The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13

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and the early Maine which Mr.. Peers
raised could be combined, the rot and
the bugs would be entirely overcome.
Early planting, a careful selection of
seed. of the above varieties will un-
questionably assure a crop. Mr.. r.
A. Peers has about 1000 bushels to
harvest and expects to get about 200
bushels of good ones.-Rush City
Post.
Issues Wanted.
AS the campaign advances we do
not find John A. Johnson, the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor, discuss
ing any new issues, which would in
dictate that the party he represents is
pretty hard pressed for material on
which to conduct even losing fight
In last weeks report of Mr.. Johnson s
speech attention was called to the fact
that there was not an issue on which
the Democratic candidate was at
variance with Bob Dunn. Mr.. Dunn.
in his opening speech at Duluth,
boldly outlined his platform, and has
been hammering away on the princi-
pies there enunciated ever since.
First and foremost of these issues is
the four per cent gross earnings tax
on railroads which is a pet measure
of the Republican nominee for gov
ernOr. He has advocated this reform
in season and out OF season, believing
that the railroad companies should
pay just proportion of the taxes. It
is very true that upon this question
the Republican platform is silent but
Mr." Dunn lost no time in making it
an issued in this campaign. Mr..
Dunn is more firmly committed to this
issue than is the national Democratic
party to the gold plank, as Mr..
Dunn's convention had no opportun-
ity of ignoring a telegram requesting
that the four per cent gross earnings
tax be inserted in the platform. Mr..
johnson agrees with his opponent, but
complains that Attorney Young, who
is an associate of Mr.. Dunn on the
State ticket, opposed the bill in the
State senate on the ground that it was
unconstitutional. Mr.. Young. how
ever, at later session voted for the
measure in an amended form. Mr..
Dunn is opposed to all merging of
railroads and the platform upon which
he stands declares for the enforcement
of existing anti-merger laws, and yet
Mr.. johnson assumes to appropriate
this Republican issue, Notwithstanding
the fact that the newspaper giving MIN
his strongest support is the St. Paul
Globe: owned and controlled by the
railroad magnate who conceived and
brought forth this merger octopus.
Mr.. JOhnson's hackers permit great
liberties, not only in Mr.. Johnson's
assumption of Republican measures
but in taking position which is
naturally antagonistic to their inter-
ests. Mr.. Dunn favors the extension
of the primary law in an amended
form, but Mr.. johnson has not
definitely settled in his own mind what
is the best course to pursue. Mr..
Dunn stands by the board of control,
inaugurated by him, and Mr.. johnson
says it is good thing, although he
voted against it while in the State
senate. Why he voted against it is
not difficult to understand. Every
little village and city which possesses
State institution was opposed to the
board OF control bill on account of
the local trade lost by the enactment
OF the new law; and Mr.. Johnson
halls from ST.. Peter. Alexandria
Post-News.