The Princeton union., 1909-03-25
represent that district and the blue
book shows that I am a three-timer. I
did not pet hv this time Withnnt on


would the fellows and the small
papers up my way say. This is what
I would likely see in my home paper:
Senator Jones, session of 1907, ninety
days, $3.50; session of 1909, sixty days,
81, ,000!' Looks small to you fellows,
of course. Well, you ought to be in
Office and have rural contituency.
There is where they split hairs. They
expect their representatives to put in
full time and, the Twin City papers to
the contrary, they demand it. What
the big city dailies say about me is the
leastof my troubles. They do not
elect me and very often knock from
them is boost in time of election"
It is past history now, the passage
of the Bjorge tonnage tax bill last
week, but the whole thing is not with
out it's memories for those who fought
so strenuously to bring about the de-
feat of the bill. The finish was a
heartbreaker. While it was expected
that the vote would be close the defeat
of the bill was looked upon as GER
tainty and it's passage instead came as
a surprise to the Duluth contingent IN
the house. G. A. Congdon and r. F.
Grant, both of the Zenith city, worked
like Trojans in an effort to show the
injustice of the whole thing, but their
pleadings fell on deaf ears. The
senate now has the bill, and it's recep-
tion there is as much an uncertainty
as when it was in the house; still op-
ponents of the measure are not without
their hopes. Some think it will pass,
but there are others who believe that,
after the members are shown the alb
surdity of the whole thing, they
will change their minds. One thing is
sure: if the bill is passed the house
will get it back again. It is clearly
unconstitutional and amendments are
certain.
The activity of Frank Day and his
cohorts in the passage of the tonnage
tax bill has not been forgotten and
will not be overlooked when the prop
er time comes. Fourteen of the demo-
cratic minority voted for the measure
and each one represented special
effort on the part Of the kitchen cab
met headed by Frank Day. The
Fairmont man denied any activity in
the matter, but his hand was evident
throughout, and the fact was not over
looked by the democrats who had been
promised that there would be no inter-
ference on the part of the administra-
tion. Col. Weiss of the Duluth Herald,
the range democratic organ, was so
mad at the close that he threatened to
get even and the story now is that
Gov. johnson, fearful of reprisals,
has ordered every member of the cab
met to let the tonnage tax alone from
now on and give his attention to his
official duties. Calling off the hounds
now, however, can not undo what has
been done. The score still stands and
the range will remember it.
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St. Paul's troubles in the matter of
the proposed Armour packing plant
are about at an end. Tomorrow after
noon the house will take up as special
order what is known as the Rowe
slaughter house bill and the conclu-
sions reached will settle the contro-
versy for this session at least. That
st. Paul expects to get the worst OF
the deal is admitted, yet none of the
Ramsey county members are shedding
any tears over the fact. They are
glad that it is about over for, accord
ing to their way of thinking, the con-
troversy is about the poorest piece of
politics that has ever been played,
and they have had to stand for it..
That Armour will ever build pack
ing plant at New Brighton is doubted.
In fact there are those who say he has
no such intentions and that the battle
royal between the two cities is simply
worked up by the big packer
for the purpose of releasing him from
what few contracts he has made. Ar
mour, from all accounts, lis in bad
in other cities where he has
slaughter houses and, according to
some, the threatened plant at New
Brighton is simply for the purpose of
calling attention to the fact that
move is among the possibilities.
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Legislative gossip is now busy with
the name of Calvin S. Brown of the
supreme court for the federal judge
ship made vacant by the resignation
of former Judge Lochren and now
temporarily filed by Milton Purdy
of Minneapolis. There are those who