The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-09-06
A few TRUTHS

"You cannot keep a good congress.
man IN Washington too long and you
cannot change poor one too quick
ly."-Thomas B. Reed.
. Like all statements made by this,
the greatest of American legislators II
exhausts the subject in sentence,
and it applies with the same force to
the sixth district of Minnesota as il
does to any other congressional dis
trict in the United States.
There can be no question but if MIR,
Buckman by his achievements, by his
character and by his record has dem.
onstrated that he is the best man we
can send to congress he is fairly en-
titled to a denomination and re.elec.
tion.. If on the other hand he cannot
make such showing he is entitled to
no consideration. No man is entitled
, to an Office. The people are entitled
to make their own selections. The
Herald affirms that there is nothing in
{ Mr.. Buckman's record that fairly en-
| titles to him any further consideration
! from the republicans of this district.
| No matter from what standpoint that
record is viewed political, business,
!. moral, or intellectual.
In discussing the matter of the
proper candidate to represent this dis
trict in congress every phase OF the
candidates character, moral, intellect
ual, business and political becomes a
fair and proper subject for investiga-
ton and discussion, provided the
same is carried on in temperate
manner and no vituperation or abuse
is INDUCED in.
According to the congressional
record Mr.. Buckman was born in Penn
sylvania in 1852. Located in Mime
sofa in 1872. In 1881 he was elected
member Of the legislature and served
in the lower house duritg that session.
A careful examination of the house
journal for that session fails to dis
close that he introduced any measure
of any kind or character of benefit to
the general public, but confined his
p efforts exclusively to local matters.
There is nothing to show that in any
way he rose above the most ordinary
member.
In 1888 he was elected to the state
enate where he served continuously
until 1899. An examination of the
journal of the senate during this
period shows exactly the same con-
dition as the house journal discloses.
Not single measure did he introduce
except those that were purely local,
and while we find him constantly in
PRODUCING resolutions "that the SER
. geant-at-arms be instructed to provide
supplies for the senate" and "that
this person or that should be appoint
ed extra stenographer at certain
compensation, the record is barren
when it comes to matters of public
benefit or public interest. In fact
duriug all those years there is no
record t. show that any of the great
questions that were of vital interest to
the public and of benefit to the masses
of men that he introduced or advocated
a single measure that was OF benefit to
the general public.
From 1889 to 1898 Mr.. Buckman held
no office except that of candidate"
and practically ever since he arrived
in Minnesota he has been a candidate
for some office either elective or ap-
pointive, preference always being
given for those positions that paid the
largest salary or affor ded the most
abundant opportunities for return.
During the period between 1889 and
1913 Mr.. Buckman was candidate for
surveyor general of logs and lumber,
which he failed to receive and after
wards made application for the Office
of collector Of customs, which was also
turned down. During all this time he
claimed to be a stalwart Republican n
and was Republican candidate for
the appointive Offices which he sought
but which he failed to receive.
In 1898 he again became Republi-
can candidate for the state senate
rom the 48th District comprising the
counties of Morrison and Crow Wing.
Mr.. Fuller of Little Falls, was also
candidate for the same Office and
the contest was carried into every
voting precinct in Morrison and Grow
Wing Counties. AS a result of this
contest in the latter part OF September
he Republican County Convention of
Morrison County assembled in Little
Falls to select delegates to the
senatorial convention to be held in
3rainerd. There were 79 Republican
delegates in this convention. Mr.
. Fuller received 49 and Mr.. Buckman
'efused to accept the verdict of the
Republican convention to whom he
lad submitted his cause and an
bounced tn at he would not submit to
he same, but would appeal to the
,eonIe of the district Whop tha