The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-27

inception in 1881.
"UNcLE JOE" has gone on record
for tariff revision. If he sticks with
the principle there may be revision
of the document; if he does not
stick, there will be no revision, for
Uncle Joe is pretty nearly the whole
works in the national house of re-
presentatives. Even the advent of
Congressman Miller will not change
this state of affairs.
THE next grand land rush is
scheduled for Montana, in which
state the government will open for
entry the coming RUNNER nearly
100000 acres in the Flathead and
Fort Peck reservations. The draw
ing will be by lot, but the govern
ment will continue to prosecute any
country editor who inadvertently
makes mention of the fact that Mrs.
Jones won the patchwork quilt
raffled by the church society.
EDITOR ATKINSON, of the Mesaba
Ore, enjoys his annual outing at
Thistle Dew lake, in the Sturgeon
country, and h;s readers will miss
out on editorial utterances in the
interim. However, Bro. Atkinson
says more to his readers in one
issue than mpny of our exchanges
do in lifetime, and his temporary
absence from duty is forgiven by
all when it is understood that he
never fails to bring in winters
supply of venison.
THE golden eagle of the republic,
the twenty dollar piece of yellow
metal, has embossed upon its face
the widespread pinions, the regal
head and the strong talons Of
Americas greatest bird of prey, but
the bald-headed robber which has
become the emblem of liberty took
back seat in the place of honor
yesterday throughout the land.
Turkey with dressing-the kind
mother used to make-was good
enough for the common folks
throughout the length and breadth
of the land in honor of the good
things bestowed upon us as nation
during the past year.
Tur u1pu1Nc Tp1p1,NE ~ +ha ,,.
issue contains a column lecture for
the range press members who had
the independence to refuse to be
guided by the machine in the form
alton of their editorial opinions
during the past campaign, one of
the statements therein contained
being that "the politicians of the
Dunn stripe wanted jacobson about
| as much as the devil wants heaven"
While the opinion of the Hibbing
Tribune has about as much effect
upon us as would glance at a
sheet of blank paper, we cannot but
wonder at one with protessed sense
dishing up such rot to his readers.
The nomination of Jacobson was
the direct result of the efforts of
Bob Dunn, the ex-honora BILE Robert
c. being the tail, head and intestines
of the Republican machine, and
through his Vaccinations with the
bewhiskered element of southern
Minnesota he got the deal worked
to a point where the republican
party of St. Louis county could
either get aboard and boost for the
most vengeful opponent this section
ever had or stand to one eide and
watch the procession 80 by. And
to the lasting disgrace of St. Louis
county be it known that we are in
fected, apparently, with a class
whose sole aim is to follow the
leader" no matter who or what that
leader may be, no matter by whom
or for what purpose that leader may
have been named, or no matter it it
is realized that the man to whom
their support is given is known as
one who would turn around in
thirty seconds and saddle this sec-
tion with law which would mean
the death knell of every town on the
iron ranges. Election is overland
the people, not the machine, won;
but we still think that both the
people of St. Louis county and the
members of the range press family
who had the courage of conviction
to stand for right in the face of the
machine are to be commended for
their stand, and for the UNEQUAL
fight which they won.