Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 2, 1902, Page 9

| Gat Rt GRAND RAPIDS POSTOFFICE HOURS: Office open week days from 8 o'clock a, m. staltsReview ¥. A. McVicar, P. M. Murray TAYLog of the Deer R paper is evidently nob very well ac- quainted with United State nators. He confounds the lieutenant governor of South Carolina with United State: Senator ‘Tillman from that state. The two bear the same name but are distinct two yery individuals. Murray is ignorant. ¥ ‘Tins paper bas said and it repeats that the siaiipa merger fight is fon nothing but political Duncombe. It was CC yeted for no other purpose, and after a year’s trial to get into court its author finds the following to be the verdict expressed in the Fairmont Sentio “Governor Van fight is tand becoming the butt of ridicule lawyer iu the infurmed ot every well state.’—Barnu zZetle. eee lk reports are true there is one candidate for the legislature in this section of the state who is to bs ac- nkness, rk ed for his nal. Itas of He will f 1 iti 3p! form isa unique one. He says he is r of the railway merger, and against Gov. Van Sant and Hill. There are other the legislature who but they don’t state in fave commis- did some- sof his They made a schedule which ppointment Minnesc farmers ; they fixed rates given up by their Republican successors. Before they had time to fully carry out these and ther reforms, they were out of office. ‘The men who succeeded have done nothing, and the present commission is the laughing stock of the state.” acute nie is the burden of an TEno-w editorial song in the Duluth News Tr ne. The Herald-Review has ed with disgust that the News une is addicted to this sort of thing and never loses an opportunity to set up a word-image for the people to worship. The News Tribune is living in an age far advanced from what it teaches and preaches. In progressive days there is no for idols, and the man who to achieve success in war or rwise is not, and should not be, is a demi-god. looked upot IMPERiALISM IN CANADA. re) perial Am¢ in Canada the issue called Im- 1 is nob entirely unknown. nearly all but the Freneb- ns there is a strong feeling ada would profit — by of the Colonial conference oxromotion of trade. “The Dominion, as the greatest of all the provinces, would naturaliy step at once into the forefront of Britain’s dependencies, and enjoy a litule of the distinction that the patriotic Canuck feels is due his fatherland. But, dywn Quebee-way, the im- perial wagon has received a severe jolt. Thanks to evenly-balanced op- posing interests, Montreal and Quebec Canad that the for the and Sir Wilfrid Laurier are the dominatirg influences in Canadian ‘polities, and the backbone of their Strenguh the immense majority of French-Canadians in the province of Quebec. Imperialism to them means not only the solidifying of the in- tiuence of England’s colunies against the beloved Frauce, but also the settlement of the barren regions of the Domain, and by men who know not the French tougue.—St. Paul News. LEONARD A. ROSING. Leonard A. Rosing, the Democratic nominee for governor of this state, was born at Malmo, Sweden, in 1862, being now forty years of age.» When a boy of seven be in company with his parents, came to Minnesota and settled in the county of Goodhue, where he at present resides. Enuter- ing the mercantile business at an early age he rapidly forced his way to phe front by the superiority of his ‘bilities and the conscientiousness of his work. His appearance in state polities wos first made about ten years ago, when he attended the state conven- tion, The strength of his personality brought him into prominence and he became early associated with John Lind in the state campaigns. In 1896 he was made chairman of the state lich was} er iron ore trans-|s fcantral committee and served in that | the yoter declare his party political capacity during the campaigns of+'96, °98 and 1900. He was was private secretary to Lind during his governor- ship. His rare ability as an organizer was displayed in the masterly manner in’ which he handled the campaigns of Lind. He understands perfectly the needs and desires of the people of this state and his suprerigr executive ability recommends him strongly to the position to which he has been nominated. Personally, Mr. Rosing is of a quiet and retiring disposition and a great lover of home. His residence” at Cannon Falls, where he is engaged in the mercantile business, is the seene of many pleasant home gatherings when the friends of the candidate gather around the hearth and while away the time with jest anp quip. He has found time in the midst of his active business duties to make a careful study of the. political and social conditions of his country. The principles to which he clings with the te ity characteristic of his countrymen, are founded on the most earnest study and thoughtful con- sideration of existing conditions. He is broad enough to be open to; argument, generous enough to admit ts’ the good points of his oppone platform. His personal feelings ent as slightly as possible into his public life, but he is not one to abuse private virtue for a political friend of Mr- Lind’s and all of that gentleman’s in- "| fluence will be given him in the ap- proaching campaign. N AMAZING DISCREPANCY. The Democratic congressional cam- paign committee is having a hard time in ferreting out the prices charged for trust goods at home as against those charged the export trade. Chairman Griggs has, how- ever, obtained some figures which show an emazing discrepancy in the ces charged domestic and foreign consumers. From five out of 200 ex- porting firms on the committee's list been obtained: Wire nai Wire rope (coil, Lead (10 ibs). 5 (( = 730 pound) 03 rds (dozen) 3.00 Meat choppers. 27 Barbed ware (100 Ibs) .. 3.00 Blocks (alarm). .... 60 Lawn mower 1235 Fruit jars (de 30 ‘Typewriters... 100 00 Sewing mach 40 00 Tin plate (100 lbs) 4 3 0 The average price to foreigners is about 40 per cent under that to Amer- ican consumers, and it is stated that these quotations to the export trade are general and subject to further re- duction in special cases—that is, they are not the quotations given in the special discount sheets of the export- ing firms and associations, for a sight of which the committee has offered a reward of $100. The fact that Ameri- cans must pay more for articles of merchandise in common use than Englishmen, Germans and Russians must pay for the same goods must necessarily prove exceedingly damag- ing w the protectionis Every | one can appreciate the injustice Of a measure which, under guise of bene- fiting Americans, robs them at each transaction. Instead of prospering us it favors foreigners. It enables them to buy at rates far below domes- tic quotations, and this outrageous condition is produced and perpetrated by one influence only—an antiquated tariff law which the nation has wholly outgrown, If this was re- moved prices would instantly fall to the world’s level, and the protected manufacturers would still make a handsume profit, for the simple reasun Uhat they can produce in suc- cessful competition with all the lands of the earth. Frices to foreigners show this. American people will not much longer put up with a tariff which works so much to the advant- age of the foreigner over themselves, —Duluth Herald. DIRECT PRIMARY SYSTEM. For some reason not quite apparent, the system of direct primary voting is under general discussion at this time, notwithstanding that no im- mediate substantial good can arise from its discussion, and botwith- standing that its application will not be observed again in any state for many weeks to come. The general trend of the discussion cannot be re- garded as particularly luminous by any person who has studied the system in practical operation. Thus far the system in this state cannot be regarded as a marked suc- cess. It is responsible for the lament- able result of giving A. A. Ames the nomination ot his party for mayor of Minneapolis, although it ought to be said that that result is claimed by many to have been the result of frauds on the system. When Ames was nominated the system was limited in operation to Minneapolis, and it contained no precaution against the members of a given party forcing the nomination of a given man on the opposition party. "That defect has since been remedied in the state NEAT the following price quotations nave | | Lion. another | extension of the system to the entire | smilar character that could be named, provision which makes | but engugh to serve the purpose predilections—a remedy, by the way, which. is as bad as, if not Worse than, the disease to which it was applied. A very simple amendment providing that the names of candidates ot each party be printed on a separate ticket, and that the voter, while being pro- vided with both tickets, must vote only for the names set forth on one of the tickets, will dispose of this defect, which is abont the worst of those still observable. Another serious defect of the system is that where there are a large number of candidates for the nomination of a given party for a given office the successfui candidate may represent the preferences of but a proportionately small fragment of voters of that party. That was the case when F. B, Doran was nominated last spring as the Republican candi- date for mayor in this city. Laying aside the claim that the ex- tension of the system to the state was No thought of profit now, First come, first served—don’t w: food for reflecuon. 5 All $1.50 & 1.75 colored shirt a mistake, a claim which has yet to be sustained by-actual results, it can be “truly said that our experience of the system is far from discouraging. In this city, it has operated in select- ing almost Without exception, the most desirable of those who presented themselves as candidates for nomina- But with the new system, as with the old, it is a safe guess that the candidate who ig most active in bis own intgrest is the one who is waists close| 5 a Le Misses Percale Dresses to close at most likely to secure the coveted nomination, This latter consideration suggests serious disadvantage of the em, which is that it involves cally two candidacies for the and, must as a deterrent nst a Certain class of the most rable men appearing as candidates for office. It is a fair general conclusion, from all that we know of the system in op- eration, that the excellent principle which it embodies, of allowing the people to control the nominations of their own candidates for office against the intervention of political combinations, ought to be preserved, even at the hazard of much more serious drawbacks than any which have manifiested themselves thus far. No final conclusion can be reached on the subject, however, until we have had a larger and wider experience of the operation of the plan.—St. Paul Globe. ESTIMATE OF OFFICIAL ACTION: The political history of Minnesota for the past three years furnishes a shining example of the greater at- tractiveness of the spectacular, the trumpet blare, the skyrocket blaze in politics, as compared with sober, dignifled and effective accomplish- ment; even though the last results in substantial advantage to the people in a material way, while the first possesses no such virtue. The ex- ample shows quite conclusively that in matters political men are more easily influenced by sentiment than by the swelling or shrinking of their pockgtbook or bank account. It shows that if an act of a public official or administration is thoroughly advertised in a sensationally com- mendatory manner, it passes current with the people as the purest political virtue imaginable, and they never think to ask “show much is there in it for us?” While the act that is not so advertised, though it may be of great pecuniary advantage to the public, is given no consideration and confers its benefits in silence, un- honored and nosung!\ The authors of the first act are laureled, crowned, and their achievement is popularly commended with plaudit and praise, while the authors of the other act are repudiated by the people, there is no song of praise for them, and the waves of adverse ballots sweep them from oflice and power. The example: The lust year of Goy. Lind’s administraticn saw very much effective work in the way of re- ducing and equalizing rait rates. The removal of unjust and costly discrim- inative grain rates in the southwest quarter of the state, that is saving the people of that region several bundred thousand dollars annnally, is a case in point. The abolition of discriminative freight rates that re- moved a serious barrier to the de- velopment of manufacturing and wholesaling in interior points in the state, is another. 'The now epoch- making “coal rates” action, known as the New Ulm case, that not -only equalized and reduced rates on that great staple—coal, but incidently led to court decisions on hitherto dis- puted points that will henceforth make state control of rail rates much easier, is another case in point, and the most important of all, the most | ’ far-reaching in its effects, and will in the fullness of time confer aggregate benefits that are incomputable. And it should be said in this con- nection, that the New Ulm case is now regarded by thousands of citizens as‘an act of the present administra- tion, and credit is given accordingly. | These are not all the instances of politicians or} ¢. Silk Pissues.. isses and Dimitie: noy s’ Wash Blouse Suits. half price. Great Semi-Annual Clearance Sale cided to clear away all summer goods at what they ‘will bring while there is plenty of summ-r weather left, All $1.2 & 1.75 98 Remnant ends and short lengths comprising some of the very choicest fabrics m the store at about no regard for cost, and no consideration given to style. | We have de- ait until the best’ things are gone. The reduced prices submitted are All 65 1&8 1. colored shirt waists close AS a 25 per cent Off On Ladies and Misses Straw All $1.25 & 1.85 colored shirt waists close 98 at a All 85c & $1.00 Misses Percale & Gingham Dresses wrone, 6G 40c. Silk Ginghams. 18c. Dimities Boys, Cotton e price 14e. Sale price 85e. Sale price 49e. this article. These meritorious and helpful acts were not grected with plaudits. They evoked no rhetorical fireworks, were not, paraded under sensational lieadlines in the daily press, while the people received them indifferently if not sullenly, and yoted their authors out of office at their first opportunity, and doubtless because the acts were not sensationally advertised. These acts pertained to matters between all railroads and the people; there was no war between powerful rival rail- | road interests involyed to promote | and pay for advertising. They were plain unsensational business affairs between railroads and people, in which the people got the best of it The fireworks come when corpor- ations win! The contrast is shown in the notori- ous anti-merger action, really a battle of railroad magnets, each side striv- ing to get the best of the other, the people not parties to it; nor is there the remotest hint of a promise of lower transportation rates by either party to the conflict. The battle cry of the opposition to the merger is “prevention of the destruction .of competition betweeh the roads,” when there never was any competition between them, at least in a local sense—the only sense that concerns the vast majority of*the patrons of the roads. The merger defeated, there is no promise of lower rates by reason of the defeat. The merger successful, there caf be no stronger combination for making rates than there is now or has been since the roads existed. It is not worth while to refer to the difference in the popular estimation of past and present treatment of the railroad problem in Minnesota. It is now a matter of history that adwmir- ation, popular applause and com- mendation is with the emotional, the pyrotechnic, the big headlines; while neither admiration, applause or com- mendation is given to level-headed. beneficial, but unemotional business methods. But in spite of this, the effects of the last will be felt in the pockets of the people long years after the firs} will have passed from the memory of man. ‘The foregoing should not b2 con- strued into censure of the leaders of the anti-merger movement. As an effort to secure obedience to law, it is right; but no executive should expect great praise for. doing what he solemnly swears to do when assuming office. If eensure attaches in this case, it is for things undone rather than done, for not sturdily struggling for lower rail rates as the preceding administration did. his is not written in a pa-tisan spirit, but in the hope that it may lead a few citizens, at least, to estimate the acts of public officials according to. their merits, and not according to the; sensation:l advertising they get.— Farm, Stock and Home. ‘ - pe 8G REE oc Grand Rapids Real EstateCo ‘Pine lands Mineral lands . Agricultura Lands City Real Estate Bought and Sold Homesteaders located on vacent government lands. The Diamond Clothing House ‘And Generl Merchandise é HENRY LOGAN --.--.- - Proprietor. # a ‘ Having opened a general storeat. the Diamond Mine Location I cordially invite the people of that vicinity to call and inspect - my stock, which consists of Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats Caps, Etc. I make a_specialty fo supplie for work- " ing men and aim to carry the best. 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