The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-02-25
GOSSIP OF THE PRESS

One of the most important bills be-
fore the legislature is that introduced
by Senator eastman to regula e
freight rates on railroads and give
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion power to fix reasonable maximum
rates. 1t would give all the in
land towns the same rates as given the
big terminals. 1t stands for a square
deal.-St. Cloud Journal-Press.
Reports of proceedings of the Clapp
campaign investigation are maintained
in "stick" of reading matter, usually
found in an inside page. Before cleo
ton the type wasn't red enough, or big
enough, to relate the story of the col
lection and disbursements of the "slush
funds. Marshall News Messenger.
Our next president has no bride on
his tongue, but speaks his mind freely
and with out fear. He has made an
other declaration of sympathy for pro-
gressives and their principles. He
stated to some friends that he had the
highest admiration for Senator La Fol
lette. He said that when La Toilette
gets up to speak he knows what he is
talking about, and that the only justi-
fication man has to vote against
proposition he makes is that he knows
more about it than La Toilette Mr.
Wilson has favored many progressive
ideas. 1t is a singular thing for
president-elect to praise his political
opponents so freely as Wilson has
done and it shows him to be broad
minded man.-Rocheste Post.
The legislature seems to be in
mood to pass the initiative and refer
endum bill which means that after all
the people will have an opportunity to
vote on the question of suffrage for
women. We are sure progressing
Inter-Lake Tribune.
1t is said that Mr.. Bryan has invest
ed in Florida lands-bought tract
down in the Everglade swamps, where
powerful pumps constitute necessary
part of the farmers equipment Well,
William never did know much about
farming, anyway.-Princeton Union.
The house of representatives has
passed the bill providing for county
assessor, and we hope that the senate
II I IL T,-f
bune has been advocating such a law
for many years, as we believe it to be
the fairest way to get equalization of
assessment throughout county. The
township or village assessor has never
been satisfactory. He is elected at
the annual meeting because as a rule
he overlooks considerable property
that ought to be assessed, and there is
no doubt that through his close rela-
tionship with his neighbors, he is in
clined to favor some of them who are
most friendly to him. A county as
SCISSOR under direction of the county
board would be in a position to give
better results The proposed law is
good one and we hope to see it passed.
-Inter-Lake Tribune.
Instead of petitioning the Legisla-
ture to open the gate to more foreign
languages in the public schools, the
petitioners might endeavor to teach
the sons of our foreign-born citizens
the language and customs of this coun-
try with more resulting good to them
selves and the students than the sys-
tenn they advocate. When one has a
pretty good working knowledge nf
English, then only is it time to add the
luxury of foreign tongue.-Belle
PLANE Herald.
Possibly it might have been better
for to have given the members of the