Mower County transcript. [volume], October 13, 1886, Image 6

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SUPPLEMENT T&%
TtoJtowefXuflty Trai
n- *r,t-:^
Wffjunf% .,,
.fePI^thatthis honor be .inferred on
... ,someone else. 1 had, intended under no
circumstances to' accept bat appealshave
been made to met felt icoiildno^ reaiat.
gentleman, I accept yoiif: ^bihlnaiion.
(Tremendous applause.)/ iftfe honor is
4^,*?/ com-
SMJW# Qm*
u9^f^ii!CPwil(M,
.jJMWw you that JfulJy'appistfateapd will
4tt allthat is honorablain mypower to
secure'the election. I am not unmindful
of the duties and graVe responsibilities of
tbo office if elected! ,&tatffcmen, I will
nptjjfiiiqtothecampiignooany old.is­
sues,
(.The
vr WM done within a Very ,small radius.
Now everything 14 done. la. the large
cities. Large cities, large business, large
factories, large capital are growing
larger small business, smallfactorles
small capital are growing .smaller,
vot
w,
parties, on one side, and the people, un 1,.
organized, on the other. How are we to
a*ert this impending dangerf How deal
with these mighty corporations that af-.
fact so Vitally every citizen of the land?
|j| rhat power must be controlled and re
^prsssed. I would not be such adema
^. jogue as to attack these corporations to
,®iig*ln votes. 1 do not say that it was rep
vehenslble to organize them. They are
necessary elements of the growth of the
p. country. Transportation by steam on
water and land Is necessary. But these
"^[great corporations must be controlled or
they will cripple every poor miiu ind ev
^flry small town that comes in contact
ljjg with them. A steam, engine is a necessi
ty of modern civilUation.but it roust be
controlled and guided by proper ahthori
•J-* ty. And so with the cdrp^ratiohs. As 1
j/4 have always done, I shall continue to op-
P094 ®uch oppression iod^ fator such
t.tpieiBia11
itrlct, and vigilant con trQ\aaj»hall make
subservient tothe, igtfrs$tsof the
P*°Ple-
1
nm unalterably opposed to any
4$ bonnaof any kind to any corporation,
ok Not one cent should be taken from
"f the pockets of the poor to enrich
the well .filled coffers, ofthese cor
prorations. No bonus or st^baidyof money
oir land. I am alsoVoppqsed tO)tbat other
JNat outrage, the high protective tariff,
ll^ vWhloh builds up the rich at the expense
of the poor, the few at.the expense of the
many. One other thing. I sm.
opposed
most strongly to poUticaf'r c^vhiption
which pollutes our. goy«ir^eiit. Not
only ttat low form of ^jriruptton which
buys votes, by the usjB o| mouv^ut to all
corrupt combinations, intrigue, and trad­
ing whereby a few control the election
against the will of the people.: I *m op­
posed
to any man trying to make politi
fcil bargain with any real or ^retended
W poetical boss who olaims that W controls
JUbft Korwftgien vote or thi|. .^ghta of
f| %abor vote, or the vote of:anjr j^her class.
T-ThVils an insult to tnd o^tjrikgeonthe
c)as9 whose vote is thus sold nnd who are
thus bartered away. (Applause.) A man
that trades oh such a VOte Mfore election
unfit for the position., andi will After
election sell those for ^ij|thonibe
i.thiis.kargainsand.whoi^^^^^ claims
to represent. .Let us ^atind for
|. better methods, purer politics* honeat
government. We have a man in the
White House who hM let hls footagtlnst
auolkabuiei. 1 hraorhim. ^mldi
Intentions and hie sturdy ^§ptoty.
itree. In the .main wi^iiil jpoQcy. Let
iwi atnnd by him in offort* t^-purify the
^PBbUoservlce... (Appjanae.^ .Gentlemen,
thank you for the nomination..' I don't
much believe in the promises a
candidate
may make on the eve of .flection. You
have my record in tbe past, if yon. be
jtfter studying it that I will
seiit you and your interests honestly and
^kiithfuliy I believe you .irijl itote for me*
If you do not believe that 1 Will do this
you will not vote for me and I do' not
want you to. I have aocepted your nom­
ination. 1 thank you.
xoruri orixioN or MOMW*?***3
Albert Lea Democrat: A Norwegian
iiPiP** of general circulation throughout
^ike stau, sutes that John tovelf
""Very particular friend o|,Um» KOT«^aha
nnd that he speaks their language |u|nt:
ly This is but one of the asany dellber
,gh «te falsehoods that thftee bribed Republi
."can papera circulate. Noperaoahaeev
„,V- heard Mr. Lovely speak one word of Nor-
Vgian, and we have heard ot but on^
^iima that Lovely has expressed
tO hta particular feeUt^f^th^: H^
hiwgslna this was however aom
ago, when he said that he caral no
forji Norwegian than h* did JFor
hog It aught seem incredible that he
have made suOh a rcmark, bttt
that iwom ai^^ were?ia
dlddo
who bfrt kuow the man.
'Mm' *f} *14*
comiissiiiN
1
waif [s orer anflthe Issues on
Which the Republican, partywasfounded
are dead. New issues bare come before
us, new questions of paramount lmport
to the Nation, that*)nust be met and
Answered. The influence of centralized
cspHaHs becoming fit' wurce of national
rather are di&p^ejifing.' A few
.men have grown' rich'' beyond the,
j^ream of avarice,, and to incj-gaae the
power of wealth have formed corporations
Uthat unite the wealth of many individu­
al and possess a corresponding power,
This Wealth so consolidated becomes a
». power. The transportation
is. one pf such, magnitude that
comprehend it. A small
^w^Wu or small business may be wip&d out
completely by a slight discrimination in
freight—done by a few men sitting In an
itijottlce lis Wall street Or Boston. A strug
^gft is pending in the near future between
^cprft^ratQ monopoly, with its clutch on
^,'thO political machinery of one of the
Cve
t?* I
AMrwset.
ftyttw Boqiwnll
Mr:
Position Clearly andr'
Outlined
Speech atBochc
The Iniquitous Froteotiy# .Tuft
^Which Robs thtf Farmers
ICust be Remo#@d,
AND DUTIES COLLECTED ONLY A$J
QriREO FOR THE SUP##*# OF
THE GOVf^in^lf.
The Great Corporations Must be.Jte?,
pressed and The^r
Power Cirbumser)?ed.
Laws Should be Made to
People and not to Enrioh
Monopolists
At Preston, Judge Wilson R«view§
Course in the Statef )Leg
islatnreV
Asd/Shows IHow Single-Haaded lie
the lafamoiu Bond ^teal.
By His Vatlrlag EfTorts Saving to the Staff*
a Clean Million Hollars.
The Great Railroad Corporatioas.Feieei
Give up Their Uiftcrapnloas Prae(i((t!
Aad, Despite Intense Opposition, Tfceir^JLfy^
Plaeed on the Tax Liiti
JWl*
Maipiiflcent Record, Always Coaniftjiesr/
Always the Champion Of th^ People. .{
The Democratic Platform, Brief, Clear .ami
(Forcible in Behalf of the
People.
THE OPENING ADDMEBS
Judge Wilson made the llrst sii^cii,
of the campaign at Rpche^tert.litftr
dressing a large audienc^ in Xibntty^
ball, judge Wilson was.^ introduced
by W. L. Brackenridge, who p^fd I
high compliment to the emjjj^ent
speaker. Judge Wilson's appcjacaQCe
was greeted with entliusiauatic ap­
plause. He spoke as follows:
In all countries occasionally there
is a breaking up of old party 'ftpea
and a rearrangement on new isiuesi^
This must be so
as
Jaul
long
as
which
on one single poitifc
as their platform of principles, jvlz.:}
Opposition to the extension of slavery.'
But when slavery became ft thiinjgof
the past, and the right to carry It ln
to the territories could no lemgeri .fee
an issue, those political ^u«eatloilSi
which before engaged the attention
of parties became living isgtieaj, ttpbn
Which men who had composed: jthei5
tepublican party foundthemselves
divided. The fact, of course, that,
men had agreed as to the rlghf£tp car­
ry slavery into the territories would
not tend to harmonize their vieyft.pn
1 he questions of political economy*
Those who had before been whiga
were generally found to be favorable
to a protective
tariff
and to look with
some favor on certain^ tendencies of
the government
TOWARDS CENTRALIZATION,
while those who had been democrats
stood opposed. Hence, when the war
closed and the issues of the war be*
came matters of histpry^there was
I bond to be no unanimity^ in therepub
lican party on these qucajClohs whi^'
remained unsettled. Each
sought to impress its pe^iar.y^WB,
on the party. Republicans in^the'
Eastern states especially, and in
SOONI
of the Middle states, infi^ence^J^
what seemed to them their own in-*
terests, have ever since the Wj|C
attempted to commit the repnbllciji
party to protective tiriff^ whil€i ,th^
people in the West in that partv.bjt
no means assented to this. Bul aS
the party, when assembled lit nauoii
al convention, has been ^l^hMl:bv
the monopolists of the ISa&iL a high
irotective tariff has resultea as the
loctrine of the prty. To tfcftdjpct|$nt
of high protective tariff and cenwlf
taition-~to the extent to which t&ie»
blican party has carried It, niauiy
been unable to assent, am of
that number. I havetherefore/for
the past few years, acted With the
democratic party, whose views upon
these questions accord with my own.
I believe, and the Democratic pfurty
as rule believes, that protection to
the extent to which it has been toiled
since the war, is not What the .wort
would imply—protection to the weak
Igalnst the strong—bat the coatraiyj
protection to the strong and powi
and wealthy against
THE WEAK AND FOOR:
that it ia an oppressive burden un­
justly imposed for the: benefit of
monopolists who are millionaires
that its effect has been and most bete
make the rich richer at the expense
of the poor. Let us not be mismkier
stood. The democrat* are not flee
traders. They favor a tariff foir the
purpose of raising a revenue
all the wants of the com
ihesr do not believe in couti^lllnt
Indust^r to aid In the suppttrt of an
xrfher. Kd man should be compelled
against his Will to con
tor the snpport M:
add, tootlest we
____tood, thatthedem.
bemis^
InfevOrOf ^tfi^ini
:er. Carlisle voiced.
hfm: jie
ng Interests
ahigliprot^cCI1
a aorles of
ves to it. and
them have
ed to rely upon,
tyfor support, it.
and even
ly repealodr
SochaeonneniightseriooSr
oy their
od when
without
tha wslt for the time being is
ihe, same as,though,th$
^eat ^or this reason,
it has alwaya been
"SiwaSthe dutyof
^d^mrefbily^n^con
^ttgwitingenthis sub-
Wlm^'lbiTthe large
^|n "Other wpiw,
JiOT RRVOLUTIOSr.
i?ISIIs#^»must
noi
principle
mocratic
tbtheprin
r|va(e indus
(^industries
ipeefaillyisit
to which this
jcarried since the
„^ar, cb account or
j^txi 09 our manit&c
by the war,
have com-
i(p*pie
manufacturers
^qty was 1m
This was
A»oe^pitiperiy* but it was
pjigod on all hands
duty Jhen imposed
:ed when the burden
HK On such in^ustries was re­
moved. But though the war taxes
b^»ie^ene4and removed,
SiMw^twreis and mon
tbattbewartariff shall
a. And it has been kept up
smr to a .figure that has
ipitti«oedabout.one hundred and fifty
,i milUoaft Qf dollars per annum in ex-
the.demand of the treasury,
is piaoed on many articles so
is .nearly, or quite prohi
Mand this does not yield any
toe the government, its sole
heiiyf to ralsein value the price
4 of the 4krticie: .maaufactured in this
country to the consumer, without
lading a .dollar's revenue to the
gotternnlent.
ALX. TKB PROTECTED INDUSTRIES
jether and oppose any change
r£
consideration of the subject.
tfiaf tbe democrats are not a
ttoit'On': the tfttesHon, ndr are the re
tittlici^ifbwthe democrats are by a
e^ftiorlf? in favor of tariff
apA tfte republicans nearly
hiinrt it. Mr. Blaine must
to ^nimelto be gbod authority on
flwsu^ject.in^ Ohr ravor, and I there*
fbrt^note him In a speech delivered
woyera since^he said•
^Dpotr eveiry questlon upon which
j^les.lliVrae in this country the in
etest bf the people of Maine must
I^V ajwr a sober second
pnt 'to Qfipport the republicans.
Of manufacturing in-
ie $pi
histries,the
men. aret
more interested in principles than in
empty names, for the issues that en­
gage attention this year are offen dis
placed by new and ^iflrerent ispes
next year. Thirty-one years ago I
was a member of a convention at St.
first,
I believe, organised
he Republican party in ihe ^*eVrl
iory of.Minnesota. That cpuve
Was Composed
of men,some of
like myself, had been Democrats
others had been Whigs. Some, there*
fore favored the doctrines of the for
mer party, others those of the. latter.
But agreeing for the time to forget
and subordinate all their differences'
on mere economic questions so that
they might act in concert about Mrhajt
ihey deemed to be a more important
one, they
agreed
OWth
VAt..the late session of congress a
neasute known as the Morrison tariff
iill, designed fint to weaken and
ultimately.. destroy the protective
wasNsAted by so compact an
organization of the republican mem
bers that a single vote irom New York
and two or three votes from Minne­
sota were all that broke the absolute
hanimity of the party, and was ren
ered still more striking by the fact
that the organs of republican opinion
In Kew York and Minnesota declared
that, these exceptional votes were ad
vei»e to the wishes of a large major
ty of thOse who elected the dissent
lingmembers."
ON THE OTHER HAND,
the vast minority of the Democratic
of the quest^^ but a small minority
nniting with the republicans found
Jiemaelyes able todefeatthe measure.
The hostility of the Democratic party
to protection has entailed upon tha
oountry a vast loss.
It cannot bo neeesaary to waste
worda in the attempt to prove to an
ntelligent audience that the Repub­
licans of.
the East who
direct the party
andcontrolits counsels, favor protec
tion-~high, oppressive protection—
and I think it may be said that it is
equally clear that the republicans of
the:
West would oppose it, if permit­
ted. But they have been overridden
and misrepresented. When the re
publicans of the West have taken the
power out of the hands of leaders and
ring-men and elected a man who rep
represents them on the economic
lon they soon find that that man
hook or eiook cast aside. The
Jfcit
Of the whole country has
tuhOrclinated and compelled to
iDlilcif 10 afewprotected monop.
Enecially has the business of
Wtttl^mBa. And when a cry
hu gghe'up$biz revision and reform,
iAt^eh It.' But how, and in
the burden been bricen off
Of the Cucago Tribune, the leading
dauon inl882,at
that tie termers of the West and .the
of the South are eharged
,000,0001 a year on ^eir goods for
manu
niore than fiair or neces
snry uopHndple of live and let
Eavebeenhave
of agricultural
opleofMaine become
yeiijr mbreand more interested
e'jjwintenance of a protective
tattif* jNO candid man believes a pro
tectlve .tajflff will be upheld for a
ear if the opponents of the
in party should come into
much as any voter
il||itie.]b0lps to elevate free trade
to1 iMWef, by so milch he aids to im
^erll the m^uufacfuring and agricui
turaMn^rests of the^^itate, and no less
'SO' i9,tlie'fii6tjtrr of Bhip-building."
'p(llffi^Il^ech a few months ago
to&tcir
,Y A KAME.
qairit is, and
that it can in
of their own
show their
uce people to
"sVZ r"
For I assert
between
repobli
people of
1 DEFECTIVE PAGE
^&3fe -3fe^« *4
ettherpariy, arahot in fhVwr|oC|
forced contribution to the
turer of the east. They 1
favor of contributing ox
scanty means to en^Te tiie
lists of the east to add to
ions—for this is what it comc
has been very trathfullj
you never find a sajbeidy
IS not a millionaire. Point to me-the
proprietors ofthe protoctcdlnduitries
and I will, as a rule, point you tothe
possessors of princely fortun'es. Outr
side of the great wrong ib, the .m^ans
to be compelled unwillingly to
tribute to the wealthymanufac&
it is an unhealthy state ot toi
build up such immehae fortunes as
thus have been bnilt up-^-when the
wealth of the country is
differ. It leads to corrupt^on ln
legislation. But I cannot longer
dwell on this topic.
I have said that the parties stand op­
posed on the question of centralization,
and this too in my judgement, is particu­
larly undemocratic and Opposed to the
interest of the many and calfeniatea
give wealth and monopoly an unnMMIob
able power and advantage over7 the. poor
and middle class. Let me illustrate bs£
an example. Our state constitution pro
vides that "every person ought /to obtain
justice freely ana without buidMS^ coaf
pletely and without deniaL promptly aad
without delay." And supsta'ntially the
same provision may. be found in the con­
stitution of every state This was not
only the letter of the organic law,ibttt tbf
practice until a period Subsequent to ^the
war. But a great change has Men
wrought. I appeal to those wlu» liav4
seen nearly as many years as If that iintHf
of late it was veiy rare to hear of a cape
being transferred froaj tho state to the
federal court. But since Wen.
CONCENTRATED CAPITAL
oppose repeal, and just that class have
dominated the republican party for many
years. While western republicans have
slumbered and slept, their interests have
been trifled with and disregarded. I have
deeply felt the wrong of this centralizing
tendency. It is undemocratic, nnrepub-.
lican, unjust. Impressed with this view
and with the great injustice of this law
to the masses of the people and |he un­
just and outrageous advantage which it
gives to corporations and concentrated
capital, and for the purpose of calling
attention to it, I read a paper be^oire the
State bar association a little oye^ two
years ago, in which I attempted to ex­
pose the injustice and wrong. In that
yaper I used this language:
II
been removed
vr-r**-
ve
ASKIDPOR BREAD
*nd they^lave, been givanastone.
On suifehartifiieaas rice, glass, sugar,
9ts, .fiannelsfhosiery,
and other wooton goods there is adu
ty varying.Jfh)m 4o to 100 per cent ad
valorem and over. The articles of
are often taxed
highest." There Is .hardly an article
Worn or used by the poor whose price
Is not largely enhanced by this ini­
quitous tariff, while the articles that
the poor thsmselveeproduce and sell
are unprotected. They are compel­
led to sell in the: lowest market and
buy in the highest. It Is not so very
strange that people residing in man
uiusturing oon^RUinltleB which at any
rate are supposed to receive some
benefit from the forced contributions
of themaaaes, should acquiesce but
that the people of Minnesota should
oud against such injustice
paaseaoomprehension. Time will not
patnitmue tacali attention to the
most odious foatures of the present
tariff, Hat belbreturning from it I
begleaveto qnoteftom a speech de
ltveffedby Josimh ICedill, proprietor
have said that in my opinion this mod­
ern doctrine is not reconcilable .with the
constitution. I believe anv one who will
study the question candidly will aasehfc
to this view. I also said that ill ia .un*'
fortunate, and in opposition to, tji£ intern'
ebts and rights of the people generally.
I wish to add a word as to the aspect of
the case. I admit that this finaldecision*
as to the jurisdiction of federal courts in'
such cases is just such as meets the.ap^
probation of corporations and^prganised'
capitalists generally, But as "(Jod
made the earth for man and not for ^Ade*'?:
or even for corporations, we should not?
entirely overlook the interests and rights
of the people generally in the considera­
tion of sucn a question. The constitution
of our State provides (as do the corisffc
tutions of the several State*
as a rule,)
that "every person is entitled to ^certain
remedy in the laws for all
INJURIES OR WRONGS
which he may receive in his person,
property or character he ooght*topb^|j%
justice freely and without purc^iaa^.
completely and without denial/ pmtjipfcl?'
and without delay, conformably %.ther
laws. This shonld be the bk^rint^ef
every American citizen, even' In the ab­
sence of any constitutional pro^ra.
But the modern doctrine of the feacaral
courts takes away this right, and
the masses of the people Vwoid^pw
and foot to the tender mercies o^pnrppa^,
tions and concentrated and Hg^j«ed
capital. Every lawyer of extensire praCf
tice has verjr frequent illustrations of
this. A has insured bis property in a
foreign corporation for a sutti
$6,000, and the property is destroy1
fire. The insurance company
payment. The assured ia com
great expense, to bring suit in/th
court. Ordinarily the expens^
litigation at such a distance £rom
home is a great burden and
haroahiD
some cases nearly a denial of jnstioe^ J^at
this is only the beginning of his calamity.
An appeal may be taken by the
insur­
ance company—if a decision
is ^vgrgstft
it—to the supreme court of tfie UnN
States. This delays the final defiliriew
about four years longer.
necessitate to accept such terms of j|oii
fiomise
Ituralasso
as the corporation sees fittoupftjtjt
might instance too the ease of life inaur*
ance, of claims for peritonei i^wiai
against railroad companies, of claims 00
contracts orfor twts
AGAINST FOREIGN CORPORATICWS,
generally. In any and all suchcases fbe
claimants, when the case is removed
into the federal courts, and tl^ alBBpiUit
is sufficient to give aright of appeal, are
if not wealthy, simply at the jnercy of
the corporation, and compelled to
such ternu of adjustment as auty be
ed. He anpreme court may
that "thejoactice founded oh these
ions, (establishing the modena dob
at least, injures or wrongs no ODef^nit
this simply shows their ignorance
atactica! operation of sndi
say the people will aad
rise in their might and declare and
1
who
principle^saaie
7
CENTRAIilZATIO N.
lawsaswilLreatrain
?vast
cor-'
orations been multiplied"and laws
enacted which authorize the
transfer of numerous cateq and classes of
cases not before transferable. ^Thisis the
result of practice. A widow deares to
collect a sum secured to her by a policy
on her husband's life, Or a person having
afire policy on his pei^soiial property
which has been destroyed by .fire wishes
to collect the amount secured!. Suit is
brought, payment by the\coihpany being
refused. The first step by^the Company,
if it is a foreign corporation ojr the de­
fendant is not a citizen of the United
States, is to remove the suit
INTO THE FEDERAL COURTS.
This largelv increased the expenses of
litigation and is therefore a great hard­
ship. ,If the claim ia OTer $6,000, the
company can appeal from, any judgment
of the circuit court .to the supreme court
of the United States, where the case
cannot be reached under four years.
This is simply a denial of justice and
places the person dealing, with the cor^
poration at its mercy. Thesame is trne
when it is found necessary tp sue a rail­
road company which is a foreign corpor­
ation, on any contract or for any personal
injury, or for any other tort. This, too,
is a republican measure and is retained
in the statute book by republican votes
—or by the refusal of the republicans to
consent to its repeal. Mr. Townshend,
democratic member from .Illinois, at
least once—I believe twice-vgot a bill
correcting these evils through the house.
I know that to prevent the passage of the
bill in the senate, a prominent insur*.
ance company of New York retained one
of the ablest law firms of that city to
prepare a brief against the law, which
was handed to the judiciary committee
of the senate, and the bill, I think, has
never seen the light since. And here I
wish also not to be misunderstood. I
have no doubt that ninety-nine out of
every 100 republicans in my hearing
would oppose this, but the eastern manu­
facturers, railroad companies, telegraph,
companies, express companies and all
tha*
«iul
^t'the
expeoaa/ofith*' peep&b the cental gov
ermaept afcthS expeaae 1 of^ie States,
lbs stroag at th^ enenae of the .weak,
theridlat the
of tie
of
thesTe-
ge iinact-
who^willusetheir
infinence toaecuns the enactment
of such
4e fed«eaVjudiciary
wiwin the bounds pteacribed
vby
the
StitOtiOB. -yr
liPipi. NOT PERMIT
eon*
7
me tp refer,to i^nahle in
of fpi|raU^^r! w^ich is
opposed tothej^iuaefour goyern
ment^and the:£esfci Intertsts c» |he
ple. TheiSoeial andipoliticailevo
ion of the^last .twenty years has
sented OuestlonS not leas impor
tthan thoeewebave been considx
ering^ The rapid and unpreoedented
a^nmula^on of capitdllnthp hands
^ifi few Mjteraons, traceable partly to
the monopolistic teudnicy. and frvirs
presented qu^tions de-
1
po^lideration
jtOr.". Therehas beOn
.. dinihe^ii^lhor.
hjch, thqugh ppt,
WU, r0(jBntly
than ajnan'shand* portended
caldisturbanoes. In
an
address
before a bonveation of teache» at St.
Paul, I used this language: ^Until
recently-we have been toe pipneers,
feUihir' the forests, opening, mines,
t^e hQ$ Wajmaipfd gp
malting therOogbpJaces ttiiod
ba^nB, Jopk^f tOrJpfdpo for arts,
*£eop^ fihd lijterature, as wel| as/for
this dipital to /develop Our latenial
r^outces. ^I:thisis,$hai ged4 I^onjr
notionly the inlnes under pur moan'
tains, but
1
OUR INTELLECT UAL* MINES,
have been developed. While Europe
has bepn Our banker^ westa^d jto-day
the second, soon to pp |herfifst, jn^tion
in tbe ^orld in amotitit jw. accumu­
lated caii^ai. Qi|| Of themOet accur­
ate and' lenrbed statlciahs of ,:the
British emp^reA after .comparing the
balance sheet Of the nation^pf the
wwld^th^oi^eM(og^.W»wy)»
fit would ble impossible to. ^nd in
history a parallel to the prepress of
the United States in jthe last ten
ears." Whilothese facts, so briefly
uted at, must must! be. most grati­
fying to our national pride and, it is
tp be hoped, riimoMing to ot^r pat­
riotism, yettiiey taxing with them the
responsibilities ofgrentness—respon­
sibilities which we cannot postpone
and which it would be crinonnal to
ignore. J\yhile ¥re were mostly hut a
community or communities of agri­
culturists while free, rich lands were
to be had by all at a mere nominal
while concentrated
we
price, pr gratis
capital had not dversiiado^ed or
choked 'Individual enterprise^or the
private enterprises of ihe :noprer or
while tha wagjs-earn
ing population were few and[ their
condition temporary, it would ^haye
been dilficult to find
A DISCONTENTED CLASS
in all the length and breadth of the
land, or one who could with ^reason
liave found fault with its lot ol* with
1
he goyernraent. Hitherto, there­
fore, except by the rpcent southern
rebelIion, our government Has been
subjected to -but little strain. We
have not had any class prejudices or
contention. The raan iwho .tybojred
by the day or month or year Jfor his
mOre^peculiarly fortunate
could clearly see be might sopn be­
come, by the,exei^i^of Irug^l^ty and
industry, afreehbldertamerchant or
a manufacturer.Such asto^pfjthin^
le whohas acquired Oroperty^ espo
cialIy real property, has given lios*
to sGfdiet^.for^bis gppdpopduct.
interest, as Deli as patriotism,
impels such an one to oppOM dls.
er ot violent soeial c^nges.J But
a new order of things has arisen* fThe
wage*earning class is becoming mupli
more, numerous- and permanent.:
Wlth tb&y^ AQcnmulation of wealth
in avJew^ hmids^andfihai inmense
powerwhichitgiwstoJts possessors,
and with
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
fit for ^tiltivation nearly'-ail disposed
ofor jgfraQtea tP ralIrc^id pan les,
arid mid
f'
thaiiM
UiUeBsthe aa-^
sured is wealthy, ifhe relies,
from the insurant company
hia building or his stock,
aa is ardina-^
rily the case, on the amount
recQVMBdi'
to s^ilaoi
the delay iaiUB?
ply ruin. He is therefore
compelledeSk:
.^t high
prices,r the dij^nef hi|Swepn the
tjiof
for |r«ttoll&'W
MhMoh
loteoP to m'e. the pilrch
moneyisgWiii-lett:
to.be expected that uni
cumstances the leds tot
whbby unremittlhg Ihd
thatto-morrow tr
abtet^e^tbat,sfiouId
piwi
forimti(m or
m@k
eeaMbe^amedia our
by the influence
not be
srfor a
le
of thecomtryiuid-cfeaie
#niuieialeiisla as wectld
aster throughout the InH
ladeed a Mmr
jmore
more
te as
jMC«0B| ^RIHIS&8fSNT
norJounk^rtn thegoodland. At
any rateitJs^naitskJiie dn&tid that
theinlltieoeeof^boointadedandcen
la
LESS
»W 'A-5f
PP«m witt vast ratification all oveir
the IJnion, and a hard grip on much a
UiM^itiealinachioeiy,on theone hand,
and nepple in an unmganized condi
taon on Ow other for control of the gov-"
erasient. lt will he watched
by every
patriot. He is blind to thesigns ofthe
times who does not see that one of the
ptoblems ofthe near future, under all
govermnenta aad especially under a
republican form of government, is, how
aadhow shtdlMctTleeducated,control'
edand constrained torecognizetherights
of the other? How shall the govern­
ments, meet the queations so that neither
tile rich nor the poor shall he treated
unjustly, and ao that neither liberty nor
d^liiimon shall suffer, nor constitutional
rights be over-ridden? 'J'
a monarchy, perhaps, a few thou­
sand bayonets or muskets would settle
the question, but'with us the ultimate
appeal is to the people, and nothing can
besaid to bo settled until it is settled in
accordance with the dictates of justice.
When any elasa by mere force of numbers
or wealth overrides the rights of any
other classy a blow is struck at freedom
which will tell on after generations.
I., WEALTH^. SHARE TOO GREAT.
Jj&eie
social and political problems are
as important, as: have ever engaged the
attention of any f»eople. In their pres­
ence it would be imbecile cowardice to
exhume the mummies and petrifactions
of past political eras which have been
long since buried. The handwriting on
the wall is clear, and any lover of his
race riuat rejoice in the met that such
laws must be enacted as will make im­
possible the accumulation of wealth in
auch dangerous amounts in the hands of
any one. While it is the pride and
glory of our country that personal lib­
erty, personal security and private prop­
erty, are sacred and inviolable and must
be fearlessly guarded against all attacks,
on the other hand the rights of indus­
try and labor, either physical or mental,
must be guaranteed a fair compensation
and a fair share of the profit which is
the joint product of capital and labor.
I have no hesitation in saying, and it
has been my view for many years, that
wealth has had an unequal and too great
a share ot the profits. The many dis­
honest shifts and artifices resorted to by
Stpck-jobbinjg, stock-watering, etc., as
ineans to this end, should be declared by
law* to be a criminal. And "protection,'
so called, which compels the poor to con­
tribute to the princely fortunes of the
rich, should be abandoned as a political
heresy, as should the'granting of subsi­
dies and bonuses of all kinds at the ex­
pense of one person or class for the ben­
efit of another.
ANARCHY AND HONEST LABOR
areas diametrically opposed as right and
wrong the
former
must be denounced
and punished, the latter protected and
honestly and liberally rewarded The
greateat inducements must be held out to
nOnest, intelligent exertion. As each
man aows so shall he reap. I believe,
and always have, in the democratic doc­
trine of equal rights to all, special privi­
leges to none. But as wealth is power,
legislators should see to it that such laws
are enacted as will surely protect the
poor and more helpless classes against
rapacious avarice. Just how this shall
be done.is a. question that no man seems
at present io have settled in his mind.
But undoubtedly some scheme will be
enacted by humane lawmakers who
honestly sympathize with their race and
aire ready to labor for its elevation. The
au]ra e?tion of the president in his spe
ciaC message of a department or com­
mission of labor, seems, as far as it goes,
to be wise. The democratic party in
congress, under the lead of the presi­
dent, has taken a stand on the question
from which there is no danger that it will
go back. The committee oh labor ap­
pointed by the house did much to furnish
such data as will make beneficent legisla­
tion not only possible but probable. And
the democratic house presented and suc­
cessfully carried through the bill to
prohibit the importation of contract
labor. The language of
OLIVER CROMWELL
to the British parliament is demo­
cratic doctrine. He said:
uIf
there
be any law which tends to make a
few rich and many poor, that suits
not a commonwealth." But I would
not do justice to myself if I inti­
mated that this sentiment is not
heartily responded to by the masses
of the republican party also. It mnst
be admitted that there are'many
heartiessjhen—that the accumulation
of wealth tends to. dry up the: better
sympathies of many—"that man's
inhumanity to man makes countless
thousands mourn." But the man
would do injustice tO liis race who
wonld intimate that among all classes
Whether rich or poor, broad, gener­
ous and hearty sympathy is not often
found for every class and degree of
his race. And he is a bad man who,
without reason, attempts to prejudice
one class against another. But I have
by no meansjreferred to all the men­
aces of accumulated capital. In the
control of the railroad property of this
country a few private individuals,
responsible to no one but their im­
mediate constituency and subject to
no supervision and looking solely
tO their own interest, yearly collect
from the people not less than $500,
000,000. To no men or body of men
is it safe to commit such a power. The
mere statement of the proposition to
any .thougjitftil man shows the neces­
sity, foir government supervision and
Control. It matters hot whether they
,are honest or dishonest. No man
When,
his own interest is at stake—
Id bp trusted with such power.
Not only do they levy and collect
this tribute^ but a few men sitting
in. their offices in Chicago or some
other city may by even a slight dis­
crimination in rates* affect most dis­
astrously the interests of every local­
ity, business and business man in
this land.
A SLIGHT DISCRIMINATION
againat any person, place or burineas is
destrnction. It cannot be expected, it
shonld not be tolerated, that rach fearfol
^committed to any priva^man or men.
I^hepeople of the west have exceptional
iatereata in thia question. On this ques­
tion, too^ the demoaatic party has taken
advanced ground. My limited time
compels me to pasa hastily over several
other important issues on which I shall
speak during the campaign.
noueet civil service reform. The rule
that to the victor belong the spoila car*
ried to its logical consequences is intol­
erable and ineonsistaht with the rule
that the government should be adminis*
ierad ibr the benefit of the country—of
toe whole pemle and not of a partv or
&ctioo. It huaaan nature, and 1
ways will be true that a nan who has
the right or power to recommend or ap
point will—other things being equal—
recommend or appdatafa friend rather
tiUa aaf one else. But he is not a pa­
triot who would turn out a faithful, com­
petent officer of another party to make
room for one of his own party less com
&&&*&•
nomin^ims
Ser.
I
favor
What our coonfary moat neeh
patriot
and kas bfind partisanship.
fart]r ia made for man, for the connUy,
and not man or country for party. And
I wiah to aay oa theanbieet germane to
tins tint am opposed to political cor
rapdoa, to allsortaof
POLITICAL CORRUPTION:
Uut by anr art, intrigue or impropa
—thwarts the wffl of the
We shonld have laws on the
WiA« maiding penal sU
Until the people radiate
at the. ballot box thoae wbo bf anydia
ia securing
"?fe.iia||i|W''»u*^
'^--i'^& iia.-^SL^'-41- e,^
theywOlbe misreprasented
for if it is underwood that
a nnninath»
ia
secured by intrigue and a resort to disp­
utable method^ then fraud is at a^rem*'
ium and unworthy and disreputable men
will alwayssucceed over honorable rivals.
It is almost by imperceptible and stealthy
beginnings that good government is
attacked, and it is from such attacks that
it has most to fear. The secret burrow­
ing of au insignificaht mouse will under
mine and destroy the foundation of
a
structure whose strength defied the force
and fury of the flood. Our government
can never be destroyed by force of open
violence from without but as
burrowing corruption it may truthfully
be said, "eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty." A Brady, a Corsey and Uieir
coadjutors and their^secret partners are
more dangerous to free institutions than
a Gatallne or a Julius Gfesar. And, my
friends, be not deceived. He who will
by fraud secure a nomination or an elec­
tion to office will use that office for
fraud. I am in favor of being not only
just but generous to our soldiers. They
who were baptized in fire that our coun
ry might live and posterity enjoy the
blessings of freedom, deserve this—and
have a right to expect nothing less.
JUDGE WILSON AT PRESTON
At the request of the Democrats of
Filmore count}', Judge Wilson yisited
Preston on Thursday. As it was tlie sec­
ond day of the county fair, there was a
large attendance of farmers and others
from all over the county. 'The Judge
addressed a large audience, including
many Republicans, and was frequently
interrupted by enthusiastic and repeated
applause. At the close of his speech,
many Republican farmers crowded
around him and shook hands, pledging
their earnest support. Milo White's
friends very generally will support Judge
Wilson, and there seems little doubt that
he will carry Filmore county, so strong
and widespread is the feeling for him
among the farmers. Judge Wilson spoke
as follows:
Haying discovered that my friends in
the district would perhaps urge my can­
didature, a few weeks before the nomina­
tion 1 wrote and published a letter for
the purpose of letting it. be known not
only that 1 was not a candidate, but also
that certain potent influences in the dis­
trict would be opposed to me and there­
fore that my nomination would be unwise.
In that letter 1 said:
Consulting my own feelings and interests
merely, I would decline to accept a nomina­
tion, even if assured of an election. Recog­
nising, however, my obligations to my friends,
and desiring to oblige them, I might,perhaps,
feel constrained to accede to their wishes in
this ease if I felt any reasonable assurance
that my nomination would increase the
chances of success. But I do not feel such as­
surance. On the contrary, as I stated to you,
I think that I would probably lose many votes
which would be cast for some other candidate
if nominated on our ticket. And it is to be
borne In mind that while happily party ties
are growing weaker year by year and electors
feel more and more inclined to vote according
to their convictions, uninfluenced by party
"bosses" or party names, it is hardly probable
that we have so far advanced in the direction
of independent political action that any one
can be elecetd in this district this year who is
called a "Republican," if any Influential class
or any neat number of electors outside of the
Republican party opposed him. I believe I
would be opposed by some who could influ­
ence a great many votes. 1 have never been
or attempted to be prudent. My action in the
legislature (and out of it) has by no means
been always acceptable: on the contrary, it
has at times been deemed very objectionable
by certain influential parties. My opposition
to the granting of lands or other subsidy, or to
the reviving 01 any land grant to any railroad
company, and my course in favor of tne taxa­
tion of the so-called railroad lands and in op­
position to the right of power of foreign cor­
porations to transfer causes from the state
courts to the federal courts, and my opposition
generally to the expansion of the power of cor­
porations would place in opposition to me
nearly every railroad company and corpora­
tion in the state while on the other hand, the
fact that I have been employed not-infre­
quently as the attorney of some railroad com­
panies and other corporations would enable
certain persons to misrepresent me and my
views and perhaps to prejudice me in the esti­
mation of some honest persons who do not
know the views I entertain, or what I have
advocated or done. Under the circumstances,
therefore, I wish to have it
clearly
understood
that I am not a candidate.
Unless information coming from dif­
ferent qnarters is wholly unreliable, the
opposition which I predictedfrcmcertain
corporations is already manifest, and the
reason of it is not far to seek. My con­
duct in office and out of office lias been
such as to condemn me with that class as
a legislator. They know me to be un
changebly opposed to all land grants,sub­
sidies ana bonuses, either by way of orig­
inal grant or renewal, and to any special
favor or privileges to them at the expense
of the people. I have always by word
and act opposed the expansion of power
of corporations and any and all special
immunities to them. A few ,* examples
will illustrate my principles and actions
in such cases, and .at the same. time the
ground of .the opposition of these corpo­
rations to my election.
THE KAIIiWAY LAND OK ANTS.
In 1857 as those whose memories reach
back so far will recollect, the United
States made a grant of several millions of
acrds of land to Minnesota to aid in the
building of a number of lines of railroad.
The lands were by the legislature trans­
ferred to certain railroad companies
which agreed to build the roads. The
companies agreed to pay in lieu of all
other taxes three per centum of their
gross earnings and the lands were on that
consideration exempted from taxation
until they should be sold or contracted to
be sold by the companies. This immun­
ity from taxation was only of the prop­
erty of the companies paying the three
per centum of their earnings. The
property of no one else was exempted.
The land-grant railroad companies in
1858 applied for a loan of state credit to
the amount of $5,000,000.This could
not be granted but by an amendment of
the constitution which required a vote of
the people. One of the roads whose
eastern terminus was at Winona, was to
have $1,250,000 of the loan. The direct­
ors of the company lived at Winona and
they by the loan expected to be enriched,
and the people of the city expected that
it would be greatly benefited by the build­
ing of the road. I saw, or supposed I
saw, that the scheme was one intended
and whose effect would be, to plunder the
state, as it in fact proved to be. I there­
fore opposed it for though the officers of
the railroad company who asked for
bonds claimed that the state would never
be called on to pay a dollar—I was not
satisfied with the honesty or truth of the
statement. All the companies stood to-
ether in the zealous scramble for pinn­
At the election in Winona on that
measure there were cast 1182 votes—(we
had honestly six or seven hundred) and
of these 1181 were for the loan, and one
against it. I was the one. They tried to
create such a feeling in our town that no
one would dare to vote against it. Though
they could not deter me, they caricatured
and, so far as they dared, insulted and
abused me for my course. After the
work had advanced so far that a few
hundred 'thousand dollars had been ex­
pended on each of the roads, the com­
panies and the governor disagreed as to
the security to oe given by the companies
as a conditionprecedent to the issue ot
the bonds. The governor claimed that
the state should have a first lien on the
property of the company, which they re­
fused, claiming that tne law did not re­
quire this. Some of the companies ap­
plied for a mandamus to compel the
issue ot the bonds on their terms. Such
writ was issued in at least one of the dis
*tricts. An application was made to me
by one of the companies ia my district, I
then befog judge of this district. I re­
fused evento entertain Jurisdiction or
consider the question. After a consider­
able amount of bonds had been issued,
the companies conceived the idea of usiag
them as a banking basis and thus getting
the money into the hands of the people—
undoubtedly well knowing that the cur­
rency so issued would te unsecured.
Against this I also raised nqr voice. The
nulroed companies succeeded in obtain­
ing about half of the $5,000,000.
FBomrmrGthk TAX rATKBS.
la 18811 wss a member of the le^aht
tore when the holders of thebonds made
the final aaunlt on it for payment. The
bonds arete largely in the hands of fail-
-,c?t
roadmen
Saiah jQhaashsriita.se
andntostiefJi
aa offetto eeeepfcvJs^lel!
per cent ^f^f|teeiO|le boada
Thfa una faiaredj^iiswy^tioegh, when
the legislatiuai^eti aefchMMeahr a ma­
jority, lh%«Ol|«m£i£iMti£fcth dis­
honorable andt anjnt. dtohaaWsble be­
cause it put tbe^te JeiitiMftlifllit of a re
pudiator of one half el.lU suBWrntdcbt,
and uniust to .thenStats^ibeeaNse it re
quired the payment eti jniayjlipes more
than thestate^wectaAAaiifi(Pfinciple of
law or pwdwl.
for thehonoriol.thftotateiaohafe forever
forgotten That jEBBtSKKHhiifarncetly
and untiringly fromiififstjablest those
who were thenintha iegialatwe or in the'
sUtfrwill net h%veJtaB*tte*- clause
was inserted in the bm-Hto a^dW floating
it t^ugh-^iviag ^ut ol.MHi«am
'as gite
due for awstrttcUoo^
fhejeaiis.' These
claims were largely heW ia^ Winona aad
many of th^a were ato«9«.oPeied to me
for collectionftut i.dediaedto accept
them, being determined not to.jplace my­
self in a position where nq& jatereat or
the interest ef ,my cUenttefcf»ild atand
opposed to my duty. aaa legislator, and
also being determined, Uo doppoae the
measure at every move so
tongas
A SIKGLK HAKOan rtOKT.
The bill in the house waa- referred to a 1
committee of ten, all of wh«awere in
favor of it but two—Mr. McCracken, of
your county, and myaelf. Ivithe com­
mittee either Mr. McCracke* or I pro­
posed as an amendments that the rate of
interest on the bonds to-be issued should
be four per cent per annum- instead of
five, and after a protracted discussion the
committee with one exoeptioa -agreed to
that. 1 also in the committee moved to
amend so that the rate of interest to be
calculated on the bondsand coupons after
the date ofthe act up toJaaaary 1884
should be four per cent iasteadof aeven.
and that the interest shonld 'bacomputed
on only fifty per cent ot tbe sunt then due
instead of the whole sum due, as provid­
ed in the bill. This was also agreed to
by the committee with but one dissent,
and the bill was ordered reported back to
the house with the reoonuneafdation that
the amendmentsshould baadOpted. But
as soon as the bond men heart of the pro­
posed amendments every possible effort
was made to defeat them^ Ton will ob­
serve that inasmuch as the amount of
bonds to. be.issued was aboUt^ #4,300,000,
the sum saved to the state ia^interest ou
the new bonds would 'havabeea $43,000
per annum, making for thathirty years
which the bpnds might Tua $l,200,000,
and the sum saved to the statevhy the re­
duction of the rate of interestfrom seven
per cent to four per cea£ for nearly two
and one-half years (from .November 1881
until January 1884, was^ ovieir $300,000.
When the bill was reported back as so
amended to the House steh lfifluences
were brought to bear on tha BMtmbers of
the committee of ten that wbea the quea
tion came up in the House^aceOrding to
my best recollection. but one Mr. He
Cracken) stood with me: fbrthe amend­
ments. Of Mr. McCrackea It is simply
justice to state that he teat afo&yt fearlttt,
alwau
ate bill which had not been, .VQqwti, should
be substituted for, the.
House
ceni. were wwm n,(
-MM
opposi­
tion could be of any avail, flithus lost
individually thousands of,dollars in fees.
The bill providing for the .payment of
the bonds was at tne samflLtimejiatroduc
cd into both the House .and,Opiate. It
provided that there should Jbe issued
"such an amount of newhoadaas should
be equal to fifty. per cent*t,the amount
of the principal and iaWMm^jphich ahall
be due oa said:Minnesota State Kailroad
bonds, and: the coupftnftAhemfcfcattached
on the first day of j&auaiy^ltM." By
the bill as it was. introduced and aa it
passed the senate it was provided that
the honds to be. issued should bear in­
terest at five per cent per annum, audit
will be observed thst:aocoRdiag to the
terms of the bill the old boadstand cou­
pons were to draw interestuatil Jaouary,
1.884, at rate of 7 per icent. ^.This
was
greatly in excess of .the iOffer of com­
promise made by Mr, Chamberlain.
ihttl which
motion prevailed. The Senate bill hav­
ing been taken up and the above amend­
ments moved, one of the most,protracted
and heated iscuasions ot,theseasion fol­
lowed. It lasted all the .afternoon, until
after dark, the lobby/ef tha iflouse being
filled with state officers and- nthar specta-'
tors. 1 had prepared myself lia:
advance
with the data to prove^Mdj did prove,
that the bonda of. other atataaafcfour
cent were worth a.iPfleminm^ and I.
four per
|iiiwunnij tand I had
caused an exsminatwfcof the flnancea aad
income of the stats to be^ made to show
that it wss wholly un nooasisfy to poat
ponc the first payment of? Jaiersst until
1884: that we were able to pay it at once,
and it was therefore
BOTH wnojw AM) {UWV0MS4SY
for the state to add theintersatef the full
sum of the old bonds and ooupoas up to
1884 to the principal, andthat^it waa es­
pecially wrong to ealeulate thati intereat
at seven per cent when wehadthe funds
in the treasury to nay it. andi ^rhen ac­
cording to the' clafa aad propdsition of
even Mir. Chamberlain only Are per cent
had been demanded. 1 donfcot-' now re­
collect certainly whether Mr.
'McCrackea
took any part in the discuasioa in the
House on the amendments* According
to my recollection he did notg.though he
was just as earnest' as I. Uj^s dia not,
no one aided,ma in-.the disenssion or in
the
the 1
other side there irera,
speakers. All thosewho Jiaallv aimrov
edthc bond bill stood -naAincningly at
every step. The bondhi^derif' ittornsya
were in the House during'the.lkfcole time
to be consulted by anyone of that side,
and prominent senator*
were husy in the
House every minute doriag ithe discus­
sion, doing all they could to iaflaence the
the members to vote a^inst tbs' amend­
ments. The amendments Wats rated down.
When the Tote waa take* 1 was ex­
hausted and nearly discouraged. Mr.
Fletcher (the speaker. of tibhouse) at
once came to me and addrsamd me in
substantially thesewords:
Yoa are right. It weald be ao oa trace on
the people to perailt t^ bUl tesKssln 1U
present fonn your
View® fUMUtfiiWIJ niTlvMiNOVpoiitMift*
to it. Alter lisUauMP tafM»a^tttaent theiw
can be no doobt—to tin wtSer. Xam —ton
Uhed that the senate wiMK la mat form or
that any one, MdCiSofe yservlewa. 1
voted against ytea now MeawSe hiislit be
misnnaeratood if did, not aitWum mis
time and the nMeUneeCmeaeeaa&mapvvow
morning I shaU aee the Oltisiwf and Mr.
Chamberlain and induce ttnaa, ai eaa. to
asssntto ttoeae ameadmanta. li»Sbt wlA to
oppose the governor, wH«S
!aSTold
.it.
But if I eannot IndaSalflm^iMmssafe 1'shall
hare to follow ay own apsnSiosi oT rlgtit
and vote for the amenrtiliisaf
He told ms stthe asms tins that while
1 wss talking he. hid. spofcea to D. M.
8abin, John F. Notrlsh/aa& lr beiteve
with S. G. Comstock whq S^eed with
him. __
THB MILL IKHDID'
As agreed, that ni^kt or aaat moralag,
Mr. Fletcher, eeeompanlsdfjgMak by tie
gentlemen nwltmlil' IfflifSW with
the governor andit waeaflaaai« as Mr.
Fletcher reported te imsr
after thedatec'
nesota Bailrpad
putedat 7
bill should be so
the a#w bonds shwMJm^JIJsto n* a
ceedint Sper,tt8t. ""M
that the bill itsell
that theiatsnoti
But tha
teresti
to stiesstfenr.
cent, andtheimi
me.thatitwmddj
four butl
propossdi
the bmmMm&mwfiS
of interest at lflaat one-1
cent. Iwae wilhog
should have thei'
the
thei
notbssrt^i
centintetertJ
therste