for the violation Of the anti
trust law; but instead of the new bill
STRENGTHENING the old one, it simply
nullified it, as the new bill included
no penalty clause whatever, and left
the enforcement of the law In the
hands Of commission which had no
power to punish. Senator Gronna
urged every republican to vote the
ticket and to remember, that his was
the real progressive party OF the ma
ton. . i
The audience gave the speakers
the warmest applause following
careful attention to what had been
said.
Social Session.
There was smoker following the
meeting attended by the county COM
mitteemen, the precinct committee
men and the county candidates.
Views were exchanged and a pleasant
evening was passed. The fact that
there are several places on the re-
publican county ticket in which the
have no opposition was
regarded as a weakness for the sue
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