Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-20
ADVERTISEMENT
THE L|N0bERGH BUCHANAN CONTEST
He THINKS RIGHT.

He THINKS RIGHT.
Litch6eld News Ledger, July 10
The time is now sppros ching when
the republican voter viii De called
upon to. decide who he wants to repre-
cent the. Sixth congressional district
in thu. next session Of congress-, and it
should be his desire to select the man
who ls closest to and will come near
est to voicing the sentiment ola ma
jority # the people.
--:.Mr. Benson .havirg Withdrawn his
name from consideration at the pri-
naries, the choice is drawn down to
one OF two men, the present ircum.
bent, G. B. Buchanan on the one hand
and Mr.. G. A. Lindbergh on the 9th
er.
The people of the district have had
four years of experience with Mr..
Buchanan and know him to be q man
Identified and in sympathy with the
gigantic cornorate interests of the
state and nation; one who PLAYA the
game of politics for personal advance
ment ard one who goes on the Van.
derbilt theory Of the people be
damned" 50 long as ne can carry cut
his own personal wishes and aims
looking upon the voters Simply as q
chattle to be used in attaining mis-
personal aims. His record as states.
man is not one to (which the district
can .point:.wlts9 any great degree Of
pride .-and his accomplishment as q
law-maker may be summoned up in a
very small space. His natural inclin
atoms are plainly in the interest Of
the. few .to..the.. detriment Of the
many.
On the other hand, in Mr.. Lind
be'gh the voters have a man who has
grown. from childhood in the district
FROM which The is seeking support,
Oae-- who, starting as p~or frontier
farmers boy, has by his own personal
ability and honest effort, forged up to
a position where today he IS recog-
nized fas one of--the ablest thinkers
and reasoners in the state. His early
experience and lifelong course Of habit
has been such as to hold him in closest
sympathy and accord with the com
mon people. and:his lnclinations are,
consequently, for..the1r betterment and
advancement. 9y choosing him as
their spokesman and advocate in the
next congress, =. the people would have
every reason tc believe that they had
one who would ever have their best
interests at heart, and would ever
strive to carry out the wishes -and
behests of his constituency.
Believing that no man should ever
seek preferment at the hands of an
American constituency without first
settirg before them his code of p-inci
Piles as pledge for his official course
CT conduct, when elected, Mr.. Lind
bergh has freely expressed his view.
upon sl] matters of vital importarce
now under consideration by the
American people and the Ledger will
quote a few Of them, to show that in
him the voters will have a man who
thinks as he does and will act as be
would were he I'm congress- Mr..
Line berRh says:
One Of the purposes of government
is to equslize the advantage Of indi-
viduals. We do not all make the sane
degree Of progress and those of us who
are behind are all the time trying to
get the government to make a way for
us to catch up. We may ss well un-
derstand that it will never catch up.
There will always be need for more
government to meet the constantly
changing relations Of individuals with
each other and of individuals with
the public, and to adjust the relation
of each public division with other
public divisions. The government
must not be too far behind the pao-
pies needs, lest the loyalty of it's citi.
zers be shaken.''
There are in this country at the
present time few special interests
thst have 50 built for their selfish