Mower County transcript., 1904-11-09
OTHER EDITORS OPINIONS

y Milwaukee Sentinel: Mr.. ROcketel-
Ter says the poorest man is the one who
has nothing but money. Perhaps so,
from the philosophic viewpoint; but,
as rule, it is precisely such man who
feels and acts as if he owned the earth
St. Cloud Journal Press: No man
ever lost friends or prestige by doing
what he believed to be right and hon
est-and even if he did that would be
no excuse for his doing something that
his Judgment and his conscience did
not approve. ~. 80
Rochester Democrat: The family
of G. E. Callaghan had q narrow escape
from asphyxiation Wednesday night.
Coal gas escaped from a heating stove,
but fortunately the windows of the
home had been left quite wide open
and the only bad results were severe
headaches. 49,. r.
Jordan Independent: Working the
sympathy racket will not gain candi-
dates many votes. Good American
citizens don't take to old squaw
whimperings. Politics is a game of
give and take and real men do not go
around whining about being abused.
st. James Journal: In no other place
in the universe is the biblical injunc-
tion, "Forgive us our trespasses" more
literally and cheerfully obeyed than in
Minnesota. We not only forgive the
trespasser, but the practice has been to
elevate him to high seat in the syna-
gogue. -
Lines Springs Sun: The Rochester
Post says the Olmsted county mer.
chants association has commenced &C.
tion looking toward a reduction in the
business done in their territory by the
catalogue houses. If they meet the
prices of the catalogue houses, as they
say they do, all the "acti0n'' necessary
will be to do as much advertising as
the catalogue houses.
Vesta Censor: If some member of
the next house of representatives will
cause to be enacted a bill requiring
railroads to pay to all passengers hold
ing tickets, a forfeit of one cent atmile
for each minute delayed beyond sched-
ule time, in starting from any station,
such member can remain in Office for
the balance of his natural lille. Trains
will not wait for individuals and there
is no just reason why individuals
should have to wait on trains without
compensation.
Providence Journal: The public
scarcely needed the assurance of the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune that "President Roose-
velt will take the oath of office on
March fourth without being bound by
single obligation other than that con-
tanned in the oath ITSELF" Nobody
doubts the Presidents rugged lndepen-
.dence or his willingness to bind him-
self to any interest in advance of the
electson by pledges or promises of an
unworthy sort.
Britt (Ia.) Tribune: One of our ex-
changes got worked for an obituary
poem last week that jars the ear worse
than the falling clods. The poor child
was dead enough at first, but that
poem heaps the sands upon it's grave.
When will people who can't write a
rhyme that could be hauled through a
rail fence without catching the slivers
ever know enough to keep their foolish
gush at home and not add insult to in
jury by putting the poor dead people
in verse after they can't" help them
selves? 1t requires some firmness to
deny space to an obituary poem, but
we have to do it sometimes just the
same.
Spring Valley Sum-. 1t is with regret
we announce the suspension of the
Spring Valley Vidette. We mourn
there are others that mourn. The pap.
or has been dead for some time but the
creditors have been sitting. up with the
remains. On Saturday might they got
careless and the mRnanement between
/ 12 O'Clock midnight and Sunday morn.
ing put what was ;iBft ;of the plant in
to a box car. Chief Of police Lamson
in whose charge the ptAntwas, instruct:
ed the freight agent to hold the car
Yesterday what had not been sold on
attachments was unloaded and stored
in warehouse. The creditors will gel
together and shake dice for the bal
ance. 80 ,*-. .S~ :>:.;... :. -.
Candy News: Politicians claim that
keverything depends upon the success
of their party, even to the crops raised
and the air we breathe, and the COW.
may dry up in. the clover if the farmer
fails to vote his party ticket straighl
from. top to bottom, but the thought
full and discretionate farmer has al
idea that a superior source is respon
sible for his we'll being and welfare
and in all probability he will exercise hi,
| rights and discretion in the choosing 8
his servants to transact his business q
the state capitol and elsewhere. He
has right to know the private charac
ter and the official record of the ma,
he proposes, to. engage, and may ask i
he is honest or a horsethief.
! Mortified News: If there is on,
thing more than another that tells til,
: calliber Of aman these days it is to ,se
him come out of q refreshments stan,
with a two by two and a. half slug 20
red eye inside him and putting on
freshly lighted cigar, to meet his wifi
on the corner wearing thin cap
scarcely long enough to hide q slmme
} shirt waist and argue the question 20
winter. apparel ;fo1 !; the children. "A
she stands with her hands tucked ,uu
der the. fraii little cape to Keep then