Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-02-25

| ever sought the man, it has certainly sought
| out Sam Gordon of Browns Valley, for lleuten-
ant governor. Newspapers in every part OF the
state have endorsed him, and at the meeting
last week the editors personally urged him to
get into the race He is being pushed into the
race because the editors want the right kind OF
man there, and yet the slate makers would
have none of him. The latest move to stop his
boom is to start back-fre by putting on the
slate man against whom strong objections
cannot be urged as in the past.
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The slate makers have also made place
for one George Dix of ST. Paul as candidate for
clerk of the supreme court. Mr.. Dix is not a
candidate in response to any demand on the
part of the Republicans of St. Paul for another
place on the state ticket but solely because the
brewery politicians of ST. Paul wish to conceal
their activity behind his candidacy and in
eidentally get job for friend. The liquor in
terests of the state maintain political head
quarters in st. Paul, where several high priced
men are kept at regular salary. and such is the
influence of this crowd that Dix has been given
a place on the Republican slate, and Mr.. Cas-
well, the present efficient clerk, has been mark
ed for slaughter. We do not know whether the
brewers who contribute the fund to keep these
politicians going know that their money is be-
ing used to promote candidates., bat they are
responsible for the doings of their agents. and
having picked the quarrel they scan now bide
the result, Mr.. Caswell and his friends and
pect from the crowd which is fighting the
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jade vince.
If the county option sentiment in this state |
is growing, the gentlemen who occupy the
Offices in the German American Bank building |
have themselves to thank most of all. Their |
arrogance in debating slate to the Republican |
party of the state, their open alliance against
every reform which tue people have demanded |
and their mixing i'll to things which have no
connection with the wet goods industry has
been effective but very short sighted policy. |
They have shown the people that reform
can be accomplished in this state so long as the
alliance between the iron, railroad and brewery |
interests is allowed to dominate the state. /
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President Kunde of the Illinois State Lii Il
quor Dealers Association, in recent speech !
gave list of candidates who had been defeated |
by the organized liquor dealers and among /
them raentioned J. F. jacobson. The 1iquorE|
dealers in this state have been more discreet in
claiming credit for Jacobson's defeat. They Il
helped nominate him to punish Young and II
then helped defeat him, but they have never
openly Dragged about it.
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ANDY Stephens man" is the way the Re-
publican candidate for state treasurer is des-
iguated He is banker some where in the /
northern part of the state, has been heretofore
unknown in state politics. and he has been Civ
en- place on the Republican ticket not because
of any peculiar fitness for the Office but because
Andy Stephens is strong enough to be recog |
nized by the slate makers. He may make a L
competent official, but it is nothing to the i
credit of himself or the party that people make /
no attempt to remember his name but know |
him as simply Andy Stephens man."
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An old Republican of statewide acquain- |
lance told US last week that he was getting /
tired of this ever present "harmony" talk Said 4
he, 1--WE used to have great old fight for the
nomination with half dozen candidates for L
every place, and yet could fight it out and
then go into a campaign together and win.