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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

How many ambitious republicans
in and around the state capitol have
listened to this siren song as it is sung
by Frank Day and his kitchen cabinet
associates: 1.-THE thing for you to do
is to remain passive or quietly assist
US to elect Johnson. You are bound
to be the republican nominee for gov
ernor two years hence, and with John
son out of the running of course you
will be elected. If Jacobson is elected
he will have two terms, then he will
you. See!"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
The Same Old johnson.

Gov. johnson undertook in his
speech at Rochester, to convey the i'm
preston that J. F. Jacobson, the re-
publican gubernatorial candidate, is
no longer friend of the people.
The governor admitted what every body
knows, and he could not deny without
"stultifying" himself and Violating
all the proprieties, that Mr.. Jacob
son was the fearless champion of the
people during all the years he served
in the legislature. Mr.. Jacobson S
name was synonym for honesty and
energy in the cause of the public vel.
fare. He was one of the clearest-
headed and most active men ever in
the halls of the Minnesota legislature.
He always was in the fight and doing
something. And no one ever suspected
him of being Intentionally on the
wrong side.
Gov. Johnson admits all this, but
he now says he does not think the
Jacobson of former years is the
Jacobson of today. This attitude
implies that the governor would have
the people believe he is the same old
johnson as of yore. And they believe
it. The governor, too, was in the
legislature four years. What did he
do while Mr.. Jacobson was fighting
the battles of the people? The COVER
nor is discreetly silent about hisllegis-
lative record. It is like that he has
made in the chief executives chair
one 3of mastery inactivity. The only
thing that stands out in his senatorial
career is his effort to defeat the board
OF control bill-the bill providing for
the establishment of the board he now
maintains has been such a credit to
his administration. If the governor is
real wise he will not monkey with the
record buzz saw. for Mr.. jacobson
has. a real record.-Pioneer Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
School ReDOrt.

School report of district 81 for
month ending September rs, 1908:
Total number of pupils enrolled, So
l6 boys and 10 girls; total attendance
in days for each pupil, Is; average
daily attendance, rs. Perfect in at
tendance-Oscar Anderson, Gladys
Dexter, Leon Dexter, Elsie Kranz,
George Norstrom, Jennie Norstrom,
Elmer Peterson, Flossie Tompkins.
Winnie A. Marget, teacher.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

Governor johnson has decided that
he will not go out of the state to make
speeches for Bryan. The fact of the
matter is the crowd of democrats the
governor trains with is bitterly op-
posed to Nebraska's gifted son. In
other words the Interests" do not
want Bryan for president, In this
state Mr.. Bryan will poll thousands
OF republican votes, while on the other
hand thousands Of democrats. will
record their ballots for Mr.. Taft:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

At their convention in st. Cloud last
week the German Catholic Aid so.
cieties of Minnesota passed this reso.
luton: SIN regard to the temperance
and prohibition questions, the Catho.
lies adhere to the teachings of the
church in that they advocate modera-
tfon in all things, and likewise in the
use of liquors. "Moderation in all
things" is a.good rule to follow.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
40 80. "a az. 90.
WHAT rs TO BE HAINED?i

There has been some criticism Of
those who have demanded of the re-
publican candidate for governor a
clear and candid statement of his at
titude on the one great question which
is agitating the people of the state,
because a similar demand has not
been made of the candidate of the
democratic party. There is no paral-
lei. Every person knows that it
would be unusual to expect the demo-
cratic party of the north to take an
advanced stand on the temperance
question. 1t has been consistent in it's
opposition to such advanced legisla-
ton, and whenever in northern states
it has been in power consistent in it's
course of action. It would be impos-
sible to point to a single northern
state where the leading democratic
politicians have not on all occasions
opposed temperance legislation and
would not continue to do so. The
democratic party of the north does not
bear the reputation of fighting the
saloon. To expect it to favor county
option would obviously be to expect
the impossible. We know where it
stands. There is no sense in asking
any questions about it.-North6eld
News.
J. F. Jacobson is the republican
candidate for governor. He has a
record as friend of temperance
legislation. He says he stands by that
record. The News admits there is
nothing to be expected from the demo-
cratic party or it's candidates. Ad-
hitting, for the sake of argument,
that Mr.. Jacobson's statement is not
as "clear and candid" as radical tenn
perance men would like to have him
make, what is to be gained for the
cause of temperance by turning him
down and electing the candidate of
the brewers and liquor-dealers- John
A. Johnson?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

INEQU1TABLE AND IMPRACTICABLE
Newspapers published in the range
towns of st. Louis, Itasca and Aitkin
counties do not take kindly to the iron
ore tonnage tax plank in the demo.
cratic state platform. The tonnage
tax proposition is inequitable as
we'll as impracticable. There is no
valid reason why real or personal
property in St. Louis or any of the
other northeastern counties should
pay more than it's proportionate share
of state taxes. Why should dollars
worth of iron ore pay more state taxes
than dollars worth of wheat or
potatoes? Viewed from the standpoint
of resident of the mining district a
tonnage tax is indefensible. The only
correct and equitable method of taxa
ton of the iron mines is on a direct
valuation basis. The mines and
mineral lands should be assessed on
the same basis as other property, and
the state board can see to it that fair
assessment is had regardless of the
action of the local taxing officers.
Then the state will get it's proper
tionate share of the taxes levied-all
that it is rightfully entitled to-and
no injustice will be done the local
political subdivisions where the mines
and mineral lands are located. Under
the direct valuation system the towns
where mines are situated are assured
of sufficient revenue to conduct their
schools, build roads and bridges and
maintain their local government.
Under the tonnage tax system the
amount of revenue derived from the
mines would depend on the output.
Some years more revenue would be
raised than was needed, while other
years, if the output was restricted or
the mines should close down alto
gether, the result would be disastrous
to the local political subdivisions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

The primary election law deserves
all that it's getting-in the way of
criticism. The only good thing we
have discovered about it is that it
makes business for the newspapers
Hubbard County Clipper.
But the majority of newspapers
would rather have no primary law, as
it is now constituted, than the business
resulting therefrom.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

From Wellington, New Zealand,
comes the story that leper has been
cured and discharged from the lazar-
etto at that place, the cure having
been effected by injections of the cul-
lures of leprosy bacilli. For centuries
a remedy for this terrible disease has
been sought, and should the report
from New Zealand prove true the cure
will be a godsend to humanity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

The announcement by Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth of the sheath
gown will not have the effect expected
by the denouncer, of driving the gar.
ment out of fashion. To attain such
desire Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long.
worth should induce father Teddy to
take slam at the gown. A condem.
nation by him would kill the sheath
for evermore.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

President Roosevelt has issued fur
ther orders to dabbling internal reve.
nue. officers, postmasters and other
government employees that unless they
cease political activity they will be
officially guillotined. The president
deserves credit for his effort to enforce
the civil service rules.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

There are four constitutional
amendments to be voted on at the
general election on the third of next
month. The amendments, together
with a statement of the purpose and
effect of the same by the attorney
general, appear in this issue. The
first, the wide open tax amendment,
was supposed to have been adopted
two years ago, but as matter of fact
it was not adopted, as a recount of the
ballots showed beyond a doubt thou
sands of votes had been enormously
credited to the tax amendment instead
of the good roads amendment. The
contest has never been finally deter
mined by the courts, and in order to
be on the safe side the last legislature
resubmitted the amendment. If the
proposition fails to receive majority
Of all the votes cast at the election it
will be defeated, and it is altogether
probable that the supreme court will
hold the amendment was not adopted
in 1906. The voter should study this
amendment carefully. If adopted it
makes it possible for the legislature
to exempt certain classes of property
from taxation altogether. Mark the
words in the second sentence of the
section: "Taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class of subjects. -
1t gives unlimited powers to the legis-
lature in matters pertaining to tax
alton. 1t has rightly been styled "the
wide open tax amendment" We be-
lieve in constitutional limitations in
taxation matters.
The second proposed amendment
should be favored by every friend of
good roads. The third amendment
should also be closely scrutinizedt by
the voter. We doubt the ACCESSIBILITY
of the state going into the insurance
business. The fourth amendment,
which authorizes the legislature to
require educational qualifications in
county superintendent of schools, is
a meritorious measure and should be
voted for by every one who has the
welfare of our public schools at heart.
Do not vote blindly on the proposed
constitutional amendments. Read
them over carefully, note the attor hey
generals Interpretation of the sam me,
and exercise intelligent Judgment in
marking your ballot-the constitu-
tional amendments will be on a separ-
ate pink ballot.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

The enthusiastic receptions accorded
Mr.. Taft in various Nebraska cities
is proof positive that Mr.. Bryan is
not the whole cheese in his home state.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

Mr.. Bryan is experiencing much
difficulty in breaking his trick mule
of standing on its head and splitting
the atmosphere with it's hind feet.-
News Item.
We suggest to Mr.. Brayn that he
try, as an experiment, the placing OF
Mr.. Taft in the saddle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

A NEW Thought' church has been
established in Brooklyn by Rev. Mrs.
Marsh. Voiceless singing is to be
one of the features of the New
Thought services, that is, members
will be taught to sing with their ewes.
No man will ever object to his wife
joining such church as this.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
Senator Beveridge, in speech

Senator Beveridge, in speech at
Valley City, N. D., attacked Bryan's
arguments on the tariff issue and tore
them to shreds. !: Beveridge's speech
was logical but merciless, and in it he
made clearly apparent to the large
audience that Bryan's tariff theories
we're absurd and impractical.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

President Roosevelt has decided that
he will make no reply to Mr.. Bryan's
last letter in which he attacks the
president personally. This shows
good common sense, for reply would
be of no public interest. To ignore
treat with contempt-is the proper pro-
cedure in this instance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

There is nothing to the contention
that members of the last legislature
are Ineligible as members of the next
legislature on account of having voted
an increase of salary at last session,
and we venture the assertion that the
supreme court will so hold.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

While sonny Elkins made an ass of
himself by entering into liaison with
a cheap actress, papa Elkins became
a bigger ass when he provided life
annuity of fifty dollars week for said
cheap actress.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

Governor Haskell has made an
appeal to the people of Oklahoma for
funds wherewith to overcome his
enemies. If he expects to buy his
enemies off all the money in Okla
homa would not accomplish it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
Governor Hughes at St. Paul.

Z
Governor Charles E. Hughes of
New York delivered one of the most
telling speeches of the campaign in the
st. Paul Auditorium on Monday eve
ming to an audience of over 5000
people, who were attracted in spite of
rain to hear the famous Empire state
executive.
The speech was almost wholly an
answer to Mr.. Bryan's campaign
arguments. It was a merciless analy-
sis of the different proposals made by
the Nebraskan to remedy the country's
ills. The master mind which un-
raveled the tangled web of the great
insurance frauds seemed to tear the
Bryan structure to PIGMENTS, piece by
piece, laying bare it's fallacies in
such clear and simple way that the
audience could not fail to understand.
"Mr. Bryan" he said, "has been
an apostle of fallacies, and his great
service to the country lies in having
been defeated. He owes his present
position before the people to the fact
that hitherto he has failed to carry
out his programs. Had he been able
hitherto to induce the country to adopt
the proposals he deemed essential to
its salvation, he would before this
have gone down in the disaster which
the acceptance of these proposals
would have caused. He is anxious
now that we should forget the things
that have gone before. He may ignore
them, but our safety lies in having
a good memory, and we have got it,
One by one he took up the Bryan
issues, declaring first that election of
senators by popular vote cannot be
an issue, since it depends wholly on a
constitutional amendment. Then he
analysed the bank-deposit insurance
plan, making it target for volley
of practical illustrations. Next came
the reform of the Injunction, under
which, he said, interposition of jury
trials would only add to delays which
favor the wealthy and powerful.
Finally, he attacked the different
Bryan plans for demolishing the
trusts.
Governor Hughes incidentally made
special plea for j. F. jacobson as a
pioneer in reforms who deserved the
united support of republicans this fall.
Upon leaving St. Paul the speaker
proceeded to Minneapolis, where he
made a speech along similar lines.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

Another grilling is being admins.
tered to the Standard Oil company by
the courts and the process involves
heavy expenditure on both sides. But
what does the trust care so long as
the public foots it's bills?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

The law requiring candidates to file
an itemized statement of their cam
paign expenses is impracticable and
should be wiped off the statute books.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

Mr.. Bede sarcastically refers to Mr..
Taft as ''the upholstered statesman. -
Mr.. Taft might retaliate by saying
that he would rather be an upholstered
statesman than pseudo statesman
who has had the padding pulled out
of him by the voters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
Declared Insane.

Thos. Lincoln was brought down
from Wahkon by Sheriff Shockley on
Monday and on Tuesday was adjudged
insane. The sheriff took him to Fer
gus Falls. Lincoln's insanity is of a
mild type. The old man suffers from
the hallucination that heis a profess
sor of the dead languages and of agri-
culture.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

In the face of the black clouds which
overhang the kitchen cabinet Mr..
O'Day finds it a difficult matter to
emit his regulation chuckle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

Reports from various contests belle
the statement that the modification OF
the rules has transformed football into
an old wOman's game.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

Think twice before voting for the
wide open tax amendment.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

Only three weeks remains in which
to save the country.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
BY r. G. DUNN
FRANK DAY ON JACOBSON.

FKATNK DAY OIV JACObSUN.
1.-THE people have confidence In j. F..
Jacobson. He is honest and unpur-
chasable. He was never controlled
for minute in his life by the interests
and he refuses to "bend the pregnant
knee that thrift may follow fawning.
From the rlartin County Sentinel"
Frank Days Paper.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
johnson a Veneered Dude


A few silk-stocking fellows in the
big cities are succeeding admirably in
giving themselves away by alleging
Hon. J. F. jacobson is not polished
enough man for governor of Mime
sofa. Well, Honest Jake has some
thing better in his makeup than a
little veneer. He is man of good
practical ideas, besides he knows how
to put them into execution. AS a rule
the plug hat gentry who criticise good
honest homespun men such as Mr..
Jacobson have no ideas in their heads
either for building up a country or
lettering the condition of the people
OF Observation-Disclosures City Press
News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08

AS election approaches so does the
chill which has attacked the members
of the kitchen cabinet intensity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-08
OPINIONS OF EDITORS

One of Johns Former Supporters Bucks.
Gov. Johnson's record in the senate
was like his record as governor. AS
senator, he originated nothing to
assist the people, nor was he an ag-
gressive foe of the grafters and
boodlers who have infested the legisla-
lures of the state for years.-Todd
County Argus.
Chameleonic johnson
Before long Gov. Johnson will be
explaining how he came to stultify
himself, but we will wager that he will
not undertake to elucidate why he has
changed from being an admirer of
Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 to such an
ardent friend of Bryan in 1905
Evansville Enterprise.
$50
Squeezing Out Crocodile Tears.
Gov. Johnson accepted the third
term nomination to save the demo-
cratic party in the state and is now
out begging with tears in his eyes for
republican votes to help him out. We
do not think republicans of the state
are interested enough in the success of
the democratic party to assist in car
rying out Governor Johns scheme
Jackson Republic.
Opposed to Johnson's Tactics.
If this part of the state is anv
criterion to 60 by, j. F. jacobson
will be elected governor by a big
majority. There are many who speak
out and say that they voted for John
son before, but that they will vote for
Jacobson for governor this fall be-
cause they think that Johnson was
not sincere when he said he would not
accept nomination under any consid-
GRAFTON for another term and AFTER
wards accepted.-Lamberton Star.
!. $3.50.
Anderson Does Not Mince Words.
We have been asked the question
''who is your favorite candidate for
governor" several times of late, to
which we most emphatically answer,
J. F. Jacobson, with all the emphasis
at our command. A few disgruntled
nabobs who have found it necessary
to belittle the republican candidate on
some simple pretexts have not sue
ceeded in reversing our opinion as to
Mr.. Jacobson's perfect fitness for the
high position to which he aspires and
albeit that he does not belong to the
silk stocking brigade and silver
tongued oratory have no terrors for
us.-Ogilvie Sentinel.
&. + 4.
johnson a Veneered Dude
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-09

aEEI ElEetu rAN- NeNN. 80
F. j. Hotchkiss was over from
Sanger the first. of the week to do
some shopping.
60. and GO. Erickson of
Turtle Lake were in Washburn a
couple Of days this week on BUSH
ness.
Miss Minnie Swartz spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with Miss Clara
Peterson on the Sheldon farm
seven miles north of town.
Mrs. Richards of Douglas was
in Washburn Thursday on bust
ness. This is her first visit here
for over a year and she made the
trip overland.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-09
MAKE THIS UP
AT YOUR HOME

What will appear very interest
ing to many people here is the
article taken from a New York
daily paper, giving a simple pre-
scription, which is SAID to be a
positive remedy for backache or
kidney or bladder arrangement, if
taken before the stage of Bright's
disease:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one
half ounce; Compound Kargon,
one ounce; Compound Syrup Sar-.
saparilla, three ounces. Shake
well in a bottle and take in tea
spoonful doses after each meal and
again at bedtime.
A well-known druggist here at
home, when asked regarding this
prescription, stated that the ingre-
dients are all harmless, and can be
obtained at a small cost from any
good prescription pharmacy, or
the mixture would be put up if
asked to do so. He further stated
that while this prescription is often
prescribed in rheumatic Affections
with splendid results. he could see
no reason why it would not be a
splendid remedy for kidney and
urinary troubles and backache, as
it has a peculiar action upon the
kidney structure, cleansing these
most important organs and help
ing them to sift and filter from the
blood the foul acids and waste
matter which cause sickness and.
suffering. Those Of our readers
who suffer can make no mistake in
giving it a trial.