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Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

With Tom Shevlin and Frank Kel-
logg boosting him, and Jim Hill f.
nancing the G. 0. p, how could you
expect Jake" to discuss timber tres
pass. taxation of iron mines, or re-
duction of railroad rates?
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

The last Republican state admins,
tration raised the assessed valuation
of farm lands s120,000,OO0; while
Governor Johnson's administration
has raised iron ore values for taxa
ton $150,000,e00. Both farmers and
steel Trust may see their duty and
do it.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31
THAT PEDDLERS'
LICENSE MATTER
Part 1t Is Made TO PIay---On
the Quiet--- in Jacobson
Campaign,

Have you received your first, sec
ond and third letter from that hard
ware firm in Rush City yet, urging
upon YOU the Importance Of q law i'm
posing q heavy license on all ped
dleTs" If you haven't, you either are
not engaged in business, or else your
name has got lest in the shuttle If
you have. received them, however,
then you have doubtless also been ap- .
preached by someone you know, car
rying a package of documents to prove :
that such q law was passed in the J
last legislature but was killed by Gov
ernor J0hnson-sOme say in one way,
some in another. All this is in the
pTOgramme-the letters from Repub-
lican headQu-excu5e US, from Rush
City, and the local Jacobson man with
The documents: first letters from
Rush City, then calls from the docu-
ment man, then more letters, then
nore calls, etc. Every community
has had its share Of this style Of ia
cobson campaigning, just as your
town has. Whether the bait has
been as extensively swallowed here as
elsewhere We have no means Of know
Ing. Those who have swallowed it
had better speW it out before it morti-
fes and becomes a stencil.
There isn't any campaign material
in the facts themselves. 1t is the
manner Of Juggling with the facts that
is relied On for effect, The bare facts
are that bill providing for the IL
censing Of peddIers was passed in the
last legislature and vetoed by the gov
ernor, and the reasons for the veto
given to the complete satisfaction Of
everybody cone erned at the time One
reason for the veto, as publicly stated
at the time, was that under its pro-
visions farmer who would attempt
to sell a bushel of potatoes, few ears
Of corn or heads of cabbages, or
chunk of beef or pork, to a private
resident in town would be liable to
arrest and punishment unless equip
1ed with a peddler's license.
!. X X + y = i. !. i. + i. = X +
!" +
: The second reason, as stated !
: at the time Of the veto, was !.
+ that the bill was declared un- !.
: constltutlonal and void by the .s.rs
!" attorney general and could !:
. consequently not become an I.
: effective law even though ap- !.
: proved by the governor. The !.
: veto was also accompanied by 4.
" the governors declaration that :.
: he would willingly sign a bill !.
" imposing license on peddlers !. "A
. provided it were so worded j.
: that it would not inf1ict unneces- j.
sary hardship on farmers and !.
others not peddlers, and pro- ;,
Vlded 1t was so drawn up as I
! to be capable Of enforcement j
. by the courts. j
: i + i. + + j. < !. i.
Wasn't this a proper course for the
oFernor to pursue under the circunl-
tances? In what other way should
e have acted in the interest of fair
lay?
During four years OF Governor John
on as chairman of the state drainage
oard Northern Minnesota has Sc
ufed more miles of bitches and acres
eeiaimed by 100 per cent than during
1e states entire former history.
1t IS only men of the Pillsbury. Cum
ms, La Toilette or Johnson caliber
no are IN danger Of being forced
ITO third terra tenures of once.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31
+ + ]. !. i. i. :. !. !. !. + i. i. !. !

A vote for Governor Johnson is a
vote to reward faithful public sery-
ant who was not afraid to take the
side of the people. A vote against
Governor Johnson will be a vote
against the best interests of this state
and against the interests of the man
who stood by the farmers of Mime
sofa.
Governor Johnson has been con-
sistent friend of the twine industry at
the prison, as is shown by the large
increase in its output since he as
sumed the Office of governor, in the
face Of opposition where opposition
was least TO be expected, and he has
shown himself friend of the farmers
in his advocacy of the harvester plant
at the prison. Not only are these
statements true, but mis- attitude on
these two questions has helped mate
rally to reduce to the minimum the
prison competition with the free labor
of the North Star state.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

Whenever a bill was pending
which did not meet with his ap-
provaI, and when he could not
succeed by the presentation of
argument, his penetrating voice
and ever protruding finger was
hurled at the rural members of
the legislature. He constantly
appealed to their passions and
prejudices, and told them that
the cities were greedy, avaric-
ious and corrupt.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

!. John S. PiIisbury served the
!. state three times as governor
: and if we recollect Alright, his
+ last majority was his largest.
I. la Toilette served three
!. terms as governor of Wiseon-
!. sin-by grace of the Republic
+ ans.
+ Cummins was three times
: elected governor of lowa-by
!" Republicans, aided by Demo
!. Gratis.
!. And there were thousands
!. upon thousands of men in ev-
+ cry state in the Union who
+ few months ago were ciamor-
!. ing to have Roosevelt accept a
!. third term.
!. AS a matter of fact third
+ terms with men like Roosevelt,
!. La Toilette, Cunrains or john
: son seem TO be more popular
!. than first or second terms.
!. Get into the band wagon, old
+ man.
u. ~ -
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31
INCREASED IRON ORE TAXES .~
st48,oo0,0o0 ANNUALLY.
rSt. Cloud Times.

Now will some kind friends tell us
in a few plain words just what Gov
ernor Johnson has done as chief exec
utive Of the state to entitIe him to a
third term? We are not asking for the
record made by the Republican 1egis-
lature-but just Johnson's own and
only record-Journa1 Press.
Emerson said that the gods them
selves would battle in vain with stu
pidity," but here goes for one more
attempt: .....
Every administration, state or ma
tfona1, has its head and that chief has
his advisers and assistants.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

.
For ten long years he pursued these
tactics. During these terms he Great
ed an environment of prejudice against
the cities, until finally there was
scarcely bill before the legislature
which did not find the country mem
bers arrayed against the city repre-
sentatives, and vice versa.
When John A. Johnson was elected
governor Of Minnesota this feeling was
at fever heat and it required earnest
pleading, much studied tact and the
strongest evidence of sincerity to re
move the prejudices created by the
methods of Mr.. Jacobson.
:. -. :. !. :. :. i. :. :. = !. :. j. :.
:. >.
= At once the country people i.
x began to learn that there was =.
= little reason for their alarm !.
+ against the city members Of. +
= the legislature. The city folks, \
= too, found that country people =
i had really nothing against =.
5" them, SO they Immediately cot !.
= together for the welfare of the :.
:" whole state. :.
J. %
:. :. : i. = !, !. = + :. =. =.
Through the administration of John
A. Johnson this condition has been
brought about and during the last,
two sessions of the state legislature
there wasn't word said about the
rivalry between the country .and&tlle
city.
On the other hand during the Ieg5s-
1ative career Of J. z. jacobson there
was scarcely a publication of a Twin
City newspaper which did not tell Of
"Jake's Appeal to the Country Against
the Cities"
Mr.. Jacobson may have repented for
his actions as a legislator, but nova
days people judge men by their acts
and not their words. They have had
Governor Johnson and they appreci-
ate what he has done for the internal
peace and welfare of Minnesota AMI
they are not going to take their,
chances with Jacobson whose whole
political career saves of turmoil and
malice. 7
There is still a lot of truth in that "
old adage:
When the devil was sick, T..
The devil a monk would be;
But when the devil got well, II
The devil a monk was he
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

Nor can we see the objection to the
government becoming the guarantor,
provided it insists on such premium
as would protect it against loss and
what such premium should be is a
mere matter of calculation based upon
experience. The fact that the gov
ernment guaranteed deposits would
have a tendency to prevent boarding
and thus give the community the ben
eft of larger bulk of circulating
currency. 1t would make a run on
bank senseless proceeding. It would,
moreover, have a tendency to make
the government examination of banks
something more than passing careful
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

II this is not enough to satisfy the
hunger OF our neighbor for information
there still remains much more to tell
of Governor Johnson's accomplish
ments.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31
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The farmers of Minnesota have the
plant, and it now remains to be seen
whether the man who was primarily
responsible for it will be made to suf-
fer political death for having braved
the threats Of those whose financial
interest is to have a monopoly Of the
harvester trade in this state. --.
Upon making his recommendation
to the legislature Governor Johnson
followed it up by urging upon his
friends of both parties in the two
houses the wisdom Of enacting his
suggestion into law. The result is
that the bill passed both houses with
comparatively little opposition.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

+ Governor johnson, with
+ state board of equalization and
!. tax commission appointed by
+ hlrfseIf, raised the valuation of .
+ the iron ore properties of St.
+ Louis and ltasca counties from .
+ $4,000, 900, in 1904, to the sum .
!. of $19o,ooo,ooo in 1902, an in .
: crease of $t48, ,ooo,o ,o0o-35o per .
J. cent. Upon the present valua- .
!. ton the iron ore and Steel in !.
+ terests pay into the state treas .
!. ury 1861 200, instead OF $4,000 .
!. under Van SAINT, or S546 900 :
: more annually than under John :
!. sons predecessor, Why didn't .
!. Van SAINT do this? i.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

%tS
= The law On the statute books
X and the plant for the manufac-
+ ture Of harvesters is an estab-
\ lished fact. 1t has passed the
= experimental stage, and there
X is no question but that the
= farmers of Minnesota, and
!" their sons who will come after
= them, will have the advantage
= of this entering wedge into the
X throats of the most gigantic
X monopoly in the country
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

It is only men of the PillsBury. Cum
minis, La Toilette or Johnson caliber
Who are in danger of being forced
into third term tenures of once.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

This recommendation was made
after extended conferences with War
den Henry Wolfer, who has so long
successfully conducted the twine
plant at the prison, and followed the
enlargement of the twine plant, to the
end that this year it produced more
than 14,500,000 pounds of twine. The
governors recommendation to the leg
islature brought down upon his head
the wrath Of the agents Of the Harves-
ter Trust, and the passage of the bill
aroused them to renewed condemna-
ton. -..---- - -.-.E IL.
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31
: !. + = i! !. x :. !. + = = = X

: As things are now the de- :
= positor who has small means :.
? Of judging whether a bank is =
= managed we'll or managed i'll, ).
: who cannot know whether its =
" officers do or do not rieidIy =.
!" conform to the law, who is not +
> in position to say what bank =
= er is honest and what dishon- !.
= est, must take his chances. For Z
= the life Of US we cannot see +
. any difference in principle =
= against some one else assum- :.
= ing the chances than there is =
: in taking the risks insurers sEs
= take in other matters. ).
y
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

FSS eF
i There seems to be a feeling ::
= upon the part of our citizens in i
i" favor of making farm machin- i
+ cry at the state prison to COM i
i pete with the trust; that is, the :
i manufacture of such maclin- =
X cry as is now not made in the !
!" state. believe a departure :!
= could be made along this line :
\ which would prove to great ad- =
+ vantage to the agricultural in o9o
= terests, and I would suggest :,
+ that the management at least =
+ be authorized to investigate its !.
+ feasibility with power to act" X
= 90
Morris tribune., 1908-10-31

During four years OF Governor John
son as chairman of the state drainage
board Northern Minnesota has Sc
cured more miles of bitches and acres
reclaimed by 100 per cent than during
the states entire former history.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-11
.PU IsH AL HEY GET
Hanoi The Ess.nsFb.leans TO Give Ful

Plnnfof. The Hsnisy.lcans To Give Full
Pnblicity to Contrlhutiona.
y OF SPRINGS Az July lQ-That
tile publicity of campaign funds is to
be- u feature Of@thes coming campaign
lbs been 9mpe De very elearxhere to day.
Mr.. Taft I 'lTrt extended talks with
}IIitchcocls and with George
II. SHIELD on, treasurer OF the national
.enmmittoeH who arrived to-day, and
the necessity for tho striotest posi-
HE gcpnsalnnce With%tie5 New York; law
an relation to s. tho publicity OF cam-
spaign8funds re the natfnpal committee
was the cliar torIc,
3 Referring To = Y Ggas Ions that the
ERepubll can, party might repeiya Funds
outside OF New ~ OF X "a nd N at Include
the report of the national
AIr. Ia ft replied PROMPTLY
thu 4 II WAS possible to, commit perjury
In such q casc,#but he scollted the ilen
that the PURPOSE OF giving publiolty
To tile fnndss Of the party II, the cpnl-
Ing national campaign IN not entirely
{uncere, Mr.. sheldon also deelared
thnt MI thnS funds thnt come tn "a g n,l-
gtionel committed IN whatever stats
they inly he colleetea VII be publish
id with the names nf the 40 nors. Mr.
Sheldon aAil he believed money for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-11
LA,ID PROBABLE CHAIRMAN
OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE

DENVER, COL. july 1o-John r
Lamb. of Terra Haute. Is Tonight
prominently mentioned for the chair
manship OF the Democratic national
committee. The skilfui manner IN
which Mr.. Lamb, during the convention
just closed, has handled tho vice
presidential campaign of John w. Kern
has made BIN prominent In the party
and his friends are strongly urging
him as the most available man to
handle the national campaign.
No definite selection OF chairman
Will be made until aftn- the members
OF the national committee have con-
ferred with Mr.. f'i>Ian at Lincoln II
Is known. however. that Mr. Lamb was
acceptable to Bryan. who has been, It
Is said. strongly impressed by the work
Of Mr.. Lamb, MOI only as manager
of@Mr. Kern, but on the committee
on7resolutions.
Mr.. Lamb was for years law part
ner of the late Senator Voorhees,.
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Lisltania Beats Her Own Best Time as Wei
us rhn. Of the AInurGinnin.

NEW YORK July l0.--BreaK.ng all pre-
yio,IG records over tbs long distance cours,
across tbs Atlantic of ,Sgl males. the swiit
turbner lusltania arrived at sandy Hao;
Lightship to-day ut 2:li a. NJ. the time
Of passage being four days. nineteen hourt
and lhiEty-siS minutes.
The LusItania Left papnt's Rock july
Eth ut .l;s5s =. H., her average spaetj
throughout the trip being 1901 knots an
hour which eelpses her previous dayg
nSerpBe nf 2i;sS for The trip, Tho dag',
lEnB were. -. GAS. Gs5, G2a GIL ana 56t
t9 sandy lloek Lishtshp. The Lusitania
on THIS trlp-alao dlstancpd her s!ster 1ip's
recora, the MautetGnia, BY thirty mind MIN
utes,the attet cleaners record over ibt
lphs rnurse hsing four days, twenty hours
aena itttean minutes,
Tho LuE'iania left Liverpool J,,Iy ath and
'oueeNslQwntne ptk4aftar q peliod oil cleus-
ME ana oSerhuuiiE6 IN the dock, The uuW
fropelitrS ot four blades "a oh were ahjpppd
With the expectancy OF imprnying che speed
Insse lrppesrs the forward one on eac,
SIDE proved Their value inlir p,cords helm,
enEtnrsd' the Lusi1anIa beating Nor owl
previous record by thrty-two minutesS rh5
sest day's run M Monlpy July 9Th, was
eta knots, beating the previous record tws
KNOBS. Iiie specd average Tor the nous, al
| a5.l wax ~ OF lSnet better than m,
record Thus fRr5the Lnsltsnin becomes Iii,
| nnly tWshiyrhse-knot stea sner Modnp.it
weather prevailed during tho trip with .
sliEht mist and light Winds, ideal condi.
: lonHs Tor iast steaminS, M
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Po,yerful Connecticut cider.

Jared Hopktns isn't able to keep
farm hands. because Of the prime cider
Once a farm-hand gets into the merest
filtration with tho barrel, It's all off
with him for work, Jared says.
On Wednesday Solomon Steiner went
Of the cider sent him into ut in
Which he kept four men and two wo-
men busy to prevent murder. Last
eight farmers made a circle around
them until the Hopkins cider energy
abRted The police say quart OF
theE cider would destroy the peace OF 4
vilng e.-NY terbury dispatch to New
York IIeraW
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campaign purposes would be very
tight" this year. but he did not believe
the. publicity OF campaign funds would
| lessen the amount contributed.
| He declared that compliance with
the law In this respect would dispel
the popular idea that vast amount
OF money Is spent in national cam.
paigns
| Elmer Dover, secretary of the ma
tional committee is expected here to-
morrow. 1t is understood that under
tile present arrangements for the cam
paiGn IIr. Dover will at once enter
upon active work. Nearly all or the
party leaders who. have been here left
| last night or this morning. Chairman
Hitchcock. PostmastcrGcn Meyer.
William Nelson Cromwell and Repre-.
sentative Burton were among the few
who remained over.
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AgUcnyy nut 3,Ju.t sentenco.

a Cambridge, Mass. iudgo. has sem e,
fenced prominent 3, ma me-, q enat Slata
on'ani 5000 fine for having accept,
ed d bribe to secure another person a
rosltionSns inspecto in the Water Do
Dartment. The sentence CARRIES til
1T pnrmanent dlsaua lAcatinn FOR fur
thei. holding4of Office
The sentence is a severe one. but tina
cltensa for which y WAS inflicted L Is
otlionl Gan be guilty, fol-. bribery
strikes Mt the very heart Of republi-i
can gpynrpment, a few sentences like
'ddiestsldsdiy unpopai strssi!
lJournah W. 8 4. 83sS
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Johnson. Concentrations.

ST. PAUL MINI, July 1o---Gover-
lor johnson to-day sent the following
message 10 Mr.. Bryan:
"Ilon. William J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb,;
"Plcasc accept my Heartbeat cOnErnt-
,,lntIon on your nomination and the
splendid victory which 1t Implies. You
Will have no more earnest supporter
than !, and hope to be pcrn,ittcd to
cont rlbute to your success and to that
of The party.
(SIgncd) "JOHNe a. JOHNSON" +
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PROHIBITION CONVENTION

COLUMBUS, O., July 10.-The ma
tionai Prohibition party VIII hold It's
national convention IN Columbus July
.hlbltion Convention. Preparations for
reception Of the delegates from forty
six States are being completed this
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Nomination OF Bryan.

The events OF the night in the con-
svention hall following the adoption of
the platform are briefly told, Speech
followed speech indorsing the Peerless
One, until the crowd uproariously re-
FUSED to hear ony more. A few min :
utes after Q o'clock the baloting be-
gan, and at 3:4t o'clock the nomination
was made. amid scenes OF tumultuous
enthusiasm, the vast assemblage break
Ing EN- masse into II frenzicd demon
to the chosen leader.
The first and only ballot gave Bryan
the commanding ana decisive total oil
$50 l. votes, 22l more than enough
70 nominate, with Gray 5sl-2 and
johnson As,
The announcement was greeted with
q pandemonlum OF sound and motion,
floor and galleries joining In the dea
@ning. long-eontlnued tumult
The decisive ballot was followed Al
the first lull. with motions from the
Gray and Johnson leaders 10 make the
nomination unanimous and by accla
nation, which was carried With an
eehoing chorus Of approval, in which
every state joined It's voice, with bur
one dissenting vote from the state 81
Georgia.
u The convention adjourned Mt $50
o'clock until | O'Clock this afternoon
when tlla work was resumed an told
elsew here "
The na!lot.
ihe ballot fof the Presidential Mons.
nalioEs was as follows,
i |. + !
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Convention Scenes, Strange and Otherwise

alarms, to whose lot 1t fell to turn
hack the clock SO that Mr. Bryan should
not be nominated on Friday. The.
clock was up in the top gallery facing
the stage, and 1t took little balanc-
ing act for him to do It. When the
hands got around to midnight the as
sistant sergeant-at-arns made his APP
pearance high up above the clock,
climbing along the edge of the balcony
like a circus performer.
1t took him only a second to stop
the flight of the time and prevent the
possibility of a ticket born under a
hoodoo. OF course. his act was wit
messed by a lot Of people, and when
they realized what he was doing, some
OF them gave cheer.
III Bryan is so sure OF having a
cinch this time, as his followers seem
to think" remarked Big Tim Sullivan,
who had been trying to keep awake,
what does he want the superstitious
vote for, anyway?"
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rHE ticket is already known as
''the Great Defeated" for the rea-
= son that Bryan was twice de-
feated for the presidency. and Kern
twice defeated for Governor of his
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Especial to The Times plspateh.l

Special to The Times -Dispatch.]
IN BNNER. COL. July 10.-Buildins
a platform at a political con-
II venton reminds one Of the side
show OF circus. Though owing Its
existence to the main show, it is sepa-
have to pay a separate price Of adj
mission. a good many people who
came to tho convention had chance
to take in this side show. because
1t was held In the parlor OF the biggest
hotel and was easy of access for the
crowds.
There were several acts to the plat
form play, each consuming almost an
entire day. In the first act, process
sion OF strang e-looking men appeared,
each bearing a plank, tapped on the
door and were admitted sinEly. They
left their planks all agged and came
out again.
The next act Is Invisible to the audi
ence. a low rumbling is heard at
times from tho stage, and occasionally
there is a loud noise as heavy plank
falls. The audience thrills as 1t grasps
the momentous Importance of these
sounds and realizes what they mean
Some of the men who carried their own
and speculate as to whose planklt was
that fell and strain their cars for some
sound that will reassure them. 1t Is
like a scene on stage, a la Belasco.
The third act Is the longest act OF
all. The low rumble has now become
roar, All the cast Is enga ged. some
Of the mon who took planks into the
room are taken in for the torture OF
seeing these planks planed ana ems ems
eled and sawed up In their sight IN
til little Is left. or else broken up 1or
kindlinE wood. There IS a sudden call
for typewrlters, and a battery OF them
dashes up. Men appear in an ante
room, place something in one OF THESE
machines and stand around while the
machine grinds out brand-new plank
made OF the remnants of several old
ones. Amid Increasing excitement
these planks are all placed In pile.
Then comes the supreme moment.
committee of expert carpenters with
skilled hands come out OF the main
temple, approach this pile reveren tly,
examine the marks on the different
planks aud begin building the plat
form They must work quickly, for the
lshours late. Some Of the expert
carpenters stand about and watcl. tho
| structure as 1t sassum es shape, now
and then looking at their watches. At
Hast It is finished, picked lr2 and borne
| into the inner temple.
| 'rhcre Is n moment OF breat hless ex-
citement Then the doors OF this tenn
pie swing open, and tho high priests
walk out slowly as bafits their sta
ton. Tho platform has been accepted
lift for the Peerless, or any body else.
THE nation has been saved.