The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-28

ahibit Of some Of the things the new
state capitol is furnished with, such,
for instance, as a piece sawed from the
leg of an alleged solid mahogany chair,
showing it to be white pine veneered
with the wood Of the bay tree, with not
even hint Of taste of mahogany in
it, sts AZ ss.ss HI
81 Knox to the Rescue.
On the other. hand the regular repub-
licans are defending: themselves with
all the desperation Of men who know
they are fighting for life. Perhaps the
very best Illustration of the course
they are taking is shown by the speech
Senator + Kn9x has. delivered y tha IN to-
That speech has been read here in
Washington, and it is clever defense
Of the old crowd. In it Senator Knox
points out that the republican legisla-
ture has stopped ballot box stuffing
with the personal registration law, and
has made crooked conventions impossi-
BILE in the future by passing a primary
reform law, which goes into effect next
year, providing for the direct nomina-.
tion of all state, county andgcongres-
sional candidates by means Of the Aus
tralian ballot.
"Why,' exclaims the senator, "shall
we, WAO udPS ,JuSI CISducu uOuSt, NC
turned into the street9''
When it comes to discussion Of the
scandal relative to the furnishing Of
the state capitol, Senator Knox calls at
tention to the superb state ticket nomi-
mated by the regular republicans and
says Stuart, the regular candidate for
governor, is pledged to investigate all
that and to see that the guilty are de-
tected and punished. Therefore he
asks the voters to cast their ballots for
Stuart and give him a chance to re-
deem his pledge, something his record
as mayor of Philadelphia makes certain
he will do if given the opportunitv.
Knox's argument is conceded to be as
still it is defense, and nothing more,
while the other fellows do not let up
for a moment in their policy of attack
and aggression. -..... .
Hurts Congressional Fight.
The one mistake the Lincoln repub-
icans have made is to indorse the dem
ocratic nominees for congress in a num-
Der of districts. This gives the demo
Gratis a strong probability of gaining at
least SIX or seven members Of the ma
tional house, in the state, but it also
| brings President Roosevelt into the
! state campaign as an issue and may
readily cause many republicans, who
to support the regular ticket. Every
body can understand how that is when
there are men in every state and terri
tory, except Arizona, ready to open
their mouths so wide, hurrahing for
| Roosevelt, as to break their necks. It
is said, also, to be this which has
caused the president to send Attorney
General Moody to Philadelphia to make
an administration speech next Monday,
| under the auspices Of the regular re.
publican management, thus giving the
Penrose crowd a chance to claim what
they have all along been aching for
that the president is on their side.
It is considered likely that if the
the congressional ticket, the president
would have let the house cleaning. and
linen washing in :. Pennsylvania go
ahead without interference on his part
| in spite of the democratic state plat.
form 8 assertion that he is but weak
| imitation of the peerless leader from
the banks Of the Platte. u 81 *
But, in spite of the presidents &C.
! tlon,.z the: republicans in charge of the
regular ticket In Pennsylvania are not
sure Of the result Of the election. Not
one OF them seen here has any claim OF
certain success to make They all
know they are in a real fight for the
first time in years, and do not try: to
CONCEAL the fact that they are scared
And neither do the Lincoln republicans
and DEMOCRATS claim a. victory III ad
vance. "a best they offer is that
they have hopes of cleaning out the
gang, and there the case will doubtless
have to rest until the voters return
their verdict a week from next Tues
day.