Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-02
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ?, 1904.
A WORD FROM AUGUST FoRsBERc.

A WORD FROM AUGUST FoRSBERc.
To the Voters of Kandiyohi County:
1t is customary for candidate for
q public Cfti q to make a canvass
AIMING the voters of his district. Cir.
cumstances make it impossible for me
to do so, ard I therefore take this
means of addressing you. Even if
had the time l would not make per.
sonal canvass, but would merely state
my position in public speeches, and ]
can probably reach more people
through the press than Through a
stumpipg tour. When a man is a can
didate for a sa!aried clerical position,
such as most of the courthouse places
are, he is asking the publ to confer
benefit on him, and it is proper to
20 among the voters and ask for .:ir
help to get it. The position for which
| am cardida ate is one Of deep re
sponsibillty, with salary so small
that it cannot be any Object 1t is a
part Of my political faith that no man
ought to seek such position as per-
sonal favor, but should regard it as a
solemn duty imposed upon h m by his
fellow citizens. In choosing their rep.
resentatives the people should be
guided only by the fitness Of the can
didate. It Is for on to decide whether
1 possess tie qualifications necessary
to represent you in the Legislature. l
am no stranger to most of you For
thirty-6ve years have lived in this
county, and for nearly quarter Of a
century I have taken some part in the
political battles. | think | can hon.
estly claim that | have proved OF
thing--:hat l have convictions ard am
not afraid to fight for them. With
what ability have done so you can
better Judge than 1 can.
have only one promise to make.
If elected l shall do my level best to
guard the Interests of the people.
There will be no one to crack the party
whip over me to make me vote for or
against any N ,asure, for l shall be
the only representative OF my party 10
the legislature. When q bill com
before that body l shall not ask the
politics of the man who intr duced j.,
but shall Judge it solely on its merits.
The man who will not vote for q good
measure because the opposition party
would get the credit for it is of too
small caliber to have any place
above the position Of poundm aster.
Believing IS l do that the people
should have the right of voting on al
questions concerning them, I shall
make special effort to assist in pass
ing the county option law. The peo-
pie outside Of the villages are just as
vitality interested in the question OF
license as the villagers are. They
have to meet the temptation of the
open saloon every time they come t .
a town where it exists. The county is
the unit that has to bear the costs of
or no license. 1t is therefore a denial
of the right of self government to take
from the country people the right to
decide whether or not they want So
looms in the county. No matter what
a mans position is in regard to TIE
license question, he ought to be will
ing to concede to the people the right
to vote on it.
There is really no partisan question
involved in the election OF represent
tative this fall. The legislature vii!
not decide any question affecting
national politics. 1t is true that a
United States senator will be elected
the coming winter, but even if the
opposition parties should elect every
candidate they had in the field the
republicans would still have q decided
majority. The senate holds over, and
is overwhelmingly republican, and
there are not enough opposition can
did ates in the field to endanger re.
publican contrl ! in the house. Thus
the people can act independent of
national politics in the matter #
electing state legislators.
If you believe that 1 have the abil
ity and integrity necessary to make
al acceptable representative, 1 shall
be glad to have your vLte as an evil
dence of your faith in me. If you be-
]ieve that my opponent can better
serve your interests, it is your duty
to vote for him, no matter whether
you are republican, democrat CT
populist. If elected, l shall labor
faithfully to deserve the confidence
you have shown in ne; if defeated,
can assure you that there will be no
soreness about me. The people have
the right to choose whom soever they
want, and noto3y but an egotistical
fool would feel sore over being beaten
in q fair battle.
Yours truly:
AUGUST o. FORsBELG
TIE people Of East Lake Lillian,