The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-12-10
ST. PAUL, MIMI. Dec. 8. 1909

| 81. PAUL, Mlnn., Dec, 8, 1908. >,
State Treasurer Block gave the gov
ernor and auditor a severe jolt last
week. The auditor and governor ar
ranged little deal to allow the uni
versity to overdraw it's accounts.
When they had it all fixed up they
called the treasurer in and told him
about it. Block refused to stand for
it and the deal was blocked. The
treasurer stood pat on doing his duty
as he saw it even if it offended the
governor and auditor of the State.
Guess Julius will be able to stand
their displeasure.
The State supreme court rendered
one OF the most important and far
reaching decisions in the States his
tory last Friday when it knocked out
the beet sugar bounty law as unconsti-
tutional and dismissed the writ sued
out by the sugar company on the
State auditor. The court declares the
law to be unconstitutional, and says
the legislature has no more right togive
a bounty for the raising of beets than
for the raising or manufacture of any
other article. The sugar beet people
banked very lagely on their claims
that the State was under "a moral
obligation" The court says "A
moral obligation cannot rest upon an
immortal statute" The decision up
holds the position originally taken by
Auditor Dunn and puts an effectual
stop to raids of this kind on the treas
ury, which might prove terribly de-
structive if tolerated. In actual money
the decision saves the State $4,000.
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Politicians who drift into the twin
city hotels report that there is very
formidable movement on in behalf of
J.H. Burns for railroad commissioner.
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The Dispatch is Mortified lest the
public take it for granted that Judge
Collins is o.. KID by Governor Van
SAINT. But if the Dispatch O. KS the
governor, won't that make the com
bination all right"
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Few people believe that the governor
will have the nerve, in the event of
Judge Collins resigning, to appoint
General Douglas, and from che aGl--es
ministration standpoint, every, iota Of
logic, gratitude and fitness makes the
appointment. of General Douglas the ::
only appropriate one. 80 ~,
If they had a roll-call of State Off
Gals every day in the year they
wouldn't get an average enrolment
large enough to dust off Col. Throw
bridges coat-tails. What are all the
official appointees, who regard pub
lie Office as a sacred trust'' under this
partisan administration: doing.
out about the State in this working
season of the year. 2 "
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Judge Collins enthusiast m eve the
arrangements made for his immediate
resignationsfs ON the supreme bench,
fell forty degrees in~the pastsweek,,
and the spring suns are hardly ex-
pected, by the knowing ones, to effect
any material thaw in his condition.
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The administration forces lost out
two to one in the first fight in Henne-
pin county and not one of the ''regu-
lar' papers of the twin cities men
toned the fact. Had the battle gone
the other way every administration Or
gan in the State would have published
the fact in glaring headlines.
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According to the wild-eyed orgies
of certain papers Mr.. Heatwole of
Mortified is menace" to both Sen
ators Clapp and Nelson. Now we
know that Joel is a versatile gentle
man, but we cannot figure out how he
will succeed both Clapp and Nelson.
Somebody is throwing very illogical
fit.
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The State has won an important
point in its suit against the merger.
The United States supreme court has
denied the motion Of the defense to
dismiss the States appeal and the
case will be heard on it's merits Janu-
airy 18th next. 49,.
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The merchants of St. Paul estimate
the Christmas expenditures in the>c city
at 5000, 600. =:
MINNIE.
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t. No Such Speed.
Il don't suppose the stage coaches
run on Fifth avenue any more,'' said
the visitor to New York.
They never did, replied. the ma
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