The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

PRIN 9 III ON UNION y
!: OPINIONS OF EDITORS
Wants to Hear from Jim.
Isn't it about time we were hear;no
from James A. Martin of St. Paul2--
Royalton Banner.
Will Run just the Same.
You can dam the river all you want
to, it will run just the same, and 50
will a newspaper.-Vesta Censor.
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If You Do and If You Don't.
| If you don't like Jadam's Jokes for
representative in congress you're a
sorehead. If you do like them Won ,re
a postmaster.-Hibbing Tribune.
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Long In Quantity, Short in Quality.
In past years the legislatures of
Minnesota have enacted enough laws
to run forty states, if enforced. DUAL.
ity, not quantity, should be the pro-
gram for the future. Battle Lake
Review.
Thinks Name All Right.
Some one has suggested that the
name of Rum river be changed to
something else with a little nicer
sound. There is nothing the matter
with the Rum, as some very good and
sober citizens have lived on the banks
of the Rum for many years.-Todd
County Argus.
The Greatest Blot
The greatest blot cast upon the state
OF Minnesota by the strike in the iron
ranges was caused by the exaggerated
stories of red flags and violence, as
sent out by certain newspaper CORE.
spondents in their efforts to "toadv,,
to the steel trust. Minneapolis Tele.
gram.
John Should Go Cunning for Bar.
1t Governor Johnson would only 90
hunting and kill a bear he would win
out for the first place on the demo-
cratic ticket. The people of the
United States delight in honoring e
bear hunter. This is bunch for
Frank Day to start the governor for a
southern jungle.-Rush City Post.
The Governor Ought to Stand Pat.
John A. Johnson has certainly
demoralized the republican party of
this state so far as the head of the
ticket is concerned. If he would de-
clare that he would not be a candi-
date for governor again there would
at once be dozen republican candi-
dates in the d.-Mankato Journal
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The Cheap Magazine.
The magazines of the United States,
with few exceptions, have become mere
commercial enterprises, so much so
that their reading pages are as yellow
as some dailies. The ten cent magazine
came into the field and everybody en-
gagged in reading-slush, superficial
ity, syndicate nonsense and ignorance
we're given full swing. The people are
being served with cheap drivel in
startling quantities. - Commercial
West.
Not Very Consistent.
With the legal machinery of the
state running night and day trying to
head off Roosevelt's pet scheme OF
federal control of railroads and the
press of the state pretty generally ap.
proving the course of the attorney
general, it seems somewhat strange
that some of these selfsame papers
should be urging third term for
Roosevelt In order that his policies
may be carried ut.-Madison indie.
pendent Press.
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Probably That's Where They Visited.
Speaking of typographical errors, ]
am reminded of the time when Rev.
j. B. Starkey owned the Penny Press.
He and George Garfield, managing
editor, paid visit to the state legis.
lature one day and of course the paper
had a story about it. N. P. Olson,
now proprietor of the Anoka Free
Press, headed the article, twisted St.
Paul Solons." It was a case of crush
hook" and the proof reader over.
looked the error which made the head
read, "Visited St. Paul Saloons. %
Chap in Minneapolis Union.
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