Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 30, 1904, Page 5

TWI DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVAN fntered in the Postoflice at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Second-Class Matter - = WHAT THE PRESS MIGHT DO. The Herald-Review has quite an extensive exchange list and they are A representative lot of weekly and daily papers. Their editorial columns are closely scanned from day to day and we cannot fail to note the ubsence of any apparent interest in the sort of men who will represent the state at the next session of the legislature. It is all Dann and auti-Dunn; Collins and anti-Collins, with an occassional Eddy. Now, for a fact, it. does not matter a great dea! to a great many publishers of newsparers whether it be Dunn, Collins or Eddy. But it does mattera great deal to all the pub- Jishers and to all the people who shall represent’ the legislative districts. The legislators are the boys who make and upmake the laws. The governor is simply atigurehead. He draws a salary, deals out political jobs to those who, in his judgment, are best able to secure his re-election, and he submits to newspaper inter- views, entertains more or less accord- ing to the social ambitions of Mrs. Governor, and there his duties are at an end. It is with the men who make the laws that the commom peo- ple should fraternize and be most in- terested in. The legislature is the very fountain head from which good yr evil flows. Give us able and just men as lawmakers and it matters lit- tle who is governor, There is no rea- son Why this district is vot repre- sented by the ablest men in the Re- publican party. That party’s majori- ty is safely one thousand even with such men as Noyes and Ryan or Cole and Swanson. There is no need to cousider location, nationality or po- litical pull. ‘Che nomination is equivalent to election without con- eration of the nominee’s qualitica: tions. Why, then, has the dominant party been selecting mental men- dicants for these most important positions? Lt cannot be that the peo- ple desire it so. Is it not true that there ure certain Republican politi- ians who desire to have men in the legislature who will Le looked upon as weak sisters, und when their vote is desired for any graft measure by tbe lobbyists these Republican politi- cians will be called upon to whip their respective members into line? That this is true of the Fifty-second district the Herald-Review has no doubt. Itisas plain as noon-day. It is aob ubtequally true of otherdistricts. Publishers of gain nothing hecause of the existence of this condition. Why, then, are they lulled into apathy when it is their plain duty to the public to be outspoken and emphatic in their de- mands for the election of representa- Live men—men of ability—men who know the veeds of their diszricts and who will strive for the enactment of laws that will better the people’s con- dition? If the Republican papers of the district will take this stand they have it in their power to force the scheming politicians to retire. The local press can exert a great influence for good if its energies are directed in the right way. The politician ewill reply to these sentiments that the Ilerald-Review is a Democratic paper aud is only seeking to disrupt the Re- publican party, and in some cases he will sueceed in convincing the editor that itis his duty to supinely acqui- esce in the policy that has already brought discredit upvn the state. Lut if these editors will look the facts squarely in the face and bring themselves to a realization of what has been going on they, will not heed the sophistries of the politican but will inaugurate a campaign that will sult in the election of men who will bring honor to themselves by being helpful to the people whom they are chosen to represent, Will they do it? We will see. f THE NEED OF THE HOUR. In its last issue the Border Budgetof International Fall, has a very sensi- ble editorial on the legislative situa- tion in this district. The Budget urges the necessity of electing a man of ability to represent the Fifty-sec- ond district at St. Paul, to the end that the great interests of the people may be served and such measures en- acted into law as will aid in the more rapid development of these naturally rich counties. The one thing most essential in this direction is pointed out by the Budget to be the passage of an act at the next session of the legislature for the drainage of swamp lands. The following excerpt ‘from ube editorial mentioned is worthy of reproduction in the Herald-Review. All this baiabaloo and boiler plate rot for governor is nauseat- ing. Whether Collins, Dunn or Eddy is nominated for governor ‘atters very little to us in that DEFECTIVE PAGE | Republicans papers | tothe reclaimation of the state swamp land. ‘hey are good and. etlicient. men, will enforce the laws and: competent to admister the affairs of the state regardless of which one is elected. Itasca county has more tu gain by send- ing a.good live man of ability to the legislature who will exert an influeuce in seeuring an appro- priation for the drainage of vur state swamp lands then it has by the election of either one of the above named candidates for gov- ernor. A careful perusal of the columes of tue Grand Rapids Mag- net leads ove to surmise that its editor is fearful that should the Republicans of Itasca county in- sist vn putting up a candidate for the legislature that it might jeopardize D. M. Gunn’s chances for railroad and warehouse com- missioner. In justice to the Budget the Herald- Review will state that the article quoted. from does not condemn the candidacy of Mr. Gunn for the office of railroad and warehouse commissioner, but rather endorses it. The objection it raises, however, is an open secret to chose who are acquainted with Mr. Gunn’s political tacties. Gunn is one of those who plan to elect men to the legislature from this district whose abilities are even of a luwer standard than his own, so that he may play the part of dictator. He would secret- ly plan to defeat either Seaman or Greely because they are men of in- dependent and aggressive ideas who would not be d.ctated to by any poli- tician. If the Border Budget and papers of its independent disposition would accomplish that which it ad- vocates with such marked ability, it must begin an uncomp-somising fight against the dictators, ‘The fight must be carried aggressively into Carlton, Cass and Aitkin counties and the pa- pers of those counties must be en- listed in vhe cause. And the Bud- get will find that it cannot ac- eomplish its aim through the organization of political clubs. The politicians invariably get possession of such organizations aud they oper- ate asa deteriment to any effort of the people to control elections. Ap- peal directly tu the people and educate them as to the causes of their neg- lected interests. Lhe papers of the dictrict can accomplish the defeat of the dictators if they will pursue this policy. 1f they do not it will be the same old story over again. - A REPUBLICAN COMMENT. \, The Pinetop Review, one of the several Republican paper of this coun- ty, indulges the following comment In its last issue anent the candidacy for the office of railroad commissioner of our eminent townsman, D. M. Guon: = D. M. Gunp, of Grand Rapids, is a candidate for the office of ra road and warehouse commissioner, and accurding to the Herald-Ke- view of that town Mr. Gunn is not the most popular man in Ltas- ca county. Inasmuch as the Her- ald-Review is a Democratic paper everything found in it pages should not be taken for granted, but it points out that Mr. Guan bears the distinction of being the only man who has ever failed to carry Itasca county as a Republi- cap candidate for the Jegislature. In 1896 Mr. Gunn = ran behind his ticket abeut 250 vetes, and lost the county. It is unfortunate for the gentleman that he has Brother Kiley personally against him as there is no more bitter op- ponent ia .northern Minnesota, and the Nerald-Review has a wonderful faculty of digging np facts that have a tendency to in- jure those who are not to its lik- ing. The Review would be grati- fied to see an Itasca county man Jand this plum, but Mr. Genu may not be able tu even carry his own county delegation, and in that event he would not go into the state convention with a great deal of strength. peiadens SA SMALL CAUSE FOR WORRY. The fact that Minnesota has some fifteen hundred thousand acres of swamp land is causing some yood peuple a great deal of uneasiness. They fear that the humble home= steader may not have the opportunity that he deserves and that the state will not be settled fast enough so long as it hangs on to these tifteen hundred thousand acres of swamp. As for the settlement of the state, a mild critic! 1 ‘ cago speech, and concludes that “if he| would retain the confidence: of tle many siccere friends who gave him loyal support in two campaigns, he should cease bis presistent kicking at everybody and everything that prom- ises party success.” The Duluth Her- ald and the other trimmers seem to forget that the sentiments expressed by Mr. Bryan are not ent: rtained by him alone. We voices the de- mands of , millions of Democrats throughvuut the United States who will protest in thunder tones at the St Louis convention against delivering the Democratic party over to the plutocrats whose sole aim is to destroy its usefulness If the Clevelands, Hills and Bel-; monts are successful in dominating the national convention a new Dewo- cracy will spring into existance aud the plutocratic nominee of the St. Louis convention will poll less votes than any man who ever received a nomination for the presidency of the United States. The real Democrats of the county are not looking for harmony and party success that car- ries with it a surrender of party prin- ciples, and the “recrganizers” will be brought toa full realization of this fact if they attempt and succeed in their present designs. Bryan and the millions who believe as Bryan be- lieves were right eight years ago and they are right today. —-. THE unkindest incision yet inflicted hereabouts was the thrust of Tramp” Kelly at Editor Stuart of the Magnet. In making. up the several com- mittees fer the forthcoming toura- ment, eucampment and picnic at Grand Rapids the Indepeudent Ba- boon was overlooked while Editor Stuart was named as a member of two important committees. Kelly, who constitutes the Baboon’s editoral staff, was much wrought up over the slight shown his manager and did not hesitate to display bis displeasure to those whom he considered responsible fur the inexcusable affront. With the royal dignity of an insulted king he demanded to know of the appoint- ing powers why his Baboon had been ignored entirely while Stuart had been doubly recognized. “Stuart, Stuart! He’s nothing but a ‘damp tramp” emphatically pronounced the Baboon’s editor. Anderson was final- ly tacked on to the tail end of the printing committee, as it was agreed that it would please him aud would do nobody else any harm. > At Lasr we have Representative Cole’s record. The Maguet wade it public and Cole is famous. What did Cole do? Why Cole nominated Babcock for speaker of the house, and then sat down. He deliberately sat down of bis own volition, He wasn’t knocked down, ‘nor did he remain standing after he finished that speech. Hesat down. It did not re- quire the services of the sergeant-at- arms por a special act of the legisla- ture to cause Mr. Cole to be seated, but with almost human intelligence he sat down. Suppose Cole hadn't been there? 1t is to be presumed that the last session of the lower house of the legislature wouid have rattled through its allotted ninety days without a speaker, if Cole hadn't a speaker, if cole hadn’t been on band to make that nominating speech. Of course it is not claimed for Ccle that he secured the passage of any laws, good, bad or indifferent, Lut he made a speech and he sat down. ¥ ee ae ‘THE Big Fork Compass will please accept an humble apology by the Her- ald-Review for referring in a careless manner to the place of its birth and and abode. We should have knowa and explicitly stated that the Compass is published at Ripple, the home of our former townsman, George T. Robinson. But the truth is, Brother Greeley, the Compass had not been on our exchange visiting list and the fault was notall our own. However. 1t is with feelings contrite and peniteotial that we implore for- giveness, and beg to assure the Com- pass that it is among our most valued exchanges — eagerly looked for and carefully read. A. M. Greely isa real Minnesota pas thousands of acres of cheap lands now on the market which are attracting the very best kind of settlers as fast as we let them know what we have. Anybudy who wants cheap land, is willing to play pioneer and do the hard work demanded of a man who clears up a new country,can get all be wants mn. Minnesvta, and afver his hard work is done he will have some land that is worth while. Meanwhile if the state will spend a few hundred thousands draining its swamp lands it will be doing a great work for its people, adding materially to its assets and reclaiming a good many thonsand more acres of cheap lands to offer to those who are in earnest in their desire to build up homes for - Pioneer. +00 | Coneress has positvely adjourned, | ty happened to nominate him.” This is the only thing that congress | cruel way the Wadena Pioneer- has done that should be mentioned. | al tells about it, editor. We like his style, and would prize his personal friendship. ee Tue folowling is going the rounds of the press. It may be true for all the Herald-Review knows: “A Mis- souri editor refuses. to publish obitu- ary notices of people who, while liv- ing, failed to subscribe for his paper, and gives this pointed reason: ‘Pev- ple wko do not take their home paper are dead anyway, and their mere pas- sing away is of no news value,’ He should also include in his cut-out Jist those who failed to keep their sub- scription accuunt properly balanced.” —_-e- “©THE Graod Rapids Magnet is themselves. — Bemidji | booming Dan Gunn for railroad com- missioner. Mr. Gunn would indeed he a ‘railroad’ if the Republican par- the ourn- \ My Line Dress Trimmings, the best in the city. K. N. & F. Cloth- ing for men. L. H. & Co. Clo- thing for Chil- dren. °* McMillan Pants For Everyone None Better Have Just Opened a ana Beantiful Line of | complete in All-Over Laces Queen Quality for AioverEmorciecry | Spring Suits, Walking’ Skirts Women Are acknowledged Silk Skirts, Silk Jackets ae: "Men bik and Silk Pitticoats When you are tempted to send your money to mail ord- er houses hundreds of miles away, bring their catologue to us and see what we can do in matching tneir prices. Bring samples, too, if you have any and compare the quality of We believe that in a. majority of their goods with ours. cases we can at least save you mail or express charges and remember you can examin all goods before buying. Thismay save you from disappointment. . JOHN = BECKFELT GRAND RAPIDS Nor only is Representative Cole a nonentity—an utterly useless orna- ment during the session of the legis- lature-—but he is a resident of motley. Morrison county. He is not a resi- dent of this legislative district. The Republicans ought to feel proud of their borrowed statesman. If the Republicans ofthe Fitity-second must go to other districts for legislative timber they should insist upou get- ting a square deal. At one time Cole owned an interest in a Walker mer- cantile business, but since has dispos- ed of this property and it is said that of property in thedistrict. It is prob- able, however, that the gentleman may still own a‘lot or two somewhere in the district and thereby claim a residence. CONGRESSMAN DALZELL of Penn- sylvamia says that Bourke Cockran was bought to support McKiuley in 1896 and was paid $250,00 for making: speeches in supyort of the Repubii- can nominee. A warm war of words in the house brought out tre state- ment, Cockran demands an invest- igation, because he knows the Re- publicans dare not investigate. It is safe to believe that Dalzell was right. CaS Let the sunshine in. There ain’t much news here this week. ¢,O. Sleeper don’t sleep over his books. Frank Foley from Feeley, was here Wednesday. This is excellent Minnesota weather for real estate boomers. Jim. Grady has betook himself to the serious side of life, Mis Alex Dunn and family, left here, for Foley, Benton county, Minn., last sunday. s H.-H. Carrier 1s about to move his Store building. ‘The location is not yet decided upon. Actual war is on between Russia and Japan. We've taken-the pains to look the matter up. Fish Baker has another door put in leading to the cara room, for the pur- pose of egress and ingress, Robert McCabe went to Walker Thursday, in the interest of some of his Cass county real estate. Station agent Long came forth last Sunday with a new brand of hat. ’Tis of the Texo-Mexico style. “Henegg” Sullivan is thawed out after a hard winter campaign, and is now in goed trim for the summer. Marshal McCahe’s prerogative his | he does not now own a dollar’s worth * gone forth to the effect that none of this practicing base ball in the good old summer tme shall be allowed on the streets. Chas. Carrier and his frlend C ollins, lett for Spokane, Wash., and other western points, Saturday of last week. Shernff Hoohhan and Jno, Castello, the latter of Minneapolis Brewing, Co, fame,. were here on business last ‘Tuesday. “Sophie,” after a six months’ ardu- ous life midst the cedar swamps that borders portions of Buss lake, is with us some more. Ton. Brown is back to town again, after a five months’ trip us second cook in one of Northwest ‘Timoer Supply company’s camps: Attorney Price was here the first of the week, from the Rapids, listening to tales of woe from some of his clients and some that were not, too. The steamer “Little Eagle’. made its imtal trip, this season. starting last Monday morning, in charge ot Eluer Gear and returned Wednesday. assualted F. A. McHugh, the 231d, is about $20 a wiser, but a poorer man. ‘The outceme of his folly. The Mississippi at this pomts fil- ling up tast. ‘The father of waters It could not have been a_ poetes who thought of the idea that ‘Winter is lingering in the lap of spring,” as is the case this springs. It is tod'real. When your correspondent herefrom has nothing else to do he devotes a couple of hours per day chewing the rag with himself in the meshes of the | metric system. Mike Hawley and family, have moved intothe building recently va- cated by S. A Dunn, the latter having moved into the Alex Dunn building which he bought. Ed L. Bangle and John Mains, of Deer River, came here the middle ot the week, for the purpose of telling us a few whoppers as long as they could keep an audience. Shooting fish along the banks of the raging Mississippi 1s the favorite pastime, these evenings. One man fetched down 36 speckled trout, in one shot. “Of course he used pigeon shot, The Northwest Timber and Supply company has broke ground for the erection of their muill on the river bank | at the west end, and about 200 feet! of the Moore and McHardy old mill site. Clean up your back yards before May the first. The smellin’ com- mittee is coming around, officially, and being new officers it’s no telling to what extent they’ll enforce the law just placed in their mits. d Jobn Skelly, of Skilley Bros., 1s “handling” at the Pioneer hotet these Dolph White, one of the parties who | either sprung a leak or allowed itself | to be damaed by the Pokegama dam, | My Shoe De- partment is Albright for Children If you want pure food try my line of Home Brand Teas, Coffees, Spices and Can Goods steamer “Little Eyle,”after seve at tons of pressed hay on Minnie lake, Is so miny moons since we heart anything sung except by a lumoe:- jack, that, last Tuesday, when the birds. and frogs, after loosing and shaking themse'ves up, begin their melodies, we had to go and feel and see them before bemg capable of determining bird trom trog soug. Should the board of health, in ther report, state the consdition of that eye- sore, the frog pond, and the cause thereof, it wouldu’t be a good idea tor jany of thei to get on to the “KX arrs”? | here to go any place without areturn | ucket. ‘The railroad company intends mov- j ing theirroad bed elsewhere especialiy jat that point where its presence pro- ‘hibits the natural Row of that stagnant water jf, Upon such removal, they find what our contention 16 true i e: that water will run down hill... iben in that ease, they wh replice the road bed after just having put in a viaduct. ‘The local board of health, here, nas received instructions as to their duty under and by virtue of their office i from the state board of health. ‘The main substance appears to be severe penaities for bon comphance with the rules and ressulations therein stated and no compensation. : Roxy” Remmington, the erst dis- penser of wet goods at Skilley Bros.’ saloon, went to the Rapids last Mon- day, where Doctor Russell pretormed Jan operation on the index finger of his lett hand. A felon caused the trouble. Mr, Remming is now minus about one centimeter, in length, of that member. When a debter is called on, and j ull forced to pay, he vacillates, wng- gles, lies, turns mental somersaults and goes through many uncalled for an- tics in order to attempt to show that | he is not a depter, But when a credit- | or, the affuir is reversed. ‘Lhe difter- ;ence in the two extremes being about (65 per cent which the lawyers and | the courts get. Mayor and Postmaster H. H. Car- jMer got back from St. Paul Saturday of last week, where he went to pur- chase a goodly start for his sum™er stock of goods. While in the Saintly city he wittnessed some ‘of the strife pending between Col. F. P. Wright snd Hon. Robert Smith, for mayor of that city. Still, the contest and schemes perturbed in the conflict be- tween himselfand D, A.Dunn for may- or, here, onthe 8th of March, 1904, and two or three days previous thereto. Thos. McHugh,one of our local and popular .merchants, was assaulted in his place of business, Saturday of last week, by Dolph White and John Mich- aud. Having no “cooler” and the parties would, in all probabilities, be |beld nll Monday for tnal, Mr. Mc- Hugh went to the Rapids and pro- cured a warrant. The deputy sher- nff came up here and secured White but fichaud had flown, White was days, while Owen, the other end of: the firm, is up, the river with the brought to Grand Rapids where the matter was settled,