Morris tribune., 1906-03-03
THE TRIBUNE FOR MR.. BlckNELL.

representative from this legislative district, The
Tribune wishes to distinctly state that it's hum
bic support will be accorded to Vim. c. Bcknell,
for three reasons
First we believe that Mr.. Bickne is best
fitted for the place by his ability, trustworth-
mess, integrity knowledge of public affairs,
and sympathy with the common people.
Second, we believe that the people of
Stevens county want Mr.. Bicknell for their
representative.
Third the action of certain papers and poll
tcians in the other counties of this district
(whose acts we do not care to enumerate at this
time) have constituted, to say the very least, a
most fragrant violation of the courtesy which
has heretofore characterized political relations
within the 57rh district.
Before going further, it may be we'll to
state that Mr.. Spooners candidacy will be
given whatever publicity he may desire, crl
whatever publicity shall be consistent with The
Tribune's obligations NEWS paper whether
Mr.. Spooner requests it or not.
It may be as we'll to state also that The
Tribune is a free agent, both politically and fin
ancial1y, and could support Mr.. Spooner for the
legislature if we wished to. Furthermore, if
we desired, could support neither support
both, tho we have no desire to support both at
this stage of the campaign at any time in
the campaign, for that would be according dis
courteous treatment to Traverse county, which
is entitled to one of the House members.
We had at one time about decided to sup
port neither, or rather to accord to both of them
whatever publicity either desired, and remain
neutral
We we'll knew that Mr.. Bicknell needed no
further publicity in this county, that the peo-
pie of this county were willing to accord him
the nomination by a handsome majority, but
when we began to see what being done in
the other counties to dictate to Stevens whom
we should have for representative, then we de-
cided that our obligations to the people of
Stevens comfy such that could no
longer remain neutral Stevens county will
now appeal to the common voters of the whole
Legislative district, and it is up to The Tribune
to help inform the common voters of the dis
trict that the common voters Of Stevens want
Mr.. Bcknell for their representative. 5,
The Tribunes relations with Mr.. Spooner
and Mr. Bicknell have always been cordial, at
least so far as The Tribune itself concerned.
indeed with all others. have given credit
where credit was due. We have sometimes been
little negligent about giving censure where it
was due, but nevertheless we have been particu- c
latly careful to give to Mr.. Spooner credit when
we thought he deserved it. His attitude against :
Canadian free wheat received highest II
commedation last year. and when he last fall +
made few excellent speeches in the interest :
Of the Republican state ticket he again received
our COMMUNICATION. Our readers need hardly r
be reminded that it with especial pleasure +
that we saw him this winter undertake as
chairman Of the sewer committee the labor Of v
studying out what kind of sewer system the +
city of Morris could build r
In spite of his excellent work in the in +
stances mentioned we regard Mr. Spooner's Y
candidacy for the legislature at this time as t
particularly inopportune. We advised against E
his announcing himself for the Senate, &C e
cording to the cordial relations that have al
ways existed between the counties of this dis Is
trict, Stevens county not entitled to the
senatorshp On the other hand, it was we'll s
known that for long time past, Mr.. Bicknells
friends from every portion of the county have t
been urging him to become candidate for the {
House. and then after Mr.. Bicknell had yielded
and announced his candidacy for the House
Mr.. Spooner refused to accord him clear field, s