Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-14

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The governorship fight has become so heat
ed the past week that some papers are begin
ming to talk of dark horse" We notice, how
ever, that it is the Dunn papers that are talking
of switching to new man.
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The 500 has purchased the Washburn road
running north from Bismark, N. D. This will
allow the 500 to directly tap the great Ignite
to see more of that fuel in this country here
after.
China has commission in this country in
vestigating the most approved methods of max
ing steel. This may be only the forerunner of
an industrial awakening on the the part of the
Chinese and if such should come to pass, a
great force will be added to the wealth produc-
ing power of the world.
The Dunn Collins fight has developed a
great deal of bitterness the past week on ac-
count of Public Examiner Johnson having ex-
posed Dunn's record in settling with lumber
men who stole timber from state land while he
was auditor. He made them pay such heavy
penalties for their misdeeds that they are now
all supporting him for governor.
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Thomas Crawford, of the Lakefeld STAN
dard has been brought out second district
candidate for railroad commissioners. Mr.
Crawford is of sound principles, of good
ability, and a close student of public affairs
However, he early and strong Dunn ad
vocate and by this action he has laid himself
liable to the charge of being Dunn and mer-
ger candidate.
There is familiar ring to the statement that
the shing1emakers of Wisconsin and Michigan
have united to curtai1 production until the
price is raised to the normal level, says the St.
Paul Dispatch. Tt is the usual expression of
such combinations. What the "normaP' level
is, as they it, is not the level brought about
by the interplay of demand and supply, but the
level to which they can force price by CONTROL
ing supply
1t has been repeatedly stated that Congress-
man Steenerson of the Red river valley district,
now reported that he has written to the ST..
Hilaire Spectator that he is not in favor of
Canadian reciprocity, including Canadian free
wheat. The letter is said to have been written
with the express intention of putting stop to
the reciprocity crowd claiming that they had
the ninth district congressman with them.
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Whatever Grover Cleveland is or has been,
fact that there is large element of his party,
who would like to again run him for the presi-
dency, he had the courage a little while ago to
come out in defence of his interference in the
Chicago strike, and last week he had a very
able article the "C1eve1and Bond Issues" in
the Saturday Evening Post. His stand on
these two questions what left him IMAM
without party" at the end of his second ad
ministration, and still makes large portion of
his party dislike him.
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AS consistent addition to the program of
the free Canadian wheat advocates, we would
suggest that in due time they start Campaign
of education" to secure the passage of laws for
country at all. BY this means, all of the wheat
we have to sell would go to Europe as flour and
the country would of course obtain more for the
wheat flour than it would wheat. Then
again, this proposed law would depress the
price of wheat here at home, and raise it abroad
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