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Minority Representation.

Ten northern states, having twenty
senators and sixty-nine representatives,
have solid republican delegations in
congress, altho there were $4,000 votes
cast in those states for Judge Parker.
Eight southern states, having sixteen
senators and seventy-two representa-
tives in congress, have solid democratic
delegations. These states gave 2l2,-
900 votes for President Roosevelt two
years ago. The views Of the minority
in these states are not represented in
the national councils at Washington.
The cause of these unrepresented
voters is pleaded in Mr.. Dale s book on
'The Spirit Of Democracy and he
favors some scheme of minority rep
resentation. His argument has met
with approval in a good many sources.
It maintains that no considerable group
of people with a definite political COM
plexion ought to be forced to be repre-
resented entirely by leaders of the rival
party.
The theory is all very well, but rem
| edies are lacking. The only American
state that has attempted the problem
is Illinois, where they have the sys-
tenn of cumulative voting in electing
candidates for the lower house Of the
legislature. Three members are chosen
from each district, and the voters have
the option Of voting for three men, or
of casting three votes for one man.
By this system the minority in each
district is able to secure one member
while the majority party takes the
other two. This plan has usually
worked badly. In republican districts
the republican convention would name
two candidates and the democrats
would name third, so there would be
no contest at the polls, and the legis
lative selections would be made by
party bosses.
Another plan, used in some foreign
countries, is to have districts with two
or more representatives, but to limit
each voter to one candidate. It might
be worth trying, but on a small scale
at first. Any new method would have
to be well tested before the American
people would entertain any, change il
the present scheme Of selecting con
gressmen, which is generally salts
factory.
Minnesota is one Of the states re
ferred to as having a solid republican
delegation. It is true that the demo
cratic voters have no direct representa-
r tive, but they have been taking ham
, in republican selections by voting tn
republican ticket in the primaries. O.
) the main national questions our repub
: lican congressman, with one or tw
. exceptions, fairly represent the sent
: ment Of their people, regardless o
E party. This is attested by the fac
? that five of our nine congressman hav
) no democratic opposition at the polls
: and in only one district does demo
t cratic candidate appear with an az
: gressive candidacy and we'll define
) issue. AS far as Minnesota is cor
l cerned, the minority does not seem t
want representation very badly, and
is good guess that if the democrat
. Of the state had power to choose
?. member of congress, it would hay
8 considerable trouble in agreeing on hi
instructions. - e.: hi
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small enough to make the Morley view
reasonable. The Chinese poppy farm
ers, too, will have time to find other
crops. Thru the craftsmanship Of
Viceroy Yuan-shi-Kai the opium prob
lem may thus be wisely solved.
The second significant event that
gives hope for the rehabilitation Of
China is the announcement that nine
tenths Of the imperial commissioners
have recommended the adoption Of a
constitution on the Japanese model.
This may OF may not mean much. With
the example Of Japanese success in
meeting and repelling foreign aggres-
sion by the adoption Of the foreigners
own methods, there is every incentive
for China to Europeanize her govern
ment. The only alternative is dis.
memberment Of the empire and submis,
sion to foreign supremacy. .&
The question then remains whether
conditions of life in China are such
as to permit Of the change. This is
further complicated by the fact that q
foreign and unpopular dynasty holds
dominion and that each Of the eighteen
provinces Of the vast and cumbersome
empire is more or less Independent
It thus appears that provincial self
government must precede and make
way for imperial self-government. The
fact, that public posts from time i'm
memorial in China have been open tt
competitive examination shows that
social conditions are more democratic
than they were in Japan fifty years ago
where the feudal system of the daimio
had first to be overthrown. And it i
said that the average Chinese villag
is more or less self-governing. Then
too, the power of public opinion in tina
country is much greater than we hav
been accustomed to suppose.
These and other considerations Civ
rise to well-founded hope that Chin
may be able to tread the path towar
constitutionalism with something o
the success that has attended Japa
and without the bloodshed and Turmoil
thru which Russia is passing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
The Bible and the. Word, of God.

Bishop Williams Of the Episcopal
church Of Michigan has startled the
country with an assertion that the
phrase "the Bible the word Of God'
requires an nandv in the middle to
make it accurate. The Bible, he de-
-clares, nowhere claims to be the word
Of God. It is not so set down. The
phrase in his view. should be "the
Bible and the word of God. /" Where
Z do we get the word Of God If not in
the Bible he does not explain. It is
unexplainable since there are no per-
sons now on earth who claim to be in
direct communication with deity ex-
cept persons whose claims are re-
jected. , q H., - 80
No doubt Bishop Williams is In ac-
cord with the higher critics in rejecting
the Bible as the word Of God. They
can hardly admit this claim so long as
the book is subject to revision. The
word Of God would need to be as fixed
and Interchangeable as God himself. The
reasonable view Of the Bible is that
stated by Daniel Webster, that it is a
book Of special revelation from God.
In that capacity it has come down to
us as men have been able to remember
it. When examined, Bishop Williams
statement starts no new church con.
troversy nor does it put him outside
the pale Of any church. The question
worried the church before Bishop Will.
liams and it will continue to be dis.
|fcussed after Bishop Williams: The
most interesting thing about the. Bible
is that as teacher Of morals, of faith
and Of life its position improves From
having been blindly believed it IS com
ing to be critically examined and still
believed. The more it is understood
the more is It's influence in the worK
measured by good lives.
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The Yellow Dragon Yawns.

Ever and anon some observer arises
to announce that "the awakening Of
China' is at hand. In truth the yell
low dragon has Of late yawned in such
way as-to furnish premonition Of such
awakening. Two recent events, even
when full allowances are made for the
Chinese habit of indirection and in
sincerity, seem to show that the great
empire is in state Of transition from
the old to the new. : .o. L. ID
The first Of these is the edict abol-
ing the use Of opium, both foreign and
native, within ten years. This was
issued on the recommendation Of the
imperial commissioners, after consul
tation with Yuan hi-Kai, the great
successor Of Li-Hung- Chang, who is
said now to be the real ruler of China.
The new policy, If adhered to, will have
far-reaching results. @
One Of these, Of course, will be the
physical, moral and intellectual better
ment Of the Chinese race, no small
segment Of which lies sodden and prone
SOASAoA WV HOPPys 4 =.
Another will be- the ruin Of one Of
the great industries Of India. That
country, after the shameful opium war
in which England forced China to
open her markets to the drug, produced
enough opium to yield an annual reve-
nue. to the government Of India Of
$25, 000, 900. OF late this revenue, owing
I to the growth ofStthe home industry
in China, has dropped to almost Sill.
100000 annually Within ten years it
is to be wiped out entirely It is graf
flying to note that the British govern.
lsment supports and approves the anti
opium policy Of China and that John
Morley, chief Of the India Office, ex.
poets IN the ten years Of abolition to
see other industries take the place Of
the lethal opium trade. The govern
lment,s revenue from the opium indus
try in India is now only per cent
lot the total revenues, proportion
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
THIS DATE IN HISTORY

OCT. IL. WAt
f537-Jane Seymour, third wife of
Henry Viii. OF England, died.
1644-vtiIIIam Penn born. Died
July 80, 171a.
1645-Battle Of Basing.
1712-George GrenviIie, father Of
the Stamp Act, born. Died Nov. 10
| ITO. 4.
17s1-Redoubts at Yorktown taken
| by Americans.
1st7-John Phllpot curran, famous
Irish orator, died. Born 1850.
1s27-Sir William Vernon Har-
| court, English statesman, born.
| Died Oct. 4. 1904.
1as8-AtIantic transport steamer
Mohegan wrecked off the Lizard; s1os
lives lost. sl.. ~
1901 George 4. king Of saxony,
died. Born 1893.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
New York's Army of Employees.

A poet statistician ON the New York
Tribune has discovered, after a struggle
with municipal records, that there are
$4,000 persons on the payroll of the
city of New York. This army Of per-
sons he has lined up in a parade to
show graphically how many there are.
Marshaling the host in his minds eye.
he started them single file from the
Manhattan waterfront at One Hundred
and Tenth street toward the Battery.
He saw the line sweep down to the
Brooklyn bridge and half the employees
had not started yet. The parade made
its way slowly, doubled on itself after
! rounding the aquarium in the Battery
and the mayor heading the line at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, shook hands
with the last man, who was just start
ing. The grand army which had passed
in review represented one person in
i every hundred Of the population. It
might represent one family in every
twenty. 1t cost the taxpayers last year
: $64,000,000, more than twice as much
{ as was spent on the Panama canal. The
: total was within $8,000,000 Of the
amount paid for the maintenance of the
i regular army, which has about 10000
! men. The largest classes of these EN-
i ployees are 1880 schoolteachers, 5000
y policemen, 5000 men who keep the
! streets clean, $500 fremen and 1890
& who look after health. It requires SOC
/ persons to see that tenement houses are
S built according to law. Between 1000
F. and 1000 persons look after the city
+ parks and Fairgrounds.
r. This exhibit has set New Workers t.
wondering what would happen if mum
! cipal ownership should come to pass il
I the metropolis. It is estimated that i
would mean an immediate addition t.
the payroll of 10000 names. TIL
/ Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, o.
which municipal ownership enthusiast
have their eye, alone has $4,000 EN-
ployees. Of course, many Of these me:
would be engaged in productive EN-
pigments. Glasgow runs her street
cars just as a company would, an
: makes an annual report showing hoy
i the business stands. It takes care t
1. keep the property up and to look on
for new business in every direction. II
surplus, after paying all operating ez
I penses and adding to the sinking func
is turned over to the city to help rt
I duce the taxes in other directions. !
| New York could run a street railwa
system on this plan, it might not be $
bad to see every fiftieth person workin
for the city. But the difficulty mos
feared about large experiments in m,
I nicipal ownership is that employee
would multiply and profits would ia
to be realized.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
ADAM HAD MORE SENSE

Suppose that Adam, who named all things,
Had taken fit of spite
And mixed the aDimals up for fun ~
= And failed to name them right.
If he'd called the rabbit a kangaroo,
How funny that would seem; :. ..
Or named the COW a canary bird,
That gives the milk and cream.
Suppose he had called the elephant
A silver-faced gazelle; =.
Would we think the elephant graceful then
It's evry hard to tell. =.
Suppose that sparrows were known as rams,
And wolves as butterflies, s!e
Couldnt old Adam have mixed things up
II BY starting some animal lies? q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
PREPARES ROAD MAP
State Highway Commission VIII Issue
Valuable Chart.

Z The state highway commission is pre-
pairing road map Of the state of Min
nesota, which will be the first map of the
kind ever prepared for the entire state,
and at the same time will be complete in
every detail. sags r
There is about twelve months work in
the preparation of the map, which will
be on large scale, about one inch to six
miles. Because of the fact that this is
the first state map giving all the wagon
roads in detail, there is much material
which has to be especially sought out and
accurately prepared.
When completed, it will be an especially
valuable map for owners OF autos VINO
desire to tour the state. All possible
information in regard to the roads, grades
and the kind of roadway, is being secured
to be embodied in the map
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
Aimless Monevnnaltinr.

Aimless money making SIS phrase
which has been coined to describe men
who pile up money just because they
have the habit. It is a phrase which
can scarcely be accepted as scientific
since there is very little accumulation
Of money without motive. Nearly
every man who sets out to make a for
tune has definite object in view. He
wants first to provide for his old age.
Next he wants to take care of his
family. Third he has some pet char
liable or educational project which he
is determined to help along when he
reaches the point which will enable
him to do SO. There is therefore no
money making, or very little which has
not at first a definite and a worthy
purpose. N*#si r.. :93n~ 3a'e *5
Consequently any schemes for limit
ing the accumulation Of wealth must
be based on theory that there comes
time in the making of fortunes when
the motive Of the producer no longer
| justifies further accumulations and that
the state is a better Judge of when he
should stop than he is himself. '
The idea that the state has a re-
serve interest in the money made by
every citizen has received recognition
in laws to tax inheritances. Nearly
every highly civilized country has
them. Some important nations like
Great Britain make them an important
base of revenue, but it is doubtful
whether the taxation of requests il
England has had any tendency to stol
accumulations. Great fortunes are more
numerous than before the heavy deatl
duties were adopted. But according t.
some authority il. has had an i'm
portant effect upon land values. Tn
state at the decease of a rich mai
steps in and takes its duties in cash
leaving the estate bankrupt for read,
money. One could see that if the stat
took land instead of money it woult
soon confscate a great deal Of the rea
estate Of the, island and thus los
revenue by having less, land to- tax
The stoppage Of accumulations by tax
/ alton is thus seen to be a very ticklis
. subject practically as well as officially
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Court notes via New York Tribune
Ethel Roosevelt will not make her debut
until she is 20; Quentin has returned to
school ruddy and we'll; Kermit is almost
at the top of his class; Theodore, Jr., has
squared himself with the Boston police.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

Lodge Of plagiarizing from Roscoe Conk-
ling in saying that the present election
will determine whether Massachusetts
will be American or. Cossack. He might
can or Moranican. Henry is not as
quick as he used to was.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

The Tribunes brave stand for the re-
publican state ticket gives the men on
the republican city ticket a certain STIR
ring Of the blood which may be followed
by sudden sltver. -. =. = :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

L, sHetty Green, the richest woman in the
world, is credited with: keeping the dirt,
lest house IN Chicago. Really, this is
more Of distinction than that Of being
the richest woman in the world.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

Down to date Hearst has repudiated
Murphy, McCarren, Mcclellan, Parker,
Van Wyck and Parker. But he has not
performed the supreme act of renuncia-
| ton in repudating Hearst
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

The Evening Wisconsin Of week ago
made feature Of snow reports from
Minnesota, Meanwhile the third clover
crop Is aaking a noise like thesvoice Of
spring. ~ = +. ~ S'|
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

How does it happen that neither Plat
nor Depew, is on the stump for the state
ticket this fall? This Is one Of those easy
ones. Don't waste time on, it:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

Senators of bleak December
, Often learn to their cost,
That in pairing with a May. bird
They invite a fearful FROST
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It turns out that. the Rockefeller fam
lily settled in this country 100 years be-
fore the adoption Of the constitution, and
naturally considers the latter an inter-
loper, just as Baer despises the consti-
tuition and bylaws Of Pennsylvania, which
were not adopted until after his divine
ly called progenitors took possession Of
the coal fields. 80 - 80 y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

The girl who marries title does not
expect it to make her happy. She ex-
poets it to make her forget she is I'M
happy, .E}..L
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Financial para dox!-While dollar does
not go as far as it used to, it goes a good
deal faster. - +. z5<3 -. ~E'..-
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The Blair jury didn't agree, and yet it
might have done worse. &Et
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Hearst complains that the other news
papers don't report his speeches fairly
What does he care? Nobody believes
the other papers.
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Mrs. Whites bill for alimony gave the
gum king something to chew on.
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WISE OBSERVATION.
Topeka Capital

We have noticed that every trfhing, no.
rated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

Grand Duke Michael will kindly take
notice that the lady denied the engage
ment nrst.
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Don't forget to turn off the gas at bed
time, even If it is dollar flat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

If folks could only eat the label they
are assured that it is good -.
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why he could not hold out the olive
branch and the Palmalso.
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REMEMBER THAT EIeHT-HouR Law
Chicago Tribune.

1 Mr.. GomDers must be careful not to
Uncle Joe Cannon.
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Chicago News p y = "
Government ownership may be fright
full thing to contemplate, as several speak
ers told the bankers convention, but
there are scattered thru the country many
ex-depositors in banks which have
ceased to exist who think they could
view government savings banks with
considerable eQuanimity. ~
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A city that is set on by a Hill cannot
be hid. = ~-r-.
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Is this Hearst candidacy all riot or all
rot? .,E 49,, -. ..Ee&
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Ex.DEPoslToRs NOT FRIGHTENED
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All papers are continued until an explicit order
received for discontinuance and until all ar
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PARIS-Journal on file at American Express,
211 Rue Scribe, and Eagle Bureau, 81 Hue
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Another mistake OF speakers which has
recently been illustrated in our midst
Is the taking of things for granted.
At the opening Of the Asbury hospital
one Of the speakers appears to have
assumed, not unnaturally, that the hos
pltal being a Methodist institution, was
named after the celebrated Bishop AS
bury, but as matter of fact it got its
name from different and more local
source. Under the circumstances his
eulogy of the great bishop, while per-
fectly justifable, had its humorous side
to those who knew the misrepresentation
under which the speaker labored.
~ james GRAY.
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LoNDoN-Journal on file at American Express
{, office, Waterloo place, and U. s. Express
office, 80 Strand
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on file at American Legation,
Stockholm
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GOOD SHOWS At SPOKANE.
Bookings at the Spokane Theater for
the Next Two Months.

The bookings at the Spokane the
alter for February and March are ~
follows:
February % ind March 1, Nance
ONeil.
March and 3, Little Johnnie
Jones'"
March 4. lyon Yonson."
March s, Woodland"
March and z, W. H. Vests min
strels.
March 8, 9 and 10. Riley & Woods
March II, PHI, Pan, Pouff"
March 13 and IA, Miss New York.
Jr"
March 16, high school concert.
March Is and 10, Way Down East"
March 20 and 81, Empire Burles-
quers."
March % and %, Paul Gilmore
March "a, Madame Gadsh.
Out of town people can have seats
reserved for any show in any part
of the theater by sending remittance
to Joseph Petrich. manager.
Il Among other attractions booked are
the George II. Primrose Ministries.
The Christian" Blanche Walsh, Heir
to the Hcorah" and the Roscian Opera
company.