The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27

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of old Sol last fall have been badly
nipped BY the wintry blasts from the
frigid zone
Anoka Herald Will Lind be can
didate for governor against Van Santf
Well, hardly. This time he can sim
cerely announce that he will not ac-
cept the nomination.
The st. Peter Journal expresses It.
self in this way: The public is not
SO much concerned in locating upon
any one individual the credit for
opposing the consolidation of the rail-
roads as it is to prevent such consolid-
alton. If each public official will Just
do his plain duty in the premises,
with an eye only to results, the public
will have time, later on and when the
results are apparent, TO locate the
credit where it is due. But let's have
the results first.
The Mortified News thinks there is
golden opportunity in Minnesota for
some one to make himself famous on
the good roads question. The oppor-
tunity exists and all that is wanted is
persistency and good Judgment to put
the state far in the lead of any in the
union, in the good roads movement.
Owatonna Journal: Unfortunately
there is but little hope for the passage
of General Grosvenor' bill compelling
the manufacturers of cloth 10 mark
each piece with q label showing the
percentage of WOOL cotton, shoddy or
other material 1t contains. Everyone
knows that it is the rarest thing in the
world to get piece of honest all wool
goods, and that much that is sold for
wool is more or less sham and coun-
terfeit.
Comm nting upon the descrimina-
tions that are practiced in freight
rates. the Owatonna Chronicle says !:
If this merger shall arouse public at
tention to these facts and as a result
we shall secure national and state
legislation that shall give the people
equal rates and fair rates at all
points. so that growth and develop
ment shall not be confined to few but
may be distributed as natural advant-
ages and enterprise warrant, it will do
the country great service.
Referring to the proposed reduction
of freight rates on the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern roads, the st.
Cloud Journal Press says: The people
will be glad of the reduction, whatever
the cause. This is a wise move on
the part of these roads, just before the
meeting of the legislature, as there
might have been some drastic legisla-
tion-and possibly too drastic. The
roads are entitled to a fair rate. but
there is room for very large reduc-
ton, and it will be for the best in
terests of the roads to make that re-
duction voluntarily.
Commenting upon the charges made
against Attorney General Knox as a
trust attorney, the Duluth News Tri-
bune says The fact that he has been
Carnegie's attorney was a guaranty
that he belongs in the first ranks of
his profession and he positively denied
having had anything to do with or
ganizing the United States Steel COR
poration, commonly called the steel
trust. The fact that he had been cor
poration attorney should be a recon-
mendation for him, since he would be
all the better fitted to contend with
these concerns when they violate the
law.
The Owatonna Journal opines that
while Minnesota weather may once in
while be rather more bracing than
those not addicted to the strenuous life
may consider comfortable. but when
one reads about the floods in the east,
the billiards. of the west, and the furi-
Gus storms which destroy the shipping
of the south, he feels that he has rea-
son to congratulate himself that his
lines have been cast in pleasant places.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Gov. Van
SAINTS position in opposition to the
consolidation of the n p. G.. n and
b. railroads is right and his deter
mination to prevent the N. S. Co. ac-
curing legal jurisdiction over the
properties in question in this state
meets public approval. Condemnation
and criticism will be the reward of
any public officer who for any reason
opposes him Now let us love one an
other harder than ever-just because
it's the thing we should do at this
point in the proceedings.
Minneapolis Times: AS State Sup
erintendent Olson points out, there is
much to be said in favor of the con-
ISOLATION of rural schools in addition
to the argument OF economy. Not only
is ii easier for the pupil to ride FIVE
miles TO school than to walk two, but
the instruction furnished would be
vastly better. Country graded schools
would be more numerous than they are
now and rural high schools would be
common. The experience of New
Hampshire. Vermont, indiana, Ohio,
Iowa and Kansas is all in favor of the
idea Even allowing for the cost of
carrying children to and from school
here is a reduction in the cost of
maintenance and an increase in eff
cheney.
The Albert Lea Tribune says: The
opposition TO the denomination of
Gov. Van SAINT has about sunk out of
sight and should never again be heard.
for man who can take as important
a position as he did on the merger
question and never swerve from 1t is q
winner.
The Winnebago City Enterprise gives
the following view on state politics I:
State Auditor DUN viii be his own
successor. He is not now and viii not
be- a candidate for Governor against