Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21

platform and declared that he would
sign a county option bill if it were
passed; undaunted. the democrat
repudiated the traditional principles
Of his party and followed suit.
Each bowed his knee to the county
option Baal, regardless of the con-
trary declarations and policies of
the party whose nomination he &C.
cepted.
Mr.. A. O. Eberhart, the present
lieutenant governor Of Minnesota,
who is candidate for reelection
on the republican ticket, is no
doubt a fine fellow. We will not
dispute the statement of his BIZ
ographer that he is a good husband
and kind father; or that he herded
cattle at $40 a month, and worked
his own way up from the bottom of
the ladder. What the Prohibitions
lists are particularly interested in
just now is WHY DID EBERHART
STACK THE SENATE TEMPER
ANCE COMMITTEE at the last
session Of the legislature, making
it a liquor lobby to the tune of
eight to one? We are willing to
give Mr.. Eberhart full credit for
the ONE temperance man of the
nine members of the committee,
and to concede that he did some
better than his predecessor, who
made the attorney of Hamm's Brew
ing Company the chairman of the
temperance committee.
The prohibitionists are making
big campaign for T. J. Anderson
of Belgrade for lieutenant governor; !;
reports from field men and voters
from all sections of the state indi-
cate that Mr.. Anderson will poll a
very heavy vote. He is capable of
filling the position with honor
should he be elected, and he would
not only appoint a decent temper
ance committee, but he would favor
a square deal all around.
Meanwhile, the president of the
United States has not been asked to
resign from a Federal Office be
cause he became too conspicuous in
partisan politics.
"Expediency is good reason,
and loyalty to party is a better one,
why every republican candidate
should stand on his party's declara-
tion of principles. The people ex-
pect candidates to take the nominal
tions rendered them, with the plat
form, or to decline absolutely. The
voters will have little confidence in
any candidate if he shows that his
party cannot trust him to be true
to its principles. st.. Paul Dis
patch.
A number OF prohibition nomi.
nees of the legislature have with
drawn from the race at the request
of the committee, in Minnesota, for
the sake of harmonizing the TEN.
pearance element and uniting the
forces for county option republi-
can against saloon candidate. So
far no republicans nor democrats
have pulled off for any principle in
vo(ved. for each other, nor for the
prohibitionists. Mr.. w. P. Can.
field Of Owatonna is the latest pro
hibition nominee to withdraw.
Chippewa county has never been
widely noted for sending anti-sa-
loon representatives to the legisla-
ture. In 1906 C. E. Lasher, pro.
hibitionist, came very near to be-
ing elected. He re-entered the race
this year, and his republican oppon-
ent has stepped off the republican
platform and repudiated it's princi-
pies and has declared for prohibi-
tion legislation. Now comes the
Milan Standard and asks why Mr..
Lasher doesn't withdraw for Mr..
Haugland. A Yankee usually an
swers question by asking another
Why doesn't Haugland Withdraw,
or at least stay off Mr.. .Lasher' s
platform?