The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-02-08

criticised for doing stunt like that
when he made a speech recently in
Boston. But since the governor has
had his talk on high railroad rates
SO widely published, wouldn't it be a
good thing for him to do something
practical; wouldn't it have been a
good thing if he had at least tried to
40 something a year ago when the leg
lslature was in session? All talk and
no do never sawed a cord of wood
Martin County Independent.
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Fifty Cents Would Be Enough
Collins has had his salary reduced
as president of the Minneapolis con-
Germ that Governor John and his in
surance commissioner carved out for
him. He is now getting just $500 for
the use of his name as it's chief officer.
Ii he lives long enough and refuses to
become politician his friends hope
to secure an increase in a short time.
He won't throw up this job because he
can get another. Collins knows
something about this resigning
good thing and then going some, and
not making good.-St Paul Review.
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IL was the Work of Traitors, Boodlers and
Scavengers.
1t was not the weakness of the Re-
publican candidate for governor that
caused the defeat in 19O4-though you
shouted it until you were black in the
face. 1t was the desperate struggle
between two groups of would-be lead
ers: who got in behind the two leading
candidates and then could not take
their medicine in defeat-and so set
out to defeat the winner. Minneapolis
Telegram.
Neither Amount to Much.
The man that pats his chest and re-
marks that~he is entirely independent
in his political views is akin to the
fellow who says he is independent in
his religious views. Neither amount
to very much nor accomplish anything
worthy OF note. It is we'll and good
to have an individual opinion, but it
is equally essential to be able to work
with others to accomplish much under
our form of government. It is neces-
sary to advocate individual opinions
if this country is to develop, and it is
NV RI ho oh
the individual views of others
Grand Forks Times.
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Mr.. Staples is a Model Official.
The announcement made by G. F.
Staples that he will ask for renom-
ination by the Republicans of Mime
sofa for place on the railroad and
warehouse commission has occasioned
no surprise but it nevertheless is
cause of great satisfaction to his
friends as we'll as to the public gener-
ally. It has come to be considered
that Mr.. Staples is the particular
member of the commission upon whom
the public depends in it's stand for a
square deal with the railroads and,
although single-handed he may not
be able to accomplish as much as
might be desired, it is nevertheless
true that his influence has during the
four years of his term had much
to do with what little the public has
been able to secure from the rail-
roads. We hope to see Mr.. Staples
renOminated and reelected. -Lakeield
Standard.
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Certainly.
The printing of the personal prop
erty tax list of the various counties
should be made part of the official
printing Long Prairie Leader.
Imaginary Fire Escapes.
1t only remained for the West hotel
employees to testify a few fire escapes
on to the building and all would have
been lovely. Their testimony sup
piled everything else that was re-
quired. -Anoka Free Press.
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Farcical Laws.
The one certain thing about these
regulative laws is that they will not
effect their purpose; will not do what
they are intended to do. Here we
have pure food laws; a department to
execute them; twenty thousand dol
lars spent annually in enforcement,
and no householder in the state can
know what the chemist has discovered
until year or two after, when his
analyses are printed in the biennial
report of the department.. Could any
thing be more farcical?- Dispatch.
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Truth In q Nutshell.
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