The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18

is TOO 1OXy to allow the impression to
get abroad that he would even enter
tain it. When Gov. johnson, with the
sanction of the kitchen cabinet, offers
place on the tax commission, or any
other job for that matter, to Sam Iver-
son it will not be because be and the
cabinet believe be is the right man for
the place, but simply for the purpose
OF getting control of the important
Office that Mr.. 1verson already con-
trolls. Mr.. Iverson knows this as we'll
as others and I do not figure that he
will fall for the game. AS Lincoln said
you may fool part of the people
part OF the time but you can not fool
all OF the people all of the time." And
Sam Iverson has not been connected
with the state auditors Office for eight
cen years not to know a little about
the game.
The Damon and Pythias of the
senate are j F. Calhoun and E. E..
Smith. The two are inseparable, for
wherever you find the one the other is
sure to be within calling distance. Of
Senator Smith it is to be said that
while little is seen of him in a spectac.
ular way, that body generally bends
to his way of thinking, while as to the
little man from Hennepin, when he does
crate it is to command attention.
Hennepin county sure has able repre-
sentatives in Messrs. Smith and CAL
houn.
St. Paul, at least the business Dor.
ton of it, is much wrought up over the
proposed location of the Armour
packing plant at New Brighton and
has started out to head it off with a
bill prohibiting the location of a stock
yards or rendering plant within five
miles of the state university or any in
stitution of learning. The argument
advanced is that the odors emanating
from such plant would make univer-
sity life unbearable, not to speak of
the destruction of residence property
values in the entire Midway district.
Just at present it is fight between
the Hennepin and Ramsey county
delegations with the country end of
the game holding aloof. But it looks
as if the entire house would be drawn
into the controversy before it is settled.
st. Paul declares that it is not against
the Armour plant and that Minneapo-
lis can have it: but it wants the plant
located somewhere else than New
Brighton. On the other hand Mime
apolis declares that the whole thing is
nothing more than business jealousy.
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The house has a new organization.
known as the farmers delegation. It
was formally launched last week with
John Saugstad as it's head and, in a
communication read from the desk
yesterday, all rural members are in
vited to join. The chief spirits are
Representative Opsahl and Represent
alive Bendixen and they say its pur-
pose is the consideration of legislation
affecting the country solely. So far
there has not been scramble to join,
but the promoters have hopes of ac-
complishing big things.
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A. K. Ware of Mortified has a
scheme to Increase the efficiency of the
state board of control to the extent of
making the number of members FIVE
instead of three and their terms six
years instead of four. Further he
would not have more than three of the
members OF the same political faith.
Last week, following the defeat of his
county option bill, Mr.. Ware, with the
declaration that be was marked man,
asked that he be permitted to withdraw
all bills bearing his name and further
promised not to introduce any more.
Renewed activity now on his part after
making the declaration is exciting
some surprise.
Tuesday the house committee on
taxes reported out the D. A. Stuart
bill repeating the mortgage registry
tax law. This is followed with an
other also by Mr.. Stuart exempting
all credits from taxation. The repeal
of the mortgage registry tax law has
been advocated by Mr.. Stuart ever
since it's enactment, and he made it one
of his principal issues in his legisla-
tive campaign. Mr.. Stuart is one of
the progressive members of the house.
He is a good talker and his arguments
are always to the point.
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Senator Henry McColl of st. Paul
is again to the front with his bill of
two years ago electing United States
senator's by the direct vote of the
people. Interpreted correctly it is