Morris tribune., 1908-11-14

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The editor of the Grand Meadow Herald
says: We were little surprised few days ago
to find $50 lying in the road beside the hedge at
the corner of one of prominent business
farmers home and the more so to find it had
lain there several months unmolested, but be-
ginning to look much worse for the exposure.
The money in the shape of corn planter
that will have to be replaced by one be-
fore many years unless cared for better than
that.
In Pope county, the contest for the county
attorneyship between Mr.. Ronning and Mr..
Grove again came up at the election by Mr..
Ronning's friends writing his name on the bal
lot. Both were candidates for the Republican
nomination, which Mr.. Grove won by one vote.
Mr. Ronning's name did not therefore appear
on the ballot, and all who wished to vote for
him were required to write in his use
sticker Considering this handicap, he made
remarkable showing in losing out by only
26O votes.
Republican papers have been altogether
too much in the habit of saying pleasant things
about Governor Johnson, which later turned up
excellent Democratic campaign material
Johnson is to be congratulated on being elected
to a third term and he can be depended upon
to furnish colorless, jollying administration
He was elected by the Democrats assisted in
the main by those interests that feared the
election of progressive statesman like Jacob
md Toln hfar rel iad % O
ing contrary to the wishes of those interests
During the progress of the campaign just
passed, some concern was expressed by some
concerning Mr.. Tafts religion, it being assert
ed by some that he a unitarian and by 9th
ers that his wife and brother Catholics.
Fortunately the religious question never
sumed much importance in the campaign but
still was made the subject of very good letter
on the subject by Pres. Roosevelt, given out
since election. The president forcible points
out that the only connection mans religion
has with his politics is whether or not it causes
him to walk uprightly and act honestly, and
that the raising of the religious question in
American politics is ntolerable. That the
American people have deep-seated conviction
similar to the presidents is shown by the favor
with which his letter received, and further
by the fact Mr.. Taft's religion not allowed
to become issue of the campaign The
American people will not support man for an
office simply because he belongs to the same
church, nor will they oppose him simply be-
cause he does not
One of the incidents of the campaign was
the failure of the socialists to make the gains
they expected to make One million votes for
Debs was the slogan of the campaign but from
returns at hand it is probable that the Debs
vote is not much over half that amount In New
York City there actual falling off over
the vote of four years ago, his vote this year
being only 1910 Brooklyn showed a small
gain Chicago also hit the socialist leader
pretty hard blow, he not polling much more
than half the vote he did four years ago. he
also lost in Cleveland and Cincinnati The
party made gain in Milwaukee but did not
elect the officials they expected to elect In
Oklahoma the party made decided gain, poll
ing over 10000 votes. The Call, the leading
socialist paper of the country, expresses much
disappointment over the result but hopes that
the belated returns will show double the vote
of four years ago. The socialists explain the
of +hoir bet Tfo he fad