Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-05-02

time the check arrived.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found the
announcement of Nels Olson the present eff
cient clerk of court, that he will not be candi-
date again. All who have dealings with this
office regret that Mr.. Olson has made this de-
termination account of the excellent way in
which Mr.. Olson has conducted the office, but
nevertheless Mr.. Olson's friends feel that he
has made wise choice in not again seeking
political honors and congratulate him of hav
ing assured himself of promising future by
becoming associated with of the leading
business houses of western Minnesota.
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1t would be Interesting to know how much
of the Bryan strength in Minnesota is due to
disappo inted office seekers, whose ambition to
have place on the state pay roll could not be
gratifed by Governor johnson. Bryan certain
1y has many true friends in the state but it
seems peculiar that any serious opposition
should develop to the presidential ambitions of
man who could carry this state with the
overwhelming majority that Johnson did, and
it cannot be explained except the ground
that there we've too many of the hungry ones
who had to be turned down. The patronage
dispensers task is not pleasant one.
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About four years ago, Bryan the ap
probation of those who desire purer politics
whether Republican or Democratic by his de
mand for the removal of Roger Sullivan, of
Illinois, from the Democratic national COM
mittee. Mr.. Bryan denounced Sullivan in the
harshest terms, and many people regretted at
the time that Sullivan out and retained his
place at the head of Illinois Democracy. But
it is still more to be regretted that Bryan has
now made his peace with this same Sullivan,
and as result Illinois was delivered to Bryan
instead of to Johnson. 1t appears to that
Mr.. Bryan by this course lost more than Illinois
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To the observer, it would appear that the
rush of people from the Eastern and Middle
states to the fruit growing lands of the west,
vast tracts of which are being brought the
market by new irrigations projects, is in danger
of being overdone The small fruit ranch is at
tractive to large number of people who have
never had any experience in that line, and this
demand is being accelerated by the glowing
magazine and newspaper articles published
about the west. There is large market for
fruit, and even a larger market might be de-
veloped. but the opening up of so much new
fruit land is sure to lead to reproduction as
disappointing the orange groves of |
Florida and California. During the TOYS and sos
many people were deceived by the alluring pro-
mise of the great wealth to be made by farm
ing the rapidly developing wheat lands of the
Northwest but as a consequence of that rapid |
development, the price of wheat forced
down to where it scarcely paid the cost of pro-
duction. When this could happen to such a |
staple as wheat, the returns from overdone |
fruit farming are sure to be more markedly
Attorney General Young has sent out cir
cular letter which contains statements that are
worthy of the most thoughtful consideration.
They do not reflect on Mr.. Jacobson's candidacy,
but do clearly point out why Mr.. Young thinks
he is entitled to the Republican nomination.
He SUBSTITUTING the last three years as at
torney general l have found it necessary to put
much stress on the enforcement of our laws en-
acted for the preservation of the states imber,
for the regulation of the liquor traffic, the rail
roads and other similar subjects. By so doing
have incurred the hostility of those iniuri-
ously affected. There is evidence that these b
interests are trying to get control of the rel
publican party. They are not supporting me.
Their chief aim seems be to end. if Dossib1e f