Morris tribune., 1904-12-03

f1noDs from the every day news OF the times,
they have pervaded the country from New
England to Louisiana; they are not the creature
of climste. Whatever their course may be, it
is common to the whole country"
But those sentences, descriptive of condi-
tons which would generally and profoundly
alarm us did they exist today, are taken from a
speech by Lincoln delivered in 1887, a quarter
of century before the Civil War and sixty
years ago.
And still stagger on; and the things
that make our pessimsts stew and sweat today
are much less formidable than the things
that justly alarm sober, unhysterical men for
free institutions in earlier days The sea
of liberty is indeed stormy, as Jefferson said
But ours is ship that built for storms
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| Someone has started cry that if the tariff
| is revised downwards. the internal taxes will
have to be increased, and the check stamp re-
stored. What rank nonsense! Many of the
schedules are now at the prohbitive mark, and
produce no revenue to speak of, but were they
lowered to where they would not be so prohi-
bitve, the inevitable result would be greater
revenue. The scares which the stand patters
work not be said to be complimentary to
American intelligence.
Frank Clague made phenomenal run for
speaker of the house, especially in view of the
dissensions which at the present time harass
the Republican party, and also in view of the
further fact that United States senator is to
be chosen this session. The senatorship usu-
ally has much to do with determining the organi-
cation of the house, but this year it did not
enter. Clague won the speakership on his own
merits, and will take the place unhampered
with pledges.
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The Tribune is in favor of the election of
senators by the people, but does not believe
that the abuse of this power by the state legis-
atures will ever become so fragrant that an
aroused public sentiment will be able to amend
he constitution. Why not therefore, amend
he constitution by usage as has been done in
SO many other cases, and let each party non1-
nate their candidate for senator, and then let
he members of the Legislature follow that
nomination closely do the presidential
electors. This brings the election of senators
is near to the people as it will probably ever
ret.
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The coming session of Congress will I'm
oubtedly the last of the territories ad nit )
ed as states. Oklahoma and Indian Territory !
will be admitted state; and Arizona and )
Jew Mexico state of Arizona. The en- J
bling acts have already passed the house, and 4
7ill be probably pass the Senate this winter. 3
is of course possibly that there may be other Z
tates some day, but that day is probably far :!
istant. Alaska and Hawaii are asking for ter Z
torial government, and may time asked Z
} be made states. The same is true of Porto Z
leo and the Philippines, but their statehood s
lust indeed be very far distant. 8
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Representative J. G.. Lund, of Minneapolis .
as given notice that he will introduce bill in
he next Legislature extending the operation of :,
Ulcers. There will probably be several other ,
lembers with bills along the same line,
[othing will be gained by the proposed change, :
kept that no man could then aspire to state Z
ffice who does not enjoy wide general &C
uaintance, and the three large cities of the
tate would absolutely dictate all nominations. :
caucuses were held under the direction of
egu1ar election officials, and tie possibilities !
f contests eliminated, the convention system
, much the best for the nomination of state
ficers
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