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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
.oosEvELT<AND BRYAN COMPARED
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Kansas City Star.

~ The. elements Of : Mr.. ~Roosevelt,s
strength and popularity manifested and
defined themselves early in his career
long before he became president of the
United States. These elements are neither
democratic nor republican. They are quail
ties of character and craftsmanship that
transcend all party lines. In all his form
ative policies the president does what he
believes to be right, and he uses the ut
most legitimate means at his command
to secure what he wants. He cares
mighty little whether the thing, or the
ways and means to accomplish it, are
democratic or republican That is why he
is regarded--more than; most of his pre-
decessors--as president Of all the people,
of all parties, of all sections, not as
republican president merely, That is why
his popularity is SO greatsin his own party
and has extended far beyond party lines.
It is one Of the disappointing weakness
es Of Mr.. Bryan that he is everlastingly
lacking up the party label on this or that
thing, this ,or that idea or achievement.
It is small business for big man.. The
country Is becoming more and more inde-
pendent in politics. The Roosevelt exam
pie has done much to enlarge the indie
pendent element. And political leaders,
If they would succeed nowadays, altho
they must work with one party or an
other. must recognize the common ground
that rises above all parties. ~ -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
Railroad Money In Politics.

The point raised by Attorney Mana
han that he has right to show the
extent Of the participation of railroads
in politics in hearing on commodity
rates is scoffed at by sleek railroad
lawyers, but we do not see why Mr..
Manahan point is not pertinent.
Railroads have but one way to get
money. and that is by charging rates.
They have no way to pay dividends
but by arranging those rates at point
where they will pay operating expenses,
fixed and all other charges and leave
something over for the stockholders. Y
Possibly the stockholders are not di-
rectly interested in the question wheth-
er money is spent for political purposes
because they get their dividendssa But
the shippers and passengers are inter
ested because of the fact that all 4ex-
penses Of the railroads must come out
Of them or out Of the stockholders.
Now if the stockholders are taken care
of-and no shipper is objecting to that
for a moment-it becomes a question
whether the other expenses Of the roads
are so high as to make rates unreason-
able. Every dollar added to the ex-
pense account Of railroad comes un-
der the head Of an illegal and illegiti.
mate burden placed upon the shipper.
Mr.. Manahan will doubtless meet with
difficulties in ascertaining the facts,
but he has the advantage of knowing
that the jury Of the people is more than
half persuaded that any fact he may
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
GATES FOR STREET CARS
Chicago News.


Mayor DUNES visit to Minneapolis has
led to a discussion Of the merits ~ the
Minneapolis gate Each streetcar OF
the Minnesota city is equipped with gates
that are controlled by the motorman.
They are closed before the car starts and
are not opened until it comes to a full
stop. Thus passengers are not able to
get On or off the car while it is in mo-
ton. The result in Minnea polls has been
beneficial, since many accidents are pre-
vented. The company's payments on ac-
count of damage suits have been greatly
reduced since the introduction of the
gates.
Chicago's mayor was so favorably i'm
pressed by the device that he wants 1t
introduced in this city. Certainly some
thing ought to be done here to reduce the
number of accidents. The chief question
that arises in regard to the gates is
whether the heavier passenger traffic in
this city would permit the adoption of
mechanism that interferes to some extent
with the quick loading and unloading of
cars. However, it may be asked with
reason whether safety can be assured in
any manner without interfering some
what with speed. A reader of the Daily
News makes the complaint against the
Minneapolis device that it causes passen-
gers to lose much time because it forbids
their jumping on moving cars, thus oblig-
ing them to wait for others. To those
who believe more In safety than in speed
this argument will have little weight.
It would be a good idea to have few
cars in Chicago equipped with gates in
order that the device may be given fair
trial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
WHAT TO SEE AT THE
s2aa. lil TI1EATERS NEXT WEEK

cical and has been the comedy hit Of
every bill Of which it has formed
part.
Coram is to be retained for a second
and last week. Goram has "made
good beyond any ventriloquist who
has preceded him at the Orpheum and
will give further demonstrations of his
versatility next week, among his new
features being rather weird exhibit
tlon OF one puppet talking to another.
The fast and furious fun which has
made the Camille Comedy Trio such .
favorite this week will have as expo
nents next week the Three Hickman
Brothers, whose skit, s1Who Stopped
the Ferryboat?" is without reason OF
rhyme, but is replete with nonsensicaI-
tiles which defy the ultimate in de-
scription.
bill. Miss O'Day is a college girl
and pretty. And report from other
circuit cities has it that she plays upon
the banjo and the heart strings of the
young men lin 'front.' at one and tho
same time.
The first act ever presented on the
Orpheum theater stage was that Of
Marcus and Gartelle, in "skatorial
robertson. - Long after they were
thru with their bumps and rollings the
audience was screaming with laughter
at them. Marcus is gone now and Gar
telle has grown a brother, but the
= skatorlal rollerism' of the Gartelle
Brothers promises to be one of the fun
NEST things on next week s bill.
The acme Of artistry describes
M; and Mrs. Edward Kemp's "Tales
of the Desert,' series of colored pan
Dramas of all the wonderful beauties
of the forbidden land, and the only
moving pictures of the Moki snake
dance in existence. The bill will be
completed by the Majestic Trio of sing.
ers and dancers, and the kinodrome.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
A Good Loser.

Nothing in Congressman Buchanan s
public career has done him more credit
than his manner Of accepting defeat.
His service in congress has been
brought to an end by the result of the
primaries. G. A. Lindbergh received
the nomination in the sixth district by
few hundred votes, after one Of the
most bitter and personal campaigns
the state has seen. The public and pri-
vate record Of both candidates was
threshed over, and both candidates and
their supporters were worked up to a
high pitch Of feeling: 49,
Mr.. Buchanan might have been ex-
pected to exhibit sore spots because of
his defeat, or sseven to bolt the choice
of the primaries. Instead of that he
lost no time in sending congratulations
to the man who "trimmed''. him. Mr..
Buchanan has reputation for being a
game fighter, and he has added to it
by showing that he is good loser.
He not only congratulates the victor,
but sends him word that he will be
glad to have his cooperation in matters
of interest to the district, between now
and the end of his term on March 4.
Mr.. Buchanan has won friends, and
stands higher in the estimation of his
constituents than ever in his life. The
bitterness Of the .compaignt in the
sixth district is put aside, and harmony
has been restored by the sensible act
of the defeated candidate. sr.
: IT'S different in Minneapolis. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
Lyceu1n Theater-

Lyceum Theater- 70"
The Lyceum will present a notable
play this week which embodies one of
the most fascinating stories in Eng
lish literature. Charles Dickens '"'Tale
of Two Cities,'' dramatized under the
name Of "The Only Way" is the play.
and it's Interpretation by the Frawleys
will be one Of the dramatic treats OF;
the season.
tsThe Tale Of Two Cities is familiar
to all readers of polite literature. It's
story is strong, virile and drawn with
rare skill by the master novelist OF
English fiction. In stThe Only Way
Freeman Wills, who made the dramati
cation. has accomplished the difficult
task Of grouping the main incidents Of
the book so skilfully as to make it ap-
pear that everything has been included
in the stage story. Of course, much of
necessity has been omitted, but all that
is vital in the fascinating story is re-
tanned and intensified by the superb
dramatic touches it reveals The SPLEEN
did scene in the courtroom, the Paris
mob which crowds the stage with peo-
pie, the strong, beautiful love story
which sheds luster on the play and
gives it direction, are of the greatest
dramatic value.
"The Only Way will be presented
at the Sunday matinee for the first
time, and will continue thruout the
week. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
The Baby Act.

q Probably no one was more surprised
and no one experienced as much regret
at DR.. U. G. Williams remarkable ad-
dress issued yesterday, "To the Public
and Williams Supporters" as those
who voted for him in the primaries
While it needs no argument to establish
in this community the fact that Mayor
Jones was opposed, as he says, by the
brewers, the saloonkeepers, the gam
blers and the elements of the commun-
ity which favor a "wide open' adj
mlnistration, great many honest,
reputable, good citizens supported DR..
Williams, some of them for one reason
and some for another. Their place in
the opposition to him was distinctly
recognized by the mayor on the occa-
sion to which DR.. Williams refers.
But as we have already said, a good
many Of them were not prepared for
such an exhibition as DR.. Williams
made yesterday. They entertained larg-
er ideas of his size. When a man goes
into primary contest he places him
self in the same position as a candi-
date before a convention, with the ex-
ception that he submits his case not to
the decision Of body of delegates, but
goes further back than that and sub
mits it to a body of voters. We are
not so far from the period when nomin-
ations were made by convention to
have forgotten how a man was custom
arily regarded who without any reason
whatever, or, without the best of rea-
sons, involving fraud in the proceed
ings, refused to abide by the decision
of the convention. It is even more
obligatory upon a candidate who sub
mits his claims along with other candi-
dates to body Of voters to accept
their decision and play the manly part.
Otherwise, we might as well not have
any parties (. or any primaries. DR..
Williams asked for votessTyas "a
republican. Those who voted for
him voted as republicans. He now
intimates very clearly that he would
have them weigh his disappointment
and his gievance, mistaken and I'M
founded as it it, against their loyalty
to the party whose candidate he desired
to be, and repudiate the result Of the
primaries. DR.. Williams has mustered
strong republican following in two
campaigns he can hardly expect to do
it again: - sz- .-z....
That DR.. Williams has no iustifca;
ton whatever for the action. he has
taken, is susceptible Of complete and
absolute proof. The Journal has
the testimony Of score Of responsible,
reputable citizens who attended: the
Lake Harriet meeting to the effect that
the mayor was misrepresentation in the
Tribune statement; that he distinctly
disavowed the intention of ascribing all
his opposition to the brewers, the gam
blers, the saloonkeepers and other I'm.
friendly elements, but recognized the
opposition Of good men who for reasons
which seemed to them sufficient, were
not friendly to his administration. DR.
Williams. could have established the
accuracy orsthe inaccuracy of the Trib.
une's report as easily as T h e. our.
a l has established the fact with re:
spect to it if he had seen fit to do SO
before placing himself in his present
unenviable position. -s5e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
Unique Theater-

Unique IleaCer-
Fun and frivolity will reign supreme
in the big all-comedy' bill which the
UNCUT family theater announces for
next week. Two excellent sketches,
writer. to fit the comical capabilities
Of Sanford and Darlington and Leeds
and lie Mars, will afford any amount
Of diversion. The first pair are popu-
lar favorites with American audiences
and the latter are English burlesuue
artists par excellence.
One European act, and that a costly
one. will be shown in the comedy hori-
zonta1 bar act of McCune and Grant,
two of the best-known opponents of
this exercise ~.
Eva Thatcher, "the Irish lady,
comedienne of the first rank, is also
booked for a set-to with every au-
dlence which crowds the theater next
week. Miss Thatcher made a great
hit at the Unique last season and is
deservedly popular. ~~~ =
D.. Gaffenay Brown, one of the best
slngle.handed comedians in the bust
ness, is also down for ten-minute di-
version. The new bill will receive it's
first presentation at the matinees Mon
day afternoon. For the Sunday per
formances tomorrow, all of the acts
which ran thru the excellent bill Of
this week will be presented Irene
Little has new illustrated songs for
the latest bill. New motion pictures
will be presented.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
Reform Is Alive.

= s. The old-time politician who has been
looking for reaction from this fool
cry Of reform politics. will have to
look again. There is no sign of cess
alton of reform. It Is still in the air.
Moral ideas are still more potent than
machinery. Principles are still more
prolific of votes than bribery.
# The most significant event of re-
cent months has been the campaign of
Winston Churchill for the governorship
of New Hampshire. For young man
almost unknown to walk into a boss
ridden, railroad-owned state like New
Hampshire and come within few
votes OF the nomination and actually
dictate the platform is an achievement.
which should greatly encourage the
young, unselfish and patriotic politician.
The Churchill experiment shows the
value OF open, honest, candid leader
ship. Mr.. Churchill concealed NOTHING.
He stood for something, and while he
was at first laughed at he was finally
strong enough to make the New Hamp-
shire camel kneel and take his platform
son it's back.
IS The office Of governor was nothing
ito Mr. Churchill as compared with the
satisfaction of having his ideas ac-
scepted and having his name used DO
5tently by 300 earnest delegates. The
pest OF it all is that he has demon
strated again that the people are all
right when they have a chance. Give
them intelligent direction and a motive
for action and they can be de-
pended upon. Mr.. Churchill gave
them the motive in his arraign-
ment of the pass system by
which the public life Of New Hamp-
shire has been debauched. He gave
them intelligent direction when he
went to the only party in New Hamp-
shire capable of giving relief from in
tolerable conditions, and called upon
it to do its duty.
It may be said that it was an illoei-
cal thing to adopt Mr.. -Churchill's plat
form and refuse the nomination to the
only man who could honestly stand
upon it. But in adopting his platform
there was something done which binds
all candidates. The republican party
Of New Hampshire was bound, and the
republican party is bigger than: any
man in it.
People are apt to go stale on politics
when they see the wrong perpetuated
and the right sold out, but there are
enough evidences the other way to en-
courage the good citizenship Of the
country to persevere. The example of
Winston Churchill is one Of those in.
cidents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22

"RuLLs" AND BLUNDERs TO MAKE
ONE LAUGH.-Marshal Brown is the edi-
tor of a book of bulls and blunders gath
cred from advertising, army and navy,
bench and bar, and other literature" It
is a. book full of laughs and hints as to
the necessity of care in writing and
speaking. Think Of advertisements. like
these: ..e. ..-. ...-..- -,> -jE0I
: Just arrived a fine lot of live Ostend
rabbits. Persons purchasing the same
will he skinned and cleaned while they
wait. .z. -.i.-.
wanted-A saddle horse for a. lady
weighing $50 pounds. - -.
:. The book is attractive in form as Well
as in contents The title is Humor OF
Bulls and elunders.
Small, Maynard & Co., Boston. s1.2o.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
vELEeY IN AteHAsEeALL FIELD

-. 4 : .
The curfew tolls the knell 81 parting day,
The bleachers are as empty as can be;
The rooter homeward takes his weary way
And leaves the field to darkness and to me-
Now fades the glimmering landscape on the
sight,
:: And all the air is hushed, and calm, and still
Yet here the rooters yelled with all their might:
1 "Oh, 9soak 1t; kill it.; bustf'the cover, Bill.'
Hark, how the gentle peace that breathes around
Tells nothing Of the fan who voiced his sound
Wherein he said the umpire was a thief.
Around that diamond now dim1y seen
The player rushed until his legs were blurred.
And, oh, the 3bleacher's grief was tensely keen
Let no ambition mock their useful sport,
Nor 1eer their captains sacrifcial sign;
NOE grandeur hear, aweary, the report
The short and simple annals Of the nine
The boast Of averages at the bat
And all the bases that the pitcher gave
To shun the long three-bagger now fall fiat
The march OF glory sidewinds to the grave.
Full many a home-run finds the felder's hand,
And fills the batsman's heart with dark de-
SPAR;
Full many strike is born but to be famed
And waste its purpose on the severed air.
Next to the doing crowd. applaudings strife
The pitcher lifts our sho1e-and then IT falls,
While we object: Whats that? Not on your
s5 lffe.s sR3
Struck OUT. Cant YOU distinguish strikes
from balls ~ s tSssaSs3a
The curfey tolls the knell OF parting day;
The bleachers gape-justs as we said before.
And now strident, voice is hurled our way:
Say, mister, did you hear what was the
score n
Nv. D. N. In Chicago Tribune.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
THE MAGAZINES

r Vision Seen by New Group of Editors.
With the October number of The Ameri-
can Magazine new editorial manage
ment-the Phillips Publishing Co.--be-
gins it's work. !. John s. Phillips, Ida M.
Tarbell, William Allen White, =. P.
Dunno, Lincoln Steffens, Ray Stannard
Baker and others are the new editors and
publishers. #,
The magazine gives immediate promise
Of being remarkable in Importance and
interest. An editorial announcement In
the October number reveals some sugges-
ton of the plans those new editors have
for their magazine. The last paragraph
Is an admirable expression of a high
ideal:
After all, we live by visions. Tho we:shave
hardly attempted to express It, we nave a
vision Of a magazine; 1t may never be reaIlzea'
or 1t may be realized in part But we concelye
that in it no great thing of human interest
would go unrecorded;. that it would be- some e.
thing Of the best of all; literature, that IN
story and poetry refreshed the emotions and the
love of life; art that stirred anew the FACULTY
of seeing beauty and truth In the world about;
counsel and Judgment and light upon men and
public events that concern us all; new know
ledge of mans achievements In the wide ranges
of his devices and discoveries; and all set forth
with such zest, such knowledge, such art OF
expression, that there would be no dull line
and no Indifferent picture-that some gov OF
truth and humor or sentiment Would pay Oh
every page, and that you would rise from read
ing with the mind enlivened and the heart re
freshed and confirmed belief that 1t was
worth while living in this world, and worth
while living to make it better 81
So to the adventure. III there be no v1slon
the people perish. :"
New Insurance Men Thomas
w. Lawson speaks as plainly as ever IN
his article on 1.-THE Burning Insurance
Issue,''. in the October Everybody's. He
says: go ~.
The men in, charge today of the New York
Life and the Mutual Life are as much the
creatures and the creation of H. Rogers,
William Rockefeller, j. P. Morgan and other
lights of the System" as ever werest the unfor-
tunate McCnrdy and the Inflated Mccall. am
as familiar as anyone else with the reform
talk put forth by the .unco respectable Peabodys
and Orrs, but assure you that 1T is no more
than an atroit subterfuge to gains.ti time and SO
avert suspicion astto induce Tolicyholders to en-
trust to the same hands the custody OF their
valuable savings. 1T is as tho gambling house
which had become notorious for cheating Should
change the curtains at its windows and the
name over its door and without sacrihcing Its
cogged dice or its double deckete faro boxes,
should attempt to attract back the patronage
of the gambling public with the cry that 1t had
become virtlous.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
Nothing but Money.

The, interstate commerce commission
struck the pass blow below the belt
when it ruled: y
Nothing but money can be lawfully
received or accepted in payment for
transportation subject to the act,
whether OF passs 5e myers or*pr,operty,. or
it being the opinion of the commission
that the prohibition against charging
or collecting greater or less or diff
ferent compensation than the estab-
hshed rate in effect at the time pre-
,cludes the acceptance Of services, prop
erty, or other payment in lieu Of the
amount of money specified in the pub,
lished schedules.
Nothing but money. No political,
personal, professional or perfunctory
service. Nothing but money. This has
a tendency to make the pass fend
aware of his finish. #
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22

In Governor Johnson's Red Wing
speech he includes among the good points
Of his nistration the reform placing
the insurance commissioner Ion. a salary
basis, and turning the fees in to the state.
1t is true that he recommended this in
his message, but so did the retiring gov
ernor, and the bill was introduced and
piloted thru, not by democrat. but by
Senator A. B. Cole. chairman Of the
republican state committee. It was Sem
ate File 1871 The bill had rather hard
shedding. and not all of it's opposition
came from republican members. If any
one person is entitled to credit for the
reform, 1t Is Senator Cole.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
orpheum Theater-

Wilfred Clarke, nephew of the late
Edwin Booth, formerly in prominent
support of Booth & Barrett, Miss Julia
Marlowe and Ada Rehan, will head the
bill at the Orpheum for the week com
mencing with the matinee tomorrow in
his own playlet, What Will Happen
Next9 : supported by Miss Theo Carew,
formerly leading woman with Ada Re-
han, and others of "a capable support
ing company.
Mr.. Clarke, who is a. brother to Ores
ton Clarke, with whom he was at one
time associated in this country, was for
three years. loading comedian in sup
port Of the British tragedian, Barry
Sullivan, prior to beginning his career
in this country. Altho built on legiti-
mate lines, Mr.. Clarke s playlet is far
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
THE AGE GROWS OLD

..'You are young and | am DID, Tolstoi
is quoted as saying to an interviewer,
'.bdt as you. grow older you will find as
I have found, that day follows day.. and
there does not seem much change in you,
till suddenly you hear people speaking of
you as an old man. It is the same with
an. age in history; daytsfollows day, and
there does not appear to be much change,
till suddenly it is found that the age is
become DID, It is finished; 1t is out Of
date. The present movement in Russia
is not q RIOT, it, is not even revolution
lit is the end of an age..,'