Morris tribune., 1906-05-12

influence in Minnesota for tull half century,
and has left his impress in hundreds of ways
that are perhaps unknown to the present gen
Grafton. Nevertheless. he is man whom
future Minnesotans will delight to honor as
the results of his work become better under
stood with the passage of time.
THE PURPOSES OF POLITICIANS.
The Princeton Union prints the following
and credits it to THE NORRIS TRIBUNE
ANOTHER OF "CoL. MANN's' PIPE DREAMS.
The Minneapolis Clown Topics"
stated Thursday morning that Jacobson would
not have the united Seventh congressional
district and that there would be contest in
Grant and Stevens counties. The Town Top
les" must have been misinformed else
one is trying to get the county very quietly
Morris Tribune.
Our readers will readily recognize this
editorial of two weeks ago except that
wherever we said journal" the Union has
put in "Town Topics and thus the editor has
not only taken the liberty of putting THE TRI-
BUNE in false light, but he has also given an
exhibition of the feeling that still rankes
against the Journal which did SO much to de-
feat him for governor two years ago. His COM
parson of the Journal to the blackmailing
"Town Topics" contains element Of truth
that appeals to the people of Minnesota, and
his changing the text of THE TRIBUNE editorial
was most discourteous to say the least.
But-we have since learned that Cheney
knew what he was talking about, and that
there was prospect of an attempt being made
to take this county away from Jacobson, and
defeat the wish of the rank and file of the party
Those who had this purpose in mind have, we
believe, abandoned it.
Battle Lake Review:-Raroad rate 1egsla- |
ton will be prominent in the next session of the
Legislature. There are few wrongs in this
state which should be righted. The situation
well presented by the following clipping:
"The cutting off of passes by certain railroads |
call to mind the remarks of Irish orator in
contrasting the difference in fares paid by the |
classes in the "od country and America. He |
said: "Over there the arstocrats pay three cents
a mile, the middle class two cents and the lab
a cent and half. But in American the |
laborng pays three cents a mile, the
merchant two cents and the rich ride on passes
It is to be hoped that the state Republican
%'ilESIlIVll WAL duoI)t 11OH "A. IL. coles Sug-
gestion and put state development plank in
it's platform. For it is time something was
done in that direction. Twenty-Five or thirty
years ago everybody in the state thought it
part of his duty to boom Minnesota. There
was united action looking toward the develop
ment of it's resources. The state increased
rapidly in population. Manufacturers were
established. The dairy industry promoted.
Mixed farming took the place of the crop
idea. The state prospered The present gen
Grafton, however, seems to regard Minnesota as
an old and settled state with it's resources fully
developed and it's future assured It is not
considered necessary except in isolated cases
action looking toward the establishment of
manufactures, making it's soil more productive,
or settling its unoccupied lands. The nvitable |
result has followed. In the older settlements |
instead of progress there is retrogression. The
people are leaving the farms and there is no
to take their place. In twenty |
counties there has been decease of rural pop |
ulation and in number general decrease. |
These facts, once they become fully known, /!
must awaken the people to the absolute
need of the establishment of new order (
ward we must adopt Mr.. Cele's suggestion and
all work together for a fuller development of
all the resources of the state The time 10 be- |