Morris tribune., 1886-10-20
PERSONALS.

E. NJ. Webster, of Glenwood, was in
town on Monday and at the Metro
politan.
Mrs. w. B. Hancock and daughter
returned from Aberdeen, d. 7. last
Thursday.
Mrs. B. Phelps entertained a COM
pany of young people last Friday
evening.
Jas. Dudley, of jamestown, ID. T.,
is in the city shaking hands with his
| numerous friends.
Frank Baldwin, of New York city,
was in town last Sunday, the guest of
his brother Henry Baldwin.
Mrs. A. Wells and Miss Ida Borrill,
of Herman, were in town last Sunday,
| the guests OF Hon. and Mrs. III. H.
Wells.
Minneapolis Tribune, Oct. IS: Dele
gates to the w. G. Il. U. convention
| are daily arriving in numbers, and
before the middle of the week it'll ex-
pected that at least 500 will be in the
city. To-day and on the three days
| following, the executive committee
of the National Association will be in
session at the Hennepin Avenue M. E.
church. On Friday the convention
opens at the Casino Opera House-a
change from the original plan.
In another column will be found "a
few comments upon the dOingsof the
commission men ofthe cities as shown
by their business relations with the
merchants of Morris. The TRIBUNE
is in possession of the names of a
number of them, dates of conslgn-
ments and all facts necessary to sub
stsnciate what 1t says. We would like
to hear through other local papers,
regarding the business of these COM
mission men at other points, ana
would suggest this to the city daiiies
as fruitful field for investigation.
In urging the candidacy of X. G.
Helgeson for auditor we do 80 with
full confidence in his worth as u whole
souled, broad guage business man,
one who from large and successful
experience in business is we'll quail
fled and in every way fitted to fill so
important an office. We need sx-
perienced, competent and successful
business men in our county offices,
else we can not expect our affairs to
be properly managed. It requires as
much of that knowledge, only gained
by experience, and that skill of man
agement that brings success; IN our
county affairs as it does in any other
business. We are too ready to give
an office to some one because they
happen to be popular, and frequently
put men into official position because,
through false sympathy we think
they may need it. This is not
business manner of doing and &C
counts for much of the very bad adj
mInistration of our county affairs.
We assert that Mr.. Helgeson is en-
inently fitted for the position and. not
only because of his recognized
business qualifications, but
also because he has always
been foremost in advancing the bast
interests of the county. He has ever
been a staunch and true Republican
and his section of the county deserves
recognition through him at the hands
of the party. Another strong and i'm
portant argument is, that unlike his
opponent, he does not favor Ames or
anything that his candidacy for the
governorship implies; and again his
interest in the county is actual and
| not that of a carpet-bagger.
Ames boom has collapsed and We
have no doubt but that he Will be
buried so deep by the decent, moral
| and law abiding citizens ofall parties
! in the state, that it will be long
time ere another oligarchy of bosses
will force a political party to put a
person of Ames brand before the
people for their suffrage. We trust
that the rebuke which respectable
people will administer to Ames and
those who had the impudent effron-
terry to put him in nomination for the
high office of chief executive Of this
great state, Will be such as enlightened
and moral people should give to any
who would dare offer, as have the
Democrats, so direct an insult to their
intelligence,
| Now it is not enough that Ames be
buried out of sight and smell, but the
people, irrespective of party, should
see to it that those on the local Demo-
cratic ticket, who endorse and are
forwarding Ames candidacy, are
bur ed at the polls with him, as they,
by endorsing him and his
candidacy, are adding insult to injury
and they should also be rebuked. We
refuse to believe that the intelligent
and law abiding people of this county
will either vote for Ames or any who,
as candidates on the ticket with him,
endorse or support him, On the con-
trary we believe that the Democratic
state bosses and the local ticket of oul
Democratic county ring will find that
the people, irrespective ofparty, will
| ;,,.,
offered, but resent their brazen eff
frontry SO effectuallys that it will be
lesson to them for all time to come
REPUBLICAN RALLY,
The Republican rally last evening
was a success in every particular. The
Excelsior band furnished good music
and in spite of threatening and ever
rainy weather the attendance wa.