Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-02-04
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1910.

We are glad to see G. B. Cheney back on
the job as political writer of the Minneapolis
journal Cheney has some of the shortcom-
ings of men in general, and few of those of
newspapers men in particular, but he is by far
the best political writer any northwestern
paper has ever had.
The comet, which was visible week ago
and which was not Haley's has been travelling
away from us since at the rate of 12O miles
second and is now about 100 miles from the
earth and like the price of beef and eggs is out
of sght.-Benson Times.
These comets surely do queer stunts.
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Hon. NJ. S. Carl, of Clara City, in Nor
ris Wednesday in the interest of his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for state trea-
surer Mr.. Carl served two terms in the 1egs-
lature, and it is safe to say that he will
ceive the nomination for treasurer in return for
any service he rendered the interests at that
time. He is a clean-cut business man and
would be good man to entrust with the duty
of looking after the states cash.
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come of the Ledbeter murder case. At mass
meeting of citizens recently, indignation was
expressed at the acquttal of Mrs. Ledbeter, and
accusations made that the trial was improperly
conducted. Now new grand jury has been
drawn and it is their especial business to in
vestigate the charge, and find out if there
anything improper in the conduct of the Judge,
jury or county attorney during the trial. The
jury is especially instructed to spare no one
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The reciprocal demurrage law for which
the heavy shippers of the state have been con-
tending for many years, has been upheld by the
supreme court. The main provision of the law
is that railroads are compelled to furnish cars
within 48 hours after demand at terminal points
and within II hours at intermediate points, ex-
cept in cases of floods, strikes and such con-
tingences. The court upholds the law, but
does not go into the circumstances of the
particular case appealed the ground that
the congestion is question of fact for the jury.
The Minnesota Shippers and Receivers Assoc
citation is now urging shippers to go after back
claims against the railroads for not promptly
furnishing cars in the past.
A radical change in the government of the
national house of representative i'm
nnent with the adoption of the change in the
appointment and constitution of the committee
on rules. Heretofore the committee rules
has been appointed by the speaker and was en-
tireIy dominated by the speaker, and was really
the effective means by which the speaker ruled
the house. Now it is proposed to make the
rules committee elective and to enlarge it's
membership so as to give all the parties and all
factions of the house representation The
would become only a presiding officer, while
the house would gain in influence by the OPP
portunity which would be given for it to more
accurately reflect public sentiment.
The recent English elections have been
fought with a bitterness unknown to American
elections of recent years. One thing which stand
out most prominently in contrasting this cleo
ton with our own is the conduct of the press in
the two countries. In Great Britain, every
newspaper is party organ and the newspapers
lend themselves to villification and deceit such
as has not been seen in this country for forty
years. Speeches made by the members of the
opposing party misquoted, and columns of
space is devoted to accounts of their own party
meetings, so that a reader is expected to be-
lieve that there is absolutely chance of the