The Washington times., 1908-10-02
BOOMS
NORTHWEST'S INDUSTRY
One Must Have at Least a Blonde Head to Make
Good in MinneSota-Repubican Nominee
Lacking in Looks.
BY JAMES HAY, II.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Oct 2.-TO Judge
Tafts store Of knowledge some
thing new has been added. and in
the process another popular impression
has been proved erroneous and without
foundation. II IS generally believed in
the Eastern part of the United States
that the principal business Of the great
Northwest is farming and numbering.
Such. however, is not the case. The
great industry OF the Northwest CON
sists Of electing Scandinavians 20 public
office
This is partly true IN this State 1t
is more 80 IN North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Oregon. and Washington. 1t is
pre-eminenty the case in Minnesota
High-browed and stoop-shouIdered
historians have written a lot Of stuff
about the incursions Of the Danes,
Swedcs. and NOrwegians into Great
Britain. where the Saxon held sway
some few hundreds Of years ago. but
the way I'm which Scaudinavians have
invaded the great Northwest makes
those old fables unimportant and unim-
pressive even Il they are true. As
Minnesota is the shining example OF
what this Scandinavian invasion really
is. that State is an interesting study.
Save Their Money.
Norweg.aus are second only TO one
people I'm thrifuneSs- The nation which
beats them in this regard is the Swed-
ish. Being thrifty. these persons save
their money. In order 10 save it all.
they have themselves elected TO Office
so as 10 pay their running expenses with
Government money. Ia the State OF
Minnesota. the first thing necessary for
man with political aspirations is 10
have been born in Scandinavia. II he
hasn't that qualification and can't bribe
The family tree manufacturer TO fix him
up tree with roots n the icy fast
nesses OF Norway and Sweden, he may
Yet stand slim show by buying large
quantities OF peroxide OF hydrogen and
applying IL 10 his hair until his head re-
sembles ball OF absorbent cotton. As
rule, however, the disguise is pene-
trated and he loses.
Run the City.
1t is an actual fact that the percentage
OF ScIndinavIans in Minneapolis is lar
ger than IN Chrisuania or Stockholm
Just as the people Of Milwaukee put
q p before every word which begins
with an f." including every known
business from the Hotel Pnster TO the
shoemaker named Pfuuy. nearly every
business sign in Minneapolis IS adorned
with a name that sounds like an lee
berg. Swedes are everywhere except In
the places owned by the Norwegians.
The result is a long line Of lawmakers
and onicehoIders, including some who
can speak English perfectly and some
job of handling the prOnOuns and lenses
Of our beautiful tongue with precision
and Intelligence
First is United states Senator Knute
Nelson, a direct descendant OF that old
King CanUte, who shaved off his beard,
rolled up his sleeves. refused the aid OF
a confederate, moved his throne 90 the
seashore. and demonstrated that he was
unable 10 still the wind or stop the tide.
Then comes Gov. John a. Johnson. who
started out under the handicap OF hav-
ing been born on American soil. How
ever. his father and mother were
Swedcs, and he skinned through 70 the
gOvernorship, and is on the point Of do
ing It a third time.
Jacobson Is Homely.
But the greatest example Of ScandI-
uavian domination is found I'm the per
son of Jacob +. Jacob bson, the RepubH-
can nominee for the governorship
against Johnson. jacobson reioices In
the purest Norwegian accent, and neighs
like horse when trying to keep the
lenses and pronouns IN line. Also, he
rejoIces in a legislative record Of some
y