The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-11-21
EDDY AT THE BAT
Former Congressman Hits Some
Hot GrOunderS
SCORE FIRST TIME UP
Takes Platform In Behalf of
Temperance and Lets Everybody
Know He's In The Game

Hon. Frank NJ Eddy, of Sank Cen
tire, made his debut as a temperance
advocate, at the metropolitan Opera
House, Minneapolis, Sunday afternoon.
Always a strong platform speaker, Mr..
Eddy sustained his reputation and
held a large audience interested and
amused for an hour and a half. After
appearing in public meetings in the
Twin cities for two weeks, Mr.. Eddy
Will tour the state and it is expected
that he will appear in Sank Centre.
Mr. Eddy's change of base has been
generally commented upon by the
Minnesota press and the remarks have
been complimentary. Here follow
some editorial comments clipped from
The Herald's exchanges:
Mr.. Eddy's experience and ability
will make his work especially eff
fective.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Frank NJ Eddy is doing missionary
work for the temperance cause. The
former congressman frCm the old sew
enth is one of the most brilliant writ
ers and one of the most interesting
takers in the state. Those who hear
him will have many sound kernels
of logic and epigrammatic beauty to
hold in memOry.-Duluth News Tri5-
une.
There are few people who can get
So close to the plain people as Mr..
Eddy He is one of them, under
stands them and interests himself i'll
the things that interest them. He
has way with him that has always
counted 1t will count now. His
return to public life is certainly at an
auspicious time both for himself and
for the cause in which he has en-
listed.-Northfield News.
The acquisition of eX-cOngressman
Frank Eddy to the ranks of temper
ance workers will be worth more to
the cause of prohibition or county
option, or any other phase of the
temperance movemnt than the COM
bined efforts of all the professional
travelling exhOrters in the state, pro-
viding he keeps at the work with the
earnestness and sincerity he has ever
shown in his political efforts. The
aeitatols for temperance will find i'll
him the thIrteen-inch gUn of their
batteries, as John B. Cough was the
gatling gun III the temperance cause
OF century ago-Marshall News
Messenger
We believe that he will be power
for good in the cOuntry.-St. Cloud
Journal-Press.
There is no reason why Mr.. Eddy
SHOULD uOC De SSCOIlu JOHll ID.
Gough.-St. Cloud Times.
Mr.. Eddy's friends here are pleased
to learn that he will devote his time
and abilities to this good cause. He
is brilliant speaker and will bring
good results.-Glenwood Herald.
Mr.. Eddy will lecture on temperance
and his native eloquence and knowl-
edge of the world will make him a
power for good in his new field of
labor.-Cannon Falls Beacon
Mr.. Eddy is an able and convincing
talker and can accomplish much good,
provided he does not make the mis-
take made by most middle-aged con-
verts Of flying from one extreme to
another.-Princeton Union.
Frank has, or thinks he has, seen
tie handwriting and proposes to get
his seat early and avoid the big lush.
He will be we'll worth harrington
tonville Herald Star
With his wealth of experience
among men, a complete knowledge of
the question he will handle and the
eloquent flow of language at his COM
mand, he will do more for the temp
erance cause than the whole W. c..
T. U.-Akeley Tribune.
The Sunday saloon closed in New
Ulm; the II o'clock lid on in Mime
apolis; Hon. F. M. Eddy lecturing on
temperance; BY lingo, what will hap
pen next.-Bertha Headlight.
Frank has covered the subject of
"Corns" thoroughly from period