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THE PRINCETON UNION
BY R. C. DUNN.
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THOS. H. PROWSE.
Editor.
For beer and whiskey alone Uncle
Ike is said to have spent $30,000
almost enough in itself to float any
man into congress.
An exchange charges that Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson is In collusion
with the interests. Probably the inwas
terests that manufacture adulterated
foodstuffs.
It has been decided by the southern
Pacific railroad company to employ
no more women stenographers and
the reason is obvious: The men clerks
waste too much valuable time talking
wishwash.
The New York Sun says it is clear
ly apparent that Senator Stephenson
was "plucked." No anxiety should
be felt on this accountUncle Ike has
plenty of plumage left to feather a
good-sized nest.
Mose Clapp has promised to attend
the luncheon which will be given in
honor of President Taft when he visits
Mankato on October 24. Taft is not
so particular as Roosevelt in respect
to the persons with whom he sits at
the festal board.
A couple of Italians who kidnapped
a five-year-old boy have been given
a life sentence in the penitentiary by
a Chicago judge. Were all kidnap
pers given a like sentence it would
do much toward breaking up the dia
bolical crime of stealing children.
Three is one man at least who does
not attribute his longevity co the use
of whiskey, tobacco and other dope.
He is Michael Carney of Faribault,
an active old gentleman who recently
celebrated bis hundredth birthday,
and who has never used intoxicating
liquor or tobacco in any form.
Jim Wilson of the agricultural de
partment appears to have taken no
cognizance of the action of recent
Methodist conferences. At any rate
his name appears in the list of honor
ary presidents who are tapping bar
rels at the annual convention of thePeter
Brewers' association being held in
Chicago.
It is refreshing to peruse the edi
torial page of the St. Peter Free
Press. The editor of that paper has
opinions of his own and gives ex
pression to the same in clean-cut,
vigorous English. Unlike some pre
tentious newspapers edited by pre
tentious editors the Free Press never
contains a line of "patent editorial."
The Winnebago Enterprise inclines
to the opinion that the trusts are
weakening. Not a bit of it, brother
they are merely splitting up into sec
tions to ostensibly conform with ^the
ruling of the supreme court, but they
will be a unit so far as the regulation
of prices is concerned, and their
strength will not be lessened one iota.
Each and every county in the^state
is, or ought to be, interested in the
cause of good roads, and the need of
better roads was never more apparent
than at present. The recent heavy
rains have rendered many of the
county roads impassable and the
streets of most of our villages are ina
no better condition than the country
roads.
At the National Buttermakers' As
sociation convention in Milwaukee last
week Minnesota was awarded first
prizea $500 silver cupfor the best
butter made in the United States.
Minnesota scored 93.88, Iowa 93.27,
and Wisconsin 92.76. The winning of
that prize will be a great advertise
ment for the product of Minnesota
creameries in the eastern markets.
As a true blue, rock-ribbed ex
ponent of the principles of the demo
cratic party the St. Cloud Times has
a state-wide reputation. The argu
ment that the democrats favor the
calling of an extra session of theorder
legislature for the sole purpose of em
barrassing Governor Eberhart, falls
to the ground as far as the Times is
concerned, for that paper opposes an
extra session.
At a conference of 200 progressive
republicans from 30 states in Chicago
this week the candidacy of Senator
La Follette for the presidency was en
dorsed. No other candidate was men
tioned.
Whether Italy was justified in
gobbling up Tripoli or not the fact
remains that it means a step in
thecess,
country's progressin its civilization.
Tripoli under the civilizing influence
of Italian rule is bound to advance,
while under a semi-barbarian
Turkish regime its principal feature
retrogression.
President Taft is receiving a hearty
welcome on the Pacific slope, but
hemen
is not enthusing the so-called progres
sive republicans to any great extent.
The impression is fast gaining
ground that Mr. Taft will be
thewere
nominee of his party for a second
term and that he stands an even
chance of being re-elected.
In Bock county the schools hold an
annual exhibition of agricultural and
industrial productsthe children of
the various districts enter into compe
tition for prizes. This seems to us to
be a good idea, as it encourages the
children to be industrious and at the
same time they gather much useful
knowledge from their experience.
Jams. J. Hill, in an address before
the Illinois Bankers' association at
Springfield, declared that the Aldrich
currency reform plan was uneconomic
and therefore unsound. He pointed
out to the bankers wherein the plan's
weakness lies and urged them to per
fect a system under their own control.
Mr. Hill gave the bankers many
pointers, but whether they will be
guided by them or not remains to
beNational
seen.
The bushel basket must go, say the
merchants of the twin cities and Du
luth. They have just discovered that
the bulge in the sides of this measure
is liable to drive them into bankruptcy
that they have been giving purchas
ers a greater amount of produce than
they paid for. And we presume the
purchaser has been aware of this
right along but was too unscrupulous
to give the purveyor a tip that he was
cheating himself
Here is a mild rebuke by the St.
Free Press for one of the state
executive officers whom no one can
truthfully accuse of hiding his light
under a bushel: "I would seem that
Attorney General Simpson is going a
little beyond the limits of his office,
when he undertakes to criticise the
official actions of the governor, be
cause the latter sawfitto act without
first obtaining the consent of theendowed
attorney general."
Mrs. Emeline Pankhurst, the mili
tant leader of the English suffragettes,
has arrived in New York and threat
ens to carry the battle for the ballot
into the heart of the United States.
No necessity for warfare, Emeline
just jolly the legislatorstouch their
heartsand you will win out. They
are very susceptible to woman's
charms and easily cajoled. You may
obtain valuable information on this
point from Mary McFadden.
A postoffice editor in the second
congressional district, where the
United States senators dispense the
federal pap, owing to the fact that the
district is represented in congress by
democrat, labors under the hallu
cination that Bob Dunn owes Senator
Clapp a debt of gratitude that he cancloth
never repay. Holy Moses, what an
awful debt! The editor in question,
however, is a good fellow and here's
hoping that he may retain his- post-
mastership long after Moses E. Clapp
has ceased to be a political dema
gogue.
There is trouble brewing in the
republic of Panama and its minister
to Washington has been called home.
The dispute is over the presidency
and serious disturbances threaten
a revolution is liable to result.
Under a treaty between the two coun
tries which gives the United States
government the right to enforce public
in case the Manama government
should be unable to maintain it, it
may eventually be necessary for Uncle
Sam to assert his authority. Those
troublesome little South American
republics should be wiped off the map.
HHIHl'P MM
A report from Paris says that John
son, the nigger pugilist, has been
playing the races and in consequence
is "dead broke." This is good
enough for the big black brute. He
expected to fight in London, and
would probably have carried off
$30,000 or $40,000 as a result, but the
clergymen of that city, by legal pro
prevented the mill. Prize fight
ing is a disgrace to civilization and
every country should enact laws
strictly prohibiting it.
An association styling itself the
Consumers' league, with
headquarters in New York city, has
been organized, and its purpose,
among other things, is to assist the
government in enforcing the pure food
laws. Members of this league, which
now number 10.000, are pledged to re
port to the pure food commission any
instance of adulteration which comes
under their notice or where they sus
pect adulterants have been used. Were
everyone to follow the plan adopted
by the Consumers' league poisonous
foodstuffs would soon disappear from
the market.
THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1911.
That was a grossly insulting letter
the attorney of the Methodist laymen
of St. Paul wrote Governor Eber
hart. It would seem as if the lay
were more intent on embarrassing
the governor than eradicating an evil
in the Saintly City. The governor is
altogether too Moses-like. If he
to forcibly inform some of thebut,
chronic fault-finders where to get offpealed
at he would command more respect.
The people admire an official with a
stiff spinal column although he may
err occasionally.
The Chaska Valley Herald, pub
lished by F. E. DuToit & Son, hasdrunkenness.
commenced its fiftieth volume and
during the whole time of its existence
"Uncle Fred," as the senior member
of the firm is familiarly known to the
newspaper boys, has been at its head.
The Herald is a clean, newsy paper,
and its office is one of the best
equipped in the state. Although it is
not probable that Uncle Fred will live
to preside over the destinies of the
Herald for another half century, the
Union hopes that the genial old
gentleman may be spared for many
a year.
Two horses which have served faith
fully and continuously in the Minne
apolis fire department for the past 19
years have been mustered out of ser
vice for the reason that they have
survived their usefulnessthey have
become decrepit as a result of their
hard work and age. The animals are
over 28 years old and are said to be
with more than an ordinary
amount of horse sense. To muster
them out of service is well and good,
but the poor beasts will be sold for
whatsoever they will bring, probably
to peddlers or junk gatherers, and
will be compelled to continue work,
in all probability, until they drop
dead. This is inhumanthe faithful
veterans are entitled to better treat
ment. They should be permitted to
take life easy for the rest of their
days, which will not be many at theand
most. There are cities in the country
which provide for their old fire horses
superannuate them when they be
come stiffened up from work. Why
not Minenapolis.?
Vincent has been crowned king of
the state university amid all the
pomp and splendor of medieval times.
Costumes of imitation gold and silver
and helmets of polished tin were
largely in evidence, and the brave
cavaliers who usually guard Gover
nor Eberhart upon such occasions
were conspicuous in the procession as
they endeavored to control their spin
dleshanks and fatted calvesto keep
them moving in time with the military
march played by the band. The gov
ernor was also there but preferred to
keep at a distance from his cavaliers,
who were commanded by a capitol
janitor who served in the civil war
and was made a temporary officer for
the occasion. The governor, seem
ingly, did not want to be held respon
sible for the bad breaks which his
cavaliers invariably make when called
upon to perform military duty. While
the pageant entailed great expense,
the state of Minnesota must keep up
its reputation along these linesits
university kings must be crowned in
a befitting manner.
Justice John M. Harlan, the oldest
justice of the United States supreme
court, died at Washington on the 14th
inst. He was a native of Kentucky
and past 78 years of age. Justice
Harlan was recognized as a great and
just jurist and any decision in which
he concurred was never questioned or
criticised. Oftentimes he stood alone.
It is to be sincerely hoped that who
ever is appointed to succeed him will
follow in his footsteps. More
Harlans and fewer Grosscups would
popularize the federal judiciary.
Hon. G. H. Mattson of Roseau, in
a beautifully worded editorial in
hisfiscal
newspaper, the Roseau Region, de
fends the law abolishing capital
punishment in this state. With some
misgivings the writer voted for
theassist
bill abolishing capital punishment,
we predict, the law will be
recounsel
by the next legislature. Never
before in the history of the state has
there been such a saturnalia of brutal
murders within such a short space of
time as since the enactment of that
law, and only a small percentage of
the murders can be attributed to
Anoka people are stirred up over
the proposed trunk road from Inter
national Falls to Minneapolis. At
the Cambridge meeting the route se
lected for the trunk line road through
Anoka county was along the extreme
eastern end of the county and, it was
claimed, would be of no benefit to the
great majority of the people of the
county. The majority of the Anoka
representatives present at the meeting
protested against the proposed route
of the trunk line road through their
county. Our Anoka friends need not
worry over the proposed road. There
will never be a mile of it built under
the provisions of the Elwell law as
it now stands. The law is incongru
ous and unworkable.
N. P. Langford, the grand old man
of St. Paul, died at his home in that
city yesterday afternoon. He was a
native of New York state and wasn
born in 1832. Mr. Langford figured
largely in the early history of Mon
tana, and was an active member of
the vigilantes in the sixties when it
became necessary for the law-abiding
people of that territory to combine
for the protection of life and property.
He was elected president of the Min
nesota Historical society in 1905, hewas
was also a member of the Ramsey
county board of control, serving in
both positions until his death. Mr.
Langford was a most companionable
gentleman and a fine type of the oldconduct
pioneers who are fast passing away.
At the annual banquet of the restrategist
union of the Society of the Army of
the Tennessee at Council Bluffs last
Thursday Archbishop John Ireland
delivered a powerful address on
"American Democracy." He con
demned the initiative, referendum and
recall, saying that "they are nothing
more or less than the madness of
democracy." He pointed out the evils
which must inevitably result from the
adoption of the initiative, referendum
recall, and called particular at
tention to the peril of applying the
recall to the judiciary. The arch
bishop's speech was common sense
and convincing, and those who
areGeorge
inclined to favor the initiative, refer
endum and recall should procure a
printed copy and carefully peruse it.
In a speech at Detroit, Mich., on
the Sherman anti-trust law George W.
Perkins said in part: "The republi
can party passed the Sherman anti
trust law over democratic opposition
and enforced it after democratic dere
liction. It has been a wholesome in
strument for good in the hands of a
wise and fearless administration.
But experience has shown that its
effectiveness can be strengthened and
its real objects better~attained by such
amendments as will give to the feder
al government greater supervision
and control over, and secure greater
publicity in the management of that
class of corporations engaged in in
terstate commerce having power and
opportunity to effect monopolies."
But what is the use of amending the
law while we have a supreme court
that juggles it to suit its own purpose
that reads into it the words
"reasonable" and "unreasonable" as
applied to trusts when the law per
seit
makes no such discrimination'r
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THE MOUNTAIN IRON PROPERTY.
It is stated in the daily papers that
Attorney General Simpson is about to
start proceedings to recover the
famous Mountain Iron property on
the Mesabe range in St. Louis county
for the state. The land in question
was duly selected by the state as
school indemnity land on February
9, 1884, and for some unaccountable
reason was relinquished by the then
state auditor, W. W. Braden, on
January 26, 1888. State Auditor
Dunn brought the matter to the atten
tion of the 1897 legislaturesee pages
60, 61 and 62, state auditor's report for
years 1895 and 1896. The matter
was investigated by that legislature
see appendix to 1897 house journal.
Special counsel was appointed to
the attorney general in estab
lishing the state's claim. The special
reported that the land was ir
retrievably lost to the state. This
property was worth probably $20,000,-
000. We have always believed that
this valuable property was lost to thecan
state through the connivance of state
officers, and that more than one state
officer was interested in the nefarious
transaction. While the title to the
land was never vested in the state,
had the selection been permitted to
standhad not Auditor Braden virtu
ally relinquished the valuable tracts
the state would undoubtedly have
obtained title and the permanent
school fund would have been $20,000,-
000 richer than it is. It was to this
Mountain Iron transaction that R. C.
Dunn referred in the republican
state convention of 1910. We wish
Attorney General Simpson a hearty
Godspeed in his efforts to recover
the Mountain Iron property, but we
have small hopes of his success.
WHY THEY DOX'T LIKE ED. SMITH.
Hon. E. E. Smith, chairman of the
republican state committee, seems to
be an eyesore to the Progressive Re
publican League of Hennepin county.
Some of the members of the league
profess to believe that Mr. Smith is
a agent of the "interests," and that
he is an all-around b-a-d man. The
truth of the matter is the only real
grievance the league has against Mr.
Smith is that he managed the last
campaign so well that the "candidate
of the republican party for governor
who had nothing in particular to
recommend him save his nationality
elected by a tremendous majority.
The leaguers are afraid that if
Mr.wrangles
Smith continues at the head of the reneighbor
publican state committee he will re
peat his 1910 performance in 1912
the campaign in such a man
ner as to result in a victory for the en
tire republican ticket. As a political
of the first order the
Union has great admiration for
genial Ed. Smith.
Mankato business men realize the
great importance of improving the
public highways leading into their
city and have accomplished much in
that direction. It is now proposed
that $2,500 be raised yearly by sub
scription for five years, to be used in
conjunction with what can be obterrifying
tained from other sources in grading,
draining and graveling the roads, to
be used only where farmers will co
operate and do their share. Mr.
M. Palmef, chairman of
themovement
good roads committee of that city, is
of the opinion that within five years
ten of the principal roads leading
into Mankato can be put in first-class
condition. It would pay the business
men of Princeton, and every city and
village in the state for that matter, to
imitate the good example set by Man
kato.
Johnson Was Infallible.
A great hue and cry is being raised
by the democratic papers because
Governor Eberhart travels and talks
so much. Let us see. Did not that
great favorite, Governor Johnson, do
a little along that line? It seems to
me I heard something like it, but I
never heard democrats finding fault
about it. But then, it makes a
difference whose ox is gored.An Old
Politician in Blue Earth Post.
Incongruous and Unconstitutional
The so-called "Elwell" law is loose
ly framed and, as claimed by many,
doubtless unconstitutional in that it
throws a part of the financial burden
upon individual owners of contiguous
property. And it is clearly unjust if
the county as a whole has nothing
whatever to say about the matter, as
was claimed at the Cambridge con
vention.Anoka Herald.
I OPINIONS OF EDITORS
Moses Is Making a Big Noise.
Senator Clapp, in an off year,
makes a noise like a militia colonel
during times of peace.Cambridge
North Star.
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Immaculate, Kanting Oie
Speaking of Ole Sageng, he is like
Flannigan's message to the head
office. He is off again, on again and
gone again.Le Sueur News.
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As Usual.
The attorney general has ruled that
snuff can be sold in Minnesota. As
usual, the attorney general's opinion
will be sneezed at.Bemidji Pioneer.
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Defeat Him
What would the interests do to Jake
Jacobson if he should receive the
nomination as congressman-at-large
from Minnesota?Sauk Rapids Sen
tinel.
Right Ton Are, Mattson.
The best possible legacy a parent
give his son or daughter is a
liberal education in harmony with his
or her tastes and hereditary ten
dencies.Roseau Region.
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A Bad Combination
Mr. High Cost of Living and Miss
High Taxes seem to be keeping com
pany, evidenced by the fact that the
state tax levy for 1912 is the highest
since 1873.Willow River Farmer.
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Horses Won't Eat Sawdust
If you eat these patent breakfast
foods you should be as strong as a
horse, as they are mainly just what a
horse eatswithout the fancy
packages.Winnebago City Enter
prise.
Almost as Good as Mille Lacs
Isanti county is one of the richest
spots in the state and this year the
wealth of the county will be trebled
when the season's crops have been
marketed.Cambridge Independent
Press.
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Too Big a Job for Moses
Politics seem to be slightly off color
for an off year. Even Senator Clapp
seems to be unable to set things right,
and when the senator falls down
angels shy at the job.Cambridge
North Star.
One Great Consolation.
There is one great consolation to the
country newspaper publisher's lothe
can retire every night with the
consciousness that he has earned
every dollar he has taken in during
the day.Biwabik Times.
All Progressive Republicans Are Perfect!
Life is too short to embitter it with
with your neighbors. Your
is a splendid fellow and if
you look for his good qualities you
will find them. You are not alto
gether perfect yourself.Slayton
Gazette.
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The Interests Mast be Protected!
Canadian farmers are now deplor
ing the defeat of reciprocity. Ameri
can farmers have no real cause for
not joining them in their disappoint
ment. The interests, however, seem
to be happy in the situation.Duluth
News-Tribune.
The Tie That Didn't Bind.
A Missouri widow married the hired
man to keep him on the place. He
eloped with the hired girl. This
servant problem is assuming new and
proportions. There seems
to be no sex in perversity.News and
Comment, News-Tribune.
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carmen Will.
Farmers should meet the good roads
at least half way. It means
as much to them as any other class.
Hauling a ton or two over a good
road is easier on the team than would
25 per cent of that be on a rough,
tough road.Stillwater Gazette.
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A Colossal Prevaricator
Van Sant's aspirations for con
gressman-at-large are not received
with any evidence of hilarious glee.
The boys have not forgotten how he
jollied them and lied to them while
governor. His reputation for being
the biggest political prevaricator in
the state sticks to him still.Preston
Times.
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Inconsistency of Clapp and Cummins.
Our past history shows that helping
democrats has not been progressing
in the right direction. La Follette,
Cummins, Clapp and nearly all the
insurgent republicans advocated the
tariff commission plan, voted for the
appropriation to enable said com
mission to do its work and instructed
it to report December 11th, 1911.
Then proceeded to pass important
tariff bills without waiting for the re
port. When were they honestly try
ing to serve the people, and when
simply playing politics with the hope
of putting Taft in a hole? A blind
man can find the correct answer.
Blue Earth Post.
