Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-02-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
An Interesting Letter From the Ma.
tiOn's Capital.

tion's Capital.
EDITOR SHEAF: - Undoubtedly
home politics, such as the proceed
ings OF the Minnesota legislature,
the approaching city election and.
the social problems and events, the
solution and occurrences Of which
form the wool and warp OF the his
tory OF a community, furnish sufti-
Gent topics of discussion for the best
OF weekly newspapers. Yet it may
interest your readers to see some
thing from the nations capital.
There are q number OF government
office holders here whose residences
are i'll Minnpsota, and most OF these
are Republicans, as matter of
course. These gentlemen organized
all association last fall for tempOr-
AIRY purposes, such as securing re-
!uction in railroad fares; etc. Re-
Gently this club WAS made perma-
nent organization and is now known
as "1he Minnesota a Republican Asso-
citation OF Washington, d. CO. The
officers elected at the january meet
ins, are: w. A. Miller, Pres; Mr..
More, Vice-Pres.; AdoIph johnson,
Secretary; and Leonard Eriksson;
Treasurer. In addition, there is an
executive committee elected at the
annual meeting, composed of five
members. As the name indicates,
only republican Minnesotans are
eligible rs members.
The association will give a ban
quet to Senator Nelson and the Con-
glpssmrn from Minnesota, in honor
OF the newly elected Senator Moses
L. CIapp, The plates will cost $2.5O.
a-piec', and socially it will undoubt-
e'ly eclipse anything of the Minneso-
ia stamp this season. An account
of this 'Hffair' will perhaps appear il
the SHEAF later.
While speaking of Minnesota, it is
interesting to note. that the resoln:.
Etion ly uul.itYisl lature III favor Of
popular elections of Z. S. Senators
is rec' living Favorable notice by the
purest and most highly advanced
newspapers of the East. While no
scaninl> have ATTACHED to the eltc-
ion Oft 5. Senators in Minnesota,
yet hr example afforded by several
other states should constitute sutti-
Gent ev len,e e to convince the most
optimistic OF tt deoirabiIity Of this
proposed change Delaware, Mon
lnna, Nebraska and Oregon are now
being advertised more by the con-
~i'lerntlun Of personal interests and
selfish ambitions OF individual men
han by all other agencies combined.
| How soon will the lime come when
these exhib t'ons of one-man polite
al power AND millions b. prohibited
from our political life? When vii,
our punll: M II rise to such a. high
aItruI>tic level as to he able to con-
slider in IL 81 cond''ry light the Salts
faction OF personal ambitions and
designs, and first, last and all the
time seek the public good? Nor is
\lin"e~otr looked up to in regard to
this matter alone. In municipal
affairs Minnesota is IN advance OF
| most States in the union. The OPERA
zion of the Hrnnepin Primary Law
has been watched with great interest
ana movements are on foot in MANY
pla: to inauyurnte similar reforms
| IN CITY government.
The "Chiltun Bill'', recently intro
'n'rI III the Minnesota legislature,
p' OpOs'ny to Introduce restrictions
and regulations in regard to mar
rlaye, etc, has been commented up
ON hl men and women OF all classes.
- na'"r PIatt, of New York, calls il
f"oI'Sh legislation; Miss Aannpring,
he STAR in "Janice Meredith''.
la k OF 1t as "c' u'l Iegislation"', and
10 add |" tile comedy, Mass Ella
" heekr Wilcox has not withheld
her opinion OF it. Whether she will
write il poem for the New York
Journal, with his bill as subject, has
not been learned yet. Whil. many
are opposed to this kind OF Ienisla
ton for various reasons, there are
many eminent men ana omen who
look upon il its a movement in the
riUtIt; direction If will - intorout