Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-29
LIND'S Wise COURSE.
Coyernor-EIect Came to Wiscon.
sin for Points
CONCERNING THE CARE OF INSANE.

He VIII Recommend u Change In Mime
sofa TO the Wisconsin System--His Visit
Was Made Incogniio and He Did Not
Even Call Upon Governor scoheld--
Something About the New Editor Of
America, the strong Norwegian Weekly.
Madison, Wis, Dec. T,--Governor-
Elect John Lind Of New Ulm, Mimi,
has been doing the Peter the Great act
in visiting Madison incognito for the
purpose OF getting points for reforms
which he will urge upon the Minnesota
legislature. That body Is Republican
and Lind Is himself Democrat, but
he hopes the gopher lawmakers Will be
alive to the necessities Of the changes
he eontemplates recommending. Lind
looks less than 40 years old being tall
and spare and smooth faced and clear
cut. Being unobstrusive and dressed
much Ike well-to-do farmer his
identity at the Park hotel was not
known until revealed by the writer. He
came here, he says, partly to escape
from the politicians, but chiefly to look
into the Wisconsin system Of taking
care of It's public institutions and Its
dependents. Wisconsin was the pio-
neer In the method of caring for the
insane which promises to become uni
yersal In this country. II is that of
removing incurables to county asylnms,
where they are more Isolated and cnn
be kept cheaper, and of maintaining
hospitals for the treatment of acute
cases only. TO the late honored II. il.
Giles OF Madison, father of ella Giles
Rudy, the poetesa, OF Los Angeles, Is
due the most credit for working out
this more practical and humane sys-,
tenn A. o. Wright, also OF Madison
was n valuable co-worker Of Mr.. Giles
Minnesota has local board OF truss
tees for each public institution instead
of state board of control az Wiscon-
SIM and has no county asyums for It's
incurable insane, but keeps all It's men
tai wrecks In three large asylums.
WIN Recommend u Change.
Mr.. Lind viii recommend u change to
the Wisconsin system OF taking care
OF the insane to the Minnesota leglsla-
ture, and would like to zee the board
of control system established In It's en-
tirety In his state, but says that will
require some time. He was also quite
fnvorably impressed with the Wlscon-
sin method OF holding judicial elections
In the spring, thus removing them from
the banofu influences OF a heated po-
lltiea campaign In Minnesota they
are held with the others In the fall. Mr..
Lind while here, spent the most of his
time In the state historical library and
gathered considerable data, He care
fully avoided attention and did not even
call on Governor Sconeld, though pass
Ing his office door every day He,
however, sought visit with ex-Con-
gresham II. NJ. La1'ollette, with whom
he served In congress In the latter sos.
but the latter was stil too sick to re-
ccive any visitors. The other day Mr..
Lind dropped In unexpectedly upon
Superintendent Edwin Of the Dane
county poor farm and asylum for
visit. The latter could scarcely be-
lleve that the unpretentous visitor
who introduced himself was the gov
ernor-elect of great neighboring
state, but, nevertheless did his best to
entertain him. Mr.. Lind Ia Swede,
and lawyer and bank president at
New Itlm, where he has family Ills
left arm Is missing at the elbow, the
result OF an accident. During the re-
cent war he was quartermaster of the
Fourteenth Minnesota regiment. His
election was one of the surprises of the
campaign, for, though the state went
heavily Republican on other issues,
Lind rode In with good majority.
Editor of America.
The assumption OF the edltorshIp OF
America, the strong Norwegian week.
ly by Professor Rasmus Il. Anderson
or Madison brings u new force into
scandinavian journalism and politics In
this country. Professor Anderson is
now In the full vigor of his prime. He
has long been known rs the Father
OF Scandinavian Literature in Amer
lea" and his books on Morse mythology.
discoveries and letters form many vol
umes His style Is rapid, rich and liter
airy. Whatever doubts hIs friends
might have entertained ns to his abl-
ity to take hold of and manage a
newspaper have been quickly dspelled
for It's circulation is charging, It's col
umns are enriched with new literary
features, ana n strong personality
breathos from the editorial page. Pro-
fessor Anderson purchased the paper
IN the midst of the political campaign
last fall. Peer @. Stromme. the edl-
tor Mt the time. was u Democrat and
had been nominated FOR secretary of
state Tho majority of the stoolShold-
ers OF the paper, however, were Re
publcans. So Mir Strommc was re-
duced to the lrksome necessity of Mt
tempting to conduct an Independent
publication. Professor Anderson on
purchasing H. however, immediately
turned 1t into n vigorous Republican or
gan, and doubtless contributed not
little to the success of his party at the
polls Professor Anderson, while pri-
marily literary man, nevertheless
takes q keen interest In public affars
and makes Il good politician, being
shrewd, genial and sympathetic,
graceful platform speaker he receives
many calls for lectures,
Heard Ivy the Royal Family.
He Is champion OF the romantic
and ideal element In literature, and
while minister to Denmark during
President Cleveland's first term dcliN-
cred lecture in Copcnhagen which
was heard by the royal family and
many other dignitaros. and which was
IN the nature OF spirited declaration
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