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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
The VOTER AND HIS DUTY

The primary election law Of Minnesota
was adopted for definite purpose and to
a much desired end. The peo-
nifty to vote directly their choice of can
didates in order that the real preference
of the voter may find expression in the
result.
The voter has complained heretofore
that nominations were largely the result
of barter and manipulation, and some
times Of trickery and fraud. He has COM
planned that owing to. the industry and
skill of the professional politician he has
been able to exert little, If any, influence
upon the choice Of candidates. but has
often found himself on election day COM
er the voter has had just cause Of COM
plant or not he has been clamoring
about this matter for years, and has been
making his belief that he had little or no
opportunity to shape political results the
excuse for his failure to make the at
tempt.
Our primary law, providing >for the ex-
ercise Of the right Of direct Domination,
and giving to each voter as much power
to select candidates as is possessed by
any other voter, is the answer to this
clamor. The Industrious and designing
politician has no more opportunity or
power to determine the choice of candi-
dates than anybody else who thinks
enough, OF his, political privileges to exer-
else the right of suffrage.
So, 1t is now up to the voter to make
q wise choice of candidates. It is his duty
to inform himself as to the merits of ri
val candidates and be governed, by quali-
fication and character in his selection.
There is no longer any excuse for failure.
to vote for the best man. and nothing
but rigid adherence to that rule wilt JUS
tify all the cumbersome. machinery that
has been set up for the purpohe OF effect
ing direct nominations II the voter Is to
be actuated by any, other considerations
than those Observation-Disclosures and
Characterization the cheaper and, perhaps,
+ in some respects. the .bettermethodofc con-
vention nominations might as we'll be re-
stored. If the people Of Hennepin county,
for example, are not now to nominate
men solely with reference to their fitness
and character there Is no excuse for the
expenditure Of $25,ooo to ls3o, 900 to give
them the opportunity OF which they refuse
to avail themselves. .. i r "a. :. (
The task Of ascertaining the qualifica-
tion Of candidatesis is not so difficult that
it cannot be, eonscienttously and: salts
factorily- accomplished by every intelli-
gent voter. Candidates for places on the
general ticket become conspicuous by rea-
son Of their necessary activity in a gener:-
al campaign. There can, for instance, be
no excuse for ignorance as, to the char
acter and qualifications Of the candidates
| for the, congressional or county Offices.
And in the minor divisions the. eandi-
dates, while possibly less conspicuous,
often come more closely in contact with
| the voters In their respective districts,
| and being residents of the same neigh
.borhood may be easily known and stud
led by the intelligent and conscientious
\ voter. To-, <<,,ss--t; .s.9
But not only does our new primary sys-
! tenn impose upon the voter the heayy
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

Some day when the Tribune wishes to
give the public an interesting editorial
feature it should compile excerpts from
it's editorials on Cuban reciprocity. They
would be so contradictory. so diverse and
divergent in their opinions, SO scattering
in their conclusions. so amiable in agree
ing that everybody is right, so aggressive
in declaring that everybody is wrong, so
insistent that the insurgents are wrong,
so sure that they are right. SO confident
that they betrayed their trust" so posi-
tive that they were faithful to their duty,
so sure that the, question is grave one,
so sure that it is unimportant, that the
readers would find more fun in them than
in the antics of a barrel Of monkeys
literally mixed with cats.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16


To persons who are inquiring when the
bottom will fall out Of the land business
Budd Reeve Of North Dakota replies,
when the population of the world ceases
to increase" In the long run this will
apply satisfactorily, but if Budd will ex-
anime some of the charts prepared by the
census bureau he will find considerable
areas Of the most populous parts of the
United States shown as having decreased
in land value during the last decade. The
general value Of lands has greatly in
creased for the whole country, to be sure.
But those charts serve to remind US that
not all land increases in value when an
increase is desired. Ultimately the cheap
lands of New York and New England will
go up, but Just now they are down and
have been going down. AS for land values
in the west the census reports are full of
good omen.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

The voluntary reduction of grain rates
by northwestern railways is striking
and profitable illustration Of the change
that is coming over railway managements.
They have at last learned that it does
not pay to "buck' the people and state
governments. The railway mana gements
are at last coming to take the view of
their business that the people, the legis-
latures. and the courts have now taken for
some years-namely that the roads have
no right to- charge more than will yield
a fair rate of profit on fair capitalization
of their properties. 1t saves annoying liti-
cation and it saves time and prevents a
dangerous public irritability for the rail-
ways to reduce rates from time to time
in accordance with the rule, as traffic
grows. . = 80,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

by the commission is reasonable This
decision practically gives. the. commission
not only the power to alter existing joint
rates; but to- make new ones: -" z'>2
In 1900 the railways of southwestern
Minnesota. at the instance of the COM
mission; reduced flax and grain rates
to Minneapolis and Duluth to such an ex-
tent that it is estimated that 100000
was saved to the farmers. The COM
panies had repeatedly declared that re-
ductions were impossible, but when the
commission got down to business the COM
panies granted liberal concessions without
resort to law. - ac~' ~
In the same year, through the pressure
Of the commission, terminal rates were
granted to many interior towns of the
state. These rates were a great help to
those towns. The northern l., lines have
now withdrawn them and the case is in
court.
In multitude of smaller matters and
details the Minnesota laws and commits
sion have helped and protected the ship
per, and yet have" done the roads no
wrong Stations, depots, sidetracks,
leading platforms, sites for warehouses,
fencing right -of-way, equal and impartial
distribution Of cars between shippers,
ETC., are some Of the items in which the
authority CT the state has provided
what would often have been refused to the
individual or groups of petitioners follow
ing Mr.. Hills advice.
That advice is all right If the railways
are "good." In Minnesota the laws and
the enforcement thereof make and keep
them "good," so that the railways fire.
quently grant accommodations without
recourse to the law and the commission.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

If, as is reported, Congressman Burton
of Cleveland, Ohio, declines to be can
didate for re- -election, the decision of
Judge Morris to the same effect will be a
peculiar disappointment to the people OF
his district. Judge Morris is the fifth man
on the rivers and harbors committee. If
Mr.. Burton does not return to the next
house the chances of Judge Morris nomi-
nation as chairman are excellent. Two OF
the men above him, besides Burton, will
not be in the next congress, and two 9TH
ers are so conspicuously less qualified for
the Office Of chairman that there is reason
to believe that Mr.. Morris would receive
that appointment.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

The appointment Of former Chief Doyle
as chief of detectives will meet with IA
vor. We have confidence in Mr.. Doyle's
integrity and in his detective skill. His
long professional experience and knowl-
edge of criminals and their ways will ad-
mtrably supplements the advantages Chief
Waite brings to the service as a new
man in no way affected by harmful local
police traditions or relations.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

Page Norris will not reconsider his de-
termination not to run for congress. This
leaves Judge Edison: free to continue to
apply his peculiar ideas of political ad-
vertiSing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

moral responsibility of casting conscien-
tious vote for the candidate of the highest
character and qualification, but it assumes
that he will not prematurely commit him
self or allow himself to be bound by an
accommodating or unwise yielding to tho
first solicitation of support. While there
necessarily must be organization and par
tizans on the side of different candidates
under any system of nomination, the posi-
tion Of the average voter Is not far differ
ent from that of juror. !" The complain
ant and the defendant have their at
torneys, and the candidate has his parti-
zans. The juror will not make UP his
mind upon the opening address of coun-
sci on the one side or the other, and the
conscientious voter will make sure of the
qualifications and character of the various
candidates before committing himself to
any one of them.
And yet, we daily hear men say: well,
I admit Mr.. B. is a better man for the
office than Mr.. A., but Mr.. A. asked me
to vote for him some time. ago and
agreed to do so, although I confess that
I would like to see Mr.. A. nominated"
The voter who makes an admission of
that sort ought to be, and generally is,
ashamed of it. Hasty pledges of support
which are afterward not supported by the
approval Of conscientious judgment,
should be Withdrawn.
TIL Journal is prompted to these
| remarks by the conviction that our sys-
tenn Of direct nominations is on trial, and
that unless the great masses of the people
in whose behalf this system is supposed
| to have been inaugurated, display an abil-
| ity and a disposition to exercise the
privilege which it confers intelligently
and conscientiously, it will be exceeding
ly difficult for the friends Of the system
! to defend it against the charges which
will be brought against it upon the
1Egrounds Of results and expense.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
NEW BOOKS

Wisdom VS.. ,Foo1ishness. By H. D.
Perky, President Of Orlead Institute.
Worcester, Mass. Perky publishing Coz
This volume embodes a plea for proper
nutrition through what the author calls
naturally organized focd,'' which prolongs
the natural forces Of man, because life-sivtns
principles are stored in it. He believes that
the hope of the twentieth century, so far az
this country is concerned, lies In the proper
nourishment of its people. but more especial-
ly its children. He emphasizes this by de-
claring that, while the evil in man cannot be
legislated out of him, ''it can be fed out Of
him. And Mr.. Perky would feed him chief
ly with vegetable food, bringing forward
Bible texts to prove that God favors natural
foods Mr.. Perky is not fanatical on the sub
ject, but he fails to cite the text showing
how common was the of meat by the
,patriarchs. prophets and Jewish, people gem
orally, giuttocy as to all food being con-
1demned He should remember that one of the
last acts of Christ himself before his ascen-
sion was to eat piece of broiled hsh. Thers
is no doubt that temperate eating OF unadui-
terated food is the procuring cause OF neaitn.
and it is also true that the milk adjunct rec
commended by Mr.. Perky does not agree with
very many persons.
Kings of the aueensberry Realm.
BY w. w. Naughton. Illustrated. Chi
( cago: The Continental Publishing COM
pany, l8s Adams street.
Mr.. Naughton is reported to be the 'best-
known sporting authority In America" an
authority, more especially, on the "art Of
self defense" in its current form of boxing
contests, which he commends as doye-cote
billing and cooling, as compared with the old
style OF milling with its brutal blows and
bruises, broken ribs bodies gashed by spiked
shoes. In this volume Mr.. Naughton tells OF
all the heavyweight championship contests
held in America under the Marquis of
Queensberry rules, and sketch of the pugil-
lists who have taken part in them: he gives
an account OF the Australian boxers invasion.
with complete ring record of heayYweighk
pugilists. with many illustrations.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

The Manitoba Free Press, of Winnipeg,
has issued crop supplement, In which it
takes about the same view of the wheat
yield in western Canada this year that
has been given in these columns. We
have said that 7oOOO,oOo bushels was
very liberal outside estimate. The Free
Press cannot figure more than $4,000, 900
bushels at the best and considers it safe
to estimate that the yield will be about
60,0O0,0o0, as against 100000 last year.
The acreage is only a little larger, the
yield will be no greater per acre, and
the late harvest-from week to ten
days later than last year-makes it pos
sible that it will be less. But to hold it's
own after such a great crop year as 1901
is achievement enough for western Canada
and will advertise its fertility and pros
poets very extensively.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

Some recent exhibitions of gross care
lessness and offensive Indifference to the
rights of other people exhibited by au-.
tomobile drivers on the road to Minne-
tonka emphasize the Importance Of strin-
gent regulations as to speed and plain
rules as to liability for damage done
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

stH themselves. Professor Clark thinks
thtaE wise legislation can utilize consol-
idations end yet clip the wings of their
dangerous power. OF one thing he is con-
fdent: strong and Intelligent democracy
will never submit to domination by bar
ons or Inonopolies. +
We like this view. We do not believe
that such an intelligent and liberty low
Ing people as the American will be con-
tent to see their political liberty over
shadowed and made hollow mockery. BY
economic. slavery. If the laws can not
reach trusts and their power grows and
becomes yet more arrogant the people will
assert themselves by physical force. But
that dread alternative will never be
reached. Democracy will solve the prob
lem of capital and trusts, and in the end
there will be freer competition and more
equality of opportunity than ever.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

If all small boys who behave tdecorously
when rich men are around should be re-
warded with $2,100, as was Frank Provost
Zsof Toledo, Ohio, the standard Of juvenile.
behavior would be wonderfully raised. "
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
Books and Authors
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE

To a girl who wrote to her from Wiscon-
sin saying her friends told her she had .
talent for writing and that she would like
to get some literary work to do in New
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

Almost the whole Of the crypt of st. Paul's
cathedral, London, is being used for work.
shops.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
Third District Dems.. Modest.

.ih1rd Dlstr1c1 De"s. AoOest'
& Democrats of the third seem to much prefer
such positions as state senator or county at
torney to a seat In congress. The list of re-
fusals grows every day, and the conference
in st. Paul yesterday could not find man
who would take the nomination. It adjourned
Ito meet next FRIDAY morning at shakopee.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

Robbers exploded a postof1ce at East Pal
estine, Ohio, Thursday night and drew $1,000.
1t might be a good plan to leave bunch Of
dynamite in the safe over night.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

The Anoka county tiger fed to the jungle.
but the Anoka county wolf will be ripe for
the sportsmen by March. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

East lynne" with a "me child heroine,
who throws thirty consecutive weeps In thirty
consecutive minutes. Is doing st. Paul to
full houses. If the capital can stand for this,
it Is ripe for more Uncle Tommery.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

The Fat Boys association is offering $1,000
for the invention of an automobile that
doesn't want to climb a tree.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

The old Gale house is being torn down to
make room for a modern block. How we'll
we remember camping out on that property
in 1882, when the business and residence Sec
tions were down near the river.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

The Farmers Cooperative Grain company
proposes to use s12,500, 900 of the funds from
the sale Of stock to operate in grain on the
Board OF Trade in Chicago. Wouldn't that
be a sporty farmers organization?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-22
KNEW SOMETHING
ABOUT CHEMISTRY
A High Schoo! Students Presence
of Mind Prevented Serious
Result.

There was a showing in the use Of
chemicals and their combinations al the
High School on Thursday which was not
down in the recitations. but the result
showed that what is being taught in the
laboratory is fully appreciated by the
pupils. A young man had been illus
trating a problem in the uses of nitric
acid, which was contained in a tube.
While holding it above his shoulder and
near his head fellow student bumped
against him. The tube was tipped over
and the contents ran out full upon the
young chemists head. He closed his
eyes, shouted for help and called for
caustic soda as an antidote. The soda
was forthcoming by the alarmed sta
dents, and the effects of the acid were
soon nullifed. The young man, however.
was severely burned, but owing to his
presence of mind. in calling for another
chemical which would lessen its power,
he was saved from far worse results.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-22

club The wearers of the blue ribbon
are given the preference wherever jobs
can be found. The secretary has on his
list the names of number of carpen =
tiers, engineers, painters sailmakers
blacksmithS, and in fact the general
trades are pretty we'll represented. The
club recommends the men on the lists
There are some who desire to become
coachmen, and these the club also
recommend. Five men who were sent
out last week with club recommends
lions secured employment
Occasionally men who are hungry,
dead broke and down hearted drift in
TO the club. To the credit of the men
who are backing the club, although
they have slender means, these hungry
men are not turned away, but are fed.
bread, butter and coffee being supplied
them gratis. At night a room in the
basement has been opened to them,
where they may sleep. The club does
not encourage this feature, but are not
disposed to be captious.
In the past three months 1874 pledge
signers have put their names to the
roll.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-22
FOR
TEMP ERANCE
Murphy Club De-
ing Specially
Good Work.

| The first temperance saloon has been
Established in Honolulu under the aus
pieces of the Murphy Club Temperance
! Association. A big new sign was hung
out yesterday on the main porch of
Queen Emma Hall, where the assOcia-
ton has it's headquarters. and the club
is now ready to do the general business
of q saloon, with the exception that no
Intoxicating liquors will be sold.
In the hallway dividing building into
equal parts the Temperance bar" has
been installed. At first glance, a
stranger. without knowing the char
acter of the club and its purposes.
would almost believe he had stepped
into a well equipped saloon. A polished
bar confronts the visitor, and behind
il is a dazzling array of glasses and
tumblers arranged in artistic pyramids.
Mirrors in the background. rows upon
rows of bottles of Yari-cOlored soda
water, trays. bar cloths and most of
the paraphernalia to be found in the
real saloons, are there. To the man
used to rubbing up against a bar,
the temperance saloon of the Murphy
viii tempt even a drnker of intoXi-
carts. The aim of the club has been
TO display to the men used to barroOms,
all the features to which they have
been accustomed, minus the intoxicat-
ing liquors. The promoters hope that
the new venture of the Murphy Club
will result in its being a counter-at
traction to the saloons, and they are
making an honest effort to bring
drinking men within its influence.
In a nearby room, we'll ventilated
and coy, is a reading table on when
are To be found the latest newspapers
and magazines. and there is also
case filled with books. Tables for chess,
crib. checkers and dominoes are pro
Vided and these are generally occupied
day and night. In an adjoining room
Is a pool table, where cheap game
for cents a cue can be played The
men are at liberty to remove their
coats. and the motto of the whole in
terror is, Make Yourself Comfortable
IN the opposite end OF the building Is
the hall where the men can be enter
tanned with music, lectures. faTces ana
any other features where an audIto-
rum is needed. \ small stage and a
curtain which slides on a wire have
been provided. and crude scenery has .
been set IN the background. The scene .
now in place Is characteristic paint
icg by a japanese representing the
Japanese Idea of the journey of the
three wise men. guided by the Star Of
bethlehem. which was originally dis
played at the japanese Church Christ
mas exercises. An American painter
has enlarged the scene TO meet the re
guirements of the stage space.
An employment Office for the blue
ribbon men has been opened at the .
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-22
THE SIGNS CHANGE

Pale face, disordered diges
ton, these are the signs of thin
blood. School girls are the
most frequent sufferers from
thin blood.
SCOTS Emulsion Is just what
they need. 1t is blood food.
You can easily tell whether
SCOTS Emulsion is doing the
girl good. The signs begin
to change. Pale face gets some
good color; appetite improves;
mind brightens; temper be-
comes happy; digestion strong;
habits regular.
SCOTS Emulsion can do all
these things for your pale-faCed
girl if you will give it a fair
chance. The disease some
times takes weeks to cure.
But regular doses of SCOTS
Emulsion give steady i'm
provement.
Wen send you a little to ;rv II you Ike.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 80 Pearl street, New YORK.