The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-09
NUMBER 20.
A Penny Legislator.

APenny Legislator.
The popular impression that
Legislators in the older states COM
prise a larger proportion Of venal
men than in the newer states may
or may not be true, but a story
told me yesterday by Thomas
Lowry, Of Minneapolis, shows
that the purchasable member in
the Western legislature is quite as
quick at Catching on" as his
counterpart in the East,s says a
New York writer. A measure
was under discussion and ap-
preaching a vote in the Minnesota
Legislature, date not given for OBJ
vious reasons, when a member rose
to his feet and began a speech of
opposition. His first sentence, re-
decting his purpose, was hardly
out of his mouth before a fellow
member at his elbow whispered to
him: ''You blamed fool what are
you doing? There is 5000 in that
bill for you. I can guarantee it."
Pausing as if to listen to his friend,
then glancing deliberately at the
bill book on which his long fore
finger was pointed, the orator
asked the chair question and re-
celved an answer, when his re-
marks were thus wound up: ':Mr.
Speaker, it is House bill No. 1909
which is under consideration, is it
not? No? No. 1905? That is
different, and 1 beg pardon of the
house for having taken even a
moment of it's time. I thought I
was addressing the house on the
other bill, and will submit my
remarks when it comes up" He
sat down and probably got. his
S200.-St. Paul Globe.
Pessimistic Political Farmers.
1t is amusing to read in one col.
umn Of a political farm paper, a
wall over the wrongs of the farmer,
describing him as the goose that
everybody else is plucking, and in
another column a discussion of the
important question, Glow to keep
the boys on the FARM If all the
tough things are true which these
political editors allege of farm life,
any man who would try to keep
his boys OF girls on a farm ought
to be ashamed of himself. He
ought to start his boy into some
other business, trade or calling as
soon as he is big enough to- leave
home. The truth is, that nine
tenths of the grumbling done by
the alleged friend of the farmer is
done for a political purpose, and
is no more worthy of attention OF
a place in a real farm paper than
any other partisan and one-sided
special pleading, which at best tells
only half the truth and hides the
most important half. An agricul-
tural paper that turns the grind
stone to sharpen the dull axes of
the politicians of any party is out
Of its line, and ought to be in bet
ter business. The readers of an
agricultural paper are entitled to
the truth and the whole truth,
whether in politics or anything
else. Northeastern Agricuzteuist.
The Office-Holders Not in It.
. Even Alger, who is in one sense
a rival Of Blaine's for the presi-
Dental nomination acknowledges
that the whole country is for
Blaine for president, if he will ac-
cept the nomination. Blaine's
health and Blaine's ambition seem
to cut bigger figure in American
politics just now than all the thou
sand and one federal office holders
who are supposed to be loyal to
Harrison. Duluth Tribune.
Col. (?) Garfield Appreciated.
Colonel Geo. Garfield is better
appreciated in Grand Rapids than
he was in Brainerd, judging from
the Magnet of that place which
saws. stTTnti1 C,anfinld took holds