The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
Notwithstanding that three-fourths

over the pasteDOard route an antl-pass
bill is sure to become law this ses-
sion. To recompense the solons for
the loss Of the autograph cards of rail-
road officials the Morse resolution
allowing each member $3.50 for ex-
penses, will probably pass. 1t ought
to, but no member should be allowed
to participate in its benefits unless he
went before notary public and made
an affidavit that he had not made use
of pass since his election to the
legislature. If this was done it would
not cost the state much this session,
and would put those who conscien-
tiously paid their own fare on an equal
footing with those that were trans
ported, as far as expenses goes.
A reciprocal demurrage bill is on
the cards to pass. In fact, any MEM
Der who votes against an anti-pass
bill, reciprocal demurrage bill, and
reasonable rate legislation would
stand no more show of ever being re-
turned to the legislature than titman
pig in a brood of thirteen stands
show of getting square meal when
the mother pig shakes herself out of
her bed of straw on frosty morning,
and all the members want to come
back. The parties that do not desire
this kind of legislation only hope to
delay it two years by keeping its
friends divided. What the republican
party needs in the present legislature
is boss-a good old fashioned boss
but he should be the peoples boss
and not the boss for the corporations.
One with ability enough, gall enough,
skill enough, nerve enough and ex-
perience enough to unite the splendid
mass of discordant material into one
cohesive, invincible mass. One who
out OF the vague, chimerical, vision
ary, wise good, bad and Indifferent
ideas with which the political atmo-
sphere is charge, can evolve three or
four sane, practical, conservative bills
on these important subjects and line
up the legislators back of them and
make them laws. The man who can
do this will be the next republican
governor of Minnesota. Who is the
man2 A glance at the old members
of the senate fails to reveal him.
There are some mighty good men
among them, but they are shop worn
and rusty. The voters have grown
weary OF their platitudes. They want
a fresh statesman.
The wise ones will keep an eye on
Manly Fosseen of Minneapolis. He
is young, good looking, able and
talks fair. He defeated Henry
Gjertsen one of the strongest and
ablest of the last Hennepin senatorial
delegation which conclusively proves
he is no slouch in politics. If he
makes good, he is conner if he don't
he will be promptly consigned to the
political waste basket.
G.. ]. Gunderson of Alexandria,
must not be overlooked. He could
have been nominated for congress in
1894, if he would have permitted the
use OF his name. He is one of the
best lawyers in Northern Minnesota,
and he is ga poor mans lawyer" He
has large practice and everybody
who knows him believes in him.
Had he chosen to be a corporation
counsel instead of peoples lawyer
he could today be worth ten times as
mnch as he Island he don't have 70
worry about his laundry bills now.
His career in the senate will be
watched by thousands of friends,
and stranger things have happened
in the realm of politics than that
"Claus" should develope in to a
great popular leader 1908.
Ole O. Cannestorpe of Grant
County, who was member of the
senate so long ago that our grand-child
has forgotten the date, and who was
resurrected by the voters of the 57th,
because they wanted a man whose
name was synonym for what was
square and honest. Ole didn't want
to run but the pressure became so
great that he finally said "Yes, yes,
yes," and the ambitious fellows who
had their eyes on the toga from that
district took a tumble to themselves
and ran for the House. Mr.. Cam
nestorpe has the remarkable record
of being nominated and elected
senator without any opposition from
his own party or any other and with
no expense except his filing fee and
one five cent cigar he bought for HIM
self the night after election because
one of his grandchildren had taken
his cob pipe and sneaked out behind
the barn to smoke up in honor of his
grand-dad's election. Senator Can
nestorpe will never volunteer for a
higher position but should his party
draft him they will have a candidate
for whom no apologies will ever have
to be made either for his public or
private record.
Ole o. Sangeng, if he was re-
publican would have to be taken into
consideration, but as it is, if he "Gets