Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-10-24
Editor Of Farm, Stock and Home
! Tells Why Governor Should
Be Reelected.
HAS CONFIDENCE IN RESULT
Veteran Writer Believes in the
Sense of Justice and Pride
! of Minnesotans.


unbiased mind, tried to discover some
Coed reason or reasons why Governor
hhAsOn should not be elected again.
Bussftshas to confess that the quest re-
suited in failure. Aspiring for third
term is right In principle, and cannot
be wrong in Republican estimation,
since that party has elected third-term
governors in this state, Iowa and Wis
cpRsin, and ardently hoped and worked
for chance to vote for third-term
president this fall.
No reason for his non-election was
found In his personal ability, but on
the contrary many reasons on that
score were found why he should be
elected again. When a governor Of a
state can so discharge the duties
thereof as to call the attention of the
nation to the excellence of his admin
istration, and to regard it an evidence
OF his fitness to discharge the grave
and responsible duties Of the chief ex'
ecutive of the republic, the citizens OF
the state ought to feel that they honor
themselves when giving such an Off
Ger the substantial endorsement i'm
piled in a third election to a station
he has filled so worthi1y and so well.
No objection was found In his per-
sonaltty, OF ability in unofhc ial lines.
IN the discharge OF the social duties
e@d ofices common to personages in
his station he mas added to his bopu-
kaEtty won in the discharge of his
purely oAaeial duties. During his
kerms of Office he has never failed to
arouse the pride Of his fellow citizens
by the addresses he has made before
associations, societies, universities and
churches at home or abroad. In COM
non parlance he "has done his state
proaa' wherever he has appeared and
In whatever he has had to say, off,
ciaIly or unoffcially. ...
In his party affiliations no objections
were found; but, on the contrary, they
sugg e&ted many reasons why his con-
Elnusnoe in office, in this state, is to
DO greatly desired In this state, be-
cause there seems to be no doubt that
Ets government will be largely In the
e&r0wW001OM
governor does not belong.
Unguestionably, the best laws, insti-
buttons and government, in a republic,
are realized when power alternates
Fr6queatly between two or more par
les. The party In: power should, for
best results, be i'm constant fear Of
overthrow at the next election. Where
his cOnditfon cannot obtain division
II power between two parties is the /
aext most desirable condition.
This has been proven in three ad-
Of Democratic governors
n Minnesota. Legislatures and COM
missions are less reluctant to ignore 4
he Recommendation or instructions
4 governor of their own political
aith than those Of governor Of op-
,0a4te faith, by reason of the political
that would follow fail
ire to obey or conform to wise orders
II recommendations made by the last.
The quest for reasons why Governor
ohnson should not be elected revealed
mother excellent reason why he
ho,Rd be. His previous elections, and
he good results following them, have
increased enormously the number of
voters in the state, and
as introduced into the appointive
'0weF of governors the principle of
sstowing Office more upon the ground |
I merit or fitness, and less upon the |
round of party loyalty or service.
'hese two factors in our political sys- |
I'm should be cultivated until they |
ecome too deeply rooted to be de- |
troyed
And, finally without disrespect to !
Governor .Fohnson's opponent. the i
uest failed to find a single point or
uality making him superior to or /
lore to be desired than the other. |
any contrast were to be attempted,
is feared that Mr.. Jacobson would /
uffer, therefore the attempt will not !
e made
The final result of the quest was
ne unpleasant thought that the love
f party supremacy might outweigh
very other consideration in choosing
governor. But confidence in the
ense of justice and pride of state /
assessed by Minnesota voters re-
lsed to entertain that thought for
lore than passing moment.-Farm,
took and Home for Oct Is.