Morris tribune., 1906-01-13

OF SpeC1dl privileges anu DIS al dSeisC eSeh' -
teaching people the beauty Of having special
graft
P C. Koerner, the first assistant in the
S tate treasurers office, has announced himself
as candidate for state treasurer Mr.. koerner
is efficient and ob1iging official. and will
command good following.
1t is stated that the railroads. after years of
Dluffng have decided not to fight the per
cent gross earnings law This excellent law
was passed thru the efforts of T. F. Jacobson.
tho we believe the honor of initiating the law
belongs to Bob Dunn.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has given out de-
fniton of lie as "a deceit intended for per-
sonal advantage" Henry FL. Rogers, the Stan
dard Oil magnate, seems to fear that he may
tell lie, and so has refused to answer any
question at all about the oil trust.
We acknowledge the receipt from Assist
ant-Attorney General Stone of pamphlet sett-
irg forth the decision the inheritance tax
law and also giving instructions to the
forcement of the law. The upholding of this
law by the supreme court has been great vic
tory for the attorney-general, two three
other laws of this kind have been declared void
by the court heretofore. It is of interest to
note that the first inheritance tax law in
troduced by Mr.. Peterson, of Wheaton, then a
representative from this district, and that the
present law bears the name of the present re-
preventative of this district. Ward Stone.
Frank Eddy has become the recognized
champion of tariff revision in Minnesota, and
as such we believe he represents the opinion of
the great majority of Minnesota republicans.
The Lakefeld Standard the recognized apolog-
list for "Standpat" McC1eary, has done what it
could to stem the tide that Eddy is stirring up
Its proposal to settle the controversy is
unique. It suggests that Eddy for con
gress from the second district, aud that the
question of tariff revision be fought out at the
poles. There is no legal impeachment to Eddy,
a resident of the sixth district, running for
congress in the second, but Eddy is probably
too wise to go up against the postmasters.
The Sank Centre Herald announces the
candidacy of C. NJ. Sprague of Sank Centre, for
Eeutenaut governor. Mr.. Sprague has been
highly commended by the press, and his can
>didacy will meet with general favor. The an
noun e:nent is of special interest in that Eddy
must have decided definitely not to be candi-
date for governor. The sage Of Sank Centre
some time ago said that there were only three
WI Inns
those three being Jacobson, Stevenson, and
one whom his modesty forebade him to men
tion. AS Stevenson and Eddy have both
refused, the demand for Jacobson will probably
now become irresistible.
The two babes in the journalistic woods
who conduct our esteemed contemporary the
Sun, illustrate in this weeks issue the extent to
which 1nnocents may be led astray when they
attempt to wander into unknown and un-
accustommed fields of news. For once the Sun
this week has report of council meeting and
took occasion to criticize City Attorney Ormond
for ruling that President Lund could vote twice
i'll case of a tie. Perchance the Sun thinks
that Lund, being president, should have no
vote, or that vote of two to two carries a
motion. The babes should dig out their
Roberts--if they had one--and read it
over.