Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-30
EDITORIAL ETcHINes.

EDITORIAL ETcHINes.
And the voice of the iceman is
heard in the land
1t may be late, but here's felicia
tons to Alphonso.
NO, gentle reader. this weather has
no relation to Sherman's description
'of war
Another loafers' eight horr bill is
Hanging between primeval chaos and
the day of judgment
Back to the constitution" Mr.. Wat
terson cries. Back the constitution.
cries conservative Wisconsin.
Still, with the pavements in pillows
the street car strike in San Fran.
cisco renders walking unusually awk-
| ward.
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Never was there more striking ex-
emplificatlon of the axiom, so near
and yet SO far, than in the case of
Hatten and the senatorsnip.
And is the party circle to be re-
tanned? The time is ripe for the
elector to be charged with an intelli-
gent and discriminating power Of suf-
frage.
According to the Los Angeles Times
san Francisco does not appear to
nave made up her mind whether to
start riot Or just go on raising heI.
as usual
william E. Corey has resigned from
the presidency of the steel trust. Now
II ne will resign from the 400 and take
his place among those who have
raiien to the lowest estate humanity
will be satisfied.
It Is well that the assembly sum-
marily shunted out that Qietz resolu-
ton Of inquiry. That case is one
purely for the courts, and So much
may be said regardless of what citi-
zens prejudices may be.
| says the Milwaukee Free Press of
Howard Gould who seeks to blast his
injured wife's reputation, what a
hound, what cur dog, a man can h.,
when he tries" We object to this
outrage on hound and cur dog. The
comparison is odious. undeseryed.
Apologies are due the entire canine
family.
There are now seven republican
candidates available for the presi
dency in 1908, Taft, Hughes, Root,
Cannon, Shaw, Fairbanks and Knox.
Then there are numerous Barkises.
including fire alarm Foraker. It is
] scarcely probable that the ruthless
hand of fate shall SO change the stu
iaClon as to cause the favor to go by
default.
There as no warrant whatever fel
Assemblyman Potters proposal for
special law to tax automobiles. Those
vehicles are taxable now, and If as
SCISSORS do not have them all duly list
ed the fault lies wholly with those Of
ficials. No additional legislation on the
subject is necessary and it's only eff
feet would be to timber up the stat
utes. Is there specific act to tax
barouches or baby carriages. Hardly
A bill to punish derelect assessors is
more in order, or, rather, the mere en-
forcement of existing statutes against
neglect of official duty.
The determination of Abe Ruef -
plead guilty seems to have been /.
great surprise and rude shock to At
torneys Shortridge, Fairall and Muir
ply. who had undertaken his de-
Tense out of chivalrous belief in
his innocence and not for the sake of
any filthy fees. At least the pub
lie have the assurance of Shortridga
that ne was utterly astonished, and
thdt he SUN tnlnkS ne could prove
Ruef innocent. Poss IDLY Ruef is in
sane. AT any rate well-paid lawyers
doubtless stood ready to prove him
SO and then defeat justice, if he had
not spoiled the whole game by con-
Tossing.
Assemblyman Roethe has proposed
la constitutional amendment which If
it ever gets before the electorate will
be adopted with whoop. 1t is that
which places To-day limitation upor.
legislative sessions. This resolution
certainly should receive the sanction
of the solons; and related measure
of merit is the increase of each legis-
lator's compensation from $500 to 81.