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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
The Record Speaks.

It is significant that the republicans
of Minnesota have nominated Tor gov
ernor and lieutenant governor two men
closely associated with the reform
record of the legislature for the past
four years. For it is on that record
that the republican party mainly relies
to show that it is party of progress
and achievement. The legislatures of
1903 and 1905, particularly the latter,
accomplished a tremendous amount of
work, and packed more important pro-
gressive legislation into their sessions
than almost any preceding decade ct
laW-making labor.
Some of the most important results
Of their work may be summed up as
follows:
The 4 per cent gross earnings law,
which adds $l,O0O,OOO year to the
states revenue.
Submission of taxation amendment to
the. constitution, paving the way for
upsto-date tax legislation.
Investigation Of freight rates, result
ing recently in sweeping reductions IN
merchandise, coal and grain rates.
New laws clothing the railroad com
mission with full power to regulate rail
road rates and charges,
A complete revision Of the statutes.
Progressive pure food laws, protecting
consumers from fraud and unwhclesome
adulteration.
A law taxing inheritanccs, which is
bringing many thousands into the
treasury.
A state good roads law, administered
by4a non-partizan highway commission.
University and normal. schools re-
moved from board of control.
Bucketshops wiped out.
: State land laws amended to encourage
purchase by settlers. :.
Immigration bureau established.
( Comprehensive drainage survey pro-
vided and carried out.
Timber trespass laws made more
stringent.
Insurance department placed on
strictly salary basis.
Such proud record carries its prom
isesof performance for coming sessions
but it means more than that. It means
! that the republican party Of Minnesota
by it's record has deserved we'll at the
hands of the people. The party has
recognized this fact by nominating for
( governor "A. II. COle, u ulclHDeI VI Iue
house at the last two sessions, and fol
lieutenant governor A. O. Eberhart, who
has served in the senate during the same
time. Both of them were conspicuous
in their support Of progressive legisla
4 ton, and were leaders in several meas
ures, including railroad legislation,
freight rate reduction, land laws, the
highway commission law and the drain
age survey. ..
Republicans in these times ask some
better reason for giving their votes
than that a man is a republican. They
I want to know. that he has done some
thing, and that he deserves well at the
hands Of the people. The foregoing
record might be elaborated to show just
what; individual work was done by the
candidates, and with added credit tt
them, but it is sufficient to furnish
republican, voters sound reason for thei1
support Of their own candidates in No
vember.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
A Case Of Government OWNERSHIP

A Case Of Government Ownership.
Governor Folk of Missouri has called
attention to the fact. that his state had
a rather disheartening experience with
state ownership Of railroads, now advo-
Gated by Mr.. Bryan, in the late sixties.
The war had caused defaults in interest
payments on bonds issued by the COM
,panies that built the roads. The state,
holding the liens as guarantor, found
itself in possession of roads it had not
built and did not expect to operate.
Reviving. confidence, increasing traffic
and territorial development seemed,
however, to make the moment auspi-
cious for state operation Of the roads.
Managers were appointed and the ad-
venture put to the test.
Politics, the bone of state ownership,
usually dictated the appointments, or,
at the least, tied the hands Of the man
ayers, The roads failed to make ex-
:penses, and the state, besides paying
interest on the bonds it had guaranteed,
was forced to make legislative appro-
priations to extinguish deficits in the
operation. account. H. g>z',rr.s
At last the state contrived to get rid
Of the properties by turning them over
to new companies and relieving them Of
all liability for the construction bonds
and by assuming this heavy burden
itself. .>. j., n S6y&s s,s.@sss
Under private management the roads
began to pay. It is said that eight of
the ten trunk roads now traversing
Missouri NJ once passed thru this period
of state ownership. From the moment
they were sold, or rather given away,
they began to yield revenues to the
state in the form of taxes. The eight
are now assessedsat $34, 000, 900, but. the
state has had to assume Burden Of
$31 1885, $40 in the face value and inter.
est of railroad bonds. sss#sss.ss
Political railroad management does
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
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GETTING on GIVING. wuIcGo

GETTING OR GIVING; WHIcH?-One
Is constantly hearing talk Of how to get
the most out of life Seldom does one
hear much OF putting the most into life.
Yet the attitude of the man who seeks
to put the most into lifepfs the right atti-
tude, and 1t, is the attitude Of Booker r.
washington. in "a little book of addresses
to the pupils at Tuskegee Institute. which
pears the: name. Putting the Most Into
Life. The author discusses the question
from the physical, mental spiritual and
racial points Of view, and always with
sanity and force. For example, he urges
making religion a vital part of life, in
stead of a mere fire Insurance for ones
SOUL Tho he does not put. it in juststhat
way 1t Is interesting to note also that
ne believes intensely in the future Of his
race. He says:s 1T is, then, I think, not
TOO much to hope that the very qualities
which make the negro different from the
peoples by whom he is surrounded will
enable him, tiin the fullness Of time, to
make n q peculiar contribution to the. ma
ton Of which he forms part" Hesdoes
not attempt5tto say what that contribu-
ton Will be, but who will attempt to say
that his hope is.vain? The book, while
written for his own race. contains in
SEPARATION for thoughtful people of every
trace - - p 'se7,' ''S1s ~
Thomas Y. Crowel1 & Co., New York.
70 cents net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

!"sTARTlNG IN LIFE."-"As the! boy
or. young man starts, so he is likely to
60 Is automatic How, to start In trade,
business Of professions Is all important,
for success depends: largely upon begin
nings. That the boy: OF, young man may
be assisted at*the. start and all along the
line Of his career, Nathaniel C. Fowler,
Jr.. *of Boston, hasss;written a book en-
titled Starting I'll n to be published
shortly by Little, Brown & Co., Of Bos-
ton The book is intensely PRACTICAL; it
IS unbiased and entirely $removed from
the prejudice of personal opinion. It tells
the truth about the leading trades, bust
nesses and professions, that the boy or
young; man, and his parents and teacher,
may: obtain advance Informal ton concern
ing the important ~eallings-what each
has to offer. its: adEantages and disad-
vantages. Mr.: Fowler goes further he
not only shows the boysWhat each voca-
ton may or may not Be worth to- him.
but he tells him how properly to prepare
himself to enter the! calling, and he as
sists him in determining, iby self examin-
alton, as to whether or not he will sue
coed better in one direction than III an
other. I ale literallX..t tells the boy swhat
KING xfas IF ~ boy he SHOULD be to succeed; in
any affection, INFORMS him how Atosspfe-
BgfHesSihin most positive: information re-
kgarding all Of thetoccupations he is likely
to consider. The, manuscript Of each
chapter was read and. approved by several
authorities, EACH a representative of the
calling treated. At tie close Of leach
chapter, two or more men; who have made
aI!suceess, of the voca ton discussed tell
Why's and why not, they would advise a
young man to enter their occupation
Among the men who, have co-operated
with the author and who have contrib
uted ito the book, are many university,
bank, and corporation Spresidents, proprI-
etorsR of great department, stores, we'll
known wholesalers and: manufacturers,
generals, admirals, elergymen, physi-
clans, school superlntendents, editors,
publishers, authors, and in fact two or
more of: the most eminent representatives
Eofs each Of the leading vocations. s The
book is handsomely illustrated by Charles
Copeland the Boston artist. Mr. Fow-
Ter Is particularly competent to present
these facts. In the. practice Of his orig
tinal business profession he became a
clearing house of information He was
brought into the closest contact with all
OF the conditions :whIch make for success
and failure. He is a -composite man of
success-an author. Of a dozen books and
business adviser Of international repu-
tation. ~ #IS a.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
OCT. IL
142s-sIeae of Orleans beoun.


1428-sIege of Orleans begun.
1710-Jonathan TrumbulI born.
Died Aug. II; 1885.
f603-Alexander T. Stewart. New
York merchant, born. Died April 10,
1876. st.,
1s13-Lyman TrumbuIl, American
statesman, born. Died June rs, 1896.
1s22-6razii proclaimed Indepen.
dence.
fs27-Generai John e. Howard,
first governor OF Maryland, died.
Born June 4, 1852.
1s44-Mme. Helena ModJeska, act
ress, born. ~ s.55.is:s II
1s7o-GeneraI Robert e. Lee died.
Born Jan. 10, 1907
1871-Presidents Grant summoned
ku-kIux- Khan Of South Carolina to
disband. S
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
Justice the One Cure.

Senator Tillman $ tinfamn1atory
speeches on the negro question are char
acteristic of the reckless demagog Of
the senate. but unfortunately, outside
OF The senate: they are more likely to
have an effect than within those sacred
precincts where the member from
South Carolina has passed into that
realm whence the senate jokes come
from. <s,
Senator Tiflman, after a TRADE
against the negro, which is largely the
product efsfsimagination, suggests the
passport system as a mode of controll-
ing hinssssTh passport system would
no doubt. be q joy to the, negro haters
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
MIR. Bryan Consults the Voters

Heretofore the men who aspired to
national leadership have been obliged
to. bring behind them home strength
to- Justify their acceptance in the high
er walks Of politics. James e. Blaine
would never have been the leader he
was if he had not had large portion
of New England and the great state
of Pennsylvania perpetually behind
him. Lincoln could not have been pres
ident, no matter how eloquent. his,
speeches, without Illinois. Fayorite
sons have always known that political
growth, like charity, begins at home.
The most notable exception to the rule
the country has known has been: Will
liam J. Bryan. Mr. Bryan entered ma
tional politics as. contesting, delegate
to national convention. He was seat
ed and nominated by the same conven-
tion and carried his own state Of Ne!
braska. But in 1900 he lost Nebraska
and all the surrounding silver states:
He has not had them with him since.
The news from these two states is that
Mr.. Bryan is making them a test of
t his home standing this year. HE'S
touring Nebraska in the interest Of
the fusion ticket, which includes a pop
ulist for governor and a democrat for
senator. He is making his speech on
railroads and anti-monopoly, thereby
seeking to Justify the issue he raised
in his Madison Square Garden speech.
Mr.. Bryan is on the right tack when
he attempts to learn how his ideas take
among the voters close at home. If
there is anything in Mr.. Bryan's peer
less leadership it should suffice to draw
his own state out of the republican
column. :. &C., :.* i=.s.::
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
WOMAN BooTBLAcK in. LONDON
New York Press.

And now the woman bootblack has
made her appearance In London, says a
letter which an American girl sent home
last week, and the excitement in her
street is rising to boiling point. The first
morning she dawned upon the public evG
cry one was so astonished that they for
got all about business OF engagements
and stopped for a shine and to ask. a
few questions. She has taken her stand
in Jermyn street and has hardly known
an idle moment since she started in, so
many dusty and mud-stained shoes have
come her way. It is wondered whether
women who believe in equal rights with
man will feel that they have achieved
another step along the way
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
PLANS MILITARY RESERVE
Chief of spanish-American War Veter-
ans Urges Need of Army.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Captain Ham
ilton Ward, Jr., the newly elected COM
rander-in-chief of the United Spanish
American War Veterans, accompanied
by John Lewis Smith. the newly elect
ed adjutant general of the organization,
called on President Roosevelt yester-
day. s. 5
Captain Ward talked with the presi-
dent about the proposition to establish
rifle clubs among the veterans of the
Spanish war and to create the veterans
into something like an assembly reserve
AT least nucleus that might be used
by the United States in case Of war.
The question VII be taken up by Cap
tain Ward and his officers.
The matter of closer relations with
the Grand Army Of the Republic also
will be given careful attention by the
new administration of the Spanish War
Veterans.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
EDDY AT LITTLE FALLS
"Stick to the Party and "Vote Ticket
Straight His Slogans.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Little Falls, Mimi, Oct. 12.-Frank NJ.
Eddy spoke here last night on the sixth
district situation. 'Stick to the
party was the watchword of the
the netting Very little was said about
the personalities Of the candidates.
Mr.. Eddy spoke strongly in favor of
the drainage and good roads movements,
and heartily Endorsed the republican
platform. His remarks were full of
spicy humor and were delivered with
telling effect. He defined clearly the
party lines and urged every voter to
vote the straight ticket.
"Stick to your party turnout, and
vote for the men who represent it and
we II knock the opposition into a cooked
hat,' he said. He scourged the voter
of a split ticket, saying that anyone
who would not stand by party princi-
Piles after indorsing them has a seft
spot on his cerebellum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
COLE ANSWERS JOHNSON
Gubernatorial Candidate and Senator
Clapp Speak at Red Wing.

Red Wing, Mimi, Oct. PA. L.
Cole and Moses E. Clapp addressed
large and enthusiastic meeting at the
armory last night Mr.. Cole referred
to Governor Johnson's speech recently
delivered. here and pointed out. the
absurdity. Of some Of the governors
statements. He was heartily cheered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
MARSHALL COUNTY FOR COLE
Johnson Carried It Two Years by 40
Majority.

opec1HI co IDe JUuIHa1'
Warren, Mimi, Oct 12.-An enthusi-
astic meeting Of the young men Of this
city resulted in the formation Of
Young Men s Republican club with six
ty-eight charter members. They have
all pledged themselves to vote and
work for the republican ticket from top
to bottom. Tt is expected that before
the next meeting. fully 200 members
will be added. Two years ago John
son carried Marshall county by 14O, but
this year Cole will get it by $50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

According to the unofficial reports
Of the Cuban insurgents. One Of the lit
tle-known chapters in the life Of this re-
markable man is that he Joined the In
surgent army to fight against Spain.
When there was chance that the
United States might intervene Funston
wanted badly to get away to join the
army OF. invasion. Some sofHhiss compact
riots opposed his going, but with the az,
sistance of General Garcia he made good
his escape. These men have chosen to
made so much trouble that it has seemed
best to Secretary Taft to withdraw him
from Cuba. - -.E..-.- = -. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
Good Nesting at Slayton.

bpec1aI 70 |IEe JoutnaI
= Slayton, Mimi, Oct. 12.-Messrs.
Schmall and Dinehart, candidates re-
spectively for secretary of state and
state treasurer, in short addresses pre-
scented powerful arguments for politi-
cal preferment and supremacy in. be-
half of the republican party. J. F. ia
cobson made the principal address, fir
ing volley after volley Of cred hot
shot' into the camp of the enemy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
The First Number of the Mlnnesot
Minnesota Politics

jacobson Turns Down Attempts to Get
Him to Conference with Anti Nelson
Commlttee-Lindbergh . UnjustIy At
tacked-Lauritsen Contest Falls to Get
Decision on Its Neutrality-suspicious. In
johnson stronghoIds Lining Up for
Cole.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

When 1t comes to deciding what part
woman shall take in our banking system
she'll be teller, of course. = -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

not look good to the people Of Mis-
sour, and if Mr.. Bryan were able to
remodel his half digested and thoroly
impracticable scheme into plan even
specifically feasible, he would still
have the specter of political manages,
ment to exercise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

Mr.. Hearst believes that Murphy stole
votes from him to beat him for mayor.
He knows he stole votes for him to nom
mate him for governor. Still Mr.. Hearst
and Mr. Murphy have united to run re-
form campaign in New York:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

Nine. Humbert has emerged from Jail
to begin the hunt for the Crawford mil
lions which were not in the safe when 1t
was opened. Nine. Humbert puts up an
excellent bluff. o..s sS-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

was Oh inc
AIS st. . Paul car
Sunday afternoon,
and there were a
lot Of buns on the
car, whose condi-
ton was, to-. say
the least, bad. The
conductor / did all
he could to keep
them in bounds,
but still they were
Objectionable t o
all the passengers.
Several | a d e S
were very much
frightened. Finally
one Of these DRINKS
broke a glass in
- the vestibule, and
while there was no
fight, it was very
annoying. Now, 1
would suggest that
the Streetcar COM
pany add tonneaux
on these cars, for
the use Of smokers
and a place for all
men who do not
care to ride in the
main car, and
where the conduc-
tor can place a
man who Is "St.
Pauled" on Sun =
day. This sug-
gestion of a car
tonneau would not
be Objectionable to
anyone and would,
I think, be appre-
Ciated,
A Passenger.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

The campaign is about to reach out and
take the candidates money thru the
church social and ladies' aid society fair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

The Cuban insurgents are laying down
their arms, but they are marking the
spots where they laid them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
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THE MAGAZINES

= S.I--F K
,Ridgway's New SaNeekly.-The first
number :of. the news eurteenz Getty, com
bination national and local weekly, pub
hsheds by the Ridg Why company, which
made Everybody's Ssfamous,t@:: appeared
Saturday. The magazine bears the sim
pie title, %Ridgway s; sssaad Under that,
this description: IA Militant Weekly for
God and Country" It issprinted in four
teen Of the country's3 largest centers
simultaneously, and is to give the sig
n1hcant happenings, up to a late hour
each Friday night, not only for the coun-
trysat large, but for each Of the centers
IL which it is printed, According to the
editorial salutatery ,ssthes truth Is to be
told .-in the, belief that the, truth helps
even when it1hur The editors declare:
ist NV ss Vetss are preJudieed against fraud,
bombast and charlatanry, and the prac-
tit1oners, thereof, whether in high places
or low. We are prejudiced In favor of
honor in public places, decency ins pri-
Vate affairs. and the principle Of the
golden rule /. = . II .o
The ideals of the publishers are high
ana their project is large. They should
win on the very daring Of their plan. and
once firmly established should. exert a
great influence in the new era of hon
esty now being ushered in.
Ihe first issue, of the weekly unfortu-
nately shows marked evidences of haste.
nevertheless, there is. enough, and more
than enough, in the humber to show the
, pessio 1lfties Of the plan, once the ma
chinery gets to working smoothly and
~ with Its highest efficiency :
[ Ihhe northwestern. department is Under
Inc -care.of w r. Pripketts formerly of
lne northwestern NO. Milleg Mr.. Prickett
frankly an says he doesn't present this first
meal Of northwest news and gossin7as .
sample of the 'feasts' he is part1v
promising pro- to serves tt is really lust a
taste from the kitchen. ~ He discusses
read IDLY some. of the. 1lnrewarded, heroes
| q the New Prague raitroad wreck. the
Iha gpole incident. at the university, the
fs4id in ,Minneap o1is, football at thesunio
fversity, and @other nlentIonable mat
tiers, sn,s5s...s -
The craftsman Is sin years old this
fall and the October issue. is an ami
yersary number. TO celebrate this
ssyent, this particular issue has speen
Einade as Important and beautiful as It
fseemss possible to make d + magazine.
t.sEthics and The Ring of the Nibe-
lung Gan article by Charles H. Melt
ger, associate director OF the. Metrppoli-
tan operahouse1 IL s iHust rated By nine
drawings. showing various dramatic
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

The United States Express company
will probably pension T. G. Platt for
faithful service in the senate. '.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12

scenes In Wagner's operas They are In
color and printed on parchment paper In
japanese effects There lis a Rembrandt
article, presenting, with intimate skill
and unders landing, the personal side Of the
great artists life; illustrated with some
OF the most important etchings In Amer
lea. OF Edward Carpenter, whose name
should besfamiliar to the American pub
lie (for he has the most purely demo-
cratic spirit OF any writer of our times)
John Spargo tells you some interesting
things. There is but one real artists
colony in New York; the first account of
It ever published is given In the October
Craftsman. re
Cleaning up PackIngtown.-In the Octo-
Der Worlds Work Isaac F. Marcosson
! tells Of The Beginning Of Reform in
Paekipg toWn, !" -, Mr.. Marcosson was in
| Chicago in February and saw the stock
yards. under the old and terrible condi-
tons. He describes the new order of
things as. follows: r..
IN the packing houses glistened newly cleaned
windows; trucks, tables and floors showed signs
OF recent scrubbing; the inside walls were fresh.
| ~ painted Or whitewashed; concrete was re.
placing wood. New and detached toletrooms
n eon.,,a peen put IN. The women wore blue uni
FORMS and many men were in white duck On
an SIDES, in English and foreign Languages
blazed the words, BE Clean" Order was sue.
eeedlng disorder, for the cleansing of Packing
The First Number of the Minnesota
Magazine for the current school year is
out, and from it's appearance and table
or contents makes strong bid for pub
tic. and student favor, especially for stu
dent favor. The editors make an espe-
cal plea for student contributions, and it
is a plea that ought to be needed. ANY
student who is contemplat ting work along
literary lines, or indeed, along any lines
which demand clear and forcible use of
the English language, cannot do better
than to strive to make use Of the columns
OF such a medium. Even if he fails to
''break in he will have had an expe-
rlence that will exercise beneficent ef-
feet upon his English work, = .-t