Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-12-23
Necessary by the q ctionof state
Republican Office Holders.
B Democra lie Rel orm Press Bprean.
IS ST. Paul. Dec. 1898.

anted to run fOt having that department.
.oyerhau]ed. At the came time, Secre-
tary Of State Berg. just reelected, has
tens to let certain Of the state printing
without the assistance Of the expert,
which by the strangcst Of chances falls
into the hands Of one Of the state cap
ital favored republican concerns On
this work i the Legislative Manual or
Blue Book, a saving was made Of over
$4,000, and the question arises as to
why as much has not been saved before:
with or without the expert. And the
same in the state treasurer's Depart
ment. Mr.. Koerner's, where he found it
suddenly advisable to let the treasurer's
statement be printed, managing, in the
came way, to have it fall into the lap OF
one Of the republican Organs the
Pioneer Press. Here no expert has been
needed, and if not in these eases, why in
any? Why have the expense Of an e1-
pert at all, and why the unseemly haste,
two weeks in advance of the inaugura-
tion Of Governor Lind, to eli the place?
OF course, 1t is taken for granted that
the general public understands that the
state printing board. which elects the
expert, is composed OF the auditor, Sec
rotary OF state and treasurer, all three
OF whom are the republicans whom the
people have just reelected. 1t should
also be stated that at least one OF that
that he would cooperate with Governor
Lind III the fullest investigation OF the
printing department, and there was so
great faith that these officials would
permit that to be done. that one of the
most prominent printers in the state,
Overwhelmingly desired by the printing
fraternity as expert, made campaign
for the place with every assurance OF
success At the last moment, however,
the said officials appear to have become
frightened, and rush to cover, and pro.
coed to close the door by the reelection
OF the present expert, so that. this de:
partment is at once placed absolutely:
beyond the knowledge of uovernor Lind
as to how it has been conducted. Mean
while rumors chase themselves round
thick and fast, and here. and there.
breaths Of scandals get ont which indi-
cate that the officials have oeen wise in
their day and generation in preventing
investigation. One of tt csc scandals Is
located in a large Twin City printing
house which has done thousands of dol
lars OF the state work, and OF which it is
said that the honse stole stock enough
on one single JOB done for the state, to
supply the b6use for a year in paper. for
the same kind of-printing, for it's other
customers N a large line OF printing!!
A department. not u dozen doors from
the state printers contains an assistant
or practice head, and another assistant
OF the expert order. The latter in -dis-
chnrge of his duty discovered gross :vio-
lati0ns Of the law, and reported the
same to his practical chief The latter,
as the story goes, called in the offenders,
and had long and frequent interviews
with them later, but they were rot mo-
Tested III their violation Of the laws,
those having knowledge OF the matter
drawing their own differences. When the
election of John, Lind came consterna-
ton went to these officials, which was
claimed for the moment by the talk 81 re-
publican papers that there would not be
clean sweep. Thus encouraged, the
practical head of the department. re-
ferred to commenced to pull wires for
being retained. > Within the week the
under officer with less nerve than his
chief, has become alarmed, and, it is re-
ported, as the last hope Of saving him
self. has made a complete confession,
which has reached Governor Lind: :.
= If found in two or three departments,
is it not reasonable to suppose that war.
rants will be found for going through
each and every one that can be reached?
What else remains for the governor than
to make a clean sweep? Il It is related
that recently this matter was under
consideration BY Governor Lind, when a
friend urged that no republican should
bezleft in office, and the governor is said
to have remarked, by, you are as
bad az my wife Z u Is II .s5ss
800 8s SD va S
The Bureau obsery that nlmerousre-
publican papers through outs the state
deny that Davis has changed his .atti-1
.tude. as set out IN the last Bureau letter.
as one reason why the reform forces
col ld not under any circumstances vote
for Davis. We have also received 8 let-,
ter from very pr miEent republican
asking IS good faith to Be informedWh
are the evidences 81 such Change and
that Davis ever entsrt aimed the popu-i