Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-11

ton, by the way, consisted OF IhoHas w
Meighen who at home is known as Democrat,
but perhaps it would be more polite and more
conclusive to harmony in the Populist party to
call him a Johnson-Populist.
Ed YOUNG's LETTER.
Attorney General Young has written
letter to a Duluth newspaper. which will have
a great influence the governorship campaign
We publish the letter in full
st. Paul, April 7, 1908.
editor Duluth Herald, Duluth Minn-Dear Sir: In
your Sunday edition you published an article headed
Young to Quit the Race for the Governorship You
saw that going to withdraw, realizing the lmpossl-
bty winning against the combined opposition OF the
railroads. the liquor interests and the timber barons You
saw that am up against stone WALL because in addition
to Jacobsons personal following there's Dunns support
and the support that strong faction that does as Dunn
says, and without which no man can succeed
You saw further: the corporate interests have
tied up jake Here is Oar Reese representing the
uouor interests Ed Smith of Minneapolis representing
the railroad interests; Tom Shevn of Minneapolis re-
presenting the lumber interests; Lee Wlcutts and W. w.
Rich representing the federal machine all openly sup
porting jake All of these have been fighting in all pre-
vious history when they had to choose between
Jake and Young they chose Jake. Young had to fight
his battles alone.
ssYou do me great injustice, Mr. Editor when you
saw that have corporate support have been
fighting my battles alone and you also do an injustice
by saying that going withdraw from the fight thru
fear of the opposition these interests have had to light
those interests many others for the last three
in court trying uphold the rights of the people, and
am not afraid fight them again in republican conven
on Instead fight for the gubernatoria
being over. It has only just begun
The fact that the liquor and corporate interests
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one in this capitol time AS attorney general
have made saloons obey the law to closing at night
and on Sunday. have diligently prosecuted the timber
respassers recovered many judgments against
them, recently in the supreme court against Tom
Shevlns company for $16 OO0 James j. Hill is re-
ported to have recently in speech in Minneapolis,
that injured the state by interfering with his efforts
to initiate The opposition therefore, of these
interests the group of politicians and newspapers
that are habtuay controlled by Them to be expected
IT il known that they have all united in this campaign, and
that Bob Dunn, the favore of Tom Shevn and the tim
.ber Interests been appointed their general agent to
take charge of the campaign against He has openly
declared that he going to 'skin'me
ssBut Mr. Editor, beg advise you that Bob Dunn,
Oar Reese and Tom Shevlin do not constitute the
publican party and it is not necessary to secure their
favor before becoming candidate for governor The
publican party the 1t stands for the regula
ton of the liquor traffic, the regulation of railroads and
the preservation the timber and other property of the
state. The republican party approves of the crusade
against awlessness which have conducted and do not
believe is in this campaign, going to skim me in order
to please the interests opposed to law enforce
ment.
bandwagon in the republican party is controlled
by the people and by the interests Bob Dunn and
his of interests not going to be aowed
to take possession of the party machinery dictate its
policies candidates. is Oar Reese going to be able
to put the liquor interests the republican saddle.
ST am candidate for the republican nomination, and
am going present my candidacy to the convention when
it meets. am positively not going withdraw because
the interests have agreed to prevent nomination The
not going to be put up at auction and sold
to the highest corporate bidder. The republicans not
going to tolerate corporate liquor interference in their
convention but going to make the nomination solely
with view promoting the of good government
Yours truly e. T. Young"