The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-02-16

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prene bench is already rife. Natur-
ally 1t is expected to be a st. Paul
man. Had We governor who could
rise to the occasion the position would
be offered to Judge T. D. O'Brien.
who is logically the proper man for
the place, and who, if politics were
left out OF the question, would un-
questionably be the practically unan-
imous choice of the people of St.
Paul as we'll as the St. Paul bar.
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Possibly the readers of the Union
may not generally be familiar with
the fact that we have had one success
full prosecution in this state of a cor
poration which had violated the
states antitrust laws. The CORPORA
tion in question had its headquarters
in Mankato and dealt in creamery
supplies. In regard to this it emu
lated the example in it's smaller field
of the Standard Oil company. Com
petition was eliminated by the usual
| trust methods and the creameries de-
pendent upon it for supplies we're
burdened with excessive charges.
After full trial in Owatonna, in
which--the facts regarding its VIOLA
ton of law we're brought out quite
fully and convineingly, this corpora
ton was found guilty of illegal prac-
tees in restraint of trade and the
sentence OF the court, among other
things, was that it should not be
further permitted to do business in
this state. This sentence, on appeal,
was confirmed by the supreme court
of the state.
One would have thought that that
would have been an end of the matter
so far as action within this state is
concerned. But not so. It is now
sought to secure such action by the
state legislature as will nullify the
decision of the courts and relieve this
iawless corporation of the penalties
imposed upon it. To effect this a bill
has been introduced in the senate
providing that a corporation thus.
for cause, deprived of it's charter
may continue to do business if in the
future it will promise to be good. It
can readily be seen that the effect of
such an act will not only be to render
OF no effect the decision of the state
courts, but will, to all intents and
purposes, amount to repeal of the
ANTITRUST law. The plea on which
!en1ency is asked for the corporation
IN question is that it will save an
Industry, IN which this trust is en-
gagged, to the city of Mankato. It is
now up to the legislature to say
whether it will turn down the courts
and deprive good law of it's proper
effect for this purpose.
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| The senate has decided that the
legislature ought to adjourn by April
l. If it does it will have to get
hustle on. There. is an enormous
amount of difficult and important
business before it, and to one on the
outside it does not appear that it is
applying itself to it always with the
diligence it might. At all events the
sessions of both houses for the past
week or more have been singularly
barren OF results. I greatly question
whether, II some unusual method of
accelerating business is not found,
it will be possible for the legislature
to adjourn before the Usual time
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| Ihe elections committee made a re-
port in favor of seating Senator Eros
haug, whose election ex-senator Far
rington had contested. The report
was signed by eight members, only
one, Mr.. Cook, the democratic
senator from the republican district of
Mower county, holding out for Far
| rlngton. 1t appears that what de-
cided the committee in favor of Eros
haug was an examination of the dis
puted ballots in the five precincts in
which it was commended the ballots had
| been tempered with. These ballots
1t will be remembered that some of the
ballots in these districts which had
been counted for Froshaug, on being
examined by the referees, were found
to be marked not only for Froshaug
but for another candidate for senator.
thus vOiding them. An examination
of these ballots showed that one of
the crossmarks was made with a
different pencil than that used in
marking the rest of the ticket In
some one cross was evidently marked
when the ballot was placed on rough
surface, as board, while the other
cross was marked when the ballot
was on smooth surface. The evil
dence of fraud was so plain that mem
berS of the committee inclined to
favor Harrington we're convinced.
The contest was made a special order
and there is scarcely a doubt that
Froshaug will be confirmed in his
seat.
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The senate railroad committee has
decided to report Senator Cashman's
distance tariff bill for passage. II is
said, however, that majority of the
committee do not favor it, but were un-
willing to kill the bill in committee.
Two points against the bill stick with
the senator's one that it will not per-