The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-11

opinion Judge Mills should be relegated to
private life. Apparently his abilities are
used, not to protect the interest of the |
whole people, but to aid and abet the
railroads in taking unfair advantages Of
the public. 1t is we'll known what the
influence was thatput him in office four
years ago, and he probably will have those |
same influences back of him in the next |
But if the people are alive to
their interests no power in this state can |
again: place him in office"
The Elbow Lake Herald seconds the mo- |
ton with the following: H. ...
'.Mr. Mills has outlived his usefulness |
to the people. He halls from the ninth
district which may have another candi- |
date for the same position in the person Of
Ezra G.. Valentine Of our neighboring
county, Wilkin. Mr.. Valentine would be
both an active and useful member of the
board-a member in whom the people
would have the fullest confidence
The Buffalo Journal says:
People wonder why newspa per report
ers in the Legislature are voted gratuities
at each session One incident originating
in Wright county will illustrate it, Sena-
tor Alley introduced a bill which was in
tended to. cut out bank mortgages from
the list made UP annually for the assessors.
These bank mortgages are not taxed S
the bank capitals are assessed and de-
positors are supposed to list moneys in
banks Therefore it is utterly useless to
copy these mortgages for assessors. This
is one Of the few counties in which the
register of deeds is paid salary, most of
the registers receiving fees as their COM
pensation. The fee for making the mort
gage list is 10 cents each and that is why
the Alley bill was all shot to pieces before
it more than started on its journey. The
fees for copying bank mortgages will
way ca fny> oh
in the eighty counties fully $4,000 per
year is absolutely wasted in paying for
this useless work. There are many such
incidents at each session of the legislature
but the subsidized reporters never see
them for publication --. ..--.
Perhaps if Senator Alley had explained
this bill to one Of T h e J our n is I'M
subsidized reporters it would have gotten
into print. The senat tor did not make
enough noise about it.
Granville Pease knows because he was
there. and he says in the Anoka Union:
mo politics mixed up with the outing
of the Northwestern Editorial associa:-
ton? Well, rather. There was Joel. P.
Heatwole winking and blinking. and look
ing wise as usual Captain Whitney
plugging for Van SAINT. Will Verify watch
ing DR.. Babcock's interest. Saylor and
Hays talking Bob Dunn. The Union would
say there, was plenty of politics crop
ping out all along the trip
Which way, please, was Hays talking
Bob DUMB Up or down?
Frank Eddy is telling good story OF
the meeting Of Uncle Joe' Cannon, next
! speaker of the house, and John Lind
when the latter visited Washington last
winter. They had been colleagues rs re-
publicans, and had not seen each other
for years.
How are you, John?" said Uncle Joe
! TT hear you are coming to congress as
a democrat"
THAT is correct. said the Minnesotan
| "Well," said Cannon cordially, 81
don't know of any democrat would rath
sr See coming to congress than your
. self" .ts.. :.....~ -. -. ........ - '..s.
1 The member-elect thanked him for thu
4 expression, and Cannon went on
"Perhaps you don't understand my rea
SON for saying that. You see. when {
i gets both hands in the treasury. and yol
Esee you can only get one in. - - ~-..
The Elk River Star News says: .
-.tThe politicians are absolutely safe il
Drinking out ex-State3 Treasurer Koerne
for governor: inasmuch as he IS abroa'
and cannot refuse to be made a cat;
paw Of" ,............. ~
Mr.. Koerner supposed he had squelche
all that kind of talk before he left 70
} Germany If it lasts until he returns, h
will doubtless squelch it again.. >
The Glenwood Gopher editor Intervene
the governor July 4, and got the followin
results: ...'' 49,
''In the course of our conversation las
Saturday Governor Van SAINT stated abso
ton A qualifying remark was made
however. that he was not running away
from it, Further talk just left us in tn
same delightful state of uncertainty as be
fore as to the governors real intentions
If neither seeking it nor running ava
. from it, won't somebody please tell US jus
where the governor is cat on the renom
difference to us. but we do like to hay
our curiosity appeased. -..
: The Buffalo Journal notices the follow
: ing movements of men in the public eye:
r c., Dunn has gone home to Prince
: ton Joel Heatwole Is mixing with tt
| boys and taking in editorial excursion
! and Frank M. Eddy has bought stack
:, chips and started a press bureau can
: paign by sending out his Fourth of Ju
! ation delivered at Dodge Center
Uncle Pease asks in the Anoka Union:
. Where under the sun. or in what bull
ing. can St. Paul hold a state convention
! 'Under the SUM- in Lexington ball pal
seems about the only. available location.
The Little Falls Herald says:
"It was Bob Dunn who declared tn
. J. j. Hill was a man that deserved prai
. instead Of kicks from the people Of MINI
sofa. This wasn't very long ago, and Be
to be worthy Of his appellat ion honest
can't go back on it, even for a gubernat
rial nomination
Il Bob is not likely to so back on it, jud
s ing by the following rejoinder from t
- Princeton Union:
- Bob Dunn is not in the habit Of stul
=. flying himself"
Charles B. Cheney