Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 12, 1899, Page 4

Brand Rapids Heraiae'Review Pubilshed Every Saturday. = a By EC KILEY. IN ADVAN YRAK $1 00| Three Months....... TWO DOLLARS A Six Months...... “ntered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Second-Class Matter. Republican state ng to Clausen, the recently deposed chief of the grain department that he: “is the best wheat man in the United States.” Lind didn’t say auything of the kind. press as Tre Republican press of the state ‘is coming to realize the harm that Geo. S. Caufled is doing their canse through the medium of his “Reform Press Bureu.” He is throwing thun- derbolts of truth all over the state every week that displeases the Re- pub'ican bretheren very muchly, os Say, you fellow of the Cloquet Pine make the Herald- Knot, you can’t HIS PLEDGES REDEEMED Governor Line’s Promise Kept to the Letter. OTHER STATE DEPARTMENTS. The Grain Inspection Department in the Hands of Prodvcers—Clausen’s Forced Retirement—His Sucees- sor, Edwin S. Reishus. Reform Press Burenu, St. Paul. The assurance given in this letter one week ago that Governor Lind would not be balked in his purpose of reforming the inspection department was made good with rapidly occurring events. of the first days following. No sooner was Inspector Clausen made aware of the situation, than like D. down,” and his’ resignation and the election of Senator Reishus quickly followed. There was never atany time the slightest question but that Gov- ernor Lind would redeem his pledge to the people of the state, in this re- Reyiew believed that you are “dead struck’? on Page Morris any more than the rest of us mortals in this big et. Even Morris,warmest Sixth di personal and political friends have a far higher regard for Towne in every way than they ever had for Page, and if truth could be asertained you would admit this fact as to your self. gard. The only question was as to what ends those who shave all these years manipulated the department would have the effrontery to go, aud therefore what action the governor might be required to take ere he could take these first steps necessary to reorganize and habilitate an utter- ly discredited branch of the public service. Inspector Clausen’s successor, Ed Your Grandpa Pease, of the Anoka uncompromising old scamp, todraw it mildly. Just read what he has to say of the honorable from Union, is an Page Morris, one congressman “ole” Virginny, misrepresenting this big district. And bear in mind that Pease is a Republican and may be the next candidate of his party forthe governorship of Minnesota: ‘‘That was a pretty bluff Jerry J. sent to the Journal from Washington that Pagey Morris would not enter a rough and tumble fight for the congressional nomination next year. Vhe classical faced statesman will fight, and fight like blazes to receive a renomination, and already he is sending out letters all over the district.” enna NSER IN nis “Street Talk” Edito Pease says in the Anoka Union—and he saysa mighty truth in a mighty explicit manner: What fools We newspaper men be. Always doing something for some body else, and precious little fur our- Working like the very dick- ens to build up the politician, seldom, if ever says so much as “thank you.” Were it not for the newspapers there would be scores of men who never would be heard of ten miles from their own town, and a great many of them never ought to be, that’s certain. Frequently a newspaper advocates some mea: of unusual benefit to its town, and when it is accomplished, teh to one, -seme prominent citizen claims all the credit, and in nine cases out of ten gets it too. That’s the way of the world, always ready to give every ‘devil his due, and. never the news- paper-” selves. who e ——— ae Alger has resigned. He said he ‘never would resign under fire. But hedid. The fire got too hot. He had to let go. It is said he feels greatly crelieyed. The president has appointed a lawyer to take his place. Elihu Root, of New York, is the man. Lawyers, asa rule, are said to have no con- science, no humane feelings. Robe- spierre,a ‘lawyer of Paris, presided -over the beheading of the Nobility of France. ‘The streets ran with blood. Root has ‘been seleeted for the reason, perhaps, that he never saw a battle nor a battlefield strewn with its dead, the dying and the wounded. He knows nothing of the horrors of war, he will therefore be a pliant tool in the hands of his masters, the corpora- »tions and the trusts. Thus dies the Republic.—Buffalo Journal. pa a Ee A brute of a.newspaper man down in Missouri has greased up his hand- organ and ground out the following heartless jingle: “A maiden fair with sun-kissed hair came tripping down the street; -with face serene—her age sixteen— gee-whiz! but she was sweet! On a ‘banana peel slick she came down ‘quick, with a jolt that shook her -curls; but the words she used must be excused, for she’s one of our nicest girls. The naughty young chap who «saw the mishap, and smiled with fiendish delight, will regret the same when he -finds his name is ‘pants’ win S. Reishus, is of Norwegian par- entage, though American born, hay- ihg been born in Dane county, Wis- consin, March 4, 18 When 2 years of age his parents removed to Fil- more county, this state, where his boyhood was spent. He was educated in the public schools and the state university, which he left in 1872. Three. yeats later be married and settled in Lyon county, where he has sided, and become a prosper- since r ous farmer and successful business man. For years prominently connected with public affairs, he has been a leader of his section of the state upon those economic questions which have received much attention. He held the office of county clerk of Lyons county for four years, and subse- quently served two years in the state senate, session of 1895-7, representing the. Peoples party. All who’ know him commend him as an able, active, honest man, and he comes to the po- sition with the confidence of all such that he will give the grain ri well aS the market men, a satisfact- ory, because an able and an honest, administration. * i * Minnesota’s Democratic National Committeeman, Hon. Thomas D. O'Brien, in an interview in the St. Paul Globe, sees in the stand taken by Senator Burroughs, criticising the Philippine policy of the administra- tion, a foreshadowing of a feature of the coming presidential campaign, when the test’ will be applied as to responsibility sor the sad business into which the nation has Zbeen brought under McKinley. It appears to:Mr. O’Brien that while no true Democrat has changed his mind on the issues of 1896, still it may very easily happen that the people may be concerned still more, at the moment, with other questions. ‘This will come, as he suggests, in holding the Repub lican administration to a strict ac- countability. This would also apply to the trusts as well. Mr. O’Brien contirms the belief now fast becom- ing general, that the administration has no intention os stopping short of the absolute ownership of the entire Philippine archipelago, regardless of the extent to which the subjugation of the present owners outrages our boasted American principles. * + * Among the week’s echoes of gold standard prosperity area fifth boost. for lumber, by the combine, continued advance of all trust controlled merch- andise, further drop in wheat, cotton, corn, oats, potatoes; . continued strikes, those beautiful Republican evidences of the happiness of the people, government troops still ad- ministering local government: in Idaho, as state troops continue to edify the people of Cleveland, while in that city the boycott rages, and discontedted labor continues to send cablegrams to Boss Hanna in his Pa- risian retreat. As a mere incident the Chicago railroad lines have met and increased the eastbound rates on wheat, corn, vats, ete.. by way of em- pbasizing the continued fall in those and other products of the soil. In the Philippines, where nothing but the land stage of water and lack of soldiers hinders progress of our war of foreign conquest, the said stage was only four feet or so on the level. though more rain was falling. snext Sunday night.” other departments, in, enforcing the ; the ‘* avy Crockett’s coon, he ‘ came } And; in line with action of the! 20t, Mr. Hardware man. and all the laws for the protection of the people, 1 comes Insurance Commissioner O’- Shaughnessy, with a raid on bogus and other unworthy insurance schemes. One of these, the Farmers and Merchants’ Protective Union of Glenwood, formerly the Commercial Life, struggling along with twelve live policies, was found to have cal- | lected some $8,000, of which all but about $1,000 went for “ expenses” and commissions. Connected with the concern is the celebrated Realty Revy- enue company, which recently sued Farm, Stock and Home. for $70,000 libel. Through Commissioner O*- Shaughnessey, the attorney gencral is expected to commence suit against the insurance company for violation | of state laws. The other concern has a species of crop insurance, but claims to be doing no business in Minnesota. 1t was recently barred from North Dakota. Now hear the G, O. P. press injury to roar at the Insurance busi ness,” as it howled at) the refusal of Examiner Pope to permit rotten banks to continue to absorb the goud money of depositors. | * * * The revenue stamp has come the | stay. Without it we must n sarily be deprived of the mislerding bulliting from Otis, and to tail of re- ceiving these would indeed be a bard ship. luxury to be sure—somre $200 or $300 a bulletin —but just think of what they give us in return for cur money! Glorious accounts of wonderful bat- tles without material results! Con- firmation from day to day rumor that Maaila is still ours! Hs- timates as to the strength of the natives sufficiently low to furuvish surprise at the ginger they put into the fi¢hton the following Qay! Cas- ualty lists, long and interesting! Other reports. deceptive, perhaps. as ese of elect’on, but for-all that exciuung and full of cheer to the blinded ad- vovates of a benevolent and Chris- tianizing expansion! Let us not com- plain, therefore, if the end of the revenue stamp is We must have news though we have to go to the trouble.of making it. * * ey The consolation drawn in 60 copious drafts from Governor, Lind’s over- generous compliment to the “abili- ty” of Inspector Clausen should not be marred, perhaps, by the reflection that it is tbe trait of a noble man to be generous to a fallen foe. Every- fone concedes Inspector Clausen’s lability, but the difference between possessing the ability to Go and the actual duing of a duty is as wide as the boundless sea. The lack of con- fidence which Governor Lind ex- pressed is but that felt by the whole state. Clausen’s administration was ¢ondemned. Governor Lind redeems his pledge to change it, and he awaits the outcome with perfect confidence as he believes the people way also do. * * * The vigor with which Game and Fish Executive Beutner is adminis- tering his department is shown in the fact that he has turned loose a force of nearly 100 extra deputies to patrol the state during the present month to protect against killing of prairie chickens in advance of the regular period, Sept. 1. Agent Beutner is making a good record in his office. * + 2 Wonder if while “Emperor” Me- Kinley is playing euchre at Platts- burg. it ever flashes across his Hanna- ized thinking apparatus that itwas at Plattsburg iu 1812 that some of our forefathers gave british soldiers an exhibition of our faith that “ gov- ernment derives just powers from the consent of the governed.” * * * The bicycle combine, which G. O. P. papers had all busted up, went through after all, and now comes the announcement that vnly one grade of wheels will be made hereafter. Does this mean exclusively ‘ diam- ond” irames? If so, ho, mothers take to the woods! | x * Twelve hundred men walking the streets of Anderson, Ind., are a trust incident of the closing of four of the large pail mills. Eight, hundred of the 1,200 had wages reduced: from 12 to as much as 42 per cent’ during the past year. When they struck, the trust yielded, but the men are wailt- ing the time of resuming work, until they get ready. And, speaking of “diamond” or men’s frames,a Twin City dealer makes the claim that 500. girls in St. Paul and Minneapolis are riding “diamonds.” And yet we cuntinue to pass the contribution box to send missionaries to the *‘ heathen.” * s * “When they get realy. ” That is the way the retai! merchants are treated by the combines, in filling their orders. They must put up the cash on the spot when ordering, and the trust delivers when they “ get ready.”” How do you like it, Mr. Shoe dealer, Mr. Dry Goods merch- rest? ~“ { that Governcr Lind ‘They constitute an expensive | of the | the bulletines sent out on the wight | not yetin sight, | | Subsequently Is Alger is out and the “Emperor ” is recuperating his “ nerve’ with the seductive game of euchre at Lake Chaimplain. * * Ks * * ‘ When they get ready.” it is the} with the lumber combine. Up! yo the prices for lumber whenever they get ready, and the “readys” number five ar six already. this year. And in the last raise, while it was to have been but fifty cents per thous- and, the thing was so easy to do, that they made ita whole dollar, and done with it. How do you like. it, Mr. Builder, Mr- PRUHENET, Mr. Farmer and all the G. 8. C. The ridiculous unfairness of the city Republioan press has not been better shown than in the Clausen incid Coupelled day by day to swallow great chunks of inconsistency, on account of nob being posted on the situation, as Clausen staid, retired, would not resign, resined ete., etc.—their neces- sarily. confused editorial positions were ludicrous in the extreme. | In fact there was bus une thing they were absolutely sure of, and, that was was ali? wrong, and Clausen and the rest all right. Aaything that went to show that was wanted. reportorially and otherwise. | The St. Paul D spatch perbaps furn- ished the best iNustration, in the way it studiedly .misrepented Governor | Lind or suppressed the fact or event, is the demanded Ilere is a nk instance On the day that Clausen made good the constant re- iteration that he would not resign, the Dispatch reported and the writer hereof, theld a casual conversation with Congiesiman Eddy. ‘The latter began by stating his owa experience iu Department, out of i come to the conclusion | thatit was either rotten or ignorant, and cone bl hdud with the diMculties of the that Mr. teishus as- tiou that the eh he should ire. His first statement was the chief one. but the Dispatch man hastened to make a prominent report of the last, saying nov a word about the first, Ilence we rep-oduce, as follows, the manner in’which the Re- publican congressman condemned the grain department as it has been con- dueted, lo these many years. He said in substance: Tmt thisii thecum daign In the Seventh ct, last fall, ssuid Mr. Eddy, more {than any o and I teli you that [ Gidn't mu cdin’t, and pout it. I knew from my own experience. Now there are several of us grain rai nmy county, | located close teyonee sata had this sort of {| on a& road, while eighbor near ne kind of svil. sowed the same kind of seed, had thes ee of expe: and othec a othe by. We are all on the me ittons isuenbae the s ly the sume. Mr. E of his wheat to Duluth . For the Duluth he re- ». 1 Hard, and for the other No.2 Northern. His neigh- yn Shipped nd another Northern for the Du- d for the Minneapolis. ipped part of mine to Min- neapolis and received the highest grade. No, i hard, with three pounds uf dockage. Now what could any one say to such experience us that, other than what I replied to those who inquired of me ‘what about the gra I told them thore was but one thing to say. and that was the trouble with the depart- ment was either incompetency or ignorance, and that is all there is of it.” This exposure would not be com- plete without the further statement that this suppressed report was fur- ished by the writer to tbe city dail- 23 on the evening of the event, and has not been even referred to, by a single one of those engaged in ob- structing the efforts of Governor Lind to improve #the stute’s discredit ser vice.» luth, und No. 1 * ae with the worst, in despicable meth- ods. It employs absolute falsehood, ; When the truth would serve even its pvor cause better. Of course few will be deceived—none who know the per- sonal and public character of those who do. the Dispateh’s dirty work. Examiner Pope is the special object ot its spleen, aside from Goyernor Lind. Iteven assaults the honor of asoldier with a first-class record, by the insulting act of printing General Pope’s name in quotation marks and thus insults every man in Minnesota who worthily wore the blue. There are no words adequate to express the preper contempt for the Dispatch, nnd the course it’ politically pursues. What say our friends of the state press? * * * ltis significant that not a word et men, for te retention of Clausen, save by him of the ‘*PV” system. Infact during the controversy the writer took pains to learn the opinion of the market met men, by spending some time among them, 1n Minneapo- lis, and almost without exception, the exception being Peavy, the grain men privately acknowledged that the state} grain inspection is rotten and’ has been for years. 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SencenweszauanacasaganeneEneneneenenee seeseRsosoes % Try one of our 50c. meals for oe 25c. ¥, Choicest ae = ; : First-class Lodging House. 4 Open Day and Night. Our Bill of Fare contains ail the deli Samcle Room i — ANS— Scandinavian Restaurant. LOGAN & SPILLAN, PROPRIETORS. Wines, Liquors and Cigars... racies.of the season. it with you. i fore at the head of the lakes. lasessene When we went to the. manufacturers. L And told them we wanted to make‘a REAL BARGIN SALE at the Head of the Lakes, they smiled.’ When we said we would pay cash for the Pianos we selected, they stopped. They accepted our offer. This was just after the Holiday trade was over, and before invoicing and closing up their books for the year. That i is the time to buy Pianos low. We now have the Pianos in our As | large WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORE and propose to give you the benefit of the big discount. When we show you that we can take off one-third from the prices that other dealers ask you for the same grade of Pianos vou will see what a bonanza we struck an;l we propose to share ‘A greater stock to select from than ever offered be- ‘Duluth Musri- ‘Jo. E. G. CHAPMAN, *igr * Cor. Lake Ave. and Superior St. ae SS SSH ssesesesesesesall But let do one be discouraged, for SOtOKAGERSERAAOD SORES AEREROSRERERE SST EST SORE SESE SEES a W.V .FULLER&CU bumber, bath and. Shingles Manufacturers of Sash, Doors and Blinds. Scroll Sawing Done on Short Notice. 2 = 2 2 * J 2 2 2 2 a @ 2 2 & & = = & & a 2 & i Test = Sa aE sa ae he Se NB he ae he a ape a he a ae ae ae ae te ae Me ea ae eae a a RE SS SS Nisbett Jewelry. Co. (Successors to Will Nisbett.) Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, Fine We “-u and Compass: Repairing a Specialty. seek EAE REE EE A a ea 2 AE EA eS MO A ae RE a = a EE