Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-03-02
The eastman Distance Tariff Bill

ne OdSNnldn Instance tdEiT Dill
The eastman Distance Tariff Bill
the most talked of and most debated
measure that has been introduced this
session, was defeated in the Senate I
by the close vote of 80 to 30, and that
ends it for this session but does not
end 1t for all time. Just as long as
Tom eastman is a member OF theI
state senate this measure will make
it's biennial appearance with the SAME,
| regularity that Guy Eaton the State |
| Oil Inspector, whom the legislature
did not legislate out of Office, draws
his pay. and they set the clocks in the
capitol by this occurrence.
! 1t is Impossible for the layman TO
/ determine the merits of this measure.
/ It takes an expert. About the only
method Of arriving at benefits and
| damages is to examine who are for,
and who are against it. Newspaper
'readers are capable Of doing that for
themselves The claim that it would
defeat pending rate suits was the
point that sent the bill down to de-
feat. Just how It would effect these
pending suits was not made verv
clear, but when such Senators as
Frank Clasue and Bengt. Sundbers
made positive statements that it
would have that effect. they had great
weight with the country members and
no doubt. decided the fate of the bill
One thing is certain, Tom eastman
is dandy fighter. Single handed and
alone he met the learned attorneys
of the railroad companies and the elc-
auent representative of the Jobbers'
Association not only on the floor Of
the senate but in joint debates in va
rious cities of the state and in the
Judgment Of those that listened he
held his own and a little more, and
I this is all the more remarkable from
the fact that the senator is nursery
man and raises trees and lays no
claim to being an orator or public
speaker.
Conqdon Reapportionment Bill.
The Congdon Reapportionment bill
passed the house last week by a vote
of sixty-nine to fifty. This was a
: larger majority than even its friends
| hoped for The Senate will tackle
the proposition next, and there the re-
suit will DC much closer, but it is be-
j slieyed it vii carry Both ,ttssse Ren,1h-
lican and Democratic State Conven-
tions declared for it in their platforms
' and it is difficult to see how Senators
2 can avoid carrying out these party
Y pledges.
r The daily press of the city, who are
e rabidly for re-apportionment are really
U doing more damage to the cause than
Q any other one thing. They assume
r that certain Senator's are going to vio
s late their party pledges and are lam
i basting them over the head in a way
:. that has o tendency to cause a se1f:re
n specting Senator to oppose the meas
i ure Just to show these sheets that
a they can't he bull-dozed.
e What this state needs is press
$ censor armed with an ak. and EN-
O powered by law to enter the editoria
sanctum of the city dailies and eX
II hibit his weapon and inform the edi
D torial writer's that if they do not i'm
o nediately cease impugning motives t
IS legislators before they vote on meas
n sure they will be promptly decapitat
e ed and wooden heads be substituted
IT for those they are now wearing.
Reapportionment will not be defeat
y ed although there will be many vote
W against it in the Senate and the anti
,s votes will be just as honest and con
O. scientious as those that are cast 70
n the measure.
If It is mighty curious thing that tn
= papers cannot learn that men ma
,s honestly differ upon public question
,d without being se1sh incompetents, o
.ir dishonest corruptionists Plain speal
&c ing is always desirable and admirabl
no but bil1ingsgate is always dep1orab1
and disreputab1e no matter from wha
n. source or upon what subject.
IS A Vacuum
ut 4 vacuum has been created in tn
81, ranks of Minnesota newspaperdom b
of the removal of Frank Day, and job
King who have purchased paper
er. aIissoula, Montana, and will, in th
re future, inform the Montana DEM
IL Gratis at what point they shall get o
ot. and in what locality they shall get o
De- the Democratic band wagon, and Mil
or nesota Democracy will have to stru!
w gle along as best it can without i
sir structions. Not satised with takin
se themselves to the land Of the sag
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