Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1908.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER S. 1908.
Andrew Carnegie has joined the ranks of the
tariff revisionists and in the December Cen
tury has strong article calling specifically for
the immediate abolition of the tariff on OIL
sugar thread aud steel. He argues for protec-
tion for infant industries, but now that this has
become the greatest manufacturing nation on
earth, the tariff should be abolished where it is
no longer needed.
In spite of the fact that the governor vetoed
the pedlers license bill passed by the last leg
islature, another attempt will be made this
winter to pass measure which the governor
will approve There is substantial justice in
requiring license of peddlers and every class
of itinerant merchants. They claim the protec-
ton of the state and it's laws without contribut-
ing in fair measure to the support of the state
and local governments They cannot be taxed
locally by the ordinary methods of taxation
and should therefore be required to pay
license
The coming legislative session is not
pected to run for the entire ninety days limit
for the reason that Legislators paid "by
the job" instead of per diem, and for the fur
ther reason that the members will not have
railroad passes, and will probably not go
home often, but will prefer to remain in st.
Paul and get the Legislative work disposed of
Heretofore the Legislators have wasted lots OF
time during the first two months of the sessions,
and then neglected important matters at the
last part of the session when there has been a
congestion of busineas. A sixty day session
should be ample for the members of the legs-
lature to meet, get acquainted, introduce their
bills, consider them in committee, pass them
and go home.
.. Another plan for agricultural education is
proposed by Supt. Dutton, of Mcintosh, and
has the endorsement of the mem bers of the leg
islature from the ninth district. It provides
that where the residents of school district de-
Sire to have their children instructed in agri-
culture and manual training, we'll as the or
dnary branches, and and equipment
are provided for such instruction., the state
shall snpply teacher who is qualified to teach
these subjects. supt. Dntton believes that the
establishment of these in the rural
schools would stimulate interest in such sub
jects, and result in inducing hundreds of farm
boys to take courses at the state school OF agri-
culture, where they could complete the course
in much less time because they had mastered
the rudiments at the home schools. 1t was
pointed out that it is practically impossible for
the rural schools to add these branches at pre-
sent without state aid, as 95 per cent of the
teachers available for the schools in the small
er places are not qualified to give instruction
in either manual training agriculture.
I
The selection of E. w. Randall as president
of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co., of
St. Paul, is of deeper significance than the hon
orng of local man for prominent position
Mr.. Randall's executive ability has been signal
ly demonstrated in the past, and we will be dis
appointed indeed if he does not succeed in
building up the Minnesota Mutual into COM
manding position among western companies.
1t is of the greatest importance to the people Of
the Northwest that our local companies should
be so administered that people will put their
life insurance savings into them and the money
kept here for home investment rather than be-
ing sent to the Eastern companies and there
invested Great undertakings are today hnanc-
ed with money furnished by the life insurance
companies. AS the great companies are in the
East the industries of the East have found it
easier to obtain money than have the industries
of tIas west We do not take provincial view