Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 23, 1904, Page 5

gegen crc Published Every Saturday. ‘By By C, KILEY. in woarees Sas pas YEAR IN ADVANCE es CWI DOLLARS A Entered in the Postoffice nt Grand Rapids, Minnesoti, 28 Necond-Class Matter IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. In a comment on the reported candidacy of A. D. Gray of Preston for the office of railread and ware» house commissioner, the St. Paul political reporter of the Duluth Her- ald significantly remarks that Gray has congressional aspirations and that a place on the commission would not bea stepin the right direction. Why shvuld a place on the com mis-— sion not be astep in the right direc- tion? The railroad commissioner is supposed to represent the interests of the people ag against the aggressions of railroad corporations. tunity there afforded for an able and honest 1aan to attain a high place in the estimation of the people is far greater than thatofthegovernor. Itis common knowledge that there exists stupenduous abu-es of the. people’s rights 1nd interests by the railroad corporations doing business within the state of Minnesota. The railroad commission was created to correct these abuses, and the commission is empowered by law to enfore justice between the common carrier and the patrons thereof. The honest, fearless and able commissioner is in a posi- _tion to do that which would immedi- abveély make him an irrestible political power in the state. To acquire this standingit would be only necessary for him to do that which he swears he will do when he qualifies. for the oflice. The duties.ure plain, the laws are explicit, the need of reform is known to all. Why, then, should a place on the railroad and warehouse commission not be a step in the di+ rection of future poli ‘ment? The Herald-Review will tell you why. It has become an unwritten law in the political code of the Re- publican party of Minnesota that no man need aspire to the office of rail- road and warehouse commissioner who is notselected by tbe railroad corporations of the state, and who is not recognized by these corporations as Lheir friend and fellow conspirator to rob the people. Ip return for this important concession the railroads lend their great influence and con- tribute liberally to Republican suc- Mr. Gray evidently recognizes the fact that he eould not secure the nomination in a Republican conven- tion without first. bartering with the railroads, and thereafter he would have te serve the corporations, ac- cording to agreement or violate the compact and serve the people, and in either event he would be pelitically killed for the future. “Whe railroads ure powerful enough in this state to destroy any man whe has the temerity to openly defy them after once agree— ing todo their bidding, and on the other hand the same is true of the people when they discover pertidy in their public. servants. And hence Mr. Gray is wise in declining to en- gage in that part of the political yame that would inevitably destroy his hepe of ever acqniring aseatin congress. The, Herald correspondent is right when he says ‘‘a place on the railroad and warehouse commission would not bea step in the right di- ection.”’ pI NS A, INSULTING PUBLIC OPINION. The standpatters. who have had their way with the Republican party completely, are, like other victors, in- clined to push their triumph to un- wise extremes, It was not enough for them that they should secure the postponement of any action relating to the tariff until after the coming election, but they determined to tear up root and branch all Republican sentiment in favor of tariff changes, and to quell once for alt the rebellion of reformers We have seen the lengt:s to which the machine managers went to in Minnesota, in the resolution’ that theyjadopted at their delegate conven- tion.and in the turning down of every proposition looking toward reciproci- ty when made in district conventions. If there is a state in the Union where sentiment in favor of: reciprocity with Canada is stronger than in Minnesota, it is Massachusetts. The Republican state convention there was overwhelmingly in favor of reci- procity, and would have so expressed itself 1f it had been permitted to goon record freely. Preceiving the danger, Senator Lodge took control, cracked the party whip and secured the defeat of a resolution favoring reciprocity. with Canada, although warned at the time by bis opponents within the party that this might very likely cause its defeat in the state. ‘This blind and suicidal policy seems. to furnish the Democrats with a ‘great opportunity. Through the whole country thereis Leathe ee she oppression The oppor- |. al advance- ‘heel more firmly upon the neck of ! the peonle. | tories to be won | There are mewbers of congress to be ‘elected, and there are Republican tariff. Everywhere the people are in- censed at the prospect of bearing ex- || isting duties unchanged forever. With their accustomed insolence the tariff barons have declared that they will not yield an inch, and remon- strance serves only to settle their Especially strony is re- ciprozity sentiment in the whole tier of states neighboring apon the Can- adian borders, from the Atlantic to the Rocky mountains. There are‘vic- all along this line. electoral votes to be taken from states hitherto countod as certain} for that party. Democrats cannot do better than to put reciprocity with Canada in the very forepart of their platform.—St. Paul Globe. SARS ges POLITICAL NEED OF ITASCA. This is the way the Bfg-Fork Com- pass sizes up the situation as to the needs of Itasca county, in a politica) way: ¥ Itasca must have one of the two re- presentatives of this legislative di trict. Cass, Aitkin and Carlton, it is) our turn. Itasca may be the oldest county of the three, yet it is the youngestin development—it is hardly born, It has the greatest need of a guardian in the legislature. Her nourishment, health and very lite depend upon securing beneficial laws. Sue needs roads and ditches, fields and flour. She needs more cows and less moose, more people aud less poli- tics, more toil and less tax. She does not need the empty honors of a state office. She needs a repre- sentative in the legislature to voice her veeds and to fight for her rights. The county press should not allow the pie peddlers to defeat this move- ment by giving us a railroad com- missioner instead of a legislator. ped NREL sabes Mankota Free Press: There was a time when the readers of a newspaper read the advertisements only when there was nothing else in the paper to read. But nowadays it isa patent fact that the average reader is edu- cated to the ad-reading habit. Tasty; well displayed aunouncements of trading places appeal to the eye, and are sure to be scanned with bargain hunting avidity.. And on the other band more advertisers are peginuing to realize the fact that the advertis- wmentreally pays. Goop MOoRNING--have you an- nounced yourself as a candidate for railroad and warehouse com- missioner? , Just here it seems quite pertinent to remark that the divers and sundry _ village clowns throughout the state who are being mentioned for this position bad better be given places in their re- spective local bureau for canine su- pervisions. The office of railroad and warehouse commissioner is one that should be filled by men of ability.— Ashby Post. rant ae OE a Mr. BRYAN is very naughty because he is trying to prevent the demo- cratic party from nominating a caudi- date perfectly acéeptable + to the plu- tocratic and monopolistic interests, both in and out of that party. Verily, Mr. Bryan is a bold, bad man!—Farm Stock & Home. ~e Former United States Senator Charles A. Towne of Minnesota, has been chosen as one of the delegates to the national Democratic conven- tion. The delegation is instructed fur Parker and is to vote as a unit. pag et Ir 1s announced that the Republi- can state convention will be held early in July—and thereafter much of the agony will be at an end. ae ac rks . Brighter Than Sunlight. As between Roosevelt and Hearst, the men who admire Roosevelt ought to admire Hearst all the more: 2 They admire Roosevelt because he does things. Well, Hearst does more in aminute than Roosevelt does all day. Did Rvosevelt ever publish a paper? Hearst runs six. If thatis your standard, Hearst -is the man. As a trust buster Hearst while a private citizen gave Rooseveit a three months’ start and then beat him out. Hearst isa better advertiser of his own virtues than Roosevelt himself, and a better organizer. It is hard to say which is the more modest of the two. ‘That does not happen to be the distinguishing trait of either gentle- man. Hearst never gob excited over the discovery of the ten command- ments. Whether because he took them for granted or because he never discovered them, Rvosevelt fone nim there. « Fearlessness is where they both shine. But Roosevelt has done con- siderable sidestepping, notably on the tariff, while Hearst has the ad- vantage in that _tespect of lacking record. John Metzger of Grand Kigads paid us a flying visit on Tuesday last. ‘The dange at the Bass Brook hotel. the 16th was over and above a success. |* Dick Knox, Jobn Fenton and the Hon. J..H. Flynn are about ‘due to blow themselves. Our school is progressing very ‘nicely under the management of Misses Eastman and Dunn. Who’s doing the bum stear act on the agricultural land of the coming | opening of the reservation? =, | News has reached here of a supper given at a hotel in Grand. Rapias which was not up to thgstandard of our hotels. and dignified town mayor and post- master, is doing the saintly city of Paul this week, It1s reported that Fisher Baker and W. C. Robbie will depart for Oregon in the near future where tney intend taking up a track of timber and. We wish them success. Mr. Lozon went up agaist appendi- cits March 16. He went to Grand Rapids, St. Benedict’s hospital, and’ thence to Duluth where he was suc- ces:fully operated upon. At the Pioner hotel on Thursday night, Skelly Bros.,” promise to give a ball which will be one of the vest given this season. Everybody come and have.a good time. Duno & Marcia have remodeled their store and completed a boarding house in the rear of the building. Mr. Dunn says they will bave an all- seagon run in their saw mill this year. Mat. Spang, he of the sherriff’s of- fice, raised hell telling your correspond- ent that he would give the names of Grand Rapilsites who attended the Boss Brook hotel hop last Saturday. The necktie party social was a pronounced success last Wednesday evening. The only unpleasant fea- ture connected with the affair was the rumor that Will Robbie escorted some- body’s girl to refreshments. George Collins, the noted Cuusier of Cohasset, intends leaving shortly for Dallas, Ore., where he is engaged to look after the -lumbering interest of McHardy and Atchison. George 1s a good man and understands his busi- ness. 4 Carney Bro’s. have finished ‘aking out Geder at this point having sold the balance of their timber to the North Western Timber «& Supply Co. The latter intends building a mill here for the purpose of manutacturing shiugles. * At the meeting of the school board held Jast Monday afternoon Miss Eastman and Miss Dunn were ap- pointed as teachers in the public school of this plece for next year. ‘The action of the board will receive the hearty endorsement of the people of Cohasset, Severa! couples came up from Grand Rapids to attend the ball given by Nelson and Brown, at the Bass Brook hotel. The Grand Rapids orchestra furnished the music, and everyone seemed to spend and en- joyable even‘ng, The Northwest Timber ia) Sipvip company has a hard problem to solve. It appears that the company furnished a gentleman named Murphy with cer- tain goods, supplies and stake, in re- turn tor which the said Murphy was to deliver timber to a stipulated amount to the company, In the ab- sence of the necessary and required | fulfillment of certains features of the agreement on behalf of Mr. Murphy the supply company 1s now trying to figure out their profit and loss. The grub stake is gone Secret of Sweeping Skirts. Perhaps the secret of the long skirt has been at last revealed. One who ought to know proclaims that most women are pigeon-toed. For years women have presisted in wearing pavewent-sweepers, without reason or excuse acceptable to the masculine mind.- Not even the pave= men; is benetited. The trailing skirts’ stir sleeping microbes into action and to lodgment in*ruffies and lingerie. By this means the bugs are carried into homes, where they get busy in con- sumption, diphthera, tyhoid or other diseases. 3 The world ‘has wondered how wo- Mmenso exquisite in tast in other things could be guilty of this dang- erous and nasty practice. But at last the secret isout. It is the pigeon-toes which women seek to hide with long skirts. Pride goeth hand-in-hand with the dirt and desease. Of course, not all women with long Mr, Hearst tv the Kepublicans as the best man for them to nominate. Th Democrats are dikes (to exhibit other preferences when ee time comes. dt would be ap! n pase < All in all, we sincerely a tae the real of geting | but the | tip ey eo let puck an be Le new skirts have pigeon-wes. Bub phe pigeon-toed set the fashion, and with women fashion is absulute law. Weare accustoued to the know- ledge that our idols have feet of clay, jab they ure nd illum Henry Himself Carrier, the sedate |] * * DR. G. J, LARSON, THE EYE SPECIALIST With his wonderful skill and methods and wonder- ful instruments can meas- ure errors of vision with- out the aid of the patience ability of examining. Symptoms of Failing Eye- sight. Do you see oe at times? : Do you at times sce floating spots betore your eyes. Do your eyesache, pain, blur, water, smart or itch? Do you fail to see clear at a distance? Do your eyes become fatigued from short exer- cises so you have to close and‘ rub them? Do you find difficulty in reading small, print at 14 inches from your eyes especially by artificial light ? Do .you have_ head- aches? These and hundreds of others are not only dis- comforts but signs of fail- ing eyesight and if neg- lected are not only danger- ous but may lead to total blindness. Dr. Larson carries the best of recommendations by kigh standing physi- cians and medical men and can upon your request hand you the names of hundreds of people that he has helped and cured. Do not wear glasses that are not fitted to your eyes. Dr. Larson makes regular. trips to Grand Rapids‘once a month. Consult him while op- portunity offers. At HOTEL POKEGAMA, Saturday and Sunday, FURNI big advantage over those a few odd pieces. Rem is our exclusive line. Opposite Itasca Mercantile store, Our store room is apparently well filled at present, but we have several car loads of gocds that will be here in a few days, For thé.new goods lots of. room will be requtred, and in the mean- time We are offering’a few snaps. Just drop in and ask about prices. We deal exclusively in furniture and have a FORNITOURE GEORGE F. TURE! who keep in stock only ember that KREMER, Grand Rapids. = BIG FORK. SUMMER RESORT D, NEVEUX, Prop. Situated on the Big Fork river, opposite Big Fork Postoffice. Is reached via Itasca Logging rail- road. a ran —_ Sa 5 Same me er Ses eS: The most famous hunting and fishing section ia Northern Min- nesota, where wild game and fish abound. Guides, Guns, Fishing Tackle | and Boats are supplied. Rates. are reasonable, and a successiul trip always assured. Correspondence Solicited, 1 ES a BE Bg SEE play while the men are coaling a war- “| ply-ship Buffalo. Japanese Signs. Nearly every shop in Japan for the sale of foreign goods is furnished with a sign in a forcign language. No mat- ter whether the language is intelli- gible, i* it is only in foreign characters that is enough. Many of these signs are a study. “The all countries Boot and Shoe Small or Fine Wares;” “Olé Curious;” “Horse-shoe maker instruct by French horse leech;” “Cut Hair Shon;” “If you want sell watch, I will buy; if you want buy watch, I wil} sell. Yes, sir, we will, all will. Come at my shop. Watch-maker;” “Hatter Native Country;” “The Hozse Build for the manufacture of ah and best kinds of Hats.” Music an Incentive to Work. It was shown at the Brooklyn navy yard the other morning that the gov- ernment’s plan cf having the band skip is most efficacicus. While lively two-steps and marches were being played the blue-jackets worked like beavers to fill the bunkers of, the sup- One of the officers suggested that it would not be a bad idea for privat corporations to cheer | their men on in their work by hiring THE TAYLO . PAINTER, SIGN WRITING, PAPER HANGING, “CALSOMIN- ING, FRESCO DECORAT- ING, PAINTING, HARD- WOOD FINISH A SPECI- ALTY AT HOTEL GLADSTONE, Or a Postal will brirg him to your Home FL. W. TAY LOR, Grand Rapids, = - Minnesota, What Do You Want? Choice Powers, Six-room house for sale. location. Call on J. D. Hughes & Co’s. store. furnished throughout. Enquire of Mike Guitar, Nashwauk, Minn. Two choice vacant residence lots for sale at a bargain. Inquire of J. D. Powers, Hughes & Co’s. store, TO RENT—Fourteen room hotel; | music, if no’ g mere than one of the little German street bands, to keep up their erthusigsm. Pierpont Morgan’s Straight Talk. Pierpornt Morgan was besieged b; a group of rewspapermen in Wasi- ington one day last week. They wanted to get his opinions on some of the prublems confronting Wall street. “Gentlemen,” said the multi- millionaire, “your business is to get rews and print it; mine is to do things if I can. Now, suppose I gave you the news in advance regarding things Il may try to do, You would be the winners and I the loser, and you would think me a dunce for letting you win Good day, gentlemen.” Jay Cooke as a Farmer. Jay Ccoke, the veteran financier, uwns several farms, and it is his pride to set before his guests at Ogonta | food that he raises himself. The milk. the butter, the eggs, the tomatoes, the | mushrooms, the meat, the bread, the fruit, the nuts—all come, as a rule, from his own farms o; hothcuses, and very fine sp ens they are. A favor- fte dessert with the tamous financier is baked apples--the apples that hig farms produce being extremely fine ener. f SAY, PA, WHY DON’T YOU WEAR + THE MENOMINEE SEAMLESS? Sensibie boy, that. He made a bull’s eye when he spoke. We make shoes which put the corn- cure dealers on theranxious seat. We cure corns by fitting the feet scientifically. The best way to cure corns is to prevent their growth in the first place. The Menominee Seamless Union Made Shoe 1s easy-to- wear, eisy-to-buy, easy-to-sell. For Sale Ry KURTZMAN, The Shoe Man Grand Rapids - Minnesota. PISLSVSLSISESISSOVSL ASSL SLSVSLVSLVSVO= SBSLSVSES: SISBVSVOPSVISS SVOLSLSLSLSTTSISLSISL wesceeeeesscs | ANY SHOE.ON THE MARKET. » 4 ~ eFAMS TO RIPSue NG SEAN a agar THe FECT. GUARANTEED TO OUT-WEAR SLSIQSISW SMOVTOSESLSLSOQTLSS COSLSLSS at Great arottnee ate e ecmeciee Company: READ DOWN West BounD _/ ‘Sratroxs READ UP £asr Bound Leave Swan AND Col INTENTIONAL. NUPLICATE Sareea | DULUTH. 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