Morris tribune., 1908-05-09

Joel P. Heatwole of Mortified, is mailing letters to
prominent Republicans all over the state and endeayor-
ing organize the state in the interest of his candidacy
for governor He says that whatever Organization ne
effects will be used the interest of the Republican
nominee.
s II s
Red Wing Republican,: Is the Republican party lin
Minnesota learn nothing from defeat? Is it to
repeating the same old mistakes been reduced
to the condition whch Bryan has brought the
democracy? 1t begins to look like it, For there are
signs that the tactics to be repeated Republic
busying themselves just not with the actual
records and tendencies of candidates. known to all men
and proper subjects of discussions but with bitter and in
sulng rejecting of support to this and the other by
the Interests because he is supposed to be their tool
It is infamous personally, and it is political suicide.
+ S +
H. The New York authorities after Ryan, thessbg
street railway magnate because he has piled up the cap
tazaion of his consolidated roads that the earnings
cannot pay the obligations. Ryan declared it custom
for transportation companies to issue stock that did
not represent any cash investment He said that s5
cent of the railroad stocks issued without any cash
returns to the companies The sale of such stocks to in
vestors enables like Ryan to get control of the
big life insurance companies and then they will never
STOP It wonder that the conservatives cannot make
respectable showing in either great political party
Little Falls Transcript.
In recent public address, Clarence G. Dnehart, the
state treasurer referring to the srepute in which the
word 'pocan" has fallen, made the following appeal
Isn't about time that raised that word from the
abject, degrading meaning into which it has fallen and
placed where belongs indicating anyone who takes
interest in politics? And yet politician is appela
ton and word which for time have very much dis
liked Perhaps am prejudced, perhaps many of us are
because of the various newspaper and magazine articles
and cartoons which see, but brings to mind and
believe this has been the general conception of the term
thoughts of insincerty inconsistencies tricks, Frauds
jealousies and graft which has to be in
timately associated with it, But optimst. be-
ieve approaching change. I believe even now
we going through gradual transition. believe that
the public being quckened that the true
meaning of the word politician coming into its
believe there strength and virtue in the reform move
of this glorious age of opportunity and know the
day will when the cringing fawnng, back-handed
professional politician will be relegated oblivion of
his making and shall have honesty square deal
ing, law enforcement purity in politics. good govern
ment, civic righteousness and all their attendant
+ s
The American "war lord" who captured the Nobel
who took japan and Russia by the scur
of the neck and knocked their begerent heads together
until they became amicabe is clamorous for Dread
naughs he says in the interest of peace Why not?
He is first in war; first in peace and he not first in the
hearts of his countrymen, there significance in the
widest popularity of modern times The president is at
least times the intellectual dimensions of the chair
of the naval committee of the senate and his states
manshp and in innate knowledge of national and inter-
national affairs his insight compared with that of his
opponents genius to mediocrity with Japan
any first class power will cost anywhere from $780,
900 O0 while four big bateshps at
cost of $12 900 will insure against There
thefgures. ANY school boy calculate the advan-
tage of insurance. We do not want with Japan, but
neither did Russia want We prefer diplomatic
settl And Russia preferred diplomatic settlement
when without declaration of war; while the officers of
Russa's feet frolicing just the
Pacific slope (here may be ronical significance in that
word "Pacifc'') Japans ships like a thief in the
night and struck blow from which Russa's numerically
superior feet never recovered. All the naval officers of
all powers know that Japan is preparing with even
energy and stealth than she prepared for Russia
All the president asking is that shall not be caught
like Russia, unprepared.-Elbow Lake Herald
JOHNSON WINS OUT.
The from the Democratic primaries held in the
state Wednesday evening indicate that Johnson's
friends will easily control the coming Democratic state
convention and will send delegation to Denver who will