Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-06-20

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It is curious thing to note with what in
difference this country awaits the approach of
the inevitable annual calamity of the Fourth OF
July. There is no doubt whatever that when
the massacre of that day shall cease in this
year of 1908, the calamities will be greater than
if this nation were to have war with Venezuela.
For the past five years, the American Medical
Association Journal has been collecting sta
tistics showing what the noisy celebration of
July the Fourth costs in human life. These
statistics compiled from newspaper reports.
They would be more accurate, perhaps; if they
were records of hospitals, dispensaries, sur
geons, and other sources, Nevertheless, they
are conclusive evidence of the recklessness and
insane mania for noise characteristic of the
American boy. The statistics showing that
during the last five anniversaries from 1908 to
1907, 1.153 persons were killed and 22,52O were
injured. Of the wounded, 80 suffered total loss
of eyes, and 389 partial loss; $50 persons lost
arms, legs and hands, and 1870 lost or
more fingers. These figures convey no idea
of the wicked wastefulness of money spent for
noise and smoke; of the suffering both physical
and mental consequent upon the orgies upon
our natal day. What statistics will tell of the
weeks and months of pain of the injured, the
suspense of families, while the fate of those
they love hangs in the balance, the horror of
the fate of blindness, the poverty which must
be the lot of many because of the death or Grip
plng of those upon whom they were depend
ent for support.-Elbow Lake Herald.
STRAIGHT TALK ON G0vERNORsHP CONTE ST.
When several months ago J. F. Jacobson
permitted his friends to announce him
candidate for governor, Immediately after the
formal announcement of E. T. Young as a can
didate for the same office, there was joy
preme in the ranks of the reactionaries. They
saw in this fight that would put both of
these out of the they confidently ex-
pected that metaphorically speaking they would
eat up one another and that long before con-
vention time they would be down and out. In
order to establish harmony "third man"
would have to be nominated. And they went
so far as to select the third He is not a
but he will be on moments notice.
He has been groomed and doomed and at the
proper time will be on hand. He was for a
ong time member of the legislature; made a
fairly good record and-never hurt the "interests"
He would make SPLENDID compromise timber
However it looks if the scheme of the
schemers would never materalize; third man
will be needed. From all over the state outside
IF the large cities comes the news that the
people want Young or Jacobson; they will listen
% nothing else. The nomination of either of |
hese gentlemen will satisfy them, the nomina-
ion of any third man will not. If the republican
party wants to win in 1908 it must not repeat |
he plumbers of 1904 and 1906, viz: dsappoint |
he rank and file of the party by turning down
legitimate and popular demand. In 1904 the
people wanted Collins and in 1906 they wanted |
aCobson. Both were turned down in the |
convention and the men who beat them were
defeated at the polls The story of 1904 and
9O6 will be repeated in 1908 unless the conven-
ion needs the will of the people. Fortunately
he prospects for this good. Up to this time
he friends of Messrs. Young and jacobson have
cted tremendously and wise; while there has
een some rivalry it has not developed any bad
,lood and as we approach the primaries we
bserve disposition to elect delegates who
While they have their individual first choice |
re not in any sense unfriendly or hostile to the
ther man. We learn that all over the cou ntry