The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-08
OPINIONS OF EDITORS

OPINIONS OF EDITORS:
Twas Ever Thus
Evansville has voted out the
saloons, but the process for getting a
red proboscis has not been abolished.
It was always thus.-Evansyille En-
5erprise.
Will Have a Chance to Explain.
The northern Minnesota members
Of the house who voted for a tonnage
;ax will have chance to explain
some time in the future. -Brainerd
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"Mike'' is a Broth of Boy.
Mike" writes some good legisla-
i've stuff for the Princeton Union.
We could make pretty good guess as
20 mikes" identity.-Elk River
Star
Charley's Adieu to the Coffin Nail.
1t is hard after finding sufficient
satisfaction in a little paper full of
tobacco for thirty years or more to
have to learn to smoke stogies or
vile pipe-but here goes.-Duluth
News-Tribune.
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Nor Anywhere Else,
Henry Bjorge of Lake Park, the
author of the tonnage tax bill, is a
graduate of the Moorhead Normal
school. That would mt be recon-
nendation for the Normal in the iron
range ountry.-Moorhead News.
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Impose a Tonnage Tax on the Traffic.
Duluth has the only aerial bridge
II it's kind in the world. Why not
pass law 50 the state can collect
oil charges? One great advantage of
such a law would be that it applies
1irectly to St. Louis county.-Walker
Pilot.
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Brainy, Patriotic and Fair.
Senator George 81. Sullivan of Still
water will have a place right about at
he top of the roll of honor. He is
proving himself to be a patriotic Min
1esotan and fair dealer, so far as
he north country is concerned MARY
in News Tribune.
Not Properly Seasoned.
There is lot of republican guber-
latorial timber, but most of it is not
seasoned. But it's a long
ime between conventions. The demo-
'ratic leaders, of course, have Gov
'rnor Johnson's successor all picked
McFadden in News-Trib.
Inc.
A st. Cloud Democrat Tired.
The "Bryan Volunteers seem to
AVE captured the opposition army,
: Kitchen Cabinet' and all. Stearns
county is still outside the breast
works. Said one of our most influ-
initial democrats this afternoon: "Il
I'm done-no more politics for me. D.
St. Cloud Times (Dem.).
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First in the Field.
The gubernatorial candidacy OF
Lieut.. Gov. Eberhart was launched at
} banquet in st. Paul last night. This
s the first public announcement of
but there are other SUBJ
rosa candidates, and Mr.. Eberhart
will have no walkover.-Elk River
Star-News.
Begrudge the Country Pittance.
The city papers refer pleasantly to
;he appropriation of $500, 900 for roads
and bridges as the ''pork barrel" It
is about the only appropriation of any
real benefit to the country districts at
large and yet the city people begrudge
it to US. Is it any wonder that the
country is generally found arrayed
against the cities when there is anv
kind of scrap on?-North Branch
Review.
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Judge Brown Does Rank High.
While the failure of M. D. Purdy to
secure the permanent appointment to
The federal bench is keen disappoint-
ment to the people of the northwest,
who have watched his phenomenal rise
from the ranks, it is generally felt that
the choice of Calvin L. Brown to fill
The vacancy is most happy one.
Judge Brown has been justice of the
supreme court for the past ten years
and has filed that position with honor