Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-09-24

up the street says: 1.-THE lawyers,
bankers, and merchants of Morris
seem not to have had much trouble in
making the farming community believe
that the moon is made of green cheese,
if we should Judge from the way they
have voted in the last four years at
any rate. They have succeeded IN rails
ing the taxes three or four times what
they were four years ago, and if the
lawyers, bankers, and merchants of
Morris succeed in pulling the wool
over the eyes of the farmers for the
next four years as they have for the
past four years, the county had better be
turned into a poor farm and let the law
yers, bankers and merchants support
it" Mr.. Bake seems to be labor
ing under a misapprehension. Dur
ing the prosperous times Of low taxes
Stevens county had Republican Off
GERS and Republican management.
Four years ago there was change to
Democratic hands and since then
taxes haye become "three or four
times larger than they used to be.
THE lawyers, bankers and merchants
of Morris' are as a rule Republicans
and worked to prevent the change and
now that the disaster has come are
doing ali in their power to correct the
error, while Mr.. Bake, who while
pretending to be Republican, has
continually been voting for Democrats
has helped to build up the ring of
Democratic leeches that is raising
taxes so much and is now finding
fault with the result of his own work.
Poor fellow! No wonder he complains
of high taxes. He should, however,
kick no one but himself, because he
and those unfortunate who have been
deluded into voting with him are
alone to blame.
Now, Mr.. Bake you really wish
to correct the present unsatisfactory
condition of things, work honestly
with the party to which you pretend
to belong, help to elect, once more,
competent, industrious and economi-
cal officials and you will have less oc-
casion to complain of high taxes.
Our rather merciless yet righteous
castigation of the little trigger" of
the Browns Valley Reporter has
made that little automaton squirm
and vince, in q manner that should
call forth pity, were it not that such
treacherous and reprehensible conduct
as his deserved and merited vigorous
reprimand. The trigger" of the afore-
said pop gun says that the reason for
his little cents worth of bolt was that
the Republican district convention
ignored movement in which the
whole district is Interested" This is
a reason "as is reason.' AS a dele
gate to that convention he voted en-
tirely in accord and with the majority
on all resolutions, endorsed and rati-
fed by his acts and vote the results
accomplished by said body, and never
by word or act, directly or Indirectly,
whilea member of that convention,
differed from, disagreed with or pro-
tested against any part or portion Of
the proceedings. His present attitude
could not be more treacherous, con-
temptible or cowardly. The time to
have entered a protest, the place to
have opposed it's action and the one
and only creditable opportunity to
have refused endorsement was in that
convention. To "boltn after creating,
supporting and endorsing each and
every act and measure created or en-
acted is the essence of treachery, de-
ceit and fraud, and as a piece of dirty,
low and wanton baseness, is unpar-
alleled, even in this age of political
humbugs and shysters. Such con-
duct must damage the cause it es-
says to endorse and no reasonable ex-
cuse, for such baseness, can be given.
It is felon brand, and will always
prove stain inefaceable; an offense
that can never be condoned.
Beardsley Press: The great cry
against Messrs. Wells and Orion for
senator and representative, is that
they are interested in the banking
business. How simple, and too, how
perfectly absurd. The people of this
great district need to be represented
by honest, intelligent men, and it
matters not whether man be bank
er, merchant or mechanic, SO he
possesses the above qualifications and
will rightly represent the people. IF
you can't call Mr.. Wells and Mr..
Orion worse names than "bankersu
we advise you to desist.
When T. G. Hodgson wishes to