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commission. st. Paul failed to be-
come aroused until the commission
had made its decision.
As far as we are concerned, we
would lust as soon that the legislature
and the people of st. Paul night TINS
thing out among themselves, and tnus
give them taste of their own medicine.
last winter when we had the famous
tax fight on, our opinions were kicked
around like the noted "houn' dawg"
not only in St. Paul but also In Du-
mth We would say, hands Oh. A
far better method would be to request
the opinion of these officials now quar-
tered about the city. Let them stats
under oath, just where they would
rather be in a new building-on the
Wabasha street side where street cars
and main traffic passes every second
of the day or up behind the capltoi
where all is quiet and where they
could perform their duties in peace
minus the noise and dust of the busy
thoroughfare.
As only about one per cent OF the
state ever has occasion to visit the
Office building why should the balance
of the state outside of st. Paul and
its Unsuitable civic pride, become agl-
tated over this matter? AS Charley
Dawes once stated: about two-thirds
of all public employees had nothing
more to do than go out to lunch IL
does not cut very much Ice as just
where they are located, but it does cut
some ice with the capitol officials
where the Offices are located. Charley
said this about official Washington
and later made it applicable to
the United States in general and we
take it that official Minnesota is not
different from official Washington.
Let Chairman Hitchcock and his
colleagues handle this matter or call
a special session of the legislature.
This body appointed them to attend
to this matter and if their judgment
does not meet with the approval OF
those who elected them, it would not
be q bad idea to get some other men
on the commission. The legislature Is
subject to call without any additional
salary and we are sure, would gladly
settle this matter for st. Paul and the
building commission. Call the special
session next month when the state
fair is on and other affairs will not
tend to make the session as uninter-
esting as the regular sessions are re-
puted to be. J.
With it's customary frankness Du-
luth is essaying to furnish all the can
didates for the position of Collector of
Customs and Notwithstanding the
fact that this is more or less an Eighth
Congressional District plum, Duluth
has taken upon itself the right to
name the man. However, A. M. Peter
son, hard working Republican OF
Coleraine had SHE'D his hat into the
ring for the place contrary to the
wishes of the Duluth dictatorS. Peter
son has come out fiat footed as a
supporter of Senator Thos. d. Schan
this early in the game and will run
his chances with the Duluth candi-
dates.
If the appointment runs true to
form which has characterized other
appointments recommended in the
past, neither one of those in the run
ming will be named. If precedent has
any bearing on the appointment some
one who has opposed the Republican
party and must be placated, will get
the place This system has become
rather too prevalent but it may be that
we are not forgiving enough. How
ever we will state right out in meet
ing that we believe that Ito the victor
belong the spoils" and some good hard
working Republican should be ap-
pointed.
If you are interested enough to want
to know, look over the appointments
for positions made during the past
years or since the war. The staunch
Republican party man Is a good fellow
anyway and will stick to the party be-
cause he believes 1t will for the good
of the country The other fellow how
ever, must be brought over at any
cost and to do this Is given good
appointive Job. Don't take our word
for it but look around you. And while
you are looking In the immediate vi
cinity of yourself also glance at other
points In the state.
We are not saying this will happen
but If the thing, as we said before,
runs true to form, don't be surprised
over what you may see.
Axel Larson, the D. & I. R. engineer
who has been on the job since almost
the beginning and whose pet greeting
winter and summer Is, tits pretty hot
today" brought us in a clipping yes
terday which proves that Axel's judy
ment is sound on other matters besid-
es that of railroading. The clipping
reads a lesson to those who fail to
advertise when it stated:
The Goldfish lays million eggs,
And the helpful hen lays one,
But the Goldfish doesn't cackle,
To tell us what she's done,
And so we scorn the Goldfish coy,
And helpful hen we prize,
Which indicates to you and me,
1t pays to advertise.
We regret to announce that Abe
Kapplin of Duluth was defeated in his
race for State Commander of the
American Legion at Winona this week
The election of Kapplin would have