Willmar tribune., 1900-09-26

there were fourteen reasons why the
salute had not been fred, the first of
which was that the village had no can
non. "Stop right there" said the
king" that one reason Is sufficient;
you don't need thirteen more"
The Goodhue County News thinks it
is pity that Governor Lind and Van
SAINT cannot both be elected. If they
could everything would be lovely.
Governor Lind could look after the
interests of the state as he has been
doing without interfering with his
colleague, who never bothered his
head about the interests of the state,
and invariably forgot to vote when
rome interest of tho state was involved
while he was a member Of the house.
And Governor Van SAINT could CON-
tinue to go up and down the state
shaking hands as he has done for the
last two years.
But the constitution and bylaws un-
fortunately provide for only one
governor.
And the people will prefer the one
who is carefully informed of every
detail Of the states business, cordially
in sympathy with every purpose of the
people, unwearyingly Jealous for what
is just and right.
While Captain Van SAINT in private
life can continue to shake hands with
everybody and be the genial, jolly good
fellow that everybody likes, whom
everybody wishes well.
It seems that Congressman Eddy of
the Seventh Minnesota district is pin.
ming his faith to the support of the Ca
madam and English-born voters. He
thinks that they will, as matter Of
course, vote the Republican ticket this
year. Maybe SO. According to a re-
port from Mr.. Eddy to Chairman Bah.
cock of the Republican congressional
committee, as wired from Chicago to
the Minneapolis Tribune, there are
5000 Canadian voters in the state, and
many English-born citizens who have
heretofore voted the Democratic ticket.
for the sake of free trade, but who will
support the Republican party this year
because the Democrats sympathiza with
the Beers. Then, there is the further
reason, also, that Mckinley and his
secretary of state, Hay, have in many
ways shown desire to "loaf around
the throne" So Mr.. Eddy hopes to
get the votes of those who by reason of
early training and traditions may be
supposed to look with fondness on a
possible alliance between the United
States and England, don't you know.
1t is more than likely that even as re-
CARDS the Canadian and English born
citizens Mr.. Eddy reckons without his
host. But his open Irritation, with them
will not be relished by the other citi-
Eens, who do not believe in an alliance
with England, but who want American
ideas to obtain in this land of ours.
Mr.. Henry Feig, once a Republican
candidate for congress and still loyal
member of the G. o. P, has been rack
ing his brains in search of an irrefuta-
BILE proof that the gold standard is
good thing. And he thinks that he has
found it. In a letter to the Willmar
Argus he presents this argument,
"Not far from the shores of beautiful
Green lake, in section 7, town of Har-
rison, lies the farm formerly owned by
N. P. Aspinwall, and comprising 234
acres. He offered it for sale for long
time owing to i'll health, but during the
Cleveland regime nary buyer ap.
peared. Three years ago he sold it to
party who, owing to reasons I need not
nllude to, let it 60 back to Mr.. Aspin-
wall after a years possession. He then
sold it in the spring Of 1898 to Hans
Dahl, one of the most prosperous farm
ers in that town, at $22.5 so per acre.
Now, after q possession of less than
two years and after taking two crops
off it, Mr. Dahl has sold the farm for
$1,000, or $20,9l per acre. Here. Mr..
Editor. is an object lesson in facts and
figures. Mr.. Aspinwall q few years
ago couldn't get q buyer at all and now
MI. Dahl makes q profit Of nearly Is
per cert after Is months possession.
Surely this gives the lie to the pessi-
mistic prophesies Of Bryan, Lind & Co..
Only think Of the high plane OF in.
telligence on which the man must
stand who thinks that Mr.. Bryan's be-.
lief in free silver is responsible for the
sluggishness Of the real estate market
during the Cleveland administration,
and who votes the Republican ticket
because now one Of his neighbors has
S3 3bought some land in Kandiyohi county
for 922. 80 and sold it for $99. 81 per acrel
The editor OF '.Nye Normanden' in
B Minneapolis has discov cred a sure cure
Cor insomnia and he recommends it to-
Wholly Unexpected.
Is the head Of the family ii IN ~ asked the
agent at the ID oor. -ssS
Ths meek little man with the slight side
whiskers replied at once: 3I.T..2S
81 am he. !"
Now, this answer, violating all traditions
was deemed rarely humorous by the over
hearers, to whom the unexpected was the
soul of witt ndianapolis Press. E75
1 Easily Made 81
roubjesome Voter must Say. III, that i
consider you have broken your promise to.
your commitments. &.
Z.