Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 7, 1911, Page 6

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. | E. H. DENU, Q. E. CARSON. Eatored In the Postetiice ot Bemid)), Minnesata, as second closn matter { SUBSCRIPTICN---85.00 PER YFAR 'N JVANCE | IN MEMORIAM. | As the last of the reapportionment | bills is being put away to its ever- lasting sleep, we pause to shed a tear and to remind our weeping brethern that truth crushed to earth will rise again. | It can do no good to call the sen-| ators, who are to blame for the pres—i ent funeral, assassins or other strong but plb‘:asant sounding names. The North has received a shock-—shock because it had been foolish enough to believe that party platforms were a reality when in fact they were fiction; a shock because it believed that when a candidate pledged him- self to reapportionment, he would not be rascal enough to .snupv such pledges like a piece of chalk when he had become a member of the leg- islature; shock because it believed the governor’s power would be great enough to wring a square deal even out of the crooked clijues; shock because the voice of the great North has fallen upon the deaf ears of the representatives of minorities’ of the| south. But a shock—a set back—is all that it amounts to. The North is a million miles from defeat. It will now marshal its forces anew gird itself for another battle, or battles if need be, to win the just fight for which she has struggled. and It is a gross injustice and it is a | gross shame that a fair and decent representation was not accorded her by the present legislature, was not, and we must make the most ot it. There is some consolation in the fact that after all the North has forced some legislation through. She has succeeded in being assured an | b, =C) We are prepared at a price ten per all comparisons. cutters and the large cities. on a Very Small 116 Third 8t. Near the Lake THE DIAMOND of any size or grade in any quantity, that of any legitimate retail jeweler in the large cities, grade for grade in Why We Can Sell Cheaper We buy direct from the importers in original packets, from the same importers and in the same way as the jobbers in ~ Our Expenses being so much lower than those of firms in the large cities, we can sell GEO. T. BAKER & CO. EXCLUSIVE JEWELRY STORE to sell Diamonds cent lower than margin of Profit. Bemidji, Minn. | but it| vice; she is practically sure of better drainage laws; the victims of her forest fires have been given free seeds—if nothing else, and other leg- islation profitable to this part of the state has resulted, largely be- cause of the determined spirit of the North. i Of course that is no excuse for ‘continued oppression—and it is op- pression of the rawest kind when Jjust representation is denied, and so the fight for that reform must go on. To those who have plunged into |the fray with their coats off and ‘lheir sleeves rolied up, the thanks !aud‘ admiration of a grateful North | tare due. Goyernor Eberhart staked his political reputation on the issue, and he has lost, but if his stand | means retirement to private life, he will carry with him the kindliest of | feelings from our people and his aid | will not have been in vain for by | lending his influence he has mmle‘ reapportionment what it is bound to i | be until it is settled right,—the par- amount issue of all political partiesl {in the state of Minnesota. | Incidentally, the Duxbury-Moonan- Weis attempt to blind the people with their proposed constitutional amendment—offered in direct vio- lation of the provisions of the smte; constitution—need frighten no one,i for it will probably never pass thoi; { house and if it does the ::0\'@1'1101-5 undoubtedly will not sign it, and if | he should the people would vote it} | down. ‘\ “WHO'S THAT PIN4EAD?” i It was our aged and foolish h'ien(l.‘} Uncle “Joe-Joe” Cannon, who sp()ke1 and it was young Mr. “Ran-some” Anderson, to whom Danville's dis- figmced czar referred. | The remark of the former speaker | i was caused by Mr. Anderson casting' his vote for Representative Henry A. Cooper from Wisconsin for minor- ity leader instead of Representative ! | James R. Mann, the republican cau- | cus nominee. “Joe-Jée” was displeased, yea even peeved, because Mr. Ander- son failed to vote for Mr. Mann who, through all the stirring periods in-| cident to the downfall of the Cannon | regime, stuck like a brother to the sturdy old stubborn statesman from Danville. And in this one discourteous fling we see the real cause of the demo- cratic success and the real reason {vhy Cannon sits humbly on the floor instead of occupying the exalt- ed chair of speaker of the House. It shows the bombastic, egotistic make- up of Cannon and that redicule and bitterness which has so long char- acterized his attitude when a mem- ber had the termerity to oppose him. As things now stand, Mr. Cannon | can do little harm but such expres- | Uncle WO The fame of But we feel that accomplish. your Camera than you Film and Cyko paper are Ansco “Is Not a Hid Under It is a beacon of light on a high mountain, showing to millions the way towards finer work and higher stand- ards 1n Amateur photography. The Ansco Products would surely spread even if we said nothing more about it than to put the goods into the hands of users one by one, and let them speak for themselves. Ansco Quality deserves to be known more quickly than this method would We are prepared to help you get better results from Ansco would think possible. for sale at Quality Candle to Be a Bushel." improved -and . ‘modern forestry ser- | sl = HFL o} Quality'is what counts in a Kitchen Cabinet. None superior to the Hoosier in utility, workmanship or appearance. "The Hoosier Cabinet Is not a cheap Cabinet, it sells for $20.00, $25.00 and $27.50. 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