Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-05-23

fuence, but laying aside all this he
has grown in popularity with the peo-
pie and more so with his own nation
atty, and that counts for much. Then
there is the primary law, which is
his one best bet. But why discuss it
any further. AS / said, this people
are tired of politics.
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While states are in the making on
the Republican side of the house there
is not a whisper from the ranks of the
Democracy. The unwashed seem to
have crawled into their holes and
pulled the holes after them. The last
time Chairman Frank A. Day was
heard from it was in the shape of an
article in his official organ, the Fair
mont Sentinel, in which he picked
Governor Eberhart to win the nomina-
ton again. Frank has had his eye on
a federal job, which so far has failed
to materialize Another of the silent
ones is National Committeeman
Lynch, though his silence might be
taken on the ground that he does not
want to know too much at this time
Mr.. Lynch. you know, is supposed to
be the dispenser of Wilson patronage
in Minnesota.
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State Senator Victor L. Johnson Of
Center City, who is said to be groom
ing himself for the Republican nom
ination for congress in the new Tenth
district, delivered himself of the opin-
ion while in Minneapolis the other day
that the Progressive or so called third
party is on its last legs. Senator
Johnson, since the Inauguration of the
new movement, has been more or less
identified with it and this statement
from him has caused considerable sur
prise. The Center City statesman,
however, is not without wisdom in
the argument advanced by him. He
makes the point that with the Demo
Gratis in power united front on the
part of the "outs" can alone dislodge
them and this means that the Repub-
lican party must handle the job. No
third party movement can do it. The
latter, he says, will go like others OF
the past, only faster.
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The third party movement is with
out strong foothold in Minnesota. It's
forces are badly scattered and unfor-
tunately for it its leaders are not of
the kind to inspire the confidence of
the voters. James Manahan, who was
elected congressman at large, evil
IDENTIFY was aware of it's weakness in
this respect, for the first thing he did
on arriving in Washington was to
take on the real Republican article.
He wanted to be understood as still
progressive, but not third party
man. Whether the third party move
ment is passing or not, as Senator
Johnson claims, it has done some
good, for it has shown Republican
leaders who are on the square the
weak spots in their ranks, purged the
body polite of lot of leeches that
should have been discarded long ago
and purified the atmosphere generally.
Yes, the late upheaval has not been
without its good features
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Don c. Cameron, county attorney at
Little Falls, has raised the point that
the law passed by the late legislature
giving county officers a four-year term
is unconstitutional and there seems to
be merit in his contention, though At
tOrney General Smith has ruled the
other way. Mr.. Cameron, in making
his point, holds that the constitution
says that general elections shall be
held biennially, but Mr.. Smith, in his
answer, says that while this is true
the constitution does not fix the
length of the term of Office of those
selected at such general elections,
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Within the next three months the
state normal board will put in circu-
| lation 100000, sum appropriated by
! the legislature for teachers summer
| schol courses. They will be held at
the several normal schools and the
! members of the faculties will be in
| structors. This will mean extra
money for them.
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The state tax commission has put
up to the state legal department the
question of whether or not the sur
render value of life insurance policies
are taxable as credits. If the answer
is in the affirmative it will mean a
heavy addition to the taxable value of
| the state.
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When the late legislature passed q
law permitting the sale of cigarettes
under certain restrictions and put the
enforcement of the law up to the
state dairy and food commission it es-
tablished a precedent that may prove
bothersome some day. 1t took from