Morris tribune., 1910-10-28

We have no quarrel with the Demo.
Gratis as individuals-they have been
busy enough at that business in their
own ranks. The nominees, as far as
l am able to learn, are nice lot OF
good citizens, but then you know good
citizens will be useful in private life
after election. The Democratic nom.
inees, like all other good Democrats,
seem to have only one real bad point
about their political makeup. Their
hearts are usually right but they seem
to have mania for picking and mark
ing the wrong ballot on election day.
Their late unpleasantness held in Min
neapolis may we'll be termed an avia'
tion meet, for they have been in the
air ever since and are not likely to
alight on terra-frma until after Nov.
Sth, when they will alight with that
old time dull, sickening thud which
you have heard about. You remember
at the Democratic convention Prof
Anderson tried in vain to introduce
mild resolution on County Option and
a vote on his proposition. Mr.. Gray.
the Democratic candidate for governor
is now out on a county option plat
form, although the resolutions adopted
by the Democratic state convention
on the liquor question, re-appOrtion'
ment and other state issues are about
as meaningless and ineffective as any.
thing could possibly be. They remind
me of the resolutions of a town council
down in a Pennsylvania community
The city fathers decided that the time
had come for the erection of a new
Jail, so they adopted the following
resolutions:
1st-ResoIved by this council that
we build a new Jail.
2nd-Resolved that the new Jail be
built out of the materials of the old
Jail.
3rd-Resolved that the old Jail be
used until the new jail is finished.
The Democrats of Minnesota are GER
tainly in a bad mix-up, not agreeing OF
the issues, and their platform is about
as meaningless as the Jail resolutions
of the Pennsylvania town council.
On the contrary, the Republican
party of Minnesota is reunited
party. AS individual members of the
party we may hold some different
views on certain things, such as how
best to conduct a campaign, etc., but
in the main and on the whole the Re
publicans of the state stand for the
adopted.
Re-Appo ortionment.
We have declared for re-apportion
ment, and interpret re-apportionment
in this instance to mean that the peo
pie of any section of the state shall
have equal legislative representation
with the people of any other section
of the state, regardless of whether
they are engaged in wheat raising
dairying, manufacturing or iron min
ing. The matter of re-apportionment
of legislative representation has beer
too long delayed, but the responsibility
for the delay cannot be truthfully
charged entirely to the Republican
party. During the last session, a Re
publican senator introduced a reap
poTtionrlent bill and on a roll cal,
every one of the Democratic senators
is in uninterrupted against it
ure it would have passed. Many OF
those same senators were delegates
in the late Democratic state conven.
ton and are candidates for reelection
Can the friends of re-apportionment
have any hope of aid from Democratic
sources? e-apportionment is only
simple justice and if the next Iegisla
ture is Republican l sincerely expect
the pledge of the party in this particu
lar, to be fully redeemed.
Consolidated Rural Schools and
Agricultural Instruction.
The Republican platform has de
clared for a one mill tax for public
roads, for consolidated rural schools
and for the extension of manual train
Ing and agricultural instruction In
a large measure these three things
should be considered together. Nc
expenditure of money judiciously used |
could add more to the value of farm
real estate and consequently the tax |
able property of the state, than an ex !
)enditure for the improvement of |
he country highways, and l sincerely |
lOpe to see the next Legislature pave |
he way for liberal state aid in this |
natter. With improved highways we |
will at once increase the settlement |
If our communities, instead of having |
one family on each section or halt |
'ection-as is now the case in many |
portions of the state-we would soop |
lave one family on every quarter sec,
ion or 80-acre tract. More settlers |
would mean improved social condi-
ions in the farm communities, better
elephone service, better mail service,
letter schools, better church advant,
.ges, more social gatherings for the
'oung and old alike and a much bet
er satisfied, happier class of people
md let me say that with the begin.