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Editor Wlllmur Tribune:
The proposition to change our
public Hchool system from the old
unci tried District to that of the
Towuship plan, i» transition
freighted with possibilities of no
small import. Whether they be pos
sibilities that shall act for weal or
for woe in the future life of our com
mon schools, is the problem just now
confronting and agitating the friends
of education.
Much has been said in favor of the
change and much that Is of no force
considering our different environ
ments and circumstances. State
Supt. Pendergast suggests that "the
proof of the pudding is in the eating"
and endeavors to substantiate his
position by a host of witnesses^ who
testify as to the epicurean flavors of
New England puddings. But we
must remember that the East is
densely settled as compared with
the West. And even then we must
take those testimonies with some de
gree of allowance. They were all
from the "upper ten" of the educa
tional forces of that section. We did
not hear from the people themselves.
We heard from the friends of the sys
tem—not its opponents. It can not,
of course, be denied but that the
township scheme offers some advan
tages over the district system. It
probably offers an economy in ex
penditures after the change shall
have become an accomplished fact
should it become such. This saving
would be effected In ways: I. A
less number of schools. This, in
very many instances, would be of
great advantage to the schools, con
sidered, not only as an economic
question in the saving of the running
expenses, but, also, by uniting two
weak and half-hearted schools into
one strong, vigorous "hive," would
add greatly to the efficiency of the
same. 2. By having centrally lo
cated a grammar or higher school
and employing a competent teachei
at good wages, there might be had
three or four small houses in tlu
outer edges of the township for the
smaller pupils, if not in winter at
least in summer, wh«*ro cheapei
teachers could be had to preside ovei
the budding and peatic geniuses liv
ing in the territory contiguous there
to.
But whatever may be said of the
advantages of the township system
where*practicable, it can not, it
seems to me, be successfully denied
that It is eminently impractical—as
has been suggested by the Argus—
that such a system should obtain in
this western and northern country,
this home of the northwestern bliz
zard, coming as it so often does,
with scarcely a moment's premoni
tion or warning this land of deep
and constantly drifting snows,
where for weeks at times there is no
team road scarcely passable.
But there is one count in the indict
ment against the township scheme
that is, to my mind, paramount to
every other. I regard the present
agitation of a change from the dis
trict to that of the township system,
the more especially when considered
in connection with Rome otoer coin
cident incidents, as proguisticof dan
ger to our civil liberties. I do nol
like this centralization policy. The
school district is, in its governmental
function, the most nearly a pure
democracy of any feature of oui
representative government. Supt.
Pendergast suggests that the pro
posed scheme will cut down the num
ber of persons representing the peo
ple in each township from IS to 3. I
see no benefit to accrue from that.
One who was reputed wise has said
that "in a multitude of counselors
there is safety." If ours is, as Lin
coln said, a government of the peo
ple, by the people, for the people,
then tlyj more completely the govern
ment is in the hands of the people
the better. There is a tendency
among the wealthy, and even among
a certain type of churchmen, and 1
fear the same principle is beginning
to obtain even among certain educa
tors, of forming in this country an
aristocratic form of government.
They are beginning to repudiate the
principle enunciated in the national
Constitution that all men are cre
ated equal, with certain inalienable
rights, and that the government de-
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WHEAT FLOUR, RYE FLOUR
And ail kinds of Feed:
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rives its just power from the consent
of the governed. Said James McM.
Shafter at the formal opening of the
Leland Stanford Jr. University that
"There was one thing which he hoped
to see taught iu this institution. He
was sorry to see embodied in our
national Constitution the sophism
that government derives its power
from the consent of the governed,
and hoped that the error of this as
sertion would be impressed upon the
students."
I think it was the father of his
country who said, "eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty." It was no
more so then than now. Let the
people be on the alert—be vigilant
and distrustful of all movements to
take power from the many and place
it in the hands of a few.
V. S CHAWING.
The Moorhead Daily News of
January 14, 1895, eoutains
the followinji- remarkable editor
ial, remarkable because it is the
clearest demonstration of the
principles of the Peoples part.\
on the money question that we
have yet seen in so few words,
and more remarkable, because it
comes from the Hon. Geo. N
Lamphere, editor of the Moor
head News, one of the brightest,
bravest and most competent
Republican editors of the north
west. Truly lijrht is spreading
wheu such men as Geo. N
Lamphere takes up the cause ol
the common people something
is going- to drop. Shake, Bio
La mf hern!
CJOVKRXMENT LOANS.
When the idea was first advanced
that the government should loan
money to the people it found few
adherents, and was laughed off the
political stage. The editor of the
News was among those who pooh
poohed it and believed it was the
product of a crack-brained extremist.
He hns changed his mind in the light
of discussion and study and now
believes that it involves a sounl and
li\ing piinciple. The thing is done
now by indirection andtheeircuitous
process robs it of two-thirds of its
blessings, so far as the mass Is con
fer The reform that should,be
en: i"d i- to do it directly, in the
•.iino i.1 insior th.it tu»
is f!"
it?1 tiie pu \«.
The U(Vh'i"H'.e h..s
of crenMrm MMV'J u.! ol
nt.s? office
-t iitact
monopoly
compelling
right to make it and to procure it by
nandate, why should it not be a
loaner rather than a borrower? If
an individual had the monopoly of
making a thing that everybody else
wanted, would he not be considered
a fool or an imbecile if he should
borrow and pay a premium for so
iiiuch of that thing as he wanted for
his own use rather than go to work
and make it?
But how does the government loan
to citizens? It issues money (paper)
to national banks and the banks in
turn loan it to citizens. It also
places money on deposit with banks,
which is loaned out to citizens. In
the first case the bank is assessed a
•.light tax in the other no injterest or
charge whatever is imposed upon the
'mnks, but the people have to pay
rbm 6 to 10 per cent per annum for
use of the numcj
Take the state go eminent instead
of the United States government
The funds of the state are deposited
in the banks throughout the state,
for which 3 per cent is paid* for its
use The banks loan it to citizens at
8 to 10 per cent What security does
the state have for the return of its
money? Bonds of the bank which
often prove worthless. If by defalca
tion, embezzlement, unsafe and in
judicious investments, the bank
where the state money is deposited
fails, the chance of recovering it is
made doubtful and often the loss is
total. These deposits of public funds
with banks are considered to be in
consonance with a sound public
policy, as it puts the surplus moneys
of the state in cireulatfon and into
actual use, fulfilling the demands of
trade and commerce, and without
which they would lie dormant and
unused and would produce contrac
tion and stringency. Very well. S
far the argument is good. But why
NERklflS & OOLBvJORWSOW,
Owners and Proprietors.
MILLEHS AND SHIPPERS OF
Spring Wheat, Rye Flour and Feed.
from Wheat and Rye
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should the government of nation or
state use its power to build a class
of men with special privileges? The
banks are useful agencies in every
community, but why should the
people who pay theii money to the
government in shape of taxes be
compelled when their circumstances
require, to borrow it from banks
where it is deposited by the govern
ment, at an advance of 5 to 7 per
cent? Why could not the govern
ment loan money direct to the
citizens at 3 per cent and take his
security? It would be just as good
in the hands of the state as in the
hands of bank officers.
The argument is based certainly
on the idea that the object of
government is to promote the
welfare of the people in masses in
stead of classes. This ought to be
the end and aim of a Republican
form of government. But the
tendency for the past 30 A ears has
been, it seems to us and is, we believe,
an indisputable fact, to foster class
instead of mass, to encourage
combinations iu banks, railroads,
mines and forests, and to give these
combinations free opportunity to
levy upon the earning capacity of
the mass, until today the condition
confronts us +hat the controlling
power in government is the servant
of the classes and the masses are
represented by a helpless minority.
COUNTY C0HMIS5I0NERS
Proceedings of the Borrd at Last
Week' Special Session.
Auditor's Office, Feb. 6th, 1S96.
The board met pursuant to ad
journment. Present, Fl.\ gare, Norin,
Skoglund and Johnson.
The financial statement of Kandi
yohi county for the year ending Dec
31st, 1S94, was presented, examined
and approved.
Parties interested in the St. John's
ditch were piesent and were given
an opportunity to express their opin
ion for and against the establish
ment of such ditch. The reason why
they were heard at this time, before
the report of the viewers was accept
ed, was that they had quite a dis
tance to travel and the weather was
stormy, making it desirable for them
to start for home early, The parties
present in this matter were: P.
Sletteu, O. Sletten, T. O. Hong, P.
E. Elkjer, P. W. Strand. Vilas Will
iamson, J. M. Spicer, Louis Smith
and Hans Scgubsou.
itizens to surrender a part of their The auditor reported to the board
loklings to it. Having the sole- that the fee lists of all the county of
fleers were filed in the auditor's of
fice on or before January 15th, as
required by law.
On motion, the board adjourned
till 9 o'clock a. in. Jan. 7th, 1893.
The board met at nine o'clock a.m
The county surveyor was called
and gave a thorough explanation of
the plot, profile and estimates of the
•St. John's ditch.
The viewers' report on public ditch
in town of St. Johns was presented.
Proof having been filed that notices
of pendency of petition had been pub
lished, posted and served according
to law, the report was on motion
accepted as reported.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted:
It appearing to the county com
missioners, that the estimated bene
fits derived from the construction ol
said ditch is greater than its total
cost, including damages awaided.
and that such benefits exceed such
cost and damages in a sufficient
amount to warrant the construction
thereof, and that said ditch is ol
public benefit and utility therefore,
be it
Resolved, by the county commis
sioners of Kandiyohi county, Minne
sota, that the said ditch be and the
same is hereby located and estab
lished and that'tho same be known
and designated as Public Ditch No. 7
of Kandiyohi county, Minnesota.
The above resolution was adopted
by the foliow ing vote:
Ayes—Flygare, Norin, Skoglund,
Johnson—4. Noes—none
Recess till one o'clock p. in.
Bill of Ole Steendahl, for livery at
coroner's iuquest, was on motion
disallowed.
The following bills were on mo
tion allowed:
J. Sanderson, recording $ 12.00
Dr. E. S. Frost, coroner's
fees 17.85
Dr. D. Schumann.postmor
tem examination of Ma
ren Nelson 25.00
Jacob P. Jncobson, coro
ner's jury 1.12
A. Flygare, board of audit 3.00
Aslak O. Nasset, board of
audit 3.00
H. J. Ramsett, clerk of
court's fees 201.95
C. W. Odell, boarding pris
oners 04.41
vL W. Odell, sheriff's fees .... 43.40
C. W. Odell, jailor's fees 55.75
H. J. Ramsett, board of
audit 3.00
Brown, Treacy&Co., books
and blanks 52 02
Pioneer Press Co., books
and blanks 7.00
B. F. Jenness, surveying
and platting 44.00
Conrad Wegdahl, 5 cords
of maple wood 25.00
Rice Bros & Stansberry, 5
cords maple wood 25.00
Carlson Bros. & Frost, sta
tionery.
Osberg, Peterson & Co.,
spittoons and hardware..
H. J. Ramsett, justice fees..
B. F. Jen less, civil engineer
St. Johns ditch
John P. Elkjer, services on
St. Johns's ditch
B. F. Jenness, services on
St. Johns ditch
N. J. Stjernlof, services on
St. John's ditch
Doble Bros oak stakes for
St. Johns' ditch
August Sundling, sawing
wood
0 A. Eriekson, viewer
6 30
13.15
10.85
19G.00
7.50
7.50
2100
7 77
5.00
on
St. John's ditch
66.00
10 00
On motion, the board adjourned
A FLYGARE,
Chairman of County Commissioners
Attest:
ASLAK O. NASSET,
County Auditor.
THAT DRAINAGE BILL.
The following is the full text of
the bill introduced in the legisla
ture providing for the proposed
drainage in this county:
A Bill for an Act to Appropriate
Monty for Certain Drainage Pur
poses:
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
SruTio\ 1 That the sum of ten
thousand dollars be heieby appro
pi hited out ot the revenue fund of
the State for the purpose of ideuiug
and dtei-ening the channel of the
south fork of the Crow Rivtr, i.i Kan
diyohi county
SKCTION 2 That said woik shail
be done under the direction of the
board of county commissioners of
Kandiyohi county.
SKCTION 3. That said work shall,
as near as practicable, be along the
follow ing route, to-wit:
Beginning at a point at or near
the southern extremity of Grats
Lake, in section 25, township 119,
range 35 thence easterly about one
and one-half miles thence south to
Lake Waeonda thence in a south
easterly direction to Lake Fanny,
thence from Lake Fanny in a south
easterly direction to Big Kandiyohi
Lake thence in a south-easterly di
rection along the watei's natural
course to Lake Lillian thence in a
south-easterly direction along the
water's natural course to Dog Lake
thence from the south-western ex
tremity of Dog Lake iu an easterlj
direction as near as piacticable
along the water's natural course of
the south fork ot the Crow River, to
terminate at the county line between
the counties ot Kandiyohi and Meek
er.
Upon the report of said commis
sioners that said work totheamount
of ten thousand dollars has been
done in accordance with sections
one and three of this act, accompa
nied by proper vouchers, the State
auditor shall diaw his warrant on
the State treasurer in the sum of ten
thousand dollars, in favor of said
v-'ommissioners.
SECTION 5. The State treasurer
shall thereupon pay to the commis
sioners named fn section of this
act the sum of ten thousand dollars
SECTIO.N 0. Said commissioners
shall immediately thereupon pay
over said money to the contractors
ind others who ha\e performed
•.uch work, reeehing therefor re
ceipts for such payment, and which
receipts shall be filed in the auditor's
office in said Kandiyohi county
SECTION 7. This act shall take ef
fect and be in force from and after
the date of its passoge.
TAKE NOTICE.
When send money for
a appearing in a it is
list, a a send oO cents more
thnn 1he list calls for. These 3 0
cents cannot according to law,
be inserted in the a it is
list, but still be included
the judgment
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A S A 0 A S S
Count Auditoi
Playing Cards.
Those who believe th.it "theie it
nothing new under the sun," iy
credit the asseition that playing
cards weieknown among the Chinese,
the Hindoos, the Ar.tbs and the Ro
mans long ago, but the only known
fact is that they were biought out iu
the l'ouiteenth centuiy by Jacques
Grigonnea^ir, a French p.iinter resid
ng in Paris. It issaid thntlhey were
made tor the amusement of the ci.«zy
King Chailes VI. The four kings,
were David, Alexander, Caasar and
Chailes the tour queens, Angine,
Esther, Judith and 1M1«IK the four
knaves or knights, Ogler the Dane,
Lancelot, La and Hector de Gai
laiid. Cauls seem ongmallyto ha\e
been taken to England diiect liom
Spain, having niobablybeen introduc
ed into that country by the Moors
the clubs, in Spanish caids, not being
trefoils as with us, but cudgels—that
is, bastos—the spades or swoi ds, espa
das. A tine ai tide of playing cards is
issued by the passenger department
of the liuilmgton Route, and fifteen
cents in postage stamps, sent to W
J. C. Kenyon, Gen Pass. Agent C. B.
& N. R. St. Paul, Minn., will
bring you a pack by the return mail.
From the same address you can ob
tain maps, time-tables, and much
other intoimation about the Builing
ton system of lailioads, the favorite
lin of experienced travelers, and the
one by which you can most easily
reach the more prominent cities and
towns in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minne
sota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Coloiado, Nebraska,
Iowa and Missouri.
Kansas,
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat
ent business conducted for MODERATE PECS.
OUR OFFICE IS OPPOSITE. U, 8. PATENT OFFICE
and we can secure patent in less time than those
gemote from Washington,
Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip
tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of
(Charge, Our fee not due till patent is secured.
1
A PAMPHLE.T. How to Obtain Patents," with
'cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries
sent free. Address,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
OPP. PATENT OFFICE. WASHINGTON, O. C.
«\u Open Letter Which Asks That Ques
tion of Grover Cleveland, President.
To Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States of America:
I have read with abhorrence your rec
ommendation to congress to rob the peo
ple of their money (greenbacks, etc.,)
and give it to the banks in the shape of
1500,000,000 bonds to ran 50 years.
With interest at 3 per cent, all payable
in gold, and all to te duplicated at their
pleasure by their notes.
Do you not know that tho patience of
along suffering people is stretched to ita
utmost? That it will snap if this strain
be added? Do you not know that the
people never elected you—admitting for
the present thattbe people did elect you
—for anything like this? Do you realize
that what you propose is a license to t.he
banks for wholesale plunder and extor
tion? You have yourself witnessed their
utter lack of patriotism, their merciless
greed, in their recent raichngs of the
treasury, and yet you propose to offer
them the whole country as a field for
their exploits You do this, and in the
same message you dare to speak of the
"national honor Do you not know
that the way to preserve the national
honor is tor the nation to make none but
honorable promises? Is your idea of na
tional honor to rob the many for a fa
vored few?
Do you not believe that if these bonds
that you propose are fastened upou the
people they will be broken? Do you look
upon the United States of America as a
nation of slaves who will forever pay
tribute to the money power? Do you
wish to plunge the country into repu
diation? Do you want to hear from mil
lions of throats, "Burn the bonds and
bounce the bankers?"
Where were courage, wisdom, patri
otism, justice and mercy when you made
this \wcked and cowardly surrender to
the demands of the spoilers of the peo
ple? Can you not look beyond the circle
of the 800,000 stockholders of the na
tional banks to the people themselves1*
Has their clamor driven you mad.'' Can
you not see that every step yon have
taken at their bidding has put more
power into their hands, brought more
and more distress upou tho people? Why
do you take counsel of the people's ene
mies1'
Are you deaf that you do not hear the
voices of the chilchtm weeping? Are
you blind that you do not see the long
and ghastly procession of suicides, driv
en to. desperation by the conditions
brought about by the men who stop at
nothing their determination to get
full control of our finances? Is there no
answering tlirob in yours to the quiver
ing hearts that bloed under the crush
ing tread of these merciless despots?
Have you thought what future gen
erations will say of the ruau who asked
to have an added mortgage of 500,
000,000 put upon the toilers of this land
after they had worked in vain for 80
years to emancipate themselves and
their country from the slavery of debt?
This nation stands today before the
Son of Man under this terrible indict
ment, "I was a stranger and ye took me
not in, naked and ye clothed me not,
hungry and ye ted me not, sick and iu
prison and ye visited me not." If your
recommendation is carried out, the na
tion's fate is sealed. Such a revolution
will come as will force you to see and
hear the things to which you now seem
deaf and blind.
CEMA WHITEHEAD
Westfield, N J.
A Futile Message.
In the message which President Cleve
land sent in to congress he proposes that
the $300,000,000 of outstanding legal
tender notes &>hall be retired and can
celed by the sale of an eqnal amount of
50 year 3 per cent bonds, payable in
gold, pnucipal and interest, and receiv
able at tho treasury as security at then
par value tor uational bank circulation
This is in effect a proposition that the
countiy shall pay the national banks
$15,000,000 in gold every year for 50
years, or $750,000,000 altogether, for
supplying it with $300,000,000 of paper
money which it now gets for nothing,
except the loss of interest on the com
paratively small amount of gold needed
for a redemption fund!
The naked statement of this scheme is
sufficient to insure its rejectiou l»y con
gress without debate and by the entire
body of our citizens, except perhaps ua
tional bank stockholders and national
bank officers. —New York Sun
A Crime Against Mankind.
Let the people arouse themselves to a
realization oi what the gold policy
means—bonds, bankruptcy and disaster
indefinitely continued. The capitalists
Will favor the president's policy because
it will raise the price of their money
The bankers will tavor it because the
new bonds will give them a basis for
more bank notes. Those officeholders
will favor it who prefer the emoluments
of office to the welfare of their fellows.
But will an American congress and sen
ate do it? God forbid. Public meetings
ought to be called to protest against the
proposed crime against mankind.—
Omaha World-Herald.
Dangerous to Society.
The monopolists and the robber are
both enemies to civilization, because if
every man followed the example they
set society would be destroyed, no mat
ter how refined their manners or mode
of living. It is the violation of their ob
ligations to others that makes both dan
gerous and detestable. On an uninhab
ited island neither would be dangerous,
but in society both are common enemies
—National Watchman.
Pleases Eastern Bankers.
Everybody will agree with the presi
dent that the emergency is very serious
and appeals to the best wisdom and the
highest patriotism of congress, but out
side of eastern banking circles there
will not be a very general sentiment in
approval of the plan suggested by Mr
Cleveland.—Omaha Bee.
Dover, Del., was named for the
English city on the channel. The
name is derived from an Anglo-Sax
on word meaning ferry.
Strabo says that the natives of In
dia and Egypt made an intoxicating
drink of the wild rice which grew
in their rivers.
The greatest velocity attained by
a whale when struck by a harpoon'
it nine mUei an hoar.
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