The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-15

and safest advisers. He is a promin,
ent member of the important com,
mittee on Banking and Currency.
Mr.. HeatWole. one of the mos
reliable members of the house, is .
member of the committee on For
Ieign Affairs, and stands very close
to the president. He has played q
prominent part in the Legislature
relative to the war, and was select
ed one of the conference commit,
tee to settle practically the original
war measure. His constituency
demanded his return, notWithStand-
ing the fact of his refusal.
Mr.. Stevens, of St. Paul, is a Wig
orous and effective member, and
has fought early and late for any
advantage to be gained by his
state, and in securing adequate APP
preparations for the state he has &C
complished the apparently impos-
sible.
Mr.. Fletcher is another of the
self contained vigorous workers,
who knows what his constituents
and the state of Minnesota needs,
and how to get it, with him no OBJ
stacle embarrasses and no opposi-
ton diScourages. His effor IS are
fully appreciated by his constitu-
ents, who will take care of his inter
ests, as he has of theirs.
Mr.. Morris, during his brief in
cumbency has proved himself a
member to be proud of. Taking
his seat stranger in a congress
which has had to do with the great.
estquestions which have presented
themselves to the country for a
quarter of century, he has shown
himself equal to the laborious tasks
thrust upon him. He has stood by
the president Loyalty and faithfully
when others wavered, and upon
every policy he has reflected and
executed faithfully and untiringly
the will of his constituents. He
succeeded after a fierce fight
against a we'll paid LOBBY of sscur-
ing sufficient protection to the lum-
Der interests which have resulted
in largely increased demand for
labor and advanced wages through
out the timber areas Of the state,
the greater part of which is within
his district. So far as the disputed
rights of settlers upon the vacated
Mile Laos reservation is concerned,
he secured decisions and legislation
confirming those ri hts, and giving
actual settlers undlsputed title to
their lands which had been uncer-
tam and precarious for Yeas,
Hundreds of settlers in the district
fully apprecia e his successful
efforts in their behalf. AS a friend
of the old soldier he has been con-
spicuous, and in person has plead
for every individual case in the
pension department which has
been brought to his attention. and
has been remarkably successful, as
the pension department files will
attest. Inscores of other matters
of national and special interest he
has won the gratitude and good
will of his constituents, who are
proud of him.
Mr.. Eddy has impressed himself
upon the nation at large as a
unique figure, big and brainy. He
is a great worker, and his labor in
behalf Of homeSteaders, Indian in
tere>ts and agriculture have been
He enjoys the conf
dence of the administration, of his
fellow members and of the state,
and what is more to the point,
of his own district.
Such is brief and wholly mad
equate running sketch of our dele
cation in Congress. To fail to re-
turn any one of them would be
reproach to the people. hut there
is no danger-our next delegation
in Senate and House will reveal no
changes.