Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 6, 1906, Page 3

F ‘Revs Bers Reven tue Interest of Swanson, because the Democratic vote would: have been | 9] Pulllished Every Saturday. cast almost solidly for Guon. 1b is =| true that Mr. Guon bad the advaot- By E. C. KILEY. . age of no opposition in his owo county, and Cass was conceded to him from the start. Insofar as political jobbery was concerned, however, in the senatorical fight, Gunn was up against it through the machinations of Swanson and hisfriends. The Wuat would Timid Tony do with- | splendid endorsement that was given ‘TWD DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE ntered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid Minnesota. as Second-Class Matter, out an editor? With a couple of| Mr. Gunn issimply a tribute to his SOME THINGS HE HAS DONE -weekly contributors the poor little|standiog in the district with the fellow manages to keep a touch of] people who know him. During the editorial life in the Independent’s| campaign and since the friends of GMDATE COLE pages, but should they quit him, | Mr. Swanson have talked as though Author and Supporter of Measures what then? Echo answers—blank. they had been injured unjustly by —-———_ Mr. Gunn having filed for the nomi- Ur ro the present writing nobody| nation after Swanson was a candi- has stepped forward to offer any rea-| date. The facts reverse the situation. scn why SherifieHoolihan should not] D. M. Gunn was the first tu file for be re-elected to the office} he has so|the Republican nomination and it ably filled for the people of Itasca] wassometime after he had inau- county. On the other hand there are| gurated his campaign that Mr. Swan- many who have strong reasons and] sun filed. The Independent’s posi- strong arguments to offer why hej tion throughout was that of the snould be retained, ‘One good term|traitor that had been influenced deserves another,” is the motto of the} sulely by cold cash—and pot much people of this county. If good judg-|cash, at that. ~ ment had been used Mr. Hoolihan would have had no opposition. As it is he will be elected by a splendid majority. State Should Drain Its Lands. The trip of the drainage investigat- ing party through the northern part of the county{have long been convine- of the state should result in placing ed that substantial road improve-|Stfong business and political in- ments cannot be realized until the| fuences behind the movement to se- present immense territory is dividea|°’” fective legislation at the ses- and a new county created. When|Si ‘ext spring. With Mr. Cole as we stop to consider that the average|S0vernér such legislation will un— county of the state is composed of | 1oubtedly be secured. 16 townships and that. in Itasca Engineer Ralph explained to the there are 185, or enough territory to| Party that 5,000,000 acres of what is make twelve counties of avergage| 20 waste land could be made avail- size, it should not require much argu-|@¥!e for settlement at an average ment to convince {the average voter | Cost of but $1.50 per acre. As com- that the present unwieldy territory |Pared to the cost of irrigation, this should at least be cut in two. Money| Would be but a nominal outlay and paid in taxes at the present time in wouldsbe returned to the state more the southern half of the county than two-fold when the lands were should be expended here. The pro- sold, as provided by law, to the high- posed diyision severs the county | st bidder. 1t would open the way, about in the center—making the ter-| 4180, for a new population of at least ritory of each proposed county about 300,000. equal. The present assessed yalua-| ‘bis drainage of state swamp lands tion of the entire county will reach| !$ @ branch of the policy of state de- about fourteen million dollars, Of|Velepment which the Democratic this amount ten million is placed political organs are so insistently try- on the south half of the county. It ing to belittle. They never miss an shouldn't require much of a business] °PPOrtunity to slur it while bypo- head to figure out that it is to the|Titically pretending to favorit. Yet interest of this end to expend the the state would not pay for the drain- age of a foot of land it did not own, and all the cost would be charged up to the land benefited. In this section of the state every ——_.—_ THE business men of this section taxes derived from this section on the roads of the taxpayers. Ten Tourteenths of the money paid into the county treasury is contributed from the south half. Why should we citizen favors such action by the coutinue to appropriate this money state. The only opposition of conse- to read, bridge and other improve- ments In the north halt? —— ee The Independent Explains. Timp Tony's editor undertakes to explain in the last issue of the Inde- pendent why Mr, Swansun was des feated and Mr. Gunn nominated as the Republican candiaate for state senator. But Timid Tony’s editor man fails to exlain ina manner that explains. In recounting the several handicaps under which Mr. Swanson is alleged to have struggled, the In- dependent is mentioned. It may be true that the Independent night have exerted some injury to Mr. Swanson’s interests in this county if there had been any chance at any time for the Carlton county gentle- man to get any considerable number queuce to itis in parts of southern Minnesota, and one of these parts in- cludes Governor Johnson’s home. If he was as sincerely in favor of this issue as he says he is when in north- ern Minnesota, the governor would ovenly advocate it iu the south, where he has the largest personal acquaint- ance. where his influence is naturally the greatest and where missionary work is most needed, but so far he has been significantly silent on the subject. when speaking there. Asis well known, he was opposed when In the legislature to the state's draining these lands. He believed that the little «patches cf settlers, surrounded by thousands of acres of swamp owned by the state, should he left to dig out their own salvation. If his conversion since then is sincere, if he does not sympathize of Interests to the Whole. State—The Friend of Development. A man’s official record is a fair in- dex by which to judge what bis future acts willbe. The friends of Albert L, Cole are willing that he should be measured by that standard. He was elected a member of the legislature in 1902 and again in 1904, representing in the House the largest senatorial district in the state. During the first term he was chair- man of the Committee on Elections, and introduced and secured the pas- sage of a bill that has already result- ed in saving thousands of dollars to tne taxpayers of the state. Under the old Jaw, the custom was to send election blanks lo the officers of the election rrecincts by special messen- ger, and to have election returns re- ported in the same manner. In the countyzof Itasca, ,alone, the cost of this work for a single election was in excess of three thousand dullars. Mr. Cole’s bill provided that for election precincts fifteen or more miles from the court house the ballots and nec- cessary blanks be sent by express or registered letter, and directed the sending in tu the county auditors of the election returns by registered mail. He especially safe-guareed the return by providing that they should be sewed into an envelope in the presence of all the judyes of election, pporter of the provisisns offered by Hon. R. H. Jetferson of Cottonwuod County, providing that the right of the state to bring action to recover for trespass or to itstitute criminal offering a liberal reward for informa- ‘tion that will Jead to the arrest and | ‘prosecutions shall never outlaw, and i Official Legislative Record of Re-| Both of these provisions ure now a conviction for trespass on state lands. q part of the laws of the state, and On all questions between the cor- porations and the people, Albert L. Cule was ever to be found arrayed! fluence, helped make them so. | I He stands for the enforcement of federal and state laws; he voted for the bill increasing the tax on gross earnings of railroads from three to four per cent; called up the joint resolution asking cungress to put lumber on the free list. He supported the bill prohibiting corporations from contributing to political committees; he voted for the ‘‘Nclan Reciprocal Demurrage Bill,” for the two-cent passenger fare bill, for the anti-pass bill, and, in fact, for all measures calculated to restrain the powerful corporations from encroaching upon the rights of the peogle. As the Re- publican nominee for Governor of Minnesota in 1906 he stands for these policies inauguarated by President Theodore. Roossevelt, and for the principles of the Republicans of Minnesota, as enunciated in the platform adopted at the Duluth con- vention, which declares, among other things, that “We favor a reduction in passenger fares to two cents per miles, the abolition of the free pass evil, the abulition of the discrimination and favoritism in the furnishing and with the champions of the el Albert L. Cole by his vote and “il GEO. BOOTH, Cigars GRAND RAPID, MINN sé 99 Have achieved an excellent BOOTH S CIGARS reputation all over Northern Minnesota. They are made of the finest selected stock by experienced workmen in Mr. Booth’s own shops here, and under his personal supervision. This insures the utmost cleanliness and care in manufacture. For sale everywhere. Call for them. [2S 2S3525 55253 S32 5320: See S252 a SHKCLSSCHHLSSASLHKK SNH S ESAS OCHS LSA Keto eee eee eeenese $ 7 H . D 3 2 own 3 H H 2 . and $5 = 3 H Vilage Lots per month : x = Ks * 2 : : : We have choice residence lots all over town and weare sell- * ing them on such easy terme that anybudy can buy. $5 : : down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Comeinand talk » 2 the matter over. A house and three lots forsalecheap. # = We also have some choice business lots on our lists. They = $ are for sale on easy terms. . ry = & = : REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY, : a 2 {E56 a hauling of cars, and such a readjust- ment of freight rates and charges as will afford to every producer, shipper | and consumer the impartial services of these public highways.” A Daily Paper for 25 Cents. The St. Paul Daily News offers a trial subscription for three months for 25c. In view of the fact that the next three months will be filled with the news of the political campaigns, ' itis a splendid opportunity to secure { sealed and stamped in a way that makes it impossible for the envelope to be opened without detection, and that returns be registered and mailed in a post-office within twenty-four hours after the polls closed. In work- ing this reform, Mr. Cole, as usual, demovstrated his interest in the whole population and his desire to have a “square deal” for everybody. During the same session (1903), Mr. Cole introduced a bill which provided for the assessment and taxation of logs in the counties where they were cut. This bill was bitterly assailed by the lumbering interests, but passed the House. Mr. Cule ther car- ried the contest for the bill up to the; Senate Committee on logs and lum- ber, and made a hard fight for a favorable report, but the bill was finally sidetracked and defeated. When Mr. Cole was a candidate for the House two years later, the lume bermen remembered his activity and in the large saw-mill towns in his district his vote was greatly reduced. In the legislative session of 1905 Mr. Cole was at once recognized as one of the leaders and took a prominent part in the enactment of all important legislation, serving as a member of the following important committoes: General legislation, taxes and tax laws, public lands, education, drain- age and roads and bridges. Mr. Cole was a member of the sub-committee selected to draft a “good roads law.” Owing to a partial disagreement among the members of that commit- tee as to just what the bill should provide, the whole matter was finally placed in his hands and he drafted our present ‘‘good roads laws;” and the peogle of the state are probably indebted to Mr. Cole in a larger degree than to any other one man, with the possible exception of Senator O. A. 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Leland Avenue, Opposite Postoffice. THOS. FINNEGA SWSLSLSISOSLSOSE SLSLSL SPSL S VSL SOS OSVSO SOS SL SLVES ‘WHEN YOU GET THE HERALD - REVIEW YOU GET THE NEWS ee ee ee ee et Don’t Guess on What to WEAR Ex- of votes in Itasca county. As it was, ! with his official organs in their covert | ing for a State highway commission. as well as expensive. There however, it is quite unnecessary for|sneers at this issue, he will take ad- Mr. Cole was the author of the law the Independent to ‘accuse itself of having done Mr, Swanson any harm. The funny feature of the Independ- ent’s post election comment is the assertion that it supported Mr. Swan- son because it considered him a bet- ter man to represent the people in the state senate tnan Mr. Gunn. That's rich. ;The Independent sup- ported Swanson simply because Swan- son paid it for so doing. Eyerybody in the county knows this to be a fact. As to the handicap feature of the campaign, it was Gunn who had the handicap to overcome. In Aitkin he would have received nearly the entire vote that went to Mauston. [t was Swanson and his backers that in- duced Carl Taylor to file. Every vote vantage of his next trip through changing the manner of appraising southern Minnesota to say so. state lands; ab the law providing that certain improvements must be made On the other hand, Mr. Cole, the} upon the lands within five years of Republican candidate, has made this|the date of sale, and limiting the the main plank of his platform, | 24mount a single individual may pur- There is not a man, woman or child chase to three hundred: twenty (820) ; acres. He was the author of the law in the state that dves not know that providing for advertising the re- he stands first of{all for state develop- | sources of the state, and the sales of ment—the draining of state lands, { state land, better known as the “Cole immigration, good roads, lower | Immigration Law.” Mr. Cole intro- freight and passenger rates, the duced andssenured the passage. of a oltioniutparces ta ancree inl t act oroviding for a comprehensive i) P . ringent | survey and system of drainage of the railroad law. He everywhere com-| state swamp lands. While always a bines these into one policy for the| strong and ardent advocate of the building up of the state; its thorough | taining of state swamp lands, he settlement and increased profits from | ‘es the position that not one dol- i lar of public money should be used to farming. Unlike Governor Johnson, pay for the drainage of private lands, he has a record of constructive legis- but that the cost of all the state lation back of him—a records of laws, | ditches should be assessed to the ets, POSS rere lands benefited. is a marked distinction be- tween the dependable pro- ductions of our Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Coats and Jack- of cheap manufacture so often. foisted upon the public as cor- rect in Style. Our advance showing of Fall and Winter Wraps and Furs are now open. JOHN BECKFELT etc.,and the different lines We ask your inspection. that went to Taylor would have been| not words; of statutes, not recom- cast for Gunn. It is a well known|medaticns. And right there is the Mr. Cole took an active interest in framing and passing the present aw under which timber on Grand Rapids - Minnesota fact that Keenan of Carlton county | striking difference§ between the two stringent 1 was induced to ffle as a Democrat in| candidates.—News Tribune. state lands is sold, and was an ardent SOSOS : : SOOO 0 OO OOS OOS OOOO OOOOOGOOOS ——__———