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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25
REPUBLICANS SHOULD THINK.

To the republicans of Minnesota
there are certain facts that should
particularly attract their attention at
this time. and they are vital facts to
every voter Of that party. First, the
state senators that are elected i'm No
vember next will. before their time
expires. have voice in the selection
OF two United States Senators, Sena-
tor Clapp's term expiring this coming
year, and that of Senator Nelson two
years later. You most certainly want
those gentlemen to succeed themselves
or want republicans I'm their places.
The representatives you elect will be
called upon to elect United States
Senator at the coming session of the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25

state is ably represented by former
Atty. Gen. e. T. Young and the rights
Of the state will be fully protected in
the courts"
There was no waiting to see what
the sentiment Of the interests might
be in the matter. He simply viewed
the situation from the standpoint OF
right and justice and without the least
hesitation announced what would be
the position taken by the states chief
executive. and to what extent he
would go TO defend the peoples
rights. It Ia q safe proposition for
the people to keep such men ut the
head Of state affairs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25
ALWAYS FOR THE RIGHT.

Immediately following the decision
Of Judge Otis In the rate cases, Gov.
Eberhart expressed himself In the fol-
lowing words:
'sIf the decision Of the master In
chancery should be sustained it would
be unfortunate, both to the state and
the railroads. It would leave the con-
troll Of the railways neither in the
hands of the state nor Of the interstate
commerce commission.
"The control which the state has
had In the past has been beneficial
because under 1t the 2-cenk fare has
been established and the passes and
rebates have been abolished.
Fears No Passenger Rate Change.
'Inasmuch as the earnings OF the
railway companies have increased
under the 2-cent fare we have no rea-
son to believe that an effort will be
made to re-estabiish the scent fare.
II. however. move should be made In
this direction by the railroads shall
assert all the power reposed In me
MS governor to prevent such action.
In such event I shall see to 1t that
the railroad corporations have all the
protection Afforded them under the
law, but no more.
Many eminent railroad men favor
the control which Ia now in the state
and believe that the people have no
apprehension that their wishes will
be thwarted by the railroads. The
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25

legislature.
Then again there will be a redis.
tricting of the state, based upon the
census of 1910, and it is of the high.
est import that republican Senate
and House shall be entrusted with
that duty to the end that there be
no gerrymandering in the interest of
the opposition.
Thirty-two state senators constitute
majority of the upper house, and
1t behooves you to think that 1t would
take but the change of a few senate
rial districts to give the opposition
control Of that body.
Minnesota has for the past As years
had good clear working republican
majority, and there can be NO good or
valid reason advanced why the party
should thoughtlessly throw away the
rights and privileges that legitimately
belong TO It.
For six years the opposition has
succeeded in purloining a sufficient
number OF republican votes to give II
the governorship, but If we mistake
not, the people now see the fallacy of
such action. because they see that Il
is leading to other dangers and ia
utter foolishness on their part. Then,
as stated at the beginning of this arti.
Gle. guard well the party interests by
electing republican chief executive
in sympathy with the principles ad.
vanced by the republican party, ~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25

Frank Day, the man who is credited
with bringing Mr.. Gray out as a GU
bernatorial candidate, is credited with
writing early in the campaign that
"the public is getting tired of this
Scandinavian business" Well it may
be truthfully retorted that the public
is getting most awful weary of this
Frank Day business, as will be shown
by the votes when they are counted.
Mr.. Day should remember that it
sometimes is dangerous to abuse al
friend just because one has got
through using him.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25

Mr.. Gray says he will not only sign
q bill of county option, but he will
urge its passage by the legislature in
case he is elected. Think of the DO
sition In which he places himself. OF
the number Of democratic candidates
for the legislature, ninety per cent OF
them are pledged to anti-option. II
he and they were all elected, what
effect would his recommend have with
them in the way OF accomplishing
what he is promising the people. II
IL your duty to think of these things
voters, before you cast your ballots.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25

II Governor Eberhart 10 IAN acct
dent" as Frank Day and his kitchen
cabinet sneeringly claim, will some
enc please explain what Jim Gray is,
who was nominated by Day and his
cohorts and could not. by any manner
ef means. have been the choice OK
the recent democratic convention?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25

Register of Deeds-A. D. McRAE- Republican
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-10-25

Sheriff &C. D. THOMPSON Independent
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09
PERHAPS.

The Journals editorial writer is at
present afflicted with another attack
Of political jim-jams. The disease Is
accompanied by failing vision, loss of
hearing and an over-supply of bile.
Just now the Journals dope artist
can't locate that row among local dem
ocrats. Ordinarily, in the frightened
squeal of the Office cat he can hear
the "peepul" loudly calling for demo-
cracy and see republican war clouds in
the smoke of one Of Colonel Kelly's
stogies; but let some one whisper
trouble in his own back yard and he
suddenly becomes deaf, dumb, blind,
mute, paralyzed, cross-hobbled and
tongue-tied. For days at time when
there are mutterings among the local
dems, he sits with his fingers crossed
and refuses to be seen. We would tell
him what to take but can't think OF
anything that would help. Perhaps the
Journal editorial writer is growing up
too, and the above symptoms accom-.
pany over rapid development of brain
tissue. Perhaps.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09

means many carriers can be sent on
vacation without expense to the gov
eminent and not less than a quarter
of million Is saved. ,-,-. ,..-~-.,,.. -,
An obvious reform has been made In
the handling of supplies. Nearly ev-
erything in the nature Of postal sup
plies used to be shipped to the various
Offices by mail from Washington and
paid for at the regular mail rate. Now:
not only are supplies sent by freight,
but they are shipped direct from the
plants of the various contractors. It
has been impossible yet to calculate
the saving, but seeing that billion
pounds of supplies are shipped every
month the difference between the old
and the new method must be enor-
nous. :
Smaller economies are effected by
the selection Of better and cheaper
typewriting machine, the abolishing
of an accounting section in the Divis-
ion of Finance which was duplicating
work done elsewhere, the steps taken
to prevent collision between bidders
for contracts, the request to the other
executive departments to avoid using
the registered mail unnecessarily and
the establishment of sub-agencies for
the distribution of stamped envelopes
newspaper wrappers and postal cards
to postmasters.
There are also further reforms in
prospect requiring legislation. En-
ough however, has been done to show
definite results and to promise more
in the future.
The auditors returns for the quar-
ter of the fiscal year ending December
81, 1909, showed an actual profit of
$2,115, 900, the largest surplus for any
quarter in the history Of the depart
ment. For the first nine months of
last year the Auditor showed deficit
of $2,709,000 as against deficit OF
$12,832,OO for the same period year
before"
Such Is the record of republican
cabinet officials who is a credit to the
party as we'll as valuable public
servant for the nation. Pres. Taft's
knack of GETTING RESULTS in the
way Of real live reforms without much
fuss or feathers, is duplicated in his
hstaunchest supporter and closest
friend, Postmaster General Hitchcock.
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are under the control Of few men.
No opportunity like that Of the past
century will await the poor man Of
fifty years hence.
Wise, far seeing reform legislation
safeguarding equal opportunity and
protecting the welfare of the great
mass of the people must come. If it
does not come voluntarily then it will
come under strenuous compulsion and
in the midst of a national upheaval
Either we will learn our lesson now
and conserve the future for the bene'
fit Of the millions of Americans un
born, or Socialism, the blind cry OF
the man who feels the lack of business
power on his back, will come to teach
chastened nation to care for hel
poor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09
ROOSEVELT.

Roosevelt sounds the key note of
Intelligent and effective conversation
in his ringing st. Paul speech favoring
national control of this subject. The
federal government is the agency best
equipped and qualified to handle the
subject. Moreover generally speaking
Federal administration has it on state
administration several large bits in
matters of efficiency and fearlessness.
Conservation bids fair to be subject
which will call for the very highest
degree of these qualities.
Roosevelt in his characteristic and
manner attacks the
heart of the matter and states his po-
sition squarely and openly in regard to
corporation influences mixing into con-
servation and other national problems.
He says:
'Tn addition to the fact that feder-
al government is better able to exact
justice from corporations, also be-
lieve that 1t is less apt in some gust of
popular passion to do injustice to
them"
II should like to see the people thru
the national government, give full jus.
tice to corporations, but do not want
national government to depend only
upon the good will of corporations to
to get justice for the people"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09
IA TOILETTE.

La Toilette wins in Wisconsin BY
tremendous, almost unheard of majori-
ties. His corporation enemies are
routed horse and foot and the good
little fighter is still very much alive
politically. In the present campaign
La Toilette delivered hardly single
speech owing to physical ailments. Yet
his hold upon Wisconsin and the
strength Of his principles among Wis.
consin's people seems multiplied ten
fold. His strength is the strength
OF honesty, Of sincerity, Of courage
and duty well done. It win be q bad
day for this nation when these things
can not carry the day in our political
battles when the issue Is made plain
to the. people. s.25.% Z. s.. ..z..
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09
CREEL AND AISLE.

The Devils Lake Journal serves up
another bit of choice humor in an ar
ticle concerning Col. Creeps populari-
ty in Nelson county. According to the
Journal, had Col. Creel been a can
didate for U. S. senator in Nelson
county, one AISLE J. Gronna would have
looked like a one-cylinder 1880 Cadi-
lac being hauled into town behind a
peddler's cart, as far as the race
for the U. S. senate was concerned.
Col. Creel is an able, experienced,
public spirited citizen, but he hasn't
a complete monopoly on ability, ex-
perience, and public spirit in Ramsey
county, nor has he so far left his poll
teal moorings that he will consent to
fight the republicans by whom he was
defeated honorably and fairly in the
June primaries.
In regard to defeating AISLE J. Gron-
ma for the U. S. senate, we suggest
the possibility that there might be a
chance for an argument on this point
too. OF course on the face Of things II
looks as If Creel wauld have beaten
the ding-busted spots of AISLE, but you
can never tell.
N. B.. HIS pipe is working over
time these days and he's the boy who
can see the pictures in the smoke
clear around the corner.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09
REPUBLICAN ECONOMY.

The nation and incidentally, the re-
publican party, are fortunate in hav-
Eng a postmaster-general at asst, who
is able to show actual results in cut
ting down the endless deficit of the
postal department.
For decades the millions of annual
deficit in that department has been a
source of complaint on the part of
congressman, senators, presidents,
Business men and the press. It has
Deen seemingly impossible task to
make the department pay it's way.
Such was the situation when Post
masterGeneral Hitchcock took charge
af his present official position. In two
years his work has been little short of
remarkable. Millions have been saved
the nation by introducing business
methods into the routine of the de-
partment, wasteful policies in pur-
chasing have been done away with
and the duplicating of employees
stopped. Hitchcock apparently went
to work bringing about reforms in the
department in places entirely over
looked by his predecessors.
The Metropolitan magazine graph
cally describes his work in an article
given below:
Everyone, especially everyone who
neads the magazines, remembers the
famous s17,000,00O deficit in the Post,
office accounts for the year ending
Lune 30, 1909. When the present Post,
master General came into Office, he
had to face not only that current def.
ait but chronic inability to make both
ends meet which had characterized
the postoffice for years. There was
always a deficit.
For the year ending June 80, 1910,
there certainly was not a $4,000, 900
deficit. At the moment of writing the
azsdihor of the postof1ce has not COM
p5esgG his report. But this much is
GsEEaif, that for the first three-quar.
Gern Of the fiscal year there was say
angeg $40, 100000 as compared with the
previous year and MFR. Hitchcock was
abIe, even before the close Of theyear,
60 hand back s5.000,00o TO the Treas
ury out OF the money appropriated by
congress 10 dsfray the expenses Of ffs
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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09
REPUBLICAN TICKET

Porter J. Medumber. 0nS 4'A'-
For Us ~; s. Senator. term ending 1sl5:-
For representatives in Consress:-
=. T. Helgesen.
For Governor
@. A johnson.
DOr Lieutenant Governor:-
Usher L. Burdick.
yor Secretary Of State
For State Auditor
d. x. Br1ghtb1Il.
For State Treasurer
@under Olsen.
supt; Of Public Instruction.
Attorney General
Andrew MILLER.
Commissioner Of Insurance.
Walter G. Taylor.
Commissioner Of Agriculture and Labor:
W. G. Gubresth.
Com missioners Of Railroads.
o. r. n. Anderson.
W. II. Mann.
W. n. StutB1nan.
Members Of House Of Representatives.
Bernt Anderson.
Norman Morrison.
County Sheriff
John Mclean.
Comfy AUDITOR
b. v. Bice.
Comfy Treasurer
Gust. Frrstenau.
ST. rk of the District Court
Herman Stenseth.
Register Of Deeds
III. A. Hoghaug.
States Attorney
Dallas &. Duel1.
County Judge
John z. Henry.
Superintendent Of Schools
John A. Haig.
County Coroner
z. W. Gilbertson.
Justices Of the Peace:-
Albert Heddon.
W. II. Jones.
J. 8. McC1ory.
County Commissioner, I'd DISTRICT
Jas. Henley.
County Commissioner, Sd District
John r. Foster.
County Commissioner, 5th DISTRICT
Ole Hoistad.
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(By Special Correspondent)
Threshing is all over in this vicini.
ty and most of the farmers are pillow.
ing. ~
Ernest Geofroy returned from bus
mess trip to Tioga, N. D. last saturs
day.
The Grand Harbor boys are pre-.
pairing for a big dance at the hall Sep
TENDER 10th.
Agent Rogue is back from Minneso-
ia and at his post again in the Great
Northern depot.
Frank Emigh and Gus Funstenau
spent few hours with friends in our
berg Friday.
Geo. Buffers has severed his con-
nection with the pool room and Clar.
ence Irwin Is in charge this week.
The storm Of last week was quite &C.
we're in this locality. Among other
damages the wind blew down the
top of the tower house.
Ed. Taylor had the misfortune to
lose one of his horses last week. This
is the second horse he has lost this
summer and we all sympathize with
him. VI; z
H. Johnson, A. Ness and e. Ness Of
Bartlett, came over in Mr.. Ness auto
and spent a few hours with A. Bel
court at the Farmers Elevator Sun
day afternoon. :
The Skookum club met at their hall
Saturday evening. The evening, was
spent in debates, singing and dancing.
Refreshments we're served by the COM
mittee in charge and every member
had a good time. = " <SSss @E7@' ri ~
Our school opened again Tuesday.
The directors, have made many Inn
provements to the school this year.
Miss Kathryn spellisey will teach the
upper grades and MISS Katherine Goff
will have charge Of the primary
grades.
The G. H. P. p G. R. club had their
first annual chicken supper on the
9th of August. One Of the members
presented the club with a nice set Of
dishes to be used at the club. The
boys all report a royal time and
guess they had 1t, for they never went
home until morning. OF course 1t was
dark that night and it was wise to
wait till the break of day. .-.,:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09
SOCIALISM,.

The idea Of socialism held by the av-
erage man is vague in the extreme. To
the world at large its teachings would
offer an era of ideal economic condi-
tons, of unselfish adherence to the
golden rule of protection for the weak,
the sick, and the unfit. The old, old
struggle for existence would in some
mysterious manner be made easy, hui
man nature would be magically chang
ed and the millennium attained at
last. e. (, = &
Socialistic literature lays bare the
tremendous evils of our present sys-
tenn but it keeps it's followers and its
students forever in the dark as to it's
means for correcting these evils. In
the final analysis invariably it fails
sat's to show HOW the proposed ideal
state would operate.
This is the inherent weakness of So
cialism as a political faith. Socialism
only points out disease. It offers no
definite remedy. 1t gives nothing ra-
tional to put in place of our present
political structure. It's teachings are
destructive, not constructive.
To begin with Socialism would at
tain it's ideal state by abolishing great
wealth through redistribution of pro-
perty. 1t would maintain such a con-
dition through abolishing rewards for
the individual efforts Of men. In so
doing Socialism proposes an impossi.
bility and in its search for the ideal
state, fatty disregards the greatest
| factor in mans progress in all the
history Of the world. The Impossible
ity which it proposes Is the maintain
ence of an equal distribution o.
| wealth. The great factor in mans
progress which it disregards is the
fact that mans progress in all tn,
} ages has been due to the incentive O.
3 reward given to individual effort.
/ To summarize the weakness Of tn,
/ socialistic theory we might say tina
1 If Socialism would maintain the basi
2 upon which all its scheme is founde,
!. (the equal distribution of wealth an
: the consequent dead level among men
l. then it must abolish the greatest an
|. unquestionably the only means tt
Q wards mans advancement-the II
r centive which life offers him to strue
l. gle onward. In abolishing this, 81
) cialism cripples mankind in its sirius
t gle and defeats its very end and pul
8 poses. Viewed from different angl
o socialism has a mission to perfor1
e in this age. 1t Is not mission of COY
Il eminent. Its mission is to ehphasiz
|. the fact that steps must be taken cal
8 nestly and conscientiously to safe
r guard the welfare Of the average mar
r Of the comparatively poor man Of tn
b future. The responsibility rests wit
= us to see that he shall have equal OF
q portunity that he shall reap a rewar
equal to his honest effort and that hi
y family be reared in decency, comfor
r. and health.
K Socialism is indeed calling attentio
b to the situation in the United State
Q today. Our great west which I'm tim
+ past offered homes to our surplus POI
2 ulation 10 today becoming fully popr
. Lated. Our mines and great industrie
ss1e .esp.., "a
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09
C. E. Norquest, Official in Charge, Local Office.

pitiful effort at gayety of "The Old
Woman who was ashamed" are lit
tie long drawn out but perhaps no
more so than the same experiences
would be In real life.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09

We are in receipt of the reports Of
the 1st, End and 9Th annual conven-
lions Of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Only one copy Of these reports is sent
to each state. Through the state pres
ident, Mrs. A. M. Powell, these books
were secured for the Devils Lake H.
brary. The first volume contains a
complete history of the organization
of the Relief Corps and will prove in
teresting reading.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09

The man who does things without
an effort usually gets more credit than
the man who lies awake nights devils
ing ways and means.
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(Mary r. Brennan, sec'y.)

MARY r. Brennan Sec'y.)
At meeting of the board Wednes-
day night it was decided to purchase
some new books with the money which
has accumulated from fines and from
the rental collection. Half the amount
will be spent on fiction and half on
children's books.
At the convention of librarians to
be held in Fargo the last of the month
questions of practical interest to IL
brary patrons and to librarians will be
discussed. Miss Sprung is preparing
list Of perplexing problems which
will be sent in to the question-box.
The library now has 1,O69 borrow
ers
Work is picking up. The August
statistics show 1,142 visitors and 1923
books loaned.
The library is now open evenings as
we'll as afternoons.
). Westerholme who has been JAM.
tor since the opening of the library
will return this week and hold the
same position during the coming win.
ter.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09

Harper's Monthly finds writer's who
can make real the subtle 'stuff that
dreams are made Of" All ages have
their dreams and their shatterings
form the crux Of many a good story
How the young husband and wife had
and lost their Perfect Hour" and the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09

Automobile topics gives new rec
ord for a CROSS country trip from New
York to San Francisco. It was made
by L. L. Whitman and e. r. Hammond
in a REQ "4-30." The time was IL days.
In the same magazine we notice that
the New York Callan law is giving
trouble. Only thirteen states in the
union are considered reciprocal by the
New York authorities. Motorists from
all others must take out New York
licenses when travelling in that state.
We need not worry though. North d.
kota Is one Of the thirteen reciprocal
states.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09

'The Slender Figure" a story by
Craftsman Is rather remarkable for it's
homely beauty and It's handling of a
very delicate yet common situation.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-09

The library is now open evenings as
we'll as afternoons.