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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
Knocking the Internal Revenue.

The political prohibitionists have re-
Gently put. forth what appears to be a
novel doctrine regarding the liquor
traffic. It is to the effect that the
United States, by taxing the produc-
ton, has ennobled the business. It as
serts that the liquor business, before
the taxing process began, was tran
sient, unpopular and an unorganized
trade; that the placing of the internal
revenue tax gave the business a sort
of social recognition. -. e, =. -
There is probably not nearly SO much
in this as in the fact that the internal
revenue tax gave political Importance
to the distilling and brewing interests.
For the first time the brewers and dis
tillers learned how many they were.
The statistics which the government
made up Of the number, strength and
location Of the manufactures Of liquor
were Of great use to the liquor inter
first time that they had the opportuni-
ty of forming a national organization
to forward their business. They were
not slow to do this.
The first thing they accomplished was
to set the government to hunting down
the illicit stills. It was to the interest
of, the government to do So, because
they paid no revenue. It was still more
important to the taxed concerns to
have it done, because the Illicit stills
greatly interfered with their profits.
But the whisky men were able to load
the whole expense and trouble upon
the government.
The liquor interest has steadily
grown in political Importance. The
state and local license systems have
served to organize the retail dealers,
just as the internal-revenue tax helped
to bring the manufacturers together.
The whole liquor business has been a
unit in the defense Of its interests. It
has been noted that there is very little
politics in the liquor business. It is
always for the "liberal'' administra-
ton and never for the party. 1t al
most invariably throws its votes on
the side Of its special interest, and it
DULLES, threatens and busters far more
than its actual voting strength JUST.
fes. It has been cunning and intelli-
gent in it's politics. It never knocks
it's head against a stone wall, in which
respect it differs from the professional
prohibitionist.
How to attack the saloon has been a
great problem with many excellent peo-
pie for years. It has been tried with
total abstinence, with prohibition, with
very high license, with very low license,
with local option, with state saloons,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
Two Napoleons.

The revised edition Of opinion upon
the Corey case as far as tho steel trust
is concerned Is said to be that it has
nothing to do with Mr.. Corey's "pri-
vate AFFAIRS What the directors Of
the steel trust understand by private af-
fairs are unfortunately for the Corey
family no longer private. They have
become public gossip and public Of
tense and one that the directors of the
company would be bound under most of
the canons Of good taste to take notice
Of. Mr.. Corey is not merely a maker
Of Steel, he is the exemplar and pat
tern Of thousands of men working under
him. These are anxious to learn how
to make good steel in order that they
may better themselves financially and
rise higher in the social world. This
no doubt was ono secret Of the initial
harmony Of the .Coreys themselves.
When he was working for $40 month
and his wife did her own homework
and mending and making Of clothes,
they aad common purpose, which was
to improve their lot. : They having sue
-ceeded, Corey dissolves the firm as if it
was mere partnership. This Is the
example the head Of the$trust sets be-
fore all his subordinates and the direct
ors Of the steel trust say it is mono of
their business. All they know or care
to know about Mr.. Corey Is that he
makes good steel. -~
+ But even if the directors of the trust
continue Mr.. Corey in office he cannot
escape. A fatality attends upon men
who wrong the women: who helped to
make them Napoleon never recovered
from1the blow dealt to his prestige by
his divorce Of Josephine. Notwith-
standing the fact that it was done for
dynastic reasons and Notwithstanding
the deserted wife accepted her hard lot,
the man did not prosper. =. The child Of
his second marriage never. sat on the
throne Of France and Napoleon was
never afterward enthroned in the hearts
of the French as he had been. Mr.. Corey
is said to be a Napoleon Of steel. He
might with proft>sit down and read the
story of the Napoleon Of war.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
THINK IT !. WOULD
REDUCE SALARIES
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES FEAR
RATE REGULATION.
Local Divisions Of Order Of Railroad
Conductors and brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers Believe Proposed
National Legislation Would Jeopar-
die Their Interests and Will Oh.
pose It Vigorously. 7

Railroad employees in Minneapolis
think the Interstate commerce commits
sion should have no authority to fix
maximum rates or any other rates fol-
the railroads of the country. They
declare it would be detrimental to thei,
interests for the rate-making privilege
to be taken away from the railroads
themselves. III ~
Minneapolis division No. III, Order
Of Railroad Conductors, at its last req.
ular meeting. passed a resolution de-
claring. in substance that their inter
ests might be .ieopardized by such ma
tlona! legislation as is proposed, and
ordering that the matter be referred to
the grand chief conductor, E. E. Clark,
Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to look after
the welfare Of the conductors in any
Legislative act proposed. Minneapolis
and st. Paul each have one division of
the order Of conductors, the Minneapo-
lis division having a membership Of
nearly two hundred. It is declared that
the st. Paul division will take similar
action. -
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers will also act in the matter.
There are two divisions in Minneapolis.
r. M. Dunn. chief engineer for South
Minneapolis division, No. 357, said that
no definite action had been taken by
his organization as yet, but asserted
that the matter soon would be taken
up, not only by the divisions in Min
neapolis and St. Paul, but by every
local brotherhood Of engineers in the
United States.
''The public is demanding rate regu-
lation and by that they mean nothing
more nor less than rate reduction,' MI.
Dunn said. :" At present all Of the
protection we have, as employees of
the railroads, is rates. Should any ar
bitrary power compel reduction, this
would necessarily reduce the earnings.
under the present operating arrange
ments. The roads no doubt would be-
gin to hedge somewhere, and they
would be very apt to turn to the sal
aries of employees
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
Wall Street Activity.

Nothing has been seen for long
time to compare with the present ac-
tivity in Wall street. There is a daily
business on the Stock exchange that
runs from 100000 to 100000 shares.
and occasionally even higher. There
have been times when the figures for
days transfers ran far bove this,
but no such continuation of heavy
trading day after day. 1t is not the
volume of business, however, that is
exciting comment, but the advances
The coppers are leading off. There is
a great demand for the copper metal
at advancing prices, hence a good share
of Legitimacy in the advances in seeuri'
ties that represent copper-producing
properties. So on all thru the market
in the issues that stand for iron and
steel production, and in the high-grade
railroad stocks, there is sound basic
reason for strength.
The danger is, that overconfdence
encouraged by the professionals, will
result in a boom from which severe
reaction would necessarily follow.
The present market will stand as a
record for successful bull operations
against factors ordinarily Of influence
enough to cause heavy declines. For
a year Lawson has been telling the
country Of the bad things to come.
Scandals Of the worst kind have stirred
up the country and caused distrust Of
high finance. Money advanced to rs
per. cent for call loans Any one of
these things, under different conditions,
would have prompted operation for a
fall, with every promise of success.
But the prosperity Of the country over
powered everything else. The Ameri-
San people are doing so much business
.Rnd making so much money that securi-
ties had to rise. ~. :. 3D..
Whether it will not end in excuses
and disaster to Wall street is fair
question. History shows that the street
i always overdoes things. While there
lis much to warrant the advances, it
cannot be doubted that in some in
Hstances the best has already been dis
j counted. Nevertheless, further adj
.1Hances are likely. If the new year
comes in with easy money conditions,
the bulls will be encouraged to play
for rise thru the early part of 1906.
The steam is on in: Wall street and it
would be folly to make predictions.
Prices that looked high in the early
part of the great Mckinley boom
looked very low before it was over.
AL we can be5sure of is that in the
final showing prices will inevitably rest
upon level of. legitimacy, based upon
earnings and other tangible influences.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Opposed to the Rod.
To the Editor of The Journal:


I don It know what school our friend
Of Corporal Punishment" lives near,
but don IT agree with him in any par
ticular. I have five children in the
public schools of the city, and in the
thirteen years I have lived in Mime
apolis I have not heard as much COM
plant Of badly behaved pupils as [
have heard in one term under the old
system, when I was a boy and the
"rod' was used at every opportunity.
I for one could not tolerate the sys-
tenn, and think if children are properly
disciplined at home they will seldom
give their teachers cause for complaint.
love to visit the public schools of
our city, and if anybody can do so and
say they are not well governed, and
that they compare in any way to our
old system, l fail to see it. 1 think
less Of the rod and more of love in
stilled into our children's hearts will
20 far toward solving the question of
good behavior at home. at school and
in after life as citizens.
ID. E.. Branham.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
Minnesota Politics
HsnnspIn May Ask a Good Place on the
state Ticket and Refuse to Commit
Local Delegation on Governor Second
District Politics Warming Up, with
Possibility Of Edgar Weaver Becoming
Candidate.

Hennepin county republicans who take
an interest In state politics are in earnest
IN their intention to keep the governor
snip hight out of Hennepin next spring, II
there 1s governorshlp fight. They have
no desire to see repetition of the bit
terness and party sclism caused by the
contest last year between two outside
candidates after Hennepin county.
In studying over the means to preserve
harmony IN this county, a strong senti-
ment has been developed in favor Of go
Ing after place on the state ticket.
Those who are discussing the PROPOSE
ton think 1t is about time to hand the
lieutenant Bovernorsh1p back to the
country, and to claim instead something
that is worth while, like state treasurer,
secretary Of state or clerk of the SUI
preme court. Not since 1898, when Hen
nepin furnished the candidate for gov
ernor, has the county been represented
on the ticket as 1t deserves, for the po-
sit1on OF lieutenant governor is honor
airy rather than reinunerative If the
county could agree on d man satisfactory
to all elements. and present him for such
an ontce, 1t Is believed that 1t would be
equivalent to nomination. 1t would also
mean that In the primaries and the
county convention the governorship
would have to take a back seat.
Sentiment is growing thru the state In
favor OF uninstructed delegates to the
state convention, who will go there to de-
l1berate and make what nomination
seems best, rather than go as partizans
OF some candidate.
Rumor from Mankato says that Edgar
Weaver, the veteran county auditor and
member of the state capitol commission.
is thinking hard about getting into the
congressional fight next year. Mankato
is headquarters for anti McCleary SEN
timent. but Mankato people hate to lose
the congressman. and with two Mankato
candidates the fight would wax strenu-
Gus at home. The opposition to Nc
Cleary is making the most Of his failure
to land as chairman of the appropriations
committee, and it is likely that there will
be some conferences during the holidays
for the purpose Of agreeing on a course
of action. Indications point to another
struggle between McCleary and H. J.
Miller OF Luverne, with Weaver as a
possible third entry. .t
Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
TO HEAD OF LAKES

Wisconsin b Michigan Railway Will
:. Build to Duluth in Spring.
Special to Tho Journal.
:. Norway. Mich, Dec. 14.-Construc-
ton work on the Wisconsin &, Michigan
winter. Next spring the line will be
extended to Iron Mountain, and the
building west thru Wisconsin from the
present terminus, thirty-two miles from
Nathan in Menominee county, will be
continued. This latter extension will
ultimately reach Superior and Duluth,
giving the head Of the lakes another
Of Peshtigo harbor, car ferry and South
Chicago. The company has planned to
build not less than fift miles of track
next season. On the east, the road ex-
tends to Peshtigo Harbor, where ferry
connection is made to South Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
st. Paul, and Mr.. Noble will test minerals foun{
In Great Northern Territory

st. Paul and Mr.. Noble will test minerals founf
In Great Northern territory.
Gross earnings of the Great Western road for
the first week in December were $157 $50 p. az
compared with $136, 259 q for the same weeh
last year. increase of S21 270.7O From the
beginning of the fiscal year July /, the gross
earnings aggregated $3.997. 910.91 as against
62,172.s9, an increase Of S515, 1882
The North Western line has arranged for
personally conducted tour Of California to occupy
forty -one days. The train will leave Chicago Feb
Z, with which connections will be made from
Minneapolis and st. Paul. The route west from
Omaha will be over the Union Pacific to Salt
Lake City, and then over the Salt Lake route
to southern California. The return trip will be
from San Francisco thru Sacramento and ogden
10 Salt Lake City. and over the Denver g. Rio
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
NICKNAME or "A COIN

The standard silver coins being used in
the Philippines are known as "Conants,''
having been named for Charles A. Con-
ant, who was sent to thefislands to pre-
pare a. coinage system. The authorities
In Washington objected, but before the
order arrived they were universally
called .Conants, = and notwithstanding
the official mandate the name has stuck.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

+ The New York Central the Pennsyl-
vania and the Reading roads have de-
cided to celebrate the New Year by
.abolishing passes. One of the most sub
tie forms of bribery is that of free
transportation. Nc, national legislator
nor city official can accept what so
clearly represents money without being
influenced by it. The pass system of
silent influence will have to be abol-
lshed and it is well that the roads Have
taken the initiative.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
Leola Has Hopes.

Leola, the county seat Of Mcpherson
county. South Dakota, is without rail
spring. The hope is based on move
ments Of surveyors, supposed to be in
the employ Of the. Minneapolis & st.
Louis road. The crew has run a line
from the eastern part. of the state, thru
Columbia and Westport, and crossing
the 500 grade about ten miles southeast
OF Leola, thence proceeding direct to.
the county seat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

Chicago authorities have discovered
that the packing plant of Schwarzschild
& Sulzberger has had the use Of an un-
metered water connection for several
years, the water department. having au-
thorfzed it on the promise that it would
be used only in case Of fire. The News
says that the beauty Of this arrange
ment must appeal to every one who
loves manifestations Of primeval limo
cence. Schwarz & Sulz doubtless
considered themselves too rich to pay
for their water. ::@ "s... l-.-.~ ST. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

with special legislation against bar our
tains, lunches and cards. Yet the sa-
loon has fourished and brewery stocks
have risen to the grade Of gilt-edged
investments. =
The problem is not yet solved. Would
the proposed plan Of the political pro-
hibitionists to remove the internal-rev-
enue tax solve it9
It sounds more like relapse into
the barbarism Of the mountain dew -
and whisky instruction periods in our
history.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL
1T RANKS ALL OTHERS
Canton IS. d. Leader.

D'1 17eeOo''
The Minneapolis Journal. always able,
clean, progressive, newsy and RELIABLE
has closed up the gap between Saturday
and Monday by the publication Of Sun.
day morning edition, combining In Its
editorial, news and literary departments
the best that its brilliant staff can pre-
sent to the public. h e o u r as
a newspaper is not outcIassed by any pa"
per published, and as an exponent of the
great northwest 1t ranks all others.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
Doesn't Wish to Spank.
To the Editor of The Journal:

~ VIC I01IVI VI 1Ue JUuIHa1. :
l see several correspondents in your
paper advocate corporal punishment in
the public schools I think YOU will
find that the teachers will be against
this. I grant that there should be
sterner discipline, especially in interme-
date grades, but a most disagreeable
taskwill be forced upon teachers unless,
as one writer. suggests, a "spankato-
rium' is established. Teacher.
Minneapolis, Dec. IA, 1905.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

Charles E. Hughes, the man who has
been conducting the insurance investi-
cation, made hit in his address to the
alumni association the other day when
ne said: 1--WE want to hear less Of the
man who began poor and amassed riches
and more about the man who lived UNI
sullied tho he dies poor. We want a
baptism Of self-respect, SO we can stand
erect in the presence Of the almighty
dollar.1'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

pected to take charge of the new ex-
tension to Mason City. Work will be
pushed vigorously in the spring, and re-
naming contracts will be closed this
winter, with view to operation of the
road into Mason City next fall.
The new board of directors left after
the annual meeting for a trip over the
road to Des Moines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
AFTER K. G. SOUTHERN
Milwaukee Road Is Said to Plan Secur-
ing Control Of Property.

New York, Dec. l4.--Activity in the
Kansas City Southern issues the last
few days is said to have been due
largely to buying for the account of
one or more Of the large railroads. The
information comes from sources that
cannot be disregarded that the Milwau-
kee railway IS interested in the regent
sas City Southern. Just what is going
on between the two companies cannot
be learned definitely, but there is rea-
son to believe that the Milwaukee is
DESTROYS of securing control Of the
other property.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
BUYS RIGHT OF WAY
Wisconsin Central's Plans for Entry
into Milwaukee Made Clear.

Chicago, Dec. l4.-The Wisconsin
Central is to enter Milwaukee on its
own right Of way. All doubts as to the
PEELED last night when it was learned
that deeds for the greater part, Of
right Of way had been filed with the
registrar Of deeds at Milwaukee by
the Milwaukee Terminal Railway com
pany The property is said to have
been acquired by the Terminal COM
pany for the use Of the Wisconsin Cen
trail. the two being in some way iden-
titled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
Cudworth Made Chief.

Frank B. Cudworth, assistant chief
clerk in the passenger department of
the Great Northern road, has been APP
new division passenger agent. He will
be succeeded by A. j. Dickinson. Mr..
Cudworth lives in Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

The gas trust is Offering Chicago gas
at 80 cents, and there must be good
profit there at that price, or the trust
would not make the offer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

Bourke Cockran's plea for four-year
term for congressman is largely personal.
He does not find time to change his opin-
ions often enough In two. Or rather he
justifying his new opinions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

"A man who has a salary OF $4,000 a
year or more is a thief,' says Rev.
George c. Richmond Of Stamford, Conn.
The: Rev. George c: Richmond and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
Holiday Excursion Tickets
vania Lines.

On sale Dec. 23d, 24th, 18th, Both,
31st, 1905, and Jan. 1, 1906, at rate of
fare and one-third for the round trip.
Good returning until Jan. 8, 1906 For
further details call on your home agent
or address A. w. Arnold, city passenger
agent, Pennsylvania Lines, Alp First
avenue s, Minneapolis, MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

Mr.. Elkins says that he. has been
misunderstood and that he has been
for rate regulation right along. It is
the fate Of reformers to be misunder.
stood
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
AID ETERNITATEM
New York Sur,

We haven't the slightest doubt that the
venerable Senator Morgan of Alabama,
among others, would be glad to have the
question Of the type of canal referred to
congress and to take up the same alb
initio and ad eternitatem.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

This is the weather when a man feels
that he can take care Of that grand old
New England breakfast of buckwheat
cakes, coffee and mince pie.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

John D. Rockefeller suggests that the
senators will unceremoniously turn down
the presidents rate policy--that Is, II
they vote as they were bought.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
OPERA is DEFINED
BROOKLYN Eagle.

This proposition to pipe opera into.
your house for so cents does not seem -
be accepted with enthusiasm Opera ii
New York is not music; it Is clothes.
diamonds, swells, cackle and conspic-
uity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

They make one feel as though life
was worth living. Take one of Carter's
Little Liver Pills after eating; it will
tone and vigor to the system.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

The Northwest Passage may be all
right, but for comfort give us the Pan
anna canal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
DR.. DEPEW FORGOT
Detroit News

The discovery that DR.. Depew's Off
cial signature is necessary part OF the
legislative passes of which he. denied
knowledge, might have embarrassed him
before his recent experiences. |1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

Don't forget that your actions are
measured as critically all thru life as Is
the borrowed butter you return to a
neighbor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14
RAr1noAp MOVES

Louis s. Noble Of Denver. Col. has been an
pointed to the new position Of geologist Of the
Great Northern road. Headquarters win Be in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-14

HOW YOUR ACTIONS ARE MEAS
uRED