The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-01
AMONG STATE EXCHANGES.


As most of his appointments are
made, the Anoka Union is of the
opinion that Gov. Van SAINTS troubles
are about over.
The Red Wing Republican endorses
the selection President Northrop and
thinks he will make most valuable
member of the st. Louis fair COM
mission, if appointed.
Commenting on the fact that the
session Of the Minnesota Legislature is
half over and but little accomplished
the Duluth Herald remarks that that
body should not adjourn without ex-
tending the primary election law
and adopting the Torrens system of
land transfers
The Little Falls Transcript has come
to the conclusion that where the new
congressional districts are rather close
politically the Republicans will have
to fight little harder to win. That
is all.
If John Lind becomes editor of the
Globe, remarks the Fergus Falls Jour
nal, there is liable to be friction if
they continue to print it on the press
of the st. Paul Dispatch. There is
scarcely room for Lind and Harry
Black in the same building.
The Fairmont News believes that
Representative Hinton's bill to repeal
the 500 exemption from taxes on per-
sonal taxes ought 10 pass No other
provision of law. intended to help the
poor, is so much abused as that has
been. Property has been divided
among children and other relatives I'M
til the exemption has proved damage
instead of a benefit to those it was
intended to help, and yet we do not be-
lieve Hinton's bill will pass. Dema-
gogues will harp on the Oppression
of the poor" and members who fear
the loss of votes will vote against it.
The Morris Sun is quite favorably
impressed with the Chiffon marriage
bill and says regarding it: 1.-The
measure may be regarded by many as
freak legislation, but those who have
given the matter thought recognize
the merit of the bill and the necessity
for such legislation in the near future.
The laxity of our marriage laws in
this respect is largely responsible for
the rapid filling of our reformatories,
hospitals, and insane asylums, and it
is high time something was being
done to prevent the marriage of i'm
beetles, epileptics and the chronically
insane. -
Gov. Van SAINT is absolutely and I'M
qualifedly right in his position in re-
gard to the Minneapolis "sparring"
match, says the Saltwater Gazette.
If the law is too stringent repeal it,
but while it is on the statute book it
should be enforced.
The Fairmont News says it may be
so that Bryan has the Democratic
nomination for 1904 cinched and will
make trusts the paramount issue, but
opines that if Bryan is nominated he
will be the paramount issue, and will
again be buried under an avalanche of
votes.
The st. Paul Review calls to mind
the fact that it wasn't Bryan who dis
covered the total deposits of the New
York banks exceeded the billion mark,
and says Pop papers are not in the
habit of reprinting free their own
funeral notices.
The state press, says the st. Cloud
Journal Press, is with Gov. Van SAINT
in his knockout of prize fighters. DR..
Ames, please take notice.
The Albert Lea Tribune thinks that
if the rot about the Sampson chley
row continues to force itself to the
public attention both naval COM
manders should be ''let out, if such
action can be taken by the president,
as the row is fast becoming national
scandal and the friends of both men
should let the controversy die out.
The Anoka Herald remarks that
the establishment of state board of
control is opposed by every member of
the present boards, for,reasons very
apparent. They all realize that their
show of being one of the three mem
bers is necessarily very slim, and
would much prefer that the state suffer
the inconvenience and expenses in
cident to the present arrangement
rather than to have it fly to others that
they will get no per diem and rake
off from.