The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-15

their heads. Prison terrors only will
right the wrong and insure rectitude
OF conduct in the future. The law de-
partment of the government should
get busy and send a few of the worst
malefactors over the road. The az.
ample would be stimulating.-st,
Paul Review.
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o'Brien And o'Day Are 1t.
The iron range strike is a thing of
the past and with it's finish comes
peace and contentment for the demo-
tcraic executive and his official family.
OF the few things that have come up
to disturb the monotony at the state
capitol few have tended to worry the
administration as this did. The out
side world has never been let in on
the secret, but the call for troops was
on the end of the executive tongue
more than once and only the waiting
policy which Secretary Day and his
followers insisted on prevented it.
They put their all on the johnson
lucky staT and it stood them in good
stead. Out of it came much in the
way OF laudation for his excellency,
and T. D. O'Brien, who headed a
peace commission sent to the range got
the title of 1.-THE Taft of Minnesota. :"
O'Brien really deserves all of the
credit or? given him. He proved himself
The right man for thiA 9laeirsgass;ncv, as
he has for Bsvi5aiiai others, and his loss
Will De keenly felt by both administra-
ton and public. Day is the practical
end of the administration, the man,
may it please you, who steers the po-
litical ship of state by the rocks that
ever beset it and the words TROOPS"
sounded ominous to him. "He knew.
that call for such spelled trouble
and his voice was constantly raised
in protest. The Fairmont man prob
ably will not get much in the way of
credit from the outside world for his
aeeteet -in--+te- <.a,taanae.- all his-joh is
supposed to bring him is notarial fees
and office seekers grievances, but he
is entitled to the other just the same.
County Chairman in St. Paul Dis
patch. =.
!. -.
"A Mans Work.
The governors admirers seem to be
somewhat at a loss to find an occupant
of the presidential chair who will
serve as an autotype of their candi-
date. Lincoln's name has been made
use of but it manifestly is i'll calcu-
lated to call to mind the gentleman
whose official apartments are in one
end of Minnesota's marble palace.
More recently an ardent devotee of
Simon Pure democracy has endowed
the governor with the characteristics
of Andrew Jackson, which again is
manifestly unfair to the governor
whose virtues and accomplishments
are cetarinly not the things which
gave character to old Hickory.
But really it was not so bad to find
the governors prototype among the
list of presidents that the task should
puzzle even the directors of the guber-
Material bureau of publicity. In Or
der to relieve them of further embar-
rassment we would suggest critical
examination of James Buchanan. In
both we have the same tall figure, the
lofty forehead, the gracious manner.
Like the governor Mr.. Buchanan had
the gift of silver speech and qualifca-
tions for work in the field of diplo-
macy which recommended him to his
predecessors. With equal opportunity
we can readily imagine the governor
attaining equal success in the field of
national legislation. Nor need the
comparison stop here. Like Johnson,
President Buchanan was a self-made
man and in the occupation which he
chose successful one. It is true he
was unfortunate in the time he was
elected to the presidency. Had he
lived, for instance in Hayes time, his
name might have gone down to pos
terity as that of one of the most ac-
complished and successful of our
presidents.
But Buchanan was the victim Of
circumstances. Born to shine in the
forum and in the court he proved un-
equal to the task of guiding the ship
of state through period of storm
and space, and for a time at least his
fame has been eclipsed. What the ul-
innate verdict of history will be we
can only conjecture.
So it is in the governors case. In
portant state issues confront his ad-
ministration. Buchanan hesitated,
procrastinated, blundered, and most
people think failed. The governor
has his record for doing things yet to
make and in the meantime there has
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