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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30
COUNTY.
THE SEVENTH DISTRICT.

Both leading candidates for gov
ernor have been waking the echoes
of the 7th district. We have the
most implicit confidence in the abil-
ity of Gov. Johnson to make good
before the usual crowd. With any
chance at all he will talk his calling
and election sure. He has never
yet been in this part of the state as
a Democrat. The first time he ran
he never mentioned Parker but
asked for votes on the grounds that
he was IN sympathy with Roosevelt
and was but mighty little of a Dem
ocrat anyway. He was running to
rebuke the wicked who had TO- { ed
BOB Dunn on the Republican cxet
and to give the really pure ard good
a chance to vote for an honest man.
1t went and the Seventh bolted.
Two years afterwards in this hot
bed of Prohibition he ran again so
that those people who were shocked
at the Shev'in wine supper need not
vote for Cole-and they and Tom
didn't.
Just now it is not apparent what
he has to run on or what argument
he can use to persuade the people
that they can benefit the Republican
party by voting for his Excellency
again. He hasn't done anything for
them and Tom Shevlin can get wine
or beer if he wants it in spite of the
reform we have had. The interests
that were supposed to be shot to
pieces in Dunn's defeat have been
doing business at the old stand and
most of them are going to vote, as
they have been, for Johnson. Oh,
we know the Governor will not run
out of reasons and will have some
fresh dandy ones, but we are getting
nervous waiting to find what they
are.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

April. 1906, and consisted of two
forest plantations, one of five acres
and one of one and one-half acres.
Both of these plantations are To-
Gated on level, deep, upland soil.
The first comprises an equal mix
ture of green ash and white elm
planted in rows six feet apart with
the trees four feet apart in the
rows. One-year- nursury-grown
seedlings, Is inches high, were used.
The smaller PLANTATION was of west
ern yellow pine planted in rows 10
feet apart with the trees eight feet
apart in the rows. Young trans
planted trees OF a foot or more in
height were used. Thorough and
careful cultivation has been given
both plantations with a small-shov-
eled, one-horse cultivator. There
have been no losses at all in the ash
and elm platation and the trees now
average about six feet high. The
stand of pine is SO per cent. perfect
and the trees average about %
inches high. 1t is likely that the
spacing of the pine plantation will
be found too wide for the best de-
velopment of the pines, and con-
siderably closer spacing is generally
advisable.
In April, 1908, near the same loca-
ton two acres were planted with
jack pine. The stock was three
year-old transplanted trees grown
on the farm by the owner. They
were planted six feet apart each
way. At the same time four acres
of black walnut and box elder were
planted in mixture, alternating the
trees in rows six feet apart each
way. 1t is the intention of the
owner to remove the box elder trees
as soon as crowding begins, SO that
the black walnuts will stand II feet
apart each way.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.

NATIONAL.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

We have been waiting up here in
the country to have any one tell US
why we should raise the salary of a
governor for doing state work and
then pay him for lecturing. There
is work and plenty of it and some of
it has not been attended to very
we'll for the reason that no one but
the Governor of the state has any
right or authority to do it, and ours
has been out of the state for weeks
at time. Republicans have elected
the Governor twice and not one of
them ever asked him to run again.
If the Democrats did let them vote
for him, Republicans had better
vote for a man who is willing tc
give his entire time to public bust.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30
HISTORIC FOREST FIRES.

The terrible work of the flames
which have burned oyer and de-
stroyed hundreds of thousands of
acres of timber and property to the
value of millions in the lake states,
recalls to memory other great forest
fires which have attained historic
One of the earliest Of these was
the great Miramichi fire Of 1925.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

Governor Johnson spoke last week
in this congressional district, begin
ming with Montevideo and Madison,
and hedged on county option by
pointing to his record. Concerning
this Frank M. Eddy has since had
this to say:
Governor Johnson has a rec
ord on temperance legislation.
1t is we'll known or it will be,
before the campaign closes.
Did he think he was right when
he made it? Doeshe think so now?
If the next legislature passes a
county option bill will he sign or
vetoit? The voters of Minneso-
ia await an answer to those two
questions. Will he answer
them? Dare he answer them?
My friends, it is easy for an in
telligent voter to find out who
the interests. and especially the
liquor interests..are supporting.
J. F. Jacobson also touched on the
county option issue at Clarkfeld
but in nosuncertain tones.
Il fought hard for county op-
ton when l was in the legisla-
ture," said Jacobson. ''Do you
suppose am going to change
now? | stand just where |
stood then. If am elected and
if thelegislature passes county
option bill, l will sign it. l
stand on all moral questions just
where | stood twenty years ago.
| will not deceive any one even
to secure votes
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

II would be the same kind of
Governor that | was a legislator" is
the comprehensive platform of ia
cobson. That is, a governor always
alert to uphold the rights of the
people against monopoly or injustice
in any form, with initiative to act as
well as speak. Governor johnson
has also been the same kind of a
governor that he was legislator
with the same talent for extending
the glad hand and making friends
and thereby acquiring tremendous
political pull. But what do the
people wanta governor for, anyway?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

The governor who is greater and
better than his party may not have
a wild delirium when he is nomi-
mated and the fellow who hangs on
to it to feed his hungry campfolloW-
ers may be more popular with the
gang but the people and the state
will get more out of the first one.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

Its all right and proper for any
Democrot that wants to to vote for
johnson the third time. But II
there is any reason why this year
any man who intends to vote for
Taft should bolt Jacobson we would
like to hear it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

And still no platform from Hon.
Joseph Keefe. He is a man of posi-
tive ideas and we hate to think ne
has no plans until he gets down
where he can borrow some from
McDermott and Day. Better en-
tighten us before we vote.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

Let's hire Jake to work, for that's
his long suit. Let's pay johnson to
lecture, for he is bird at it. We
can thus dispense with Day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

REDWOOD FALLS, MINI,
Is the only candida tor representative in
the field who stands on platform which de-
clares for county option. also the new deal
and will never lie down or give up the fight
till we have state wide prohibition of the
liquor traffic.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30

And not Democrat has risen to
defend the closet convention.
What's the matter?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-30
w. C. WELDON
Wabasso, MINI.

Republican candidate for
Clerk of the District Court
Election November Sd, 1908. Your
support will be appreciated
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
THE STATE CAPITAL

T HE proposed "act to change the
seat Of government of California
L from the city of Sacramento TO
the town of Berkeley" Is pernieious'
absurd, uncalled for, and contrary to
the best interests OF Southern Califor-
mia. IT SHOULD BE DEFEATED.
There Is no reason why the people oil
Southern California should be saddled
at the present time with the large ex-
penditure and the vast amount OF
trouble incidental to removal of the
state capital merely to satisfy the am
bitions of San Francisco politicians
who want to have the capital removed
to a point nearer the real scat of gov
ernment, the Office of Mr.. Herrini the
western agent of Hartman.
There are many matters more inn
portant just now than an appropria-
tion for the removal of the capital.
Moreover, the people of Southern Call
fornia should be opposed solidly to the
proposal for another and local rea-
son. 1t would not be good policy for
our citizens to burden themselves with
a tax incidental to tfie removal OF thS
capital from Sacramento and the build
ing Of a capitol at Berkeley when every
well informed voter knows full well
that by doing this the people Of South
California would be assisting North
California to build a capitol concerning
which, in case of division, the South
would have nothing to say, and with
which it would have nothing to do.
There are easily imaginable circum-
stances under which an investment OF
this kind by South California might
be dead loss.
In case of state division Los Angeles
will be the capital of South California,
and the capitol building will be erected
here. Vote down the proposed measure
to make Berkeley the seat of govern
ment.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
HARBOR AT LAST
THE AMENDMENTS

n USY men cannot be expected to
Il have expert knowledge of all the
- subjects presented in the con-
stitutional amendments. For this rea-
son The Herald was at great pains to
get the result of expert and reliable
opinion as a guide to voters, who are
urged to follow the voting plan printed
in our columns under the heading,
How to vote on the amendments" "
Some of the questions involved are
all but technical, and there are few
that do not involve technicalities or
matters on which the general public
has no means of acquiring detailed in
formation.
With two of the amendments. how
ever the public has had an opportunity
of becoming familiar, because they
have been discussed in the pulpit, the
press and at teachers meetings.
The first is assembly amendment No.
s. relating TO public schools. 1t would
change the public school system and
the school tax. and would cause con-
fusion. Educational experts have,
unanimously advised the public to de-
feat this amendment. Not one edu-
cational body and not one educator
has favored it. Not one educator, not
one educational body, has failed to
condemn it when asked for an opinion.
Assembly amendment "a is also con-
demned by educators. 1t would change
the composition and powers of the
state board of education, making of it
political body, controlled by the pre-
dominant political party and subject
to political changes. The general ef-
feet of adopting amendments and "a
would be to decrease the power OF
educators and increase the power of
politicians in the school system of this
state. Therefore we cannot help be-
lieving this was the real design of
both amendments. The Herald, speak
ing for the educational interests of
California, has from the first con-
demned these vicious and cunning
amendments. Vote mo" in both
cases, and if you are in doubt as to
the other amendments, consult The
Herald's carefully prepared voting
chart, or read the analytical editorial
article published in this newspaper on
Saturday, October 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
BIG STICK POLICY AT ROOT
OF NATIONS UNHAPPINESS

Los ANGELES, Nov. 2.-[Editor
Herald: Not merely every voter, but
every man and woman should read
the magnificent contribution made to
The Herald this morning by Homer
B. Sprague and headed "Taft's Record
Deeply Scored" I say this in no par
tisan spirit, for the letter probably
comes too late to affect votes, but be-
cause every American ought to know
the true record that has been made
by his country under the rule OF the
big stick.
When he retired from all politics, and
shortly before his death-the time when
man of experience calmly reviews
the record of his life--the late Mr..
Godkin, editor of the New York Even
ing Post, said of Mckinley, Hanna &.
company, that they were "the most
dangerous set of men who had ever
climbed into the seats of power" or
words almost exactly to that effect.
And Godkin was considered a brave
and honest thinker.
Some day the American nation must
face the record of blood that it has
made. Sooner or later it must reflect
that its treatment of criminals, the
cry of its outcaStS and of the women
and children in its factories, the bitter
class war that threatens to rend the
nation asunder, and all the unspeak-
able mental misery to which the con-
stantly increasing number of suicides
and insanity cases ber conclusive
testimony, come from the barbarous
policy of the big stick.
Some day it will be forced to under
stand-probably in the midst of the
hurricane-that in this savagery is To
be found the taproot of the greed for
wealth and power that is rendering this
country cage of Kilkenny cats.
ECONOMIST.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
"HoLE-lN-HIs-HA WEBSTER
ONE OF TAFT'S ADVOCATES

: AzUSA, Oct 26.-r Editor Herald:
I see that the Hon. Webster Davis,
sometime mayor of Kansas City, has
given some "Why Taft should be elect
ed" reasons under his photo. This is
"young man with hole in his hat"
while he occupied the responsible po-
sition of mayor of the city on the Kaw.
While advertising his moral admin
istration" he conceived the brilliant
idea of an attempted assassination
with himself as the martyr The scenes
were all set, and in due time he
emerged into the limelight with a bull
let hole in, not his head, but his hat
The detectives assigned to investigate
the "dastardly attempt reported that
he fired the shot himself.
This is also the same Davis who
near the close of the Mckinley admin
istration, returned from South Africa
whittier the president had sent him as
special commissioner, breathing fire
and birthstone and insisting that the
power of the army and navy of Uncle
Sam be used to crush theI infamous
Eriton and free the Boer.
When he was ignored by President
Mckinley he left the Republican party
and stumped the country in opposition
to Imperialism, in perpetuating which
Mr.. Taft acquired the bulk of his al
legged experience" which experience
is the reason Mr.. Davis gives why
Taft Should Re Elected
Web. is evidently still "the young
man with a hole in his hat
w. w. CAMPBELL.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
DIsSEcTS POLICY OF HIGH
TARIFF AND RISING PRICES

GLENDORA, Cal, Oct S0.-TEditor
Herald r. 7. Ely in his Outline of
Political Economy" says of the claim
that protection benefits the laboring
man. Labor comes in competition
with labor, not with commodities, La
Dor desires commodities and the more
commodities it receives, the better.
Now, if it is desired to protect labor,
a tax ought to be put on imported
labor and labor ought thus to be rem
dered scarce. Then those who desire
labor would be Obliged to. pay heavily.
After labor has been thus rendered
scarce and dear, the importation of
commodities should be encouraged i'm
order that labor might secure an
abundance of them cheaply."
In this connection 1t is instructive to
road ssThe Burden of Higher Prices
in the January and February Good
housekeeping. The writer, in his in
yestigations, found that the families
of small wage earners and small sala-
ried men, whose women possessed a
genius for economy, had already re-
duced their expenses to the lowest pos
sicaI efficiency could be maintained.
The families whose women were not so
gifted have sunk below that line.
Before the problem of still higher
prices even the good managers stand
helpless. They can see no way but
to reduce the quality and quantity of
necessities, which are already at the
line between efficiency and under
nourishment. He also finds that the
increase OF defective children in the
schools dates from the beginning of the
era of higher prisec.
N. M. sUYDAM.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
DEFENSE OF LEADER
WHO STANDS BY HIS FRIENDS

LOS ANGELES, oct. S.-[Editor
Herald: In answer to "Class-cohsclo,s's us
WorkInenan." I cannot believe he
realizes the meaning of the phrase OF
he would not attempt TO traduce INC
man who for twenty-five years mas
stood by his friends when otherS Ia oP 3
failed. e. v, Debs, the champion OF
Justice, truth and right, stands today
the most beloved by those who know
him and the most hated by those VINO
do not want to know him of any man
in the world.
He. like the lowly Nazarene, has
borne the workingman's grief and car
ried his sorrow. Yet with many
jealously and spite are shown insttad OF
Justly merited esteem. There is not
man on the American continent VINO
has sacrificed so much for principe
either in position or money, as he. Inc
plutocratic power would make hlm a
millionaire if he could be bought to lie
down, be a good dog ana neVerIhoIe
preach the gospel message OF freedom.
But the worlxingman is like the pro-
hibitionist who gets down on his mar
rowbones with sanity expression on
his face. and, with hands uplifted,
prays "Oh, Lord, destroy the liquor
traffic." yet election day votes Demo-
cratic or Republican When votes are
counted he finds the Lord has not done
a thing. then they say: 1.-THE Lord S
will be done. His plans are not ma
tured'
OH workingman, take your hat OFF,
let the air of heaven and the bright sun
get to the roots of your hair. 1t may
be some light and warmth will pene-
trate your numbskull and bring to life
your gray matter. Be honest, not a
craven. Be true, not a sycophant
Debs does not want to be president, but
the cause he represents must and shall
win, even though traitors sell their
souls to Mammon. T. ]. POLLARD.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
FREE THE SLAVES

M Wo MILLION CHILDREN who
should be at school are at work In
II the mines, mills, factories and
sweatshops Of the United States. The
Republican claim that this is con-
dition over which they have had no
control and for which they are not
responsible is pitifully weak and gro
tesquely absurd.
Some of these children have been
born since the Republican party came
into power. Others were babies when
the G. o. P. captured the country by
promising to improve industrial condi-
tions and produce permanent prosperity
and a full dinner pail.
The poor little child slaves of America
cannot remember time when the Re-
publicans were not in Office. They can
not remember a time when the condi-
tions that governed the country were
not Republican conditions. The Re-
publican campaign speakers did not
dare talk about the children. 1t was a
subject they studiously avoided But
the day is coming when the robbed,
defrauded, wronged children of the
United States will talk about the Re
publicans. They will tell how the Re
publicans. by excluding possibility of
competition in certain industries en-
a.bled the proprietors of manufacture
ing establishments to make non-com-
petitive prices and to establish wage
scale that became lower and lower and
lower, while the price of the necessaries
Of life controlled by trusts was In
creased. They will tell how, after find
ing that advanced methods of ma
chine construction made many kinds
of machinery comparatively easy
to control and operate. heartless and
greedy masters put young children in
charge of machines and dismissed the
adult employees.
Republicans were aware of this condi-
tion of affairs. The Republican admin
istration was told about it. Some of
the foremost educators and sociologists
of the day took the matter up. The
administration began to receive pro-
tests and complaints. The Republican
government now in power saw it could
not afford to ignore those complaints. 1t
appointed committee of investigation
to inquire into what it called grand
iosely THE Elimination of Children
from the Public Schools" AS there
were educational experts on this COM
mittee, the whitewashing report hoped
for by the government was not rem
dered. On the contrary, this committee
Of experts appointed to inquire into the
elimination OF children from public
schools drew UP and submitted to the
authorities at Washington the most
damning indictment of Republicanism
and of the social conditions it has pro-
duced which was ever prepared. This
report was not published In the news
papers. Even the doughty Roosevelt
was scared by it.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
PROTECTIVE TARIFF MEANS
FAVoRs TO THE SELECT FEW

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2s.-[Editor
HeraId1: The Democrats favor a care
fulsrevision of the tariff, with view OF
raising a revenue from the luxuries
rather than from the necessities of
life. A high tariff on the luxuries'
which are used and consumed by the
rich, presents no features of hardship
but a high tariff levied on the neces-
saries of life, which are used and con-
sumed by the laboring people, the duty
upon which adds to the cost of living
In each and every laboring mans
home presents many features of hard
ship. A high tariff tax bears heavier
upon the laboring people than upon
any other class.
The law of supply and demand has
much to do with the regulation OF
wages. If the supply is greater than
the demand, wages will be low; If the
demand for labor is greater than the
supply. wages will be high. Not too
high-never high enough. When Mr..
McKinley's attention was called to this
part of the tariff bill he said. Il only
know that protection enables the man
ufacturer of the United States to pay
better wages than are paid to any
workmen anywhere on the face of the
earth" This may be true, but does
he pay as high wages as protection
enables him to pay?
When did the laboring mar ever get
his share?
high protective tariff can never
be made fair and equal to all, for its
fundamental principle is to favor
"select few" at the expense of the
many. V. Is PENLAND.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
VOTE

NOTE.
Y The Democratic party today may
count on the vote of the united
Democracy Of America. 1t may count
on the vote of reformers, of independent
Republicans, and of Independents. It
may count on the vote of educators.
on the vote OF business men.
It should be able to count on YOUR
vote, and YOUR ballot should be cast
and counted.
VOTE.
From all parts of the country come
most encouraging reports as to the
Democratic outlook. Everything indi-
Gates this is a Democratic year. There
is something more than mere party
politics IN the fight.
The forces that make for righteous
ness are engaged in a struggle with
the forces that make for materiallsm.
1t is heaven against the hog trough.
but the DEGREES of heaven. in order to
become effective. must be put in prac-
tice by the works of men. Therefore
VOTE.
Your vote counts for as much as
any other. Your vote counts for as
much as President Roosevelts. Your
vote Is as good as Rockefellers. To-
day you are greater and more powerful
than King Edward. who can vote
neither in this country nor in his own.
Don't forget to emphasize your su-
periority over King Edward by voting.
He cannot. dare not vote. Today you
are a king, and he is a cipher. But IL
you do not vote. you viii be no better
than he, for the American who does
not vote is a cipher.
VOTE.
Cast your vote early for Bryan, Kern
and the local Democratic candidates.
VOTE.