Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 14, 1900, Page 7

» ae i » AMERICAN Wy WH Yi ff” ¢ ip 90° OZ \tED ) ) } p YL. The Load It Carries Un CORPORATE INFLUENCE Its Grip on the Republican Party of the State Is Very Plainly Indicated. Miller, Who Seeks to Be Rail- road Commissioner, a Steel Trust Employee. Other Candidates Are Named Solely Because Corpora- tions Wanted Them. ™) The Republican state convention, among other things, nominated defatigable office-seeker, Samuel Sant, to lead the forlorn hope the great commoner, John R. against INDUSTRY. der Republican Policies. —National Watchman. by fair means or foul. Think of it! The great Republican party of Minne- sota nominating a boy for railroad commissioner because the Federal Steel ‘Trust and Rockefeller wanted him! Think of it once more honoring the member of a commission that the peo- ago repudiated! Is it not about time that the honest rank and file of the party opened their eyes? ; Mills’ election would mean a com- ; mission to which the people would look in vain for energetic treatment ! of the questions coming before it. Mil- ler’s election would mean a commis- sion that, as far as he was concerned, would do the Rockefeller bidding. If such were not the case, he would not be on the ticket to-day. Will the people of the state stand for it? | Speaking of the nomination of Mills that staunch Republican organ, the Minneapolis Journal, has this to say: The nomination, of Mr. Mills, the Journal cannot regard as other than a political mistake. In our judgment it was unfortunate to take any one from the old commission, and, also, bad poli- tics to offer to the people of this ; State for their support at the pells a man who, according to his own ad- ple of the state had less than two years | confidence expressed for him two years ago will be renewed when ihe time comes for action —Mortyn Enter- prise. Republicans are a part of the people in Minnesota, and when a man per- forms “every act” of the duties of a high office like that of governor “after carefui consideration of its effect on the people,” he is just the kind of man the people want. For forty years the Israelites wandered iu the wilderness. For forty years Republicans in Minne- sota allowed themselves to be led or driven to continuing in office the Re- publican administration of affairs be- lieving that the state would be dis- honored by the election of any other. But nearly two years ago John Lind was elected ,and now even rabid Re- publicans are forced to “point with pride” to his administration, and Re- publicans, true Republicans are a proud people, and they like something like that to be proud of.—Delano Gazette. ; Republican. CORPORATION CANDIDATES AND STARS. | St. Paul -Globe: The great blunder, if it was a blunder and not the result of deliberate pur- pose made by the Republican state con- j vention was in the selection of.candi- dates for railroad commissioners. The Hon. A. N. Dare, of Elk River, .e speaker of the last House of Repre- sentatives, and one of the most prom- inent and respected citizens of the Sixth congressional district, was badly defeated in the convention by one Joseph G. Miller, an individual who un- til a few days ago was absolutely un- known outside of the circumscribed, | scantily populated areas of Lake coun- ‘ ty, and who resides at the town of Two | Harbors, on the north shore of Lake Superior. Mr. Miller was nominated for railroad commissioner over Mr. Dare. This Joseph G. Miller is employed as a minor clerk in the master mechanic’s office of one of the iron range railroads. His sponsor was the claim agent of one of those railroads which is con- trolled by the Rockefellers. He was put forth by this claim agent as the {representative of organized labor and a large amount of money must have | been spent to secure his nomination, judging by the crowds of strikers en- gaged in booming his candidacy. Such is the individual who defeated Mr. Dare and whose candidacy forced Charles F. Staples, of Dakota county, another of the Republican nominees, to fill the humiliating position of the short term candidate. Judge Ira B. Mills, of Moorhead the third nominee, is a former member of the commission and owes his nomina- tion to the indefatigable efforts of the former chief grain inspector, Mr. A. C. Clausen, whose cohorts did not scruple to enter into a combination with the supporters of the Rockefeller protege to defeat Dare and other can- didates. The most brilliant star in the crown of the Republican state convention, however, was the election of Hon. E. T. Young, of Appleton, as permanent chairman. Mr. Young is a young law- yer of much ability, and a member of the state senate, who won renown in certain quarters, during the last session of the state legislature, by defeating the bill to increase the gros: earnings tax on railroad earnings to 4 Lind, was remarkable at least for two! mission, furnished to bo.a the house) per cent. the hippodrome character, trotting out and naming the candidates for all of the leading positions with z clock-work nicety of a circus exactly as advertised. ond, its complete submission to and corporate interests when- se interests chose to show their hand. Other Republican conventions have now and then ‘on particular offices bowed the knee to machine dictation, but in this instance the Knee was crooked all along the line. ‘0 meekn of spi t that great gather- ding officer. Personally Mr. a very agreeable fellow, a apable lawyer and witnal a good speaker but is it not strange taat the Republicans in convention assembled should have altogether forgotten the which he carved out for himself and his party associates in the Senate. When, as chairman of the judiciary committee, he led the fight on, and killed, the most popular and meritor- ious bill introduced in either house during the last session—the bill to in- crease the gross earnings tax on rail- roads from three to four per cent? Are not the people justified in considering Mr. Young’s selection as chairman as en evidence of.approval of his .sena- torial action? Could the corporate in- terests, which conspired to defeat the increased gross earnings tax in the Senate, have shown their absolute con- trol over the Republican convention in any manner more emphatic than by the magnificent endorsement which they secured for Senator Young? n, compare the treatment ac- cor Mr. Merrill, of Minneapolis, h that given to Peter E. Hanson, Litchfield. Hanson, notwithstand- e fact that as a senator some 0 he voted against the passage of that excellent law, known as the Anderson tax law, is given the nomina- tion for secretary of state. Merrill, on the other hand, is hardly mentioned for the place to which he aspired, notwithstanding he was the author of this same law and would without doubt have made an excellent member of the railroad commission. Then, too, the selections made for places on the railroad commission showed beyond any question the high- handed manipulation of machine and corporate influences. To be sure, sop was thrown to the people in the nom- ination of Mr. Staples, but there the concession ended. Miller, a yeung and inexperienced clerk in one of the Rockefeller offices at Two Harbors, ‘was put forward for one of the four- year terms, and Ira B. Mills, a member of the former Republican commission and a man of conceded railroad lean- ings, was cleverly worked into the other. Against this arrangement the well-minded portion of the convention twas absolutely helpless. Old-time Jeaders were actually hissed. and silenced when they tried to counsel reascn and fair-dealing. The slate was fixed and it had to be forced through ler in the first place with what | {and senate a copy of a bill which came ‘to be known as the Miller bill, which ' passed both houses but was vetoed by the governor because it at least made doubtful against public interest a law which before was free from doubt in favor of the public interest. That the enactment of the law would have had that effect The Journal has the best obtainable legal advice and fully | believes. There was plenty of good | material at hand out of which to com- | plete a good ticket without placing upon it the name of a man who, how- | ever honorable his intentions may have ; been, will be compelled to defend this ; unfortunate official act from now until election day. Says the Globe of St. Paul: It will not be surprising if the people at the | polls repudiate the Republican state | convention and all its works. It now rests with the Democratic party of Minnesota to give the people a set of candidates they can vote for without feeling that they are handing the state’s affairs over to the control of some employe of a grabbing corpora- tion. In this connection, while talk is rife all over the state concerning the Republican nominees for railroad com- missioners, it might not be out of place | to quote what Senator Miller, a Repub- lican, has to say of the reduction in grain rates, brought about by the pres- ent commission, appointed by Gov. Lind. Here it is: “The result, with its consequent great benefits to the farmers of this section, is a triumph of public inter- ests over the greed of railroad corpora- tions, which is very gratifying and en- couraging. For the good work accom- plished by the railroad commission the Herald freely gives to those offi- cials unqualified credit. By com- parison of the new rates with the rates in effect before the first reduction was secured, it will appear that the total reduction from Rock county markets and from most other points in south- western Minnesota to the Twin Cities amounts to four cents. per 100 on flax and three cents per 100 on wheat. On other grains the new rates give a reduction of about one cent per 100. This means an increase of over 2 cents per bushel for flax, nearly two cents per bushel for wheat, and in the neighborhood of one cent per bushel for cther grain. Applied to the an enormous increase in the profits of our farmers, and gives an indication of what may be accomplished for the benefit of the public by earnest and faithful effort on the part of our rep- poceiatives in positions of public trust.” In an editorial reviewing the admin- bault Pilot says: istration of Governor Lind, the. Fari- ; stump. Rev. S. W. Sample in People’s Paper: The allied forces which are today rally- ing under the leadership of Bryan are the party of affirmation and progress. They affirm the Declaration of Inde- pendence, the Constitution of the United States, the rights of the Fili- pinos, the Cubans and the Boers to liberty and independence, the rights of the common people of thts country as against the trusts, the privileged classes, the.plutocracy. They are mov- ing towards the perfect realization of these rights. The Imperialist party (for it is the Republican party no longer, save only in name) is mest glaringly the party of negation. It denies the fundamental principles upon which this government was founded. It denies that either Congress or the president, in dealing with the Filipinos or the Puerto Ricans, must or should obey the Constitution. It denies the equal rights of all to freedom, because it sanctions and sup- ports slavery in the Zulu archipelago. It denies the right of the South Afri- ean republics to existence, because, its throat choked with Filipino blood, it utters no pretest while Great Britain is destroyitig those republics. It denies the grand doctrine of our revolutionary forefathers, that taxation without representation is tyranny. It denies the rights of the people as against the trusts, because it has fos- tered the tariffs and other special privileges under which the trusts have grown and multiplied; and because, when one of its former officials, At- torney General Monette, of Ohio, en- deavered to enforce the law against trusts and bring the Standard Oil Com- pany to justice, the Imperialist (so- called Republican) party of Ohio re- fused to endorse his endeavor or to nominate him for re-election. It denies the application of the Gold- en Rule to nations, because it is cer- Dee not treating either the Filipinos, the Cubans or the Boers as it would want to be treated. It denies the supreme authority of Almighty God, for it says the Ameri- can people should stand by the admin- istration in its present war,“ right or wrong,” whereas Right is always and everywhere the voice and will ot total products of the county it means} .God. To a degree never before true of any party in this count~y, the Imperialist (pseudo-Republican) party of to-day is the party of negation and denial. The Delano Gazette gives a hint of what is coming in this campaign when Republican inconsistency and boss sub- serviency will be emphasized on the Thus what will the people think when our five congressmen stand “The opponents of Governor Lind|up for the Porto Rico iniquitv, which will have to assail his politics in the| half of the Republican papers of the pending campaign, as his oficial rec-|state condemned, on the one hand, ord is invulnerable.” while Senators Davis and Nelson and None can question or doubt the state-|the other two congressmen take the ment of the Pilot. If Lind has been | other side? The people will be sure to a disappointment to any, it is to the | ask nasty questions this year, and what old gang that was: not permitted to] will the Republicans answer? ' LANDING IN DURBAN, a Basket. A Rovel method of leaving a steam- er is in vegue at Durban, in Natal ‘The originality of the method arises from the peculiar character of the bay, which a long, land-locked lagoon, ¢on- nected with the open sea by a narrow channei which flows between two breakwaters intended to prevent the formation of the bar, and so to main- tain free access for ships into the har- bor. That bar is the battle-ground of political parties in Natal. The bishop of Natal, writing in Good Words, ex- plains that politics turn more on pro- posals tor fighting the bar than on any policy. In the meantime the bar liolds its own, and the mail steamers are too big to get into the harbor. The out- side anchorage is a rough and restless place, and nine days out of ten, tugs are afraid to lie alongside a gangway. Thus it happens that passengers are driven to the alternative of escaping from the ship by the same method by which St, Paul escaped from Damas- cus—in a basket. “We owe gratitude, however, to the Empress Eugenie,” says the bishop, “for since the day that she came to Natal on her sad er- rand, the basket has increased its di- mensions. It is, in fact, almost as large as the elevator in a London man- sion, affording room for three or four people to sit or stand.” In this commodious receptacle the passengers are hauled aloft by a steam crane, and dropped with much care and precision into the tug lying alongside. The sensation of swinging aloft and drop- ping into that heaving tug must be anything but pleasant. The shore gained, the visitor to Durban has @ chance of making the acquaintance o/ the Natal rickshaw boy, who will gal- lop him up to the Royal Hotel ir good style. These Zulu boys are good specimens of their race—a race ol children. They have tremendous spir- its. They would think it very tame tc wait their turn for a fare, like the London cabmen. When a traveler comes out of the hotel there is a wil¢ charge of rickshaws across the street The boys enjoy the race and shout and leap into the air. The dress of tht rickshaw boy is @ picturesque medley It is a common thing to see one wear: ing the discarded tunic cf a private of an old English line regiment, hit head covered with a child’s or a lady’s straw hat, ornamented with tags oi lace and tied with a ribbon under tht chin. Others affect the ferocious styl and adorn themselves with enormou! feathers and a pair of cow’s horns tied to their heads.—Youths’ Companion. ECLIPSES OF THE SUN. Always an Object of Deep Inter.st te Astronomers, The earliest records of solar eclipses are ascribed to Confucius. One of the eclipses of antiquity was famous fo1 two events. One was that it was fore- told by an astrologer, the year being 585. B. C., and the second was that its alarming appearance stopped a bat- tle between the Lydians and Medes, Formerly eclipses of the sun created terror among the beholders, and even today educated and intelligent people express a dread of the solemn and im- pressive darkness. One who has wit- nessed a total eclipse gives this graphic description: ‘“‘As much as five minutes before the total obscurity it may be possiple to detect strange waving lines*of light and shade draw- ing across the landscape. Then, with frightful velocity, the shadow of the moon is seen approaching, a tangible darkness advancing like a wall, swift as imagination, silent as doom. The immensity of nature never comes so near as then, and strong must be the nerves not to quiver as the blue-black shadow rushes upon the _ spectator with incredible speed. A vast palpi- tating presence seems overwhelming the world, Bats emerge stealthily. An assembled crowd is awed into ab- solute silence. It becomes curiously cold, and the chill is mental as we!l as physical,” Tan, Writing the Date. There are two ways of writing the date in abbreviated form, viz., 5-30-00, and 30-5-00. It is impossible to say that one form is correct and the other wrong, for both are in common use. The latter is the one more commonly used in Great Britain, while the form- er is perhaps more distinctively Am- erican. To our mind the latter is te be preferred as it gives the day of the month, the month of the year and the year in consecutive order, which seems more natural than to give first the month, and then the day of the month. It is, however, largely a matter of taste, and, as we have said, both forms are correct. Antlers with 78 Points. A San Antonio, Texas, dispatch says Mr. Hoary Hoeke has received an of- fer of $1,000 from the Smithsonian In- stitute for a pair of deer antlers, said to be the finest in the world. There are 78 points to the antlers, the larg- est number on record. The deer was killed by a hunter named Ware, near Brady City, McCullough county, Tex. The antlers were sold to Mr. Hoeke, who had them mounted. Mr. Hoeke also is the owner of 3,500 pairs of ant- lers, said to be the finest collection in the world, Ol Engines in Palestine, According to an English consular report oil engines are rapidly advanc- ing in favor in Palestine for the pur- pose of drawing water from the deep wells to irrigate the orange groves, Hitherto the water was pumped by an- imal power. There was a large water wheel, and from four to eight mulos were required to revolve ft, according to the size of the wheel. whe Passengers Escape from the #h3y in b 1 cents per day. “What made Prof. Pounder ring the Ml and dash off the car in such haste?” “Oh, he told me that he couldn't stand it to see those three women chewing gum and not keeping time.”— Indianapolis Journal. Japan Anxious. Japan is alarmed over the emigration of many of her residents to this coun- try who are lured here by misrepre- sentation. This is like the misrepre- sentation which delude people into be- lieving that any other medicine is equal to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for stomach disorders. It will cure in- digestion, constipation and dyspepsia. A Little Advice. “Brothers,” remarked Bev. Mt. Goodsby, ‘“‘there was a large decrease in contributions to-day. Perhaps you are saving your change to buy fire- works on the Fourth of July. A very commendable spirit, I assure you, but if a change does not manifest itself in the lives of which some you are lead ing you will see plenty of pyrotechnic displays later on, and you will be very foolish to spend a cent on fireworks now—very foolish.”—Indianapolis Sun. PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. ‘Thomas Forstner, New Ulm, Minn., vehicle pole attachment; Hans L. Heg- Cy bon, Minn., automatic car eator; Anton T. Peffer, Minn., merchandise exhibitor. Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson, Patent Attor- teys, 911 & 012 Pioneer Press Bidg., St Paul | Taking in Boarders. Mrs. Smythe—What is poor Mrs. Per- kins going to do, now that her husband is dead? arders, Why, she can't —Take in b Smythe—No? Sn.ythe—Precisely. Didn't I say that she s going to take them in?—Har- Jem Life. The Parson’s Revenge, It had been the custom of an Atch- ison man all his life to time his preach- er at church, and when the preacher had talked thirty minutes the Atchison man ihcught it long enough, and got up and walked out. He died recently, | and the preacher took advantage of the fact that the knocker on long ser- mens cculdn’t get away, and preached a funeral sermon lasting an hour and fifteen minutes.—Atchison Globe. Read the Advertisements. You will enjoy this publication much better if you will get into the habit of reading the advertisements; they will afford 2 most amusing story, and will help you in the way of getting some excellent bargains. Our advertisers are reliable; they sead what they adver- tise. 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