The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-03

the best Auditor Minnesota ever had
In case Mcmillan shonld resign
whom, do you think. would the Gov.
ernor appoint!
| Potter County is keeping up the
unsavory reputation of Dakota for
corruption in County affairs.
Cox and Springer both deem them.
selves left out in the cold as far as
chairmanships are concerned.
Protection does not prevent the
Iron industries from shutting down,
ami throwing thousands Of men oui
of employment.
Arthur will have to come down to
"Chet.' again,if he hopes to gain New
York. From short hair to- dude
from dude to short hair.
The United States Senate was des.
igned to be q body of great men witt,
great minds. 1t is now filed with
sharks and millionnaires.
Senator Sabin spent the holidays at
his home in Saltwater. We are not
as yet advised that the senator rode
home in his special car.
The contest over the Ohio senator.
ship has assumed such shape, that it
IS safe to predict that either Pendle-
ton or Thurman will secure the prize.
1t is understood in Railroad circles
that Mr.. II. G. Davis, Assistant GEN
eral Ticket Agent of the Manitoba,
is to succeed Mr.. G. X. Barnes, as
Gen'l Passenger Agent of the North
ern Pacific.
The lambs who conided their for
tunes to the Willard brokers for in
vestment, are now going through the
somewhat uncomfortable process of
being sheared.
We call attention to the fact that
Gov. Hubbard does not deem IN extra
session Of the Legislature necessary.
We entirely agree with the Governor,
though for very different reasons.
The Speaker of the British House of
Commons receives a salary of $s25 900
year, more than three times the am.
cunt of Mr.. Carlisle's pay. The present
incumbent, the Right Hon. Mr.. Brand
is to Re set aside at the next election
in February.
Governor McEnery, of Louisiana,
was renominated by the Democratic
Convention at Baton Rouge. A mi
nority report was offered denouncing
lotteries,and fayoring the adoption of
Constitutional amendment prohibit
ing them. The report was adopted.
Carlisle declines to allow his name
to be used for the senatorship from
Kentucky. In this he is acting wisely,
as lie now occupies the second position
Of Importance and dignity in the
United States. To be speaker is next
to being president.
Congressman KaSson desires to re-
tire from politics to the more quiet
and secluded grove Of literature.
Probably, he may be fred TO this by
Blaine's S75 900 in cash and fifteen
cents Il volume royalty for his forth.
coming history.
The rumor of Judge McCraly's res
ignation, and the probable appoint
ment of Senator Mcmillan as his sue
cessor, would make it appear rs if
it were another Edgerton case. The
trading Of high places is getting to be
quite business.
Head-miller Washburn is having
himself doomed for a reelection to
Congress, Notwithstanding the earnest
protests to the contrary published in
his behalf. The Washington cores
pondent for a home paper is good soil
in which to SOW such seed.
There is an organized movement on
foot to prevent the reappointment of
Governor Ordway, of Dakota. AS the
Governor has interested himself of
late to prevent the senate from con i.
firming some of the president recent
appointments for Dakota,it woulu not
be matter of much surprise if the
president should retaliate by not send.
ing in Ordway's name for contirina.
tion.
Well might Senator Sabin exclaim
''save me from my friends, OF, ut all
events. those who profess to be his
friends. Some sycophantic flatterer
says that, of all the men in Washing.
ton, there is no one with such firm
and comprehensive grasp on public
affairs. In response to this the hard.
headed man of business sense remarks,
"what a pity It's that the fool-killer
is so inattentfve to his duties."
Judge Tourgee is brought up with
a round turn by the editor of "'The
Current"-the new Chicago weekly
for his definition of dude The Judge
says that dude is an American who
wishes to appear as something else. an
imitation of Cockncyisnl. The dude
editor says, no: u dude is clerical
looking person, clean shaven and gen.
teel, and ali that. For the benefit of
science we sincerely desire that the
proper definition will shortly be arriv.
ed at.
| 1t seems. nowadays. to be impos.
sible to project and consummate any
great enterprise of public nature,
without helping it along with gigan.
tic steal Of money, lands or stocks.
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