The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04

cent years have done SO much damage
i'm the Minnesota valley. In addition
to this the telegram has just been re
ceived from Senator Clapp stating that
congress had taken the steps neces
sary to turn over the Indian school at
Morris, and it's up to the legislature
to take it or leave it.
The temperance committee of the
house isn't nearly so prompt in con-
sidering temperance legislation as the
tri-county delegation is in reporting
out intemperate measures. It's only
a few days since the bill was present
ed providing that if authorized by the
city council saloons may be kept open
in cities over $4,000 population until
twelve O'Clock at night. 1t wasn't re-
ferred to the temperance committee.
1t was referred to the tri-county dele
cation, and is already out with a IA
vorable recommendation. Weeks ago
Elmer Adams presented bill provid-
ing for local option in cities of under
10000 population. 1t was referred to
the temperance committee in whose
vaults it has since been immured.
Local option in metropolitan centers
where the decision is certain to be in
favor of what the brewers regard as a
more liberal policy, is very fine thing
indeed, but local option k3tended to
the small towns where he decision
may be adverse, why that's different.
On this point of home rule, as it af-
fects the liquor traffic, Ex-Speaker
Johnson took high ground, or at least
ground that he no doubt considered
high. His contention was that these
large cities ought to be allowed to reg
ulate the liquor traffic to suit them
selves. If this is a good rule, though
/ greatly question whether in any case
it is i'm the interest of public morals,
it ought to be as good rule in the
small town as in the big city; it ought
to be as good for the village as for the
small town;it ought to be as good for
the county as the village. Why then
does the state arrogate to itself, as it
does practically everywhere, the right
to regulate the liquor traffic? Why
not let every community be "a law un-
to >itself? The theory attacks the
universal policy of state
regulation. Is 1t not the better view
that the liquor question being one
which affects the morals of all the
people is eminently one for the con-
sideration of all the representatives. of
the state? Is there any warrant for
the assumption that the regulation of
the liquor traffic in St. Paul and Min
is a matter only for the con-
sideration of the residents of these
two cities? question greatly wheth-
er the best thought will hold the rep
of the people not respon-
sible if they admit the right of the
cities on the recommendation of the
tri-county delegation to take that
backward step in the cause of temper
ance involved in.the extension of the
hours in which intoxicants may be
sold.
My knowledge of the tuberculin test
is altogether theoretical, but Judge
from what information l have been
able to gather that the weight of au-
thority is to the effect that as dag
nostic agent it is much more reliable
in the case of tuberculosis cattle than
any other known to science. i have,
therefore, watched with considerable
the fight that is being made
against the tuberculin test by Senator
Swanson of Anoka. To judge what
one reads in the papers, one would
think he was making some progress.
effect his fight may have OH
public opinion, however, or in bringing
the state veterinary board into disre-
Dute, it is as certain as anything i'm
The future can be that this bill will
not become law. So that those who
believe in the tuberculin test need
nave no hope that the law will be SO
changed as to make any difference in
he practice which now obtains. If
my bill at all passes at this session it
will be Senator Wright's permissiye
,ill authorizing creameries to require
,he tuberculin test of their patrons
md permitting such creameries to
,rand their product as from cattle
which have been tested for tuberculO-
lis.
A very pretty fight is now going on
st. Paul and Minneapolis as
20 the location of the new Armour
packing plant at New Brighton, which !
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