Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-03-16

Il oeciSldly OI4 STATE ana count the NO.
tary's commissions that have been is
4 sued between Nov, LIST, 1909, and Nov.
list 1910. multiply chem by three and
add Sl,nO and he would have the ex
i act figures. 1t would be as sensible
| TO appoint an Investigating committee
TO ind out how many windows there
1, were in the Capitol building or how
many members there were in the leg
lslature and what their salaries would!
q amount to at $1,000 each Anyone
1 who can count and multiply can find
oft these things
IN passing it might not be amiss TO
remark that for the first time since
the Office was created the Governors
i secretary is doing the things that the
state pays him for doing. Hitherto the
secretary has been the head of po-
lltlcal machine and has devoted near
~ al Ibis time to the ploitics and po-
3 litical matters and very little to the
4 public. Mr.. Wheelock, with fine
4 sense Of discrimination, realizes that
he is paid to serve the public and de-
! votes all his time and attention to
that service. There are no political
conferences held in his Office. He
/ confines himself strictly to attending
his official duties and leaves the "sav-
ing Of the Nation to those who make
IA speciality of that business Very few
have taken che trouble to figure UP
how mach he gets out of the office
but he returns value received for all
he receives and he is the first secre
tary in many years that has
Mary "Mc" Turned Down
The Senate hardly covered itself
with glory when they turned down
Mary AlcFadden's request for an half
hours hearing before that body OIL
the subject of woman suffrage. Men
OF far less intellectual ability have
been given all the time they desired
to address that body on subjects far
less important Miss McFadden is
one Of the prominent citizens of this
Estate. She has made a name for her.
self in the field of literature and
newspaperdom of which the whole
state is proud. She is fairly entitled
| 10 hof
the legislature on any subject upon
which she cares | ospeak. This is not
TO be construed as argument in favor
Of woman suffrage but plea for fair
play. In order to right itself the
Senate should reconsider its action
and extend to Miss McFadden an in
yitation to address them. Her re-
marks may moi be convincing blt they
are sure to be interesting and that is
more than can be said of some of the
.high-brows" that have been invited
to address that body.
The oree.n Bill
The Keefe bill for the r)o'nai cn
Of United States Senators by direct
primary has PASSED the house. Sc
far every bill affecting the nomina.
tions and election of officials that has
passed the legislature have been in
troduced by Democrats. This does
not necessarily initiate against the
measures but bespeaks curious sit
uation. Democrats do not introduce
bills that will tend to strengthen the
Republican party or help to continue
it in power.
It seems to an outsider that what.
ever changes are made in these i'm.
i portant matters should be made by
Republicans and be. so designed that
they will not tend to hamper the sue
cess Of Republican party It be-
hooyes the Republican members Of
the House and Senate to get together
/ on some policy or the party will not
be in the best of shape to face the
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Dunn's Good Roads Bill.
Bob" Dunn's Good Roads bill has
passed the Senate and is now law
This is one of the meritorious
measures of this session. Under its
provisions the foundations are laid
for a uniform system of good high
ways and it places Minnesota in the
lead of all her sister states in the
matter of modern highway legisla-
ton.
The Initiative and Referendum
The Democrats under the leader
ship Of Albert Pfaender, OF Brown
county scored another remarkable
victory on the Initiative and ReGeren-
dunn. w. A. Campbell Republican
introduced bill on this subject ear
/ ly in the session and If was made q