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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Last week inaugurated the state cam
pa1gn In earnest, and for the next four
weeks gum shoes" will be thrown aside
and candidates on both sides will tour
the state with much blaring of trumpets.
Both sides are using fewer speakers than
IN previous campaigns, and depend more
on reaching the individual voter. The
democratic committee is doing this large
ly by literature, which is being printed
by bales and sent out through the mails
by force Of a dozen clerks and stenog-
raphers. The voters are also being
reached by county organizations.
The republican committee is facing the
situation frankly. The danger of off-year
apathy is fully recognized. and the prin-
cipal effort Of the campaign will be to
Impress on the voters that every vote
will be needed. The primary election, with
it's excitement. is responsible for letting
down of effort in the strong republican
counties where the majorities come from,
and 1t will require considerable effort to
districts. They are being reached through
the county organizations which are now
In close touch with the state committee,
and the latter is working closely with the
congressional committees in the several
districts, especially the more doubtful
ones. It is felt necessary to stick together
and pull together, regardless of past diff
ferences, which will be buried at least
until after Nov. 4.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
The Slnqlnuh School.

Speaking of Uncle Pease's singing school
at Anoka recalls a similar function down
IN Maine in 1875. The school was pre-
sided over by DR.. Halves who blew a
heavy bass note in the Congregationalist
church choir at that time 1t was held
IN Odd Fellows Hall and was a whole
three-ring circus for the boys and girls
VINO attended. The doctor was the mu-
steal authority Of the town. He attended
church regularly because 3of his duties IN
the choir, but he always came up the
street Ito We crate scandal of We congre.
CATION smoking high class cigar. The
boys said that it was even a 15-center
on entering church the doctor CAREFUL,
left the cigar, half smoked, on the gal.
!ery railing. Here the writer discovered
1T one day and promptly confiscated II
under the right Of eminent domain. W.
went up the railroad track behind the oil.
cloth factory and ''lit her up.' NV. il
was fine! What occurred thereafter we
do not care to dwell upon. It was fathers
busy day.
Inc doctors singing school was a warn
number. We slid through the kew of {
without turning hair but thereafter the
boys began to get tangled up and by the
time we were out Of sl1arps and into fla +,
half the gang didn't know the key of F
from fried egg. The girls seemed to BE-
next to what was going on but we simpl,
laid back and wondered The doctor
however, pushed the season through anf
we had great times going home with tht
girls. That was in the era of the worlf
when one always kissed the girl goo(
night at the door. Say, did you ever d(
that? 'Fis'nt so bad!
The school ran till spring. then every
body got, tired and quit.
-. "A. ]. RUSSELL:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

that they are not dead from necessity,
but only from fright. This will also be
refreshing to all those little fellows in va
rious trust-controlled lines that are un-
necessarily dead or fighting for their very
lives. They will be highly grateful to
Senator Dolliver for gratuitously. making
them aware of their rose -strewn path.
But it is true that, whatever hope there
now Is for a restoration, through the op-
tions of free competition we once approx
mated in this country, lies in the over
grown and top-heavy characteristics Of
the trusts. This overcapitalization makes
their managers carry a load that in a
large degree offsets favorable secret rail-
way rates and the economies of concen-
tration. For the general public the trust
promoters always talk about the advan-
tages of economy in cheapening produc-
ton, which, it is implied, will be shared
with the public. For the investor they
always talk control Of production and
ability to fix prices. The water is intro
duced as a means of Frightening the bait.
trial monsters Of the day are congenitally
diseased. They are based on deceit. But
If they go down, wise men will see that
1T was not the inherent weakness of big
ness that broke them, but dishonest work.
manship or something more pardonable.
The Great Eastern was a failure and was
finally chopped up, but bigger steamers
than she now cross the Atlantic daily
Because some of the weakly built trusts
of to-day seem to be in danger of disso-
luton, it does not follow that it has been
proved that the principle of big construc
ton is in itself defective. 1t won't do to
lie down and say, Let nature take her
course. The mere process of taking may
be pretty hard on the community, to say
nothing Of the danger of having the evils
restored in more malignant form.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
BRYAN TELLS A JOKE ON BRYAN.
PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger.


William Jennings Bryan made flying
visit to Washington. The leader Of the
western democracy was in a buoyant and
witty frame of mind, and told many good
stories on himself. He said that not
long ago in a western town, he had &C.
casion to get shaved. The barber a col
ored man, felt highly complimented by
the opportunity of shaving a man who
had been a candidate for the presidency,
and when the operation was over Mr.
Bryan gave him a silver dollar. Some
weeks, afterward, travelling that way, he
met an old friend in the same town, who
told him he had got the barber in trouble
"How's that?' asked Mr.. Bryan.
f'Why, he has been up before the bar
bers' union, had charges preferred against
him, and was then put on trial for shay
ing YOU" e..
II don't understand that" replied Mr.
Bryan. II paid him all right" r.
"Oh, yes. You paid him all right, but
the other BARRIERS said that he was cutting
under and, should have charged IS fol-
shaving dead man. ~. 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
The Way They Did in 1898.

The Albert Lea Times gives overconfi-
dent republicans little pointer on demo-
cratic campaign methods in the following:
The democratic state committee ap-
pear to be pursuing the same method of
campaigning that they did in 1898, when
they successfully elected their nominee,
John Lind. In that campaign, it will be
remembered, the democrats, at the start,
made a feint at a campaign in the first
district and other republican strongholds.
After that they abandoned the republican
strongholds entirely and confined their eff
forts, to the sections Of the state where
democrats and populsts predominated and
where the floating and doubtful vote was
large. The result was a lively campaign
and a heavy vote in democratic strong
holds, and lethargy and light vote in
the republican strongholds. This plan of
campaign is clearly the only hope for
Rosing this year, and while there is prob
ably no danger that he can land with any
kind of a campaign. yet it is the part Of
wisdom for the republican campaign COM
mittee to take every precaution to arouse
the party vote and get it to the polls
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

The Tribune has a great load of mis-
statements to answer for in it's bitter
campaign against the public schools.
Some OF them may be attributed to care
less ignorance, but the statement that
the board of education has sought for
both tax levy and bond issue for new
schools seems to have been made I'M
wanton disregard of the facts Both to
the board Of tax levy and to the council
the board of education explained that it
was merely submitting alternative propo-
sitions, though it preferred that the funds
be raised by direct taxation.
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ziah Appleby. Both Of them appealed to
Judge Crane in one way or another, and
for ten years he had been trying to de-
eide which one appealed to him the more.
But thus far his efforts had yielded him
little Satisfa ction.
He paced thoughtfully up and down the
porch, with his hands locked under his
coattails. He closed his eyes, and the
picture Of Keziah drifted slowly across his
mind. 1t was in church that he loved her
most. He could see her now in her pew
just in front Of his. Her shoulders did not
| come very far above the high back seat.
and a few curls struggled from under the
black bonnet. One eye was hazel the
other watery blue, and her hands were
folded demurely In her lap. She wore a
| black waist cut down little at the throat
and edged with lavender silk and lace,
| and she had humorous little shipper at
| the corners of her mouth. On Sundays
| the shipper was allowed to fade, but the
| telltale lines remained.
There was no nonsense about Susan
| tall, straight, angular, her bonnet perked
up straight on her head like grenadier
| blue eyes and a straight tight shut
mouth. She could say things, and she got
| Up church sociables and missionary So
| cieties. Judge Crane sighed.
A few minutes later he unclasped his
hands and transferred them gleefully tc
| the armhOleS OF his vest. He had come tC
| a decision. He would consult a third par
ty. But whom? There were two he had
in mind, Zebulon, the brother, and Ma
tilda, the eldest sister, a widow. All in
all. he thought Zebulon would be the bet
| ter Of the two. Yes, he would go to his
| old friend and confess all. He would Sc
cure information as to the qualities OF
both from the standpoint of one who had
spent his life with them and he would
also make inquiry as to which one would
most likely award his suit whit favor
| able answer.
Hello, jedge" 1t was zebulon himself
who stumped up the steps and sat dowr
at the top with a grunt "Nice evenin''
| Hello, Zeb-um-yes a tol'able even
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
Copyright, 1902, by T. c. McClure.N

Copyright. 1902, by T. c. McClure.A
Judge Tunis Crane put the last shut
ter over the front window of his store,
slung the bar across and snapped the
paddock. Then he turned and gazed
thoughtfully along the turnpike to where
single light glimmered at this hour OF
the evening. AS a matter, Of fact he
was in love, and, what is more. admit
ted it to himself. This takes rare cour-
age sometimes, but it takes even rare1
courage under certain conditions to adj
nit it to any one else. That was what
bothered Judge Crane.
The Judge was not much over so years
old. His store, the one town store, yield
ed good profits. He was bachelor, not
q. widower; was well preserved, a former
judge in the town court and always a
deacon. Oh, no; he was not ashamed OF
his personal assets.S' The trouble was that
he was not quite sure with whom he was
in love. There were two OF thenl-tWo
maiden sisters, Susan Appleby and Ke-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
AND THEM
BOSTON Herald.

: BOSLOn Herald. -
Russell Sage was SO years old yester-
day, but he has no thought Of giving uI
active business yet while. When asked
regarding the matter he replied: How
can I when I have such extensive inter
ests at stake? I am director in twenty
seven railroad companies, and if retire
FROM business it means great loss tc
me-" He spent his birthday the same as
'any other day and was at his office early
in the morning and worked as hard as
ever. 1t looks vegy much as If Mr.. Sage
in getting business has permitted business
to get him. But some morning the sun
will come peeping UP out Of the Atlantic
ocean and Mr.. Sage won't know anything
about It. And then those twenty-sev
railroads win have to elect a new director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

between Washington and Ottawa. that
this business will be settled. 1t ought
too, to be settled very soon. If the thing
Is allowed to drag much longer the Ca
nadians, like the man who' at last be-
lieved his own story, will really believe
they have some sort of title to consid-
cradle piece Of the United States.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
There are now 2S7 trusts.

There now 287 trusts. II ..' =
OF these SO have been organized since JAM t. 1892
and these newcomers have total capitalization
s431S.0O5 646. ~.~
None Of them has capitalization under $10O0O.o00
The greatest Of them is the United
poration with capitalization Of 81, $50 339, 956
OF the glorious 2S7, 206 protected or
by tariff
OF the 206 there 1853 that may considered
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
IN A NUTSHELL...
Some Data Of a Thoroughly "Trusty'' Nature

ing under the category Of being sheltered by, the
tariff The of these 1853 $41S2 $4,000;
their bonds $o14os1o The stocks
amount to ST. $50, sos; the bonds to $255
The proportion of trust capital enjoying tariff benefits
is "a per cent. \
The proportion of trusts not protected per cent
Pierpont Morgan s., OOO 900 900 worth
railroad corporation securities nearly
worth O industrial corporation securities
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
WHERE THE CONFERENCE FAILED.
Toronto Mail and Empire.

BY the London papers the colonial con-
ference is represented as having achieved
very little. The Daily News says it
pricked Mr. Chamberlain's bubble of i'm
perialism, and the other journals report
that while it left the colonies free to give
tariff preferences to the mother country,
it failed to touch the other side of the
question: tariff preference by Britain
for colonial products.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
Cities and Suburbs.
Syracuse Post-Standard

Syracuse POSt-Standard.
One reason why the cities of the United
States did not grow as fast between 1890 and
1900 as they did between 1880 and 1890 is that
city people are more and more inclined to live
in the country. Recent developments in trans
portation have done more than any other
agency to bring this about, and at the rate
at which things are progressing now the SUBJ
urbs Of the, modern American cities will have
extended vastly before another census is
taken:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
Look Out for Trouble.

Indianapolis News.
The latest proposition is candy trust.
1t is not surprising to hear that the
scheme is meeting with difficulties. If
the trustmakers get hold of candy and
millinery they will know what real trouble
is for the women will be after them and
then-lOOk out! rAS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

1t will be long time before Kuhn.
Loeb & Co. do any important husiness
again without permission from J. Pierpont
Morgan. What insolence the little fell
lows had, anyway! Offering to do for
$5,ooo,ooo, what Pierp could do for s1o.-
900, 900!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
Chokio Oct. Is, Clontarf Oct. 16, De Graf
Oct. II, and Kerkhoven Oct. IS.

Senator Collier has no opponent for re-
election in Scott county, and will have
none unless the republican county COM
mittee selects man. Joseph A. Ring
of Shakopee, the republican nominee, has
withdrawn for business reasons.
Charles B. Cheney
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
The NonpareiI Man
lnsulted the Wrong Man.

A papa from Goatville, where they run
lumber yard and where the train yells
twice and says s-s-sh-sh but doesn't stop.
wandered over on the campus at Barnaby
University the other day doing the elastic
act at the buildings and trying to get a
taste of college life. A, careless sopho-
more referred to his whis.zers '"Stude-
bakers and called him Uncle John. Papa
did not call on the park police for protec-
ton, nor did he attempt to reply, but he
days and cancelled the will he had made
leaving 100000 to the university. Eff
fie and Trixie. who had played in the
chorus in the "Florodora'' show. got 81 ,00C
each in his new will and the rest went for
town hall and library for Goatville and
what was left was divided between his
nieces It is we'll to show little respect
to age. The stubbiest set of whiskers
may conceal a. bank account the sight OF
which would so to your head.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

The Minnesota football eleven has a
promising aspect. If it could only get
over having that tired feeling when a
touchdown is in sight, it might be picked
as a champion eleven.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

The miners would certainly make a
great hit with the American people if
they went back to work now. But that $14s
year for food and clothing for them
selves and families is not very enticing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

The mill owners were right when they
said the eight+hour day would attract men
to Minneapolis. According to the latest
reports they were coming in train loads.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS
Last Nights New Bills.

The opening bills at. the theaters. last
night were: At the Metropolitan, Kelcev
& Shannon in Sherlock Holiness at the
B15ou, mason and Mason in Rudolph and
Adoiph': at the Lyceun; ..The Lost Par
adise:" Reviews of these productions viii
appear in this column tomorrow. = :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

Some people will criticize the president
for calling a conference, Sunday, to dis
cuss the coal strike situation. This looks
like case of the OK having fallen into the
pit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

In looking for instances of taxation un-
just to the taxpayer it will not be neces-
sary to call on the Twin City Rapid Tran
sit company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

The Toronto Mail and Empire thinks
that the United States objection to ar
bitrating the Alaskan frontier question is
that the decision might be in favor of
Canada. Exactly. And that is why
Canada wants arbtration-she has moth
ing to lose and everything to gain. The
case is precisely the same as if four years
ago Canada set up a claim to thirty mile
strip of northern Minnesota and then in
sisted that we should arbitrate. There
are some things that can't be arbitrated
between nations. They either agree be-
tween themselves fight it out. When
1t comes to a show down, this Canadian
claim will vanish in thin air. The Brit
ish government is not in the business of
asserting such absurd pretensions, and it
Is between Washington and London, not
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

A St. Louis millionaire has entered into
contract with the street car company by
which scriptual quotations are to be dis
played In each Of it's 200 cars for q
period Of six months. We would all con-
tribute something to have them displayed
in the city hall and the council chamber
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

= Mr. Morgan held up the meat trust and
extracted $40, 0O0 900. Never mind, the
packers got it back from the people that
same week.
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casually Observed.

Money in Wall street was down to 81
per cent and for the first time in three
weeks we spent a peaceful Sunday.
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Foyer Chat.

George AIDES merry musical satire
"The Sultan of Sulu" will occupv the
boards at the Metropolitan the latter half
of this week. The company is g. large
one, selected carefully by Colonel Henry
w. Savage from his numerous operatic
forces, and includes as principals Frank
Mou1an, Maude Lillian Berri, Gertrude
Quinlan, Temper Saxe,f Robert Lett. Fred
Frear, Charles Giblyn and Blanche Chap
man.
F.. Not a, little interest is conferred in the
cement at: the Metropolitan the first
half of next week, of the Amelia Bing-
ham special company in Haddon Cham
bers play, "A Modern MagdaIen." The
play Is said to possess intense interest
throughout and contains number of in
cidents away from the usual.
= Lewis Morrison, presenting "Faust''
with: new scenic and electrical euuip-
ment that is claimed to snrpass anv pre-
vious production of this play, will be the
Metropolitan's attraction the last half of
next week. r E
..All on Account Of Eliza" delightfully."-
droll and diverting comedy of American
life by Leo Ditrichstein, will be pre-
scented at the Bijou next week by a clever
company under the management of Jacob
Lit. The play enjoyed an exceptionally
long and successful runEin New, York. The
piece is Enthusiastically American in
theme and treatment and tells a pretty
story of life in little hamlet in western
New York. 49,.
Commencing next Sunday evening for a
weeks run the Ferris company will pro-
duce that great play Of Russian life,
':Slaves of Russia e. IT. II sES5t
To be good child he needs but little of the
man in him: to be q good man he needs much nj
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

The sultan Of Cardamonseed was killed
by the Americans. The sultan Of Sulu
was murdered some time ago by George
AIDE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

Speaking Of St. Louis, did you ever have
an offer Of $4,000 for your vote? If So
what would you do?
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Amount of Advertising
carried by the Twin City
Papers for September:
Scarce Fuel. More Thought.

Our Washington correspondent men
toned the fact that many serious minded
people think that the gravest feature Of
the anthra cite strike and its incidence is
the stmula ton it will give to socialism.
Confronted by the possibilities of what the
socialists designate as "captalistic pro
duction.' it is argued that thousands Of
people Will throw themselves into the out
stretched arms Of socialism, rushing from
one extreme to the other. That socialism
will profit to some extent by the present
trouble there can be doubt, but it is
state ownership, which is not, properly,
socialism, that will receive the greatest
stimulus.
So deeply has the popular imagination
been stirred by the anthracite strike and
its lesson Of the tremendous powers for
evil Of uncontrolled private ownership
that we have no doubt that if the ques-
ton of the ownership Of the anthracite
mines were referred to popular referen-
dunn j would now carry by large vote
The people now remember that Uncle Sam
never has strikes, though he is an en-
ployer on a colossal scale. Besides, what
the government owns all the people own
and in that fact there is much promise
for the perplexed people who can see no
satisfactory issue from the ills of the
present situation except through absolute
ly new conditions.
The New York democratic state conven-
ton last week started what will, no doubt
be long procession, with positive dec
laration in favor Of government owner
ship Of the anthracite fields. Indeed, the
New York democrats considered the
plank such prime vote getter that they
made it the very first one in the plat
form.
But such position is not one to be
hastily taken by the man who is not run
TaES Cor office. In government ownership
OF the mines there may be greater ills
than those we would flee from. Govern
ments have never Yet been great successes
IN pure business. and once the ice Of re-
stricted governmental functions is broken
the whole domino row of private business
Is threatened. The anthracite coal fields
may, however, be considered exceptional
In many respects. They are controlled by
a comparatively few closely allied corpo-
rations or individuals. There is little
or no opportunity there, owing to their
limited extent and great value, for new
enterprise And the few now in control
have an especially offensive theory that
they are divinely chosen for their mis-
sion Of operating one kind of the ma:
TONS coal supply.