Morris tribune., 1912-11-01

&@O nJS desire 70 follow their teach.
Ags than those who wanted him ex-
posed from the pulpits of the state.
When serving as a state senator Mr..
Ringdal voted against the appoint
ment of a chaplain, who he claimed
was more concerned about the salary
attached than his holy calling, and
this was at the bottom of the attempt
by Mr.. Collins to have his religious
views aired.
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Where Minnesota will be found
when the ballots are counted, as far
az the national contest is concerned,
is doubtful, but this one thing can be
said, there is little general enthusi-
asm for President Taft. His name
when uttered or his picture when
shown seldom brings applause. Nov
ing picture houses say Governor Will
son is the best subject, with Roose-
welt close second, while as to the
president his picture is never offered
unless the subject is a general one
and compels its use. Secretary of
War Stimson spoke in St. Paul last
week for the president and while his
talk was an able one it was received
by an audience of about 1000 persons
without hardly any demonstration
whatever. His audience, however,
was business one and this might
have accounted for the lack of
warmth, as men of this class listen
more than they applaud. One thing
is certain and that is business men of
the state are for the president. He
has the thinking people with him and
they count for much. In ST. Paul a
well organized Taft club is working
hard for the president and in Mime
apolis business men of prominence
are doing everything in their power in
his behalf.
The highest price ever paid for
state timber was recorded last Friday,
when State Auditor Iverson disposed
Of one million feet of standing pine
to St. Louis county parties for $15.75
thousand feet. The previous high
f1gure was 1888 thousand feet The
average price paid throughout the sale
was $40 a thousand feet. A feature of
the sale of state timber last week was
the smallness of the amount offered,
less than 50,000,0O0 feet, and the few
buyers. Only about two-thirds of the
amount was disposed of. numbering
as Minnesota industry is fast pass
ing and the sale of last week is in
dicative of the fact Few of the old
veterans were in attendance at the
sale.
The seven senators amendment,
which In effect limits any county to
that representation in the upper
branch of the legislature, will be
voted upon at the coming election and
the prospects are that it will receive
substantial vote. Naturally the cit
les are fighting it, as they claim the
amendment means an unfair disfran-
| chisement. In number of the dis
tricts the rural publications are advo-
eating its passage and, while it may
not prevail, it is good bet that it
will come near getting over the line.
I am told that in parts Of the Third
district a special effort IL being made
to secure its passage, a,aveslaaz4E
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You can say what you please, but,
after all, it is the country press that
gives the square deal and totes fair
with all concerned. The country ed.
them, but he gives the news. He
treats all alike in this respect. II
anything was needed to show the diff.
ference 1t can be found in the Twin
City press, which, through the medium
Of high priced correspondents. special
writer's and opinion makers, has for
the past three months been trying to
dope out what it claims is the news
OF the campaign. 1t is news all right
and readable stuff at that, but it is
news calculated to help the other fel
low The city press is just now divid
ed on the national candidates, with
each devoting as little space as pos
sible to their favorite's rival. On the
question of the state campaign nearly
all of them are giving Eberhart the
best of it and practically ignoring the
other party candidates. And yet they
say the press is growing less partisan
every day. The new game is called
independence, but like the new pri
mary law the word covers a multitude
Of sins.
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ED Smiths three-ring circus" is
what the governors rivals call the
Eberhart special train which is just
now touring the state, but, joking
aside, it has to be said that those
aboard are getting the crowds. Every
town visited, those in charge report
have given the governor and the other
candidates a royal welcome and inter
est in the ticket has been caused as 8
result This is one campaign where
the voters absolutely refuse to attend
nnlitica1 meanings of the old kind and