The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-10
POLITICS AND NEWS.
Gossip and Opinions Gathered In
the Capital City.

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State Auditor R. C. Dunn has
very positive views on all ques
tons pertaining to politics and
Safe affairs. The condition neces
sary to Republican success in the
next election are, in his opinion. as
follows:
To win the election, the next Re-
publican candidate for governor
must not depend upon a band wagon
for his nomination, or the interposi-
ton of divine providence for his
! election. 1t is all right to talk
about an economical campaign, and
the personal integrity of the can
didate We tried that; we had an
economical campaign, and can
didate whose personal character
was above reproach. But he did
not get the votes. What was the
matter? He had no organization
worthy of the name, and the cam
paign work fell upon the shoulders
of an earnest but undisciplined
army without a general. The Re-
publican party must get together,
not only in the selection of a can
didate, but in the making Of an
organization and the selection of a
committee that will conduct an in
telligent campaign addressed to the
voters. And what is more. we must
have platform that pledges itself
to something in the shape of legis-
lation looking to the relief of the
people.
The newspapers are continuing
to discuss the work of the recent
legislature with much interest, and
the lawmakers are receiving due
credit for what they did. "Taken
as a whole says the LitchfeId
Review, ''the work of this legis-
lature will compare favorably with
that done at previous sessions -
And this is the view taken by scores
of conservative journals throughout
the State that observe the work
from business standpoint. To be
sure, there were not so many grand
stand plays for political effect as
some had expected, but it was
business session and the interests
of the people were conscientiously
guarded and promoted. 1t is nat
ural that the fusion press should
try to howl with hopes of making
votes for John Lind and some Demo
cratic candidate for United States
senator two years hence, but they
will find precious little in the last
legislature on which to build their
hopes. The Republican party is
glad to stand upon it's record in the
session of this year and to 60 before
the people on the wise legislation
enacted and the dangerous legisla-
ton which was killed
Gov, Lind in his inaugural mes
sage, in speaking of the Railroad
and Warehouse Commission. stated
that there were no new laws neces-
sary for the government of this
department and he had nothing
whatever to say regarding the
charges of irregularities in the
grading of grain. The Republicans
of the legislature, however, realized
that the party which created this
department should investigate every
charge fully and if wrongs were
found remedy them. The investi-
eating committee found some cases
of carelessness and incompetence
and some political treachery, if the
evidence that Gov Clough had or
dered low grading to make votes
for Lind be true. OF the five find
ings by the committee the principal
ones were that farmers lost largely
by shipping uncleaned wheat and
that there was practically no appeal
from the inspectors decision. To
remedy this last defect the Republi.
cans Of the legislature decided upon
a board Of appeals and law estab.
fishing this was passed. Had the
Legislature followed Gov. Lind 8 ad
vice there would have been no in.
vestigation and no board Of appeals.
Another law of great importance
which was passed for the Railroad
and Warehouse Commission, not.