Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 2, 1910, Page 7

6 Brand TRepts WeraiteReview Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. Two DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Entered at the Postofficeat Grand Rapids, | Minnesota, as Second Class Matter. A WEAK JUSTIFICATION. Of all the weak replies that have been made justifying the election of eertain candidates, the weakest ap- peared in last week’s issue of the | Independent, in justification of Mrs. Whipple’s candidacy for the office of superintendent of schools. The In- dependent states Mrs. Whipple is as well qualified now for the office as she was before the primaries. Ad- mitted, without any argument, but what the Herald-Review and a majority of the voters throughout the county would like to know is this: What are her qualifications and on what grounds does she base her claim to the office? fact that she never finished the graded common school course in the Aitkin schools! that she sequent to that time? Is true that her teaching experience is limited to two or three winter terms of a country school near Aitkin. In casting his or her ballot the voter should weigh these things and then ask him or herself if he or she «can be tend Itasca coupty ing for one who has no known quali- fications for the office? On the other hand, Katherine H. Murehie, who is making a thorough campaign for the office, with every chance of success has received testimonials from her old time teach- ers and those under whom she} ta ht while engaged in school work. | Each and everyone speak in the high- est terms as to her ability as a pupil and as a teacher. al graduate and has had twelve Canadian and the tests, which must be passed are.sa thorough schools, thai there is no doubt she is per- fectly capable of carrying on the work of advancing the great rural) echool system of Itasca couuty, which by the way, is one of the larg- est in the state. Im casting your ballot, we ask you to consider these statements, It is of the greatest importance that the schools of Itasca county superintendent of executive ability, We familiar with the county,.as well | s with the work and as Mrs. Jurchie has be@n a resident of the buniy for the past eighteen years, | he Heraki-Review, knowing her for whese many years, has no hesitation im claiming for her these attributes, and with a knowledge of the great meed tor a capable woman to take eharge of our schools we ask you to give her your support and vote on November 8. —— THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT. Is it not a} Is it not true, never attended school sub- | it not | fair to the children who at- | schools, by vot-| She is aj rs experience as a teacher in the | have a| | “political jas Toney calls it, then, outside of the | tew who are opposed to Judge Stan- | ton, there are mo lawyers in the dis- wict who believe in an honest and impartial administration of justice. | wse, lawyers are sometimes ; known to be crooked, but there is {no need of making such a sweeping | assertion, Give them the benefit of a doubt, Tony—give them the be. fit of a doubt. | | CLAIR AND WARNER. The legislative situation for the 52nd district begins to assume pro- portions. Since A. B, Clair came in- to the field as a candidate the in- terests in the candidacy of Fergu- | sight. Clair will get a big vote im Cass, Itasca and Koochiching where he is intimately acquainted and the other most northern counties. This lis a year when old politicial pre- |\ferences should not and wil not count; the northern counties want something done and to have it done we must send men to legislature who not only know how to do it, but will leave no stone unturned that has < ‘worm under iit, until the feat has been accomplished. Andy Clair and C. H. Warner are just the men to ;do it and we shall be derelict of duty to ourselves and the state we neglect or refuse to vote for them.—Cass Lake Times. pli SES NO HESITANCY. | In regards to ‘the judicial situation | the Cass! Lake Times has the follow- | ine to say: | Another important office to be | filled és judge of- district court. We | say this is an important office and wa know whereof we speak. It is | not a position that should be knock- ‘ed' about by politicians and filled by |the dictation of some political boss ; —it is a people’s choice and if you |devn't select the best man it is your own fault. We have watched the ‘course of Judge Stanton since he took a seat upon the “wool sack,” | nave seén him grow and expand under the varied duties of the of- fice and have come to believe that _he ds the best man for the place and |will serve us faithfully and hqnest- ly. There should be no hesitancy in his support and no “flying away to other gods’ becauss of political filliations. SLANDER ON SENATOR GUNN. | The temporary editor of the In- ternational Falls Press got himself thoroughly disliked in Koochiching county by slandering the political character of Senator D. M. (Gunn, As everybody knows, he has never fail- ed to keep any promise made, no matter how trivial and the Interna- tional Falls editor sure bit off more than he could chew. The article in jaueastion, slandering Senator Gunn, | was published without the knowledge ot the publisher of the Press and they deeply regret its occurence. | Se | BE FAIR. The editor of this paper has been jtaken to task several times lately by local citizens for not coming out in favor of C. R. Gates for jcounty auditor and everlastingly | “ripping it into” the present strongly The puny efforts of Tony and} his Independent to belittle the @egnity and character of Judge Stan- ton, are of no avail and the Herald-| Review would take no notice of the false, -upinating tirade, but we wish to sei ic a few facts concerning | the appointment of Judge Stanton by tthe late Governor Johnson. Prior to the time the appointment was made, this judicial district, which perhaps has more business than amy other in the state, had only two jud- ges, McClennahan and Wright, the latter gentleman Stanton, who was then an appointee, at the general election im 1908, and it was at the instance of the lawyers of the district, backed by the influence of Judge McClenahan that the third position was created. A legal petition was sent to the legislature | then in session, signed by the law- yers requesting titat a third judge- ship be created, and the legislature granted the request. When the time came to name the third judge, it was these same lawyers who requested Governor Johnson to appoint Hon. Cc. W. Stanton, then practicing law at Bemidji, to the office, as he was known to have the judicial tem- perament required of one who would | sit in judgment over his fellow be- ings and who had made good while serving on the bench, when before appointed by the governor. Now, if the united bar of the district is @ haying defeated | bent om the grounds that too much money is being used for clerk hire and that Spang should have known of and averted the Kremer embez- zelment, and other such rot. We want to say right at the out- set that we have deen personally acquainted with Mr. Gates for over twenty years and from boyhood days up to the present time, there is ab- solutely nothing that can be said jagainst his character or ability, and furthermore if he should be elected |there is no question but that he | would. make a careful and obliging officer. He is making a clean and | vigorous campaign and it camnot be said of him that he indulges in or | would permit of any mud-slinging |against his opponent. He wants to | win fairly and squarely or not at all. | On the other hand we find Mr. Spang making his campaign along the. same lines, avoiding all personalities and asking for votes upon his merits and past record as auditor of the coumty. The publish- er of this paper has madea thorough investigation of his record son seems to have dropped out of, his re-election. To the best of our knowledge and belief he has discharged the duties of his office in a conservative and capable mammer. We find upon in- vestigation there are only four counties in the state that has a smaller amount expended for clerk hire annually and these four coun- ties are about one-fifth the size of | tasca, so there is no particular, rea- son for complaint on that score. ‘From a personal conversation with 'M. F. Kane, the deputy state public examiner, who had charge of the Kremer mnvestigation, he had no hes- itancy in saying that Mr. Spang, | could in no way be conmected in the deal knd with the system in use in the ‘treasurer's office in the | ‘payment or receipting for taxes, | there was absolutely no way in | which the auditor could have known {what was going on in the treasurer's | oftice, and Mr. Kane says that the | idea of Spang being in amy way con- nected with the Kremer deal is ridiculous in the extreme. So. this | explodes all of the campaign thun- der that has been used as am argu- ment against Mr. Spang by the Independent and a few others. Looking at the thing from both sides of the fence, one inclined to be fair and just, and knowing both candidates for the auditor’s office | to be honest, capable gentlemen, | this paper has refrained from | | | mixing into this contest—hence we say “let the best man win,’” which- ever it may be.—Coleraine Optic. eae Sk BENCH ABOVE POLITICS. Sentiment in favor of Judge Stan- ton's re-election very pro- nounced in every county in the dis- trict and his friends are confidently predicting a majority for him that | will run into the thousands. As in his campaign of two years ago, he has been dignified and, gentlemanly, relying upon his stand- ; seems ing as a citizen amd a lawyer, and | upon his record as a judge to com- mend Ifim to the voters of the dis- | Unlike his opponent, who has | trict. made use of the columms of a news- paper, published py a% disgruntled litigant at Grand Rapids, to attack | his character and motives, Judge Stanton has accorded to his oppon- ; ent that fair, generous treatment | which every citizen is so desirous shall govern all political contests, and especially when the judiciary is involved. The bench should be placed above politics. The election of Judge Stan- ton will demonstrate that the people of this district favor and endorse this popular belief. This judicial district is the largest fm the state. It is one of the most important in the state. It is import- ant because of its great natural re- sources, its immense possibilities, its rapidly growing population and its un usually lange volme of legal business. Such conditions demand experi- ene, ability and character on the ‘bench. In such a judicial district | the election of a judge is more than | incum- | py a mere political contest. It becomes a matter of vital public concern, over | shadowing al partisan considera- | tions. The almost ment of Judge Stanton’s candidacy | ‘the lawyers of the district con- stitutes the most unusual and strong- unanimous endorse- | est endorsement possible for a candi- date for a judicial place to have, | and it weflects to a marked degree the high esteem im which Judge | Stanton) is) held by the voters gener- ally, The statement made im the Itasca County Independent of Grand Rapids, to the effect that the lawyers signed this endorsement through coercion is so palpably false and malicious as to be regarded as ridiculous and absurd by every fair-minded person, and is a@ gross and unwarranted reflection upon the honor and integrity of the | < | office of county auditor. wire-pulling machine” and can find no grounds for opposing | much of a gentleman, to countenance acts like those mentioned above It wa a dirty, contemptible, cowardly act for the Independent to attempt to insinuate that Mat Spang would stoop to such tactics and the vot- erg will put their’ stamp of dis ap- proval on such cringing methods on election day. Reports have come in from the country districts, however, that parties interested in Gates’ can- didacy have torn down cards bear- ing the political advertising of M. A. Spang. The Herald-Review, unlike the Independent, thinks Mr. Gates a gentleman and does not, for one min- ute, think he would countenance such acts on the part of his adher- ents if he was aware of them. ——— Clean up the kangaroo court gang and elect Clarence B. Webster to the office of probate judge. He is a iawyer with the legal training which is really necessary in one who would successfully conduct the office and crooked lawyers with nefarious schemes, will not be able to strip the estates held in trust for widows and brphans. Pay no attention to the reports that have begn cir- culated by the opposition concerning Mr. Webster's character, Before go- ing to Bovey, he was located at Grand Rapids and his conduct was reproach in every false above particular. He is clean cut, with no axe ‘> erind and those who wish to see the of- fice honestly conducted will cast their vote for Clarance B, Webster. wen We reprint in another column an article taken from last week’s Cole- ‘paine Optic, answering those who have criticised its editor for not tak- ing a stand in the contest for the In reply Mr. Seeley states that he cannot op- | posa a home man, but he also finds no reason for opposing Mr. the present auditor, who has con- | ducted the affairs of his office in such a manner that no criticisms can Spang, | be a made. This statement, in itself, | should be sufficient to re-elect Mat ; Spang by an overwhelming majirity. ee _ R. A, McOuat, democratic nominee for the office of couny attorney, is | entitled to the office by every hon- | jest reason, from every standpoint. He} has conducted a clean campaign, in- [dulging in no mud slinging; he has made no pre-election promises; he is honest; he has the ability; does not belong to the kangaroo ant, he promises, if elected, to give a fair and impartial administration of the affairs of the office. Can you beat it? ee ee ster,” to paraphase the refrain of a one time popular song. Nearly every voter in the county has been visit- ed by that enterprising and hustling candidate for the office of probate judge, and he is making friends everywhere by making a clean cam- paign for the office. He, unlike the opposition, is not trying to mix in} the county superintendent fight. | ee { In commissioner district No. 1, Kig’s slogan is “one good half term deserves another.” Do not be misled by false statements and prom- ises, Mr. Voter, King has not made good. One good half term should spell retirement for the pre- sent incumbent of the office of coun- ty commissioner in district No. 1. SESE cp LSet | Straws may. not always indicate | which way the wind blows, but when | nearty every prominent woman in the county is interesting herself in be- half of the candidacy of Katherine H. Murchie, it is a pretty good indi- cation as to who would make the most capable and competent superin- tendent of schools. = The voters of commissioner dis- ; trict No. 3 should remember that in casting their ballots, a vote for John P. Trebilcock is a vote.for an i “Has anybody here not seen Web-/| | kinks honest and business administration of; The Independent waits to know “whose candidate Thomas Keefe is” In Itasea county, outside the Inde pendent, we know of no ona who will acknowledge the child. In New Quarters. By the time this issue reaches the public, Quackenbush & Pearson will have moved into their new quarters in the remodeled Duluth Brewing & Malting Co, building. It is by far one of the neatest and best equip- court crowd and what is most import-| eq thirst emporiums in the village and is in a good location. Both gentlemen are known for their square ‘dealings with the public and they are to be congratulated on the ap- | pearance of the new place. A Lemon Extract Drunk The first Indian seqn drunk in this village for over a year was collared by Mafshal Morical Sat. day and given a meal ticket on the county bastile until Monday morn- ing when he was brought into jus- The Indiam, who is the tice court. | son of a weil known Chippewa chief, had the flavoring pretty well out of his system by the time he was hauled into court amd was able to tell a pretty good story regarding tthe Indian booze question. He said it was impossible to get liquor of any kind in town, and that three potties of lemon extract is what started the convulsions in stom- ach, the buzz in his head and the in his legs. “One -bottle,” said the brave “makes your last meai turn somersaults in your stom- ach; ‘two bottles and’ someone is playing a bass drum on the inside of your head; three bottles and the hinges of your knee joints give out, the forty per cent alcohol in the extract lodges in your throat, while ‘the other parts of it fills your eyes fult of imag@nary lemon seeds. The jmorning after you feel like a lemon | with the juce sucked out, and you jcome to the conclusion that you must have slept on the lake shore with your mouth open during the night and took on board a dead tish.” The merchiamt who sells the extract to an Indian is certainly handing him a lemon. The prisoner the affairs of Itasca county, | was discharged.—Walker Pilot. 1 JUDGE STANTON Non-Partisan Candidate for Judge of the District Court Strongly Endorsed oo and... Cordially Favored To the Voters of the Fifteenth Judicial District: We favor the election of JUDGE C. W. STANTON to succeed himsel has proved himself fo be capable, fair and trustworthy. place him for a new man. ITASCA COUNTY. . C. MeCarthy, Grand Ray Cc. L, Pratt, Grand -—- By W. Stark, Grand Ray . D. Doran, Grand Rap! Ralph A. Stone, Re . M. Cro . We ie! “a Hiram A. y+ Harry Phinney, Deer River. W, B. Taylor, Deer River. John C. Lewis, Nashwauk. M. J. Brown, Bemidji. CROW WING COUNTY. A. D. Polk, Brainerd. Swanson, Brainerd. " fa; Warner, Brainerd. BELTRAMI COUNTY. te i Middleton, Baudette. oefod, Baudette. Xiere Chilgren, Williams. Russell, ‘Bemidji. ‘Donald, Bemidji Gibbons, Bem! Graham M. Torrance, Bemidt, yaa ad Funkley, John L. Brown, Bemidji. G. W. a BY THE LAWYERS OF THIS DISTRICT Statement by Lawyers: f. “He We deem it unwise to dis- Qualifications only, and not political considerations, should guide the people in the selection of the judiciary. (Signers as follows:) well, Bemidji. G. W. Holland, Brain Scrutchin, Bemidji. a Larson, ‘rank A. Lindberg, ©: “LEARWATER Simons, Remidit. Nils Hagen, Bagley AITKIN COUN F. W. Hall, Aitkin. Louis Hallum, Aitkin. Geo, S. Langland, Int Northon i i Geo. E. Eri s 5 lawyers of this district.—Bemfdji Ere. ian son Bessa py F leKusick, E “ Baer hitches J. Loud, Bemidji, ‘Blewitt, Brainerd.” — The Independent attempts, by i insinuating methods, to make the | voters believe that certain election cards were torn down and that Mat Spang was responsible for the act Ir the finst place we doubt if any of ‘b> cards wer? torn down, peria:s It was only ou of Tony’s political canards, and i the second plave, Mat Spang is to big a man, ‘00 ¥F. A ‘Ebner, Brainerd. W. H. Mantor, Brainerd. A. T. Brainerd. S. F, Alderman, Brainerd. 8 H. Crowell, Brainerd. Wm. A. MeGlennon, Bagley, E. H. Krelwitz, Aitkin. Aitkin. KOOCHICHING COUNTY. W. V. Kane, Int'l Falls. Franz Jevne, Big Falls. ieo. H. Walsh, Int’l Falls. |. Skinvik, Int’! Falls, end. HUBBARD COUNTY. Pv. Woolley,” Park Rapids. we ONG ‘oolley, Park Rapids. Park Ra; Is. L: Ww. i is, Park Rapids, y- A, Vanderpoel, Park Rapids. M. G. Wooley, Akeley. CASS COUNTY. TY Daniel Delury, Walker. . » Rogers, Walker. . Scribner, Walker. rry Paddock, Walker. as, W. Lada, Pine River. c. L. Forbes. Pine River. - Mi. . Panel, Cass Lake. vl Falls. 1. ‘ass Lake. ‘ass Lake, m Tr. Int'l Fails. The bar of the Fifteenth Judicial District, made up ideas of republican lawyers, favors a non-partisan judiciary. Every voter should join in this movement to keep the office of judge out of poli- tics. Endorse Judge C. W. Stanton at the polls on Nov. 8th. Attorneys} B. F. Wilson. Blackduck, A. R. Holman:. Pequot, and Thos. E. Collins. Cass {Lake, have Also Signd the Above Statement.