New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-12-15
To Down
Hacker. !.
An Effort Being Made in the Dairy Associ-
alton to Defeat Prof. Hacker.

Alleged that His Leanings are Too Popu.
listic.
The Chances are that the Scheme Will Not
Garry.
A scheme is on foot in the Dairymen's
Association to prevent the reelection of
Prof. Hacker as secretary.
Hacker has held the position for two
years and is universally regarded as an
exceptionally able man. ....s
There are politicians at work however
and they are determined to bring about
his defeat. They alledge various things
against him but, will not find it near so
easy to prove them.
Robert Krickmore of Pratt is the man
who has been entered in the lists against
him.
He is backed by the officers of the
State Dairy and Food Commisson, ap-
pointees of the governor, whose evident
purpose is to have the association be-
come an adjunct of the commission
The dairymen in the country would then
be in close touch with the political wire
pullers who hold, through the grace of
the machine, the position of inspectors.
The scheme is one that should be de-
feated by all means. The dairy associa-
ton should never be permitted to pass
under the control Of political machine.
Prof. Hacker was seen by Review
representative yesterday morning and
submitted to an interview. He said he
had not been aware of any opposition to
his reelection as secretary or of any dis
satisfaction with his work until he ar
rived at New Ulm and was shown clip
ping from the Owatonna Journal, severe
ly criticising his management of the as
soc;ation and hoping that the New Ulm
convention would bring about change.
Asked as to what he considered the mo-
tive of the bitter fight which is being
waged against him, he replied that he
could not look upon it otherwise than
as purely political. 1t was fathered by
the same crowd that has always fought
the Experimental Station, that has been
the cause of repeated fights within the
Agricultural Society and that stirred up
unnecessary trouble in the recent horti-
cultural convention.
The opposition to the present manage
ment of the dairy associafio was unjust
No other dairy association in the United
States has accomplished so much In so
short time. Over eighty meetings have
been held during the past two years and
with excellent results.
'sIt is claimed" said Prof. Hacker,
"that the ASSOCIATION Is being run in the
interests of coterie of experts. This is
false. The meetings are held purely
within educational lines aud more good
has come from them in two years past
than in all the previous years of dairy
agitation in Minnesota. ...$. :.
1T is allo claimed that am collect
ing about me too. many populist assis-
tants. This also is false. As matter
of fact I have paid no attention to the
politics of farmers, have nc desire nor
time to do so and do not even know the
political color of my co-workers a. the
state agricultural school. At various
conventions I have come across farm ers
VINO were intelligent and progressive
dairymen, far above the aver.
age, and good speakers. l have accord
lngly put them on the force to do work
on the platform. They may have been
populists, do not know. Some of them
however were recommended by Republi-
can editors and have proved to be pos
sessed of excellent ability and knowledge
of dairying such as is claimed for few
men in the west.
"1t is said that am drawing assalarv
of $4,000 as professor of dairying, but
that, not satisfied with this am anxious
to use the dairy association to further
my personal ambition. On this point it
is only necessary for me to say that the
statement shows my enemies entire ig-
norance Of facts. I dra1 absolutely nc
pay from state funds, my salary is paid
by the government and it does not reach
800. The expenses Of all the meet
|ings have held have been light com
pared with the large number Of speak
.ers, and the last Legislature allowed that
my annual report, as comprehensive Is
any dairy document in the Union. vas
fta most economical nrhl;ehodr Z. ~.