The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30

Nv HOINELL IS I'M Gray asks the
Coleraine Optic, and continueswith
the statement that even the Mime
apolis Journal, on which Gray had
a sit" for a number of years, does
not know him now. For all of which
Jim is doubtless truly thankful.
MANY Virginians will have an
abiding interest in the dates of the
next state bar examination, as also
in learning the standings of certain
ones who have made known their
intention of taking such examina
ton in order to show their qualifica
tions for official position.
THE government, through the
leadership of those who desire to
make some kind of a record which
will appeal to the people, continues
to attempt to put come of the pack
ere in cold storage-at the same
time praying their efforts may be.
come futile.
James A. Tawney comes the state
ment from the stand-patters that he
will likely be foisted upon the re.
publican party two years hence as
a gubernatorial candidate. He may
be foisted upon the party, perhaps,
but like Bob Dunn, he will not be
foisted upon the people.
BERT N. WHEELER, candidate for
the state senate on the prohibition
ticket, is the first to make known his
existence since the primaries. But
when Mr.. wheeler fully digests the
show of strength of the Brewers
Association as shown by the returns
from West Duluth and Eveleth be
will give up any hope of election
although he may continue to run
on principle.
THIS is the season when the "old
timers" commence to warn people
that we are to have "a long, cold
winter" And whether or no their
representations are based on more
than the certainty that winter never
fails us in northern Minnesota, it is
we'll for the householder to take
peep at his coal bin, in Anticipation
of a five months siege of zero
weather.
THAT the republicans do not stand
squarely with the administration
and the administration idea that
the Payne-Aldrich tariff is "the best
tariff ever" was not only exemplified
in the First Minnesota district but
in Sunny Jim's" own ward in York
state, where the Sherman forces
met ignominious defeat. The re.
publican ship of state has troublous
seas ahead, to all appearances.
The synopsis of the report of
State Examiner Gayner on the con-
dition of the local school boards
financial standing, as published in
the Enterprise two weeks ago, has
caused much comment and de-
mand for the publication of the re-
port in it's entirety. The report is a
voluminous affair, but it is more
than probable the Board will see
that it is given due publication.
The MEsABA ORE, which has of
late returned to the stand.pat fold,
states that it "has faith that every
republican in the district will re.
main loyal to Mr.. Miller" Perhaps.
but if the faith is we'll placed we
will wager the biggest part of a
nickel the Ore editor will be forced
to conclude there are a heap less
republicans in the Eighth District
than there were four years ago,
when J. Adam Bede ran for repre-
sentative.
The defeat of James A. Tawney
in the first district is cause for
grief on the part of the stand-pat
press of the state, of which we still
have few, and of greater grief on
the part of "the interests" For Taw-
ney was man OF resourceful tact
and bright mind, making his DOM
mating influence of greater value
to "big business" than was the in.
fluence of any other Minnesota
member of the house. There is no
grief, however, among the common
people as they survey the wreck of
the First District machine and real
ize that in all likelihood democrat
will succeed to the seat held by
Tawney in the national congress.
The declaration by Gov. Eberhart
that he will sign county option
bill if passed by the next Legislature,
and the probable attitude of James
Gray. democrat, in making his cam
paign on a county option issue de-
spite the fact that the democratic
platform failed to contain such a
plank, places the liquor interests
up against proposition where they
will have some line-bucking to do
during the coming session. In
which connection the vote of certain
members in either branch of the
legislature will be of peculiar inter
est to the constituents whose votes
were in many instances secured
upon campaign of misrepresenta'
ton OF the actual cause of the itch