Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-10-12
UNDER NO CONDITION WILL HE BE-
COME A CANDIDATE FOR THE
! UNITED STATES SENATE.
Would Consider 1t Political Dishone sty
! the United States Senate in Case He
Republican Spellbinder - Irreproach-
tration-Bureau Notes, Etc.
Reform PRESS BUREAU.
ST.. PAUL, Oct. 8, 1900.

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Governor Lind has made a declara-
Zion and it is one that admits OF NO
misunderstanding, misinterpreting or
1uggling. 1t is such a one as could not
b. expected otherwise from man
whose reputation for honesty and
moral integrity is as irreproachable as
that Of Governor Lind.
It was at Benson, Mimi, during one
OF the most successful meetings OF the
campaign. In introducing the gov
ernor. Chairman Julius Thorson re-
ferred to his record in very favorable
terms and added the statement that his
friends hoped to see him elevated to
Seat in thu upper house OF congress.
III reply to this allusiol the governor
made the following plain statement:
Il am not, never have been, nor do l
exrcct to be candidate for the United
Suites senate. lam candidate for
governor, AMI if elected governor, will
serve out my term. Any other course
woul,l be politically dishonest. While
appreciate the kind words of the chair
man, I wish to make this statement as
emphatic as possible, that there may be
no misunderstanding
A mere, common, self-seeking poll
xiciau might have been tempted to shift
and temporize and consider his own i'm.
mediate interests, but for man whose
record has earned for him the title OF
"'EIonest John" no other course was
possible or even to be thought OF.
1t is nice to be good at figures A
man who is good at figures can prove a
thing and then turn around and prove
the exact opposite with equal dispatch
md felicity. An example to the point
in question is the Republican spell
binder of whom the Republican press
exultingly announces that he fired a
deadly volley' into the state admins
tration. However, the funeral has not
been announced yet, and gifts Of low
ers would be decidedly previous.
After a good deal Of hard figuring,
the gentleman makes it appear that
the grain inspection under Mr.. Relshus
has cost $50, 900 more last year than 1t
did two years ago under MIR. C'ausen.
The only wonder is why he didn't go
back a year OF two further, or even five
OF ten years. If he had, he could have
gotten a much better showing for his
side than what he has now.
Why didn't he tell US that the cost of
the department. in 1909 was $40, 900
greater than in 81, or $4,000 greater
than in '96, or $4,000 greater than i'll
'Y5. If he had only carried the lri-
descent logic Of his reasoning out to the
bitter end, he would have told us that
in 1900 the department. cost $2:l, 600
more than it did the year before it was
started, which in point of fact would
have been indisputable, but as TN argu-
menti it would have been an absurdity.
BY very simple process OF subtrac-
ton, we find that the cost Of the de-
partmont in '96 was $4,000 greater
than in the preceding year; for 81 tho
increa:, is 81, 900; for '9S it is $15, 900,
md for 80, the last Year of Clausen' s
regime, the cost of the department was
$22 900 over the preceding year, SO that
the expense Of the department in '99
We're $500 more than in 80 Max
ing all average increase OF SIG, 800 a
year. But our Republican spellbinder
will not let us consider the last year OF
Clausen's regime, because he worked
under a Democratic governor tn: Year.
Now just why Republican grain IL
spector should be obliH Il ,n~, ~: more
Oh his department. uEtiHr a D'il" zoe
governor thA:, II :dvr a R;'nub::'a.. 81.
ernor, SURPRISES the ana :'-:''H >.:l:s =!
Republican 10 doubt ct.l >,t>.:\ l.,
but a common, average cil.I1n Nut.A
be inclined to tiilnk tat according to
the laws of human nature, this Demo-
cratic governor would be inclined to
keep 4 Republican grain inspector I'M
der him Oh as short all allowance as
possible. But even if we throw out
the rrar 'o3, we still fluid that in '9S the
department cost 49, 900 more than i'll
'95, nlaAinS al average increase OF
nearly SD, 900 year. And so it the
gentleman tells US that during the past
year the COS: u the department was
$4,000 more than it was two years ago,
he merely TELLS US that the expenses
have increas ID & an average of $4,000
year, tho the same rate Of increase
that had prevailed during the last five
years Of the Republican administration.
an increase which is founded Oh the
natural growth OF the department.
Every body knows that more elevators
are built and more scales are put in
every year, and state weighers and in.
spectors are required in each elevator;
and consequently the expenses of the
department have constantly increased.
Moreover, the expenses do not depend
merely Oh the size Of the crop. As
Mr.. Clausen, Mr.. Reishus' Republican
predecessor, himself has said, it costs
more to inspect a poor, unsatisfactory
and uneven crop, like the ono we had
ahis year, than a Jig, fine crop
But this is not all. The Republican
spellbinder insists Oh adding the cost o.
the Board Of Appeals, amounting K
$4,000, to the expenses Of the grain in
spection department of the presen
year. But this Board of Appeals is