Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

Seventeenth district, Alexander Fiddes,
jackson. i, <3|..... -. Z. g.:
Fifteenth district, Charles Judkins,
Princeton. II.
The ex-ohacio members are, Governor
Lind, Attorney General Douglas and
State Auditor Dunn. ... =, :.
And when the board meets it would
be a good plan to open tho proceedings
by reading the following recent words
of w. ]. Bryan:
LAT present the government can
draft the citizen, but cannot draft the
pocketbook. Slowly but surely the
dollar is being exalted and the man de-.
based. Justice in taxation must be-
stored"
The street fair is abroad in the land.
and next week all hands will unite in
Mr.. Randall's affair on the state fair
grounds. Let every man, woman and
child in the state who can get there, get
there.
It is the general agreement that not
in the history of the department Of in
surance has there been a more vigorous
or able administration than is being
given by Commissioner ]. A. OShaugh.
Messy. The number of fake insurance
schemes that the department has run to
earth and saved the people from is con-
siderable. Numerous such schemes
under the guise of mutual benefit socie-
ties have been brought to time. In the
case of one of these, the commissioner
found that 40 per cent of pecuniary
profits to officers should be returned, it
having been charged to ''expenses" and
thus being unlawfully taken, which
case is now in the hands of
the attorney general for action. The
latter official recently sustained action
taken by Commissioner O'Shaughnessey
in the case of the Realty Revenue COM
pany of Minneapolis, which sought to
escape tho insurance laws. The attorney
general finds in that case that if the
company desires to transact business in
Minnesota as advertised in its pamph-
let, literature and contracts, lit should
qualify under the laws, and that if it
does not do so, or any of its agents, it
violates the laws and will be subject to
arrest and prosecution" Thisis business.
The dairy, insurance, game and fish,
educational, military, in fact each and
every department. of the Lind admins
tretion, is making record to be proud
of. and to meet the approval of the
people.
Ramsey county Democrats are in the
saddle, completing the effectiveness OF
the city and county organization, and
in the early fall will be commenced the
holding of frequent meetings In the
wards, with a general meeting some
time in October. Organization and
work are the thing.
Poor Van SAINT. The goppite wire
pullers have not the slightest intention
of permitting him to be nominated
They are trucking him in Hennepin by
the use of Bob Evans name. It looks
like the Eust!s game over again. Van
is good fellow, and entitled not only
to sympathy, but to have his eyes
opened. Where's the spittle9
"Col. Sellers" based his faith in hi
"eye water" on the fact that 10000, 00(
of people in Asia had sore eyes. There
was millions in it," But what chance
for sale of an eye opener among Mime
sofa politicians. There's Van SAINT
Collins, Clapp, Heatwole, Bixby, Evan!
and all the rest. Who'll tryp AL
should buy!
The Aitkin Age, one of the stiffest O
the G.. o. P. papers, administers thu
following rebuke to the goppite abuser
of Governor Lind:
"Governor Lind and Superintendent
of Banks E. M. Pope are coming out O.
the St. Paul Savings bank dificultie
with flying colors. The turn affair
have taken makes the st. Paul Dispatcl
and Minneapolis Tribune look YER.
much like thirty cents. It pays to b
fair, gentlemen"
The Minneapolis Journal has it
weekly reference to the democratic
howl about prices-that we wante'
them raised, and now complain tina
they are high. The Journal eanno
blind its readers. We want high price
of products of the soil, on which de
pend the returns for labor. The Re
publican policy reverses the case, Civ
ing high prices for all that our produe
ers must buy, and lower for all tina
they have to sell. The trust and CON
bine give the one, che gold standar
causes the other. Both have got to g
Chief Inspector Reishus is daily gi,
ing proof that the right man was select
ed as Clausen's successor. He has hor
esty, courage, ability. He is wisel
choosing his assistants. In fact thos
who pretended to think that the d.
partment would cease, with Clausen
departure, are in courtplaster. Bus
ness is being done at the old stand.
Governor Lind has now complete
eight months of administration. In til
time quite a number of moss-covere
Republican barnacles have been di
pensed with. A few remain who ca
be spared as we'll as not. They will +
allowed to depart, and without regret
| Attorney General Douglas unqual
fedly approves the position maintaine
by Governor Lind, that there is no wa
rant of law for expanding state none,
for the return of the Thirteenth.
| An agreeable feature of Govern'
linda administration has been II