Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-08-14
Seventh District Opinions.

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Jas. A. Peterson, candidate for
United States senator, is to be con-
graduated on the fact that he has
secured the enmity of the corporate
press.-Redwood Falls Sun.
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In a speech a. short time ago
Frank Nye said: "Beware Of the re-
former who is hunting job' There
is a lot of good sound logic in that
short sentence. Western Guard,
Madison.
P. M. Ringdal has filed for the
democratic nomination for Governor
of this state. He is a. strong man
and has many friends who will give
him their most cordial support
Montevideo Leader.
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Now if Champ Clark will only
sound a clarion call and assemble his
followers at Baltimore to nominate
him for the presidency it would COM
plete the quartet and insure some
"fne selections" during the fall sea-
son. Mmneota Mascot.
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If we "isten" to the newspapers
we must come to the conclusion that
the new Corrupt Practice Act is not
very popular. It is the same song
wherever one goes, no one seems to
like it-neither politicians, papers
nor people.-Minneota Mascot.
Woodrow Wilson, it appears, is as
good as elected president, and the
principal question is whether Roose-
welt or Taft will be third in the race,
and as to that our guess is Taft.
Take it from us and vote for the
other fellow-if you want to.-Can-
by News.
A party name stands for absolute
ly nothing as soop as the organiza-
ton refuses to keep up with reforms
! or laws demanded BY the people. The
matter Of party loyalty should have
no influence upon the voter when the
leaders refuse to obey the voice of
the people.-Bird Island Union.
That crowd Of "busted" old po-
litical hacks that gathered at St.
Paul last week seem to think that
they are the only honest people left.
They and their committee Of SO with
it's thirty three and a third per cent
for a working quorum seem to think
that they have a first mortgage on
all the honesty there is left.-Inde-
pendent Press, Madison.
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Whether Theodore Roosevelt is
ever president again or not, he has
performed another service to his
country in heading this new move
ment, and his name is now assured
greater place in history than per-
haps would have been the case had
not the Chicago convention in June
made necessary this breaking away
from the Taft element Of the Repub-
lican party.-Hector Mirror:
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The most significant thing about
the National Campaign in it's early
stages is the fact that thousands Of
Republicans, who never before vot-
ed the Democratic ticket, have volun-
tarily written Gov@vnor Wilson and
Governor Marshall that they intend
this year to vote the Democratic tick
et.-Marietta News.
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Considering Ringdal from a non
partisan standpoint, he is all the
goods. He is honest, even if he is a
democrat, or because of it. He has
made an able and dependable state
official and has merited honor at the
hands Of his party. If there is any
one in the state who can unite the
Democrats and worry the Republic
ans it is Peter Ringdal. The Gazette
extends him all TIE best wishes he
could expect from Republican pa
per.-Redwood Falls Gazette.
| The Bull Moose convention is on in
Chicago, and whatever else we may
think of Roosevelt, we must admit
that he is a very sharp politician
| His platform is to be ultra-radical
almost socialistic if not revolution.
airy, and in this Teddy shows his
astuteness. The Taft platform is re-
dictionary; the WilsoA platform mild.
ly progressive, while the age is clam.
oring for just such radical appea
as the Roosevelt platform will be
Teddy will not be last in the race
Appleton Press.
If it be true as reported, that tn
earnings Of the Milwaukee road il
Minnesota fell off $1,678,851 sine
Judge Sanborn rendered his decision
in favor Of the roads in the 2-cen
rate case, and by such decision al
lowing the roads to go back to tn
Scent per mile rate, it surely look
as though the road lost out by tn
change. The roads can charge tire
cents per mile, but they cannot com
pei people to travel.-Granite Fall
Journal.