Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-08-18

G. A. professor had been required
to mark Eberhard on that subject
and the latter had appointed his
(in)temperance committees in the
senate he would have been inclined
to put a minus mark before the 80.
AS matter of fact, what is
called religion in the college
record means only mans standing
in examinations in religious history
and dogmatism, and has no refer
ence to his personal convictions or
life. A monograph properly man.
aged would pass a perfect examina-
ton every time.
The fact that Eberhard did not
know any better than to rely on his
examination records to prove his
ability is proof enough that he is
shy on the common sense allotment.
His public record is all made in
the senate, and he will have to
stand or fall on that. By that
record he is entitled to the undivid-
ed support of the Interests" and
especially the saloon interests, and
if those interests have as perfect
control over the next republican
convention. as they had in the last
one he may stand some show for
the nomination. But the election
that is another matter.
After the House had adopted the
tariff bill, Speaker Cannon an
nounced the committees for the
coming regular sessions of congress.
In doing this, he took occasion to
span the insurgents who had voted
slam against the tariff bill. He re-
moved them from important COM
mittees and put them on unimport-
ant committees, some of which are
mere jokes, the committees never
meeting. This of course impairs a
members usefulness and influence,
for most of the actual work in con-
gress is done in the committees.
Well, some of them deserved it, for
they knew what Joe Cannon is and
stands for, and yet most of them
voted for him for speaker. Had all
the insurgents positively refused to
vote for Cannon or anyone repre-
senting Cannonism, then the re-
result, in the tariff fight would
have been different. The confer
ence committee from the house
would then have stood out for
honest revision, instead of making
a pre-arranged surrender to the
senate. The week kneed members
would then have had the house or
ganization holding them up instead
of sandbagging them and dragging
them into the Aldrich camp. The
fellows who helped placing the
|sandbag in the hand of Cannon, and
then rebelted, have no reason to
complain because he hit them.
But there are a few men who de-
serve the sympathy of the public,
notably Lindberg of the Sixth Min
nesota district. He has PERSISTENT
ly and at every possible point
fought Cannonism. He refused to
vote for Cannon for speaker, and
also stood out on the adoption of
the conference report. He of
course got the worst slam with the
sandbag, and is practically out of
the legislative work in congress.
When the pork is passed it is proba-
BILE that he won't even get a rind
for his district. But the people of
the district ought to reward him
for his faithfulness to principle by
sending him back by unanimous
vote-and this advice is given by
democrat, in spite of the fact that
Lindberg calls himself republi-
can. In this fight against special
privileges the people ought to for
get party names and re-elect every
man who has been faitful in every
thing and defeat every man who
has been recreant in ANYTHING
Thus, and thus only, will the SER
wants of the peopel in legislative
halls learn that they are responsible
to the people and to no one else.
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The new tariff law provides for the
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