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gifidtod ~[W\m. 74° isoline Delivere at youi door. It is to the interest of every Farmer to get pure, goodtwine. We handle the best for the lowest prices and guarantee the goods, Binders and motoef$. Do not fail to call on us before you buy machinery of this sort, We car ry machines that have a world-wide reputation. &r machinery. There is not a machine store in town that can givo you better goods and better bargains. KLOSSNER & MUELLER, JEWELS This Wee As usual we have the Hicest Patterns, Most Pleasing Designs, haT,e an abestas oven thus allowing no heat to escape in the room JEWELS hare horizontal brass tanks with strainer. JEWELS hare brass pipes and burner drums. JEWELS are the best bakers in the world. JEWELS took the piice at the world's fair. JEWELS IOOK at them. J. B. ARNOLD, is the week for setting up stoves, and Best Qualities. Also Oilcloth Binding in zinc or brass. WAGNER & SAVEREIN AGENTS COLUMBIA BICYCLES, EVERY FARMER WH O RAISES HOGS "SHOULD USEV DR JOS f!A/*S' HOGr O W E It Keep*, them healthy tttd fatten them {(teller ANSWERING GOV. NELSON. Ex-Bepresentative Ahlness Comments on "Numerals and Ciphers." The folbwing is the text of an article received for publication by this paper from Christian Ahlness, member ef the lower house during the so-called Alliance legislature In your issue of October 3rd you re produce an article from the Minneapolis Journal in which Gov. Nelson is applaud ed upon his "style" of expressing thoughts in "numerals and ciphers," and in which it is said that the style is one that the Democrats and Populists do not like very much. Now, if jou will allow me space in your valued papei, I would "like very much" to produce a few num erals and ciphers which the Goveinoi and his Journal,in the "inebiiateexubei ance of their own imagination" seem to have overlooked You quote from the Journal as follows. "Let it be noted that the legislature of 1890, wherein the blatant leformeis of the Donnelly stripe had their own op portunity, accomplished no legislation advantageous to the farmers, and-\ith the exception of passing the Aushahan ballot law the record of public service was a blank. For this meager seivice the taxpayers had to pay $21,000 for lunning expenses more than the succeeding Republican legislatuie entailed upon them. Here is a record, on the pait of the so-called Al liance lefoimers, of a cold-blooded ciph er taxing the people extravagantly." Now in the hrst place, the opportun ity to pass any measuie introduced by the reform element in that legislature was exceedingly slim, inasmuch as theie appeared to be a mutual understanding between the old party members towards frustrating any and all measures coming from that quarter, and, if possible to make the proceedings of that legislature as obnoxious to the people as possible Under such circumstances the passage of the Australian ballot law was really a great achievement, especially when one considers the "numeials of Alliance members. Neither should»the establish ment of the twine plant at Stillwater and many other useful measures be forgotten. The "numerals and ciphers" contained in the appropriation bill of that legisla ture show, when read without glasses, that $121,318.50 weie appropriated to liquidate deficiencies iucuned by theRe-1 publican State Administration following the previous legislature, $185,000 to buy machinery and material tor the manufac ture of twine atStillwater and 50,000 for a show at Chicago, which last amount would have readied $300,000 had it not been foi the stubborn resistance of Alli ance members*. So you see, Mr. Editoi, that the "re formers of the Donnelly stripe" accomp lished something after all, criticism from friends or foes to the contiary notwith standing. The Politician The great blessings of this]*country ought to go to the people who live here. After the wives and children of this na have beenjpiovided for, it is time enough to look after the brotherhood of the world. My doctrine will always be, home first, neighbors afterward, The best use we can make of these evil times is to make of them an occasion for greater good will and a wider fraternity. Yes, there is somethingjwrong in this land of ours. The rich are becoming richer and a system ot money worship 'u taking hold of the centralized powers that is fast making man the slave of property. Relief must come soon if we would have the Republic continue, and if the Repub lican party- desires to hold the fealty of the millions who have loved^it for its traditions, it must rise to the solution of new problems that will free the masses from their thralldom. A new party is springing up with new ideas of reform. To disregard its warnings is fatal to Re publican success. It is not a mushroon organization, for back of it all is the dis content of a distressed people crying for help. In years gone by, the Republican party stood for progress and for uuion. It was true to the Republication, let it be.true to the people now. Let it stand united for a financial policy that will lift up the masses and check the greed and oppression of corporate wealth. Fair ness and the safety of the nation are on one side illegitimate centralization and piling up of wealth in the hands of a few on the other. Which willjthe Republi can party choose? If true to its tradi tions, it will grapple with the disease, without fear or trembling. It will de mand of its leaders allegiance to the cause of humanity, or it will demand new leaders. Right must prevail in the old par$y ranks or theylwill be shorn of their nower and Drestiee. *f $&M*&*>«.*i 'Vi their power and prestige «3»*&0 O O find a presidential candidate, as to be' uniting itself on a policy that will ad minister relief to the common people on whose happiness depends the life and perpetuity of the nation. While we sleep, the patriotism which is needed to cope with the enemies within our doors will find its birthplace elsewhere. Let the Republicans be up and doing, If the people of this land, and by that I mean those who earn then bread by the sweat of their brow, ever had a tj ue fuend, it was Robert G.Ingeisoll, Fear less, honest, and geneious, he has never failed to lift his voice against op pression. Listen to what he says "When the rich combine, it is for the purpose of "exchanging ideas," When the poor combine it is a "conspiracy." If they act in concert, if they leally do anything, it is a mob. If they defend themselves it is "tieason." How is it, that the rich can control the depai tments of govern ment? Why should the rich control? Why should not thp laboieis combine foi the purpose of contiolling the executive, the legislative and judicial depai tments of government? I am as good a Republican as the next man, but I am not hide-bound to sup port men who are nominated, as in the state, at the dictation of a lailroad mag nate. Honor bnght, am I' I sometimes am led to strongly ish foi woman suffrage in this countiy, he cause I am sure that their strong love foi home and native land would lift politics above a mere biennial fight for the ma jority and make it a contest foi piotec tion against the dangers which thieaten us. Hood's Pills aiepuiely vegetable, caie fully prepared fiom the best ingredi ents. 25c. DON'T BUY A BICYCLE unless you first call at Olsen's Diugstore and learn the bargains he has to offer. First «'lass high grade, new 1894 wheels, at prices to suit the hard times. PROPOSED COKSTITUTIONAI. AMEND MENT. The Legislature of the State of Minnesota has provided bv Chapter one of the General Laws of 1808, for the submission to the people ot the State, for their approval or rejection at the general election to be held therein in NovemBbr of the present year, an amendment to Section One (1) of Article Nine (9) of the State Con stitution The section to be amended now reads as fol lows SECTION 1. All taxes to be raised in this state •bail be as nearly equal as may be, and all pro perty on which taxes are to be levied shall have a cash valuation, and be equalised and uniform throughout the state Provided, that the legislature may by general law or special act. authorise municipal corporations to levy as sessments for local improvements, upon the property fronting upon such Improvements or upon the property to be benefited by such Im provements, or both, without regard to a cash valuation, and In such manner as the legislature may prescribe And provided further, that for the purpose ot defraying the expenses of lay* tng water pipes and supplying any city or muni* elpalitv with water, the legislature mar, by general or special law, authorise any such city or municipality, having a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, to levy an annual tax or assessment upon the lineal foot ot all lands fronting on any water main or water pipe laid by such city or municipality within eoT- Slorate limits of said city for supplying water to citzens thereof without regard to the cash value of sack property, and to empower such city to collect any such tax assessments or lines, or penalties for failure to pay the same, or any fine or penalty for any violation ot the rules of such city or municipality In regard to the use ot water, or foP any water rate due for the same." NOPOSED AMENDMENT. It Is proposed by the said act of 1808 to amend the above quoted section ot the Constitution by adding thereto the following proviso, vis "And, provided further, that there may be bylaw levied and collected a tax upon all In heritances, dsvises. bequests, legacies and gifts Ot every kind and description above a fixed and specified sum, of any and all natural persons and corporations Snch tax above such exempted sum may be uniform, or it may be graded or progressive, bat shall not exceed a maximum tax ef five per cent" The purpoee of the proposed amendment is to clothe the Legislature with authority to tax the following subjects. I. Inheritances 2 Devises 8 Bequests 4 Legacies 5 Gift* 1. The said proposed amendment contem plates that all Inheritances, devises, etc, In ex cess ot a certain amount to be determined by the Legislature, shall be subject to taxation. 2 The tax "may be graded or progressive, but shall not exceed a maximum tax of five per cent" In other worde, it is proposed to confer upon the Legislature authority to tax the above named subjects by appropriate methods to any extent not in excess of five per cent of the amount thereof 5. The Legislature may, If such authority is conferred, prescribe a fixed rate nor to exceed five per rent, applicable to att inheritances, de vises, bequests, legacies and gifts regardless ot the amount thereof In other words, it may g•ollare rovide that an Inheritance of Five Hundred shall be taxed at the same rate pre scribed for an inheritance of Fifty Thousan'd Dollars. 4 It may provide rates of taxation varying with the amount of the inheritance, devise, etc. The rate of taxation may be made to vary as ap- fliedIllustration, to any particular inheritance, bequest, etc. 'or an inheritance ot One Hundred Thousand Dollars may bs taxed at a certain rate for the first Ten Thousand Dollars, a different rate for the next Ten Thousand Dollars, and a •till different rate for the third Ten Thousand Dollars, and so on, according to a role which shall4e prescribed by the Legislature. 6. The tax contemplated by the proposed amendment Is defined generally "to be a burden Imposed bv government upon all gifts, legacies, inheritances and successions, whether ot real or personal property, or both, or any Interest therein, passing to certain persons by will, by Intestate «law, or by any deed or instrument made inter vivos. Intended to take effect at or after the death of the grantor a. The luetics ot snch a"tax Is claimed to rest upon the fact that the* right to take property by devise or descent Is the creature ot the law and •scored and protected by its authority where fore, it is urged that the state may Justly attach to such subjects a reasonable tax. T. SimUar legislation has been la force for tome years in Bennsylvania and several other bates. 9. The said amendment is proposed tor the reason that doubt prevails as to the validity ot such legislation fa the absence of express con stitutional authority. •-,. H. W. Cmtasrl Dated March 24,1884M -t .- Attorney General. 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We are constantly renovating and improving our stock and aim to give our patrons fair bargains and good goods. Fine cutlery a specialty. Beussmann Bros. DRY GOODS, LADIES AND GENTS' Hats and Caps CAN ALWAYS HE BELIED OK. NEW IILM ROLLED MILL COMPANY. Serve Exclusively to the 21 ,477,212 People admitted to,)* the World's Fair Grounds. Universally accepted as the Leading Fin coffee of the World.] »AHQ«) makes an excellent drink, is pleasai the taste and decidedly healthful, g^rBear in mind also that we lead in the grocery and crockery You only have to visit the store to be convinced. "i Our ajm To sell the best of everything.