The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-02-28
HAS LlNpeERGh BEEN CHLORo.
FORMED?

HAS IuNO66nSn oc6N Ss1@SVsS
FoRMED7
According to the election returns
as we remember them, G. A. Lind
bergh of Little Falls was elected
member of congress from this dis
trict. In view of some interesting
developments in the district we are
beginning to wonder if this wat
true.
Changes are being made in post
masters which speak loudly of re
venge on the part of Congressman
Buckman. 1t is an open secret
that Buckman was not pleased with
his defeat by the people, and those
who know Buckman will not be
surprised that he would use his
position to wreck vengeance on
those who were not able to bring
the voters to endorse his candidacy.
1t is claimed that he made I lenty of
threats, and with the aid of post
Office inspectors has been on the
trail of postmasters who preferred
to do their own voting.
1t is very easy matter, under
the vicious system of the postal de-
partment, to oust any postmaster at
the will of the congressman, re-
gardless of how popular or COM
petent an official he may be. The
Inspector goes around and finds
some trifling violation of the red
tape regulations-possibly the post
master does not spend every min
ute of his time in the office-or
some clerk has been negligent in a
minor matter. The inspector re-
ports that the postmaster should be
removed. The matter is referred
back to the congressman, who set
the spy on the man in the first in
stance. The M. c. after delibera-
tion tells the postal department
that he is very sorry, but he must
agree with the inspector.
The man is removed and his sue
cessor appointed-and the post
master has had no opportunity to
defend himself or prove the report
of the inspector false.
There is nothing more unjust or
cruel in the government Of Russia.
There have been some changes in
postmasters in the upper part of the
district, and it is openly charged
that Buchanan is doing this partly
for his own satisfaction and partly
for the pleasure of gang of politi-
clans who were displeased at Lind
bergh's success.
The question naturally arises:
Has Lindbergh been chloroformed?
Why should he permit decent men,
and in some cases old soldiers, to
be thrown out, good friends of his,
some of them, too, to make room
for his political enemies?
While his term of Office does not
commence until next month, he
certainly could have protected his
own interests and those of good
clean Republicans, as the congress
man-elect, by asserting his rights,
and not have permitted the pratt
cal politicians to put in Office men
who will take great delight in in
serting the dagger under his fifth
rib-if he happens to have that
number--and then do the buzz saw
act with the blade.
We fear that our coming con-
gressman is too modest gentleman
to successfully cope with the
Buckman buccaneers who have been
in control, and who are now laugh
ing in glee at his complacency,
while they have but men of their
own ilk on guard.
If Mr.. Lindbergh wants to be a
one-term congressman, he is being
led on the right track to that Jump
ing off place by his Republican
enemies.
Will somebody please wake him
up-and incidentally it might be in
the interest of good government to
have President Roosevelt. informed
that his postal department is the
most wicked and revengeful politi-
cal machine on the face of the globe
-cowardly, treacherous and auto.
cratic.
President Roosevelt stands for q
square deal but he is the un.
conscious agent 6of a policy that
denies American citizens the right
of defense.-St. Cloud Journal.
We do not know what post
office or other changes have been
made in this district that has called
forth the above article, but we dc
wish to protest against any criti.
cism of Congressman, Lindbergh
until he has been sstried out"
We have known Mr.. Lindbergh
from boyhood, and we know that
behind his modest demeanor and
apparent shyness there is an iron
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