The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-14

ment comment was suppressed. Gov.
Johnson made a slight excuse as to
Incompetence, Day talked about
people he knew having a sore toe, and
Grimmer well, he was silent. That
the report hurt, just the same, was
apparent.
Williams, who made the sad mistake
of trying to make the department USE
full to labor in the state, told nothing
new when he said the Office was a
political dump-all. It has been that
and then some ever since it was
created, only the present democratic
administration has carried it along
more scientific lines. With the demo-
cratic crowd every department repre-
sents SO many votes-in fact they are
apportioned on that basis-and that
of labor, it is needless to state, in
wolves many thousands. Next to it
comes education. It is common
knowledge that Williams clashed with
the administration on more than one
occasion, but his protests went un.
needed. he was told fatty that he
was fool and the only advice given
was for him to 60 back, draw his
salary and keep his mouth shut. The
snaps enjoyed in the department we're
the talk of the capitol habitues, and it
is no wonder that Williams, now re-
lieved of all responsibility and care,
airs his grievances. He certainly had
it coming.
A bill to make the Office of public
examiner elective is now before the
legislature and it has good chances of
passage. Tony Schaefer, in his effort
to besmirch the good record of S. W.
Leavett of the board of control and
other republican officials in a report
hardly warranted by the facts, is by
no means prime favorite about the
building, and his latest, that of warn
ing State Treasurer Dinehart against
making advace payments of salary to
members of the legislature has hardly
endeared him with that body. To be
correct Schaefer is not so much re-
sponsible as some of his inspectors
who are under the thumb and COM
mand of the democratic powers that
be. Mr.. Schaefer has tried to rid
himself of these leeches, but without
success. Day and mis- crowd will not
stand for any tampering with Frank
Stacy and other useful ones connected
with the department.
IS. +
With the agitation for a tonnage
tax on, the two important committees
in the legislature is that of taxes.
John Dalzell of Morton heads the
house committee, while Ed Smith of
Minneapolis presides over the deliber-
ations of the senate organization.
Both are leaders in their respective
bodies. The two committees are
strong ones and the important
measures to be assigned them will be
considered and debated with calmness
and credit to all concerned. It is this
committee that will consider the ton
mage tax, and the up state country is
naturally interested in it's makeup.
!. :.
A. W. Thompson of Fillmore county,
self-announced candidate for the re-
publican nomination for state auditor
in 1910, is haunting the legislative
corridors these days. He says he is
out for the place and be wants the
present incumbent, Sam Iverson, to
know of the fact. There is no love
lost between the two and Thompson
makes no bones of his position in the
matter. 81 am out after his scalp"
he says. Thompson is especially
severe on Mr.. VERSIONS and Gov.
Johnson's suggestion of new depart
ment for the handling of the state
lands and mineral resources,
1. i.
Franklin McVey of the tax commits
sion has been selected by the North
Dakota board of university regents
for the presidency of it's chief institu-
ton of learning and the Minnesota tax
commission in consequence loses one
of its members. McVey, who is tax
theorist pure and simple, was largely
responsible for the recommendation
by the state tax commission of a ton
mage tax. Here, o. M. Hall, the lone
democratic member of the board, is
looked upon as the most practical
member. His dissent declaring ton
mage tax to be farce and an injustice
lis generally regarded as the views of
T. man unprejudiced by section or
theory.