The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26

he has the working procIivities
which make friends and votes.
"THEY will have all the fight they
want" is the way Theodore Roose-
welt gives it out cold to the stand
pat republican organization of New
York state in speaking of the com
ing state convention and the at
tempt to rule him out of the chair
manship. And when the affray is
over it is safe surmise that "the
old guard" will conclude that have
had sufficient and then some.
AND while the senatorial fight is
looked upon by many as being be.
tween Senator Vail and James P.
Boyle, there is another element to
be thought of with more than pass
ing interest. That is the candidacy
of Bert N. Wheeler, of Duluth, on
the prohibition ticket Mr.. Wheeler
stands tor re-apportionment and
for aught else for the interest of
northern Minnesota in addition to
the pivotal principle on which his
platform is based.
THE MEsABA ORE wonders why
the recent county option meeting
in Duluth, at which one thousand
or more prominent Duluthians were
present, failed of detailed mention
by either of the Duluth dailies. The
Ore should remember that the State
Brewers Association has "cam-
paign roll' big enough to choke an
OK, and none can scarce expect a
daily newspaper to incri,ninate it,
self by telling how big a check was
received to fill the hole in the pa per
with more interesting matter.
THERE are nau{ hit but kind words
to be found in the columns of the
range press when reference is made
to the personality of James P. Boyle,
candidate tor the state senate, but
when it comes to political prefer.
ence OF the press there is little dis.
guising the preference of the boys
for P. r. Vail, present incumbent of
the office and candidate for re-elec-
ton. And while all who know Mr..
Boyle cannot but value his friend
ship there'can be little question but
he bit off d pretty tough task when
he concluded to go after Paddy's
political scalp.
THE BIWABIK TINES asserts that
Editor Cuppernull, of the Virgin
! ian, expects to be the next post
master of Virginia. Ohio! We can
now discern through the lowering
clouds the reason for the unquali-
fed support given Mr.. Miller by our
friend David, despite the fact that
Mr.. Miller promised the voters OF
his district one thing and when &C.
casion offered did the other. How
ever, if Mr.. CupDernull is to be the
next postmaster of Virginia we
hasten to extend congratu ations
and to assure him that he has our
full permission to get hold of some.
thing to occupy his time. We can
also assure him that the Enterprise
editor has always found enough
business III the printing and pub
fishing line to keep him busy with
out looking for perquisites from
congressman who are held in con-
tempt for their official record.
PRESIDENT TAFT has finally de-
cided, after hearing the returns
from Kansas, California and a few
other states, that there is decided
room for improvement in the new
tariff law, and will make a further
revision of the tariff the keynote of
his campaign illusions. The news
item conveying this information to
the world neglects to state, however,
whether his efforts will be put forth
to effect a revision of the tariff
downward, in accordance with the
last republican platform promises,
or upwards, in accordance with the
efforts of the Payne=Aldrich tariff
bill which he 80 heartily supported
and which he has since taken every
occasion to characterize as "the best
tariff ever" The secret of any Civ
ing of ground by President Taft or
by the old republican leaders is
purely in behalf of a Cancellation of
the factions of the republican party
not through any honest desire
that the people as a whole ma be
benefited. 49,
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