The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
Minnesota Politics

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Frank Eddy Challenges the standpatters
to Debate-Mccleary's Failure to Get
Opponents to Sit Up and Take Notice
J. .. Jones Getting Back into Politics.
fa FranksEM. Eddy annoi1nces his readi~
ness to take the platform and debate
with any standpatters in the state. His
leader in the Sauk Center Herald this
week isheaded mo Need of an Importa-
tion. Referring to the talkSof securing
5Cumrni1ls or La Toilette to come and up
hold revision principlessin public debate,
the Herald says there is no necessity to
pay $500 night for the services of either
I .statesmans There is a home product
ready to take thesjob. Says the Herald:
We stand ready to meet all comers either m
joint discussion thru the columns Of the news
papers or by lecture to affirm:
That protection is of the fundamental
principles OF republicanism, and that tariff for
revenue or free trade are inimical to the best
interests of the nation. We will further affirm
| synonymous terms; that there is a crying and
immediate need Of revision of our tariff laws
lat the present time; that protective tarin2
on commodities controlled H by trusts or mo
press the people and is contrary to repub-
lieanism and the American spirit Of fair play;
that protective tariff upon commodities that
are sold by the producers cheaper in the mar
kets they are protected sagainst than In the
| home markets is not protection but legislative
! plunder; that tariff on lumber and fish is
an absurd1ty and travesty' upon protective
| principles; that reciprocity is much re-
publican principle protection
| We have no reputation as a linguist. The only
| languages that speak with facility are
English. NOrwpOfan
orator, but since our entrance into public life
we have made 1887 public addresses and we
| have something of reputation of being able
! to sling the United States dialect in a manner
SO that the plain pluggers can understand
| what we mean. and If we can't convince those
| who do the nations work. pay the nations
truth Of the above propositions in any Of the
ways above indicated. we will agree to leave
the haunts of civilization and hike to the
| Northwest Angle and fish for bullheads for
| subsistence, learn the deaf and dumb alphabet
and talk with our fingers for the rest Of our
| life.
Some of the state press refuse to agree
| with 7 n J o ur rs statement that
| Minnesota set the pace last year for the
election results of last week in the east.
The Long Prairie Leader, for example,
| says: H. AXIS
No comparison could be more absurd. The
rank ana file Of the republican party in Min
neSOld TeVOlteQ against DOSSlSnl all ,TlXlC anu
they won their victory in tile state convention
7 where the old administration sought to dictate
| Its successor and carry things with a high
fand. The later defeat Of the convention nomi
leaders who, seeing that they could not rule
preferred to ruin. H. ~ ,, +. -
It's thrashing over old straw, of course
but it is pertinent to say that the "dis-
gruntled leaders, must have done some
tall voting to overcome the 1000 fol
Roosevelt. AS to the "bossism' displayed
in the state convention, there is a pretty
general opinion that it was found on the
side that won the temporary victory or
that occasion. .4.. -
The st. Cloud Journal-Press says:
There are great many republicans Of thi
state who, after looking over the field OF pos
sible guberna torial candidates, believe that tht
surest way for the party to come back to it
own Is to nominate Judge L. W. Collins. HI
stands for the things the people believe in. ant
has never been afraid to express his opinion
His private and official life will stand tn
test Of the closest inspection, and what Is ais
to the point, he could be elected.
1t is possible that the Journal-Press i
! right, but If Judge Collins were elected
it would not be the fault Of the man VIII
, beat him last year.
, Some difference Of opinion has develop
a
propositions to raise money to maintain !;
: lobby att Wa shfngtotf ifs OPPOSED BY prom
i lnent members of the league, who say
= is a reflection on Minnesota's delegation
- in congress to say that they cannot han
die the subject They intimate rathe
u broadly that the lobby Is being pushed b.
individuals who want to be the lobby
The facetious w. C. Whiteman comment
= on the proposition as follows in the Or
tonville Herald-Star:
couple of up-country newspaper men wan
to- go down to Washington to lobby in th
q interest of drainage. I Anyone who. has see
, these boys drain mint julep knows what the
Il would do to congress If they had chance.
q Julius Blocks friends are taking ad
vantage of his absence in the woods
s. spring him as candidate for governor
i The first Block club in the state wa
formed in Minneapolis last evening at tn
residence of NJ. J. Cohen, 921 Aldric
avenue N, with t1fty-one charter mem
W bers. 1t is called the Block Republica
n league, and plans to spread the Bloc
If gospel in all parts of Minneapolis. Mau
"a rice J. Cohen is president; E. F. Bill
vice president; John T. O'Donnell, secre
tary and treasurer; Louis J. Cohen, Jc
;. seph Green and Alfred E. Baker, execr
- tive committee.
e Adv1ceS from the second district sa
that there will be something doing in tt
anti-McCleary camp before long. TT
IS news that the congressman may not g
- the place he has been aiming for, tt
-. craftsmanship of appropriations, has pl
le new heart into his enemies. ':y A confe,
ence of anti-McCleary men will be held
the near future to decide on next year
es course The most likely decision is
to ask Bert" Miller of Luverne to lead IL
fight again.
of Todd county rumors are that ].
Jones, the redoubtable of Long Prairie,
- likely to make the run for state senat
next year, in which event W. e. Lee w
not be a candidate, but will strive to be-
Senator Wood, by supporting Jone
After resigning his land office positi'
because of poor health, Jones regained
. strength and is now feeling strol
u enough to get back in the game. He
O. a veteran in politics, having been in
KS time clerk of the supreme court, speak
n of the house, state senator, and receiv
re of the Cass Lake land office. ss@
ue Ole Mausten Of Aitkin is reported to
&c making certain business arrangemer
yo with the view of running for anotl
ng term in the senate next year. This ne
SO will add volume to the demand for A.
ng Cole of Walker, who seems to be hesits
ing between the senatorship and anott
er' er' term in the house. 49,. F..
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re: H. A. Ziebarth Of LIE Sueur Cent