The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-12
WHAT THEY THINK.
Minnesota Newspaper Comment
on the Election
IDEAS OF THE EDITORS
Clippings From The Herdid's Ex-
changes Showing the Trend of
Editorial Opinion

A perusal of the country newspaper
at this time is interesting to say the
least, to those desirous of ascertainine
Tie trend of opinion relative to th'
recent election. fhe Herald submit.
herewith a number of clippings from
we'll known country papers withou1
regard to political faith. This is civ
ell purely as news matter and The
Herald, by publishing these extracts
must not be taken as fathering them
The Heralds opinions are to be
found on the editorial page.
Bob Dunn's vindication is long
time acoming. Ore.
Some idiots are talking of Jake in
1910. Better sleep it off first.-St
Paul Review.
Shall the People Rule?" Well
maybe, they did do a little ruling
Tuesday.-Gaylord Hub. .
1t is time that the hybrid republi
cans be taught a stern lesson an(
now is the time to do it.-Glenwoo(
Herald.
Bryan gees up salt river again
and needs no pilot, as he knows the
channel from experience.-Buffalt
Journal.
r.. The verdict of the voters indicate:
that Johnson and Lindbergh hav,
been tried and found true.-Albany
Tribune. -a--.-
Johnson's hypnotic spell is still ovel
Minnesota. He has defeated Jacob
son by IA most decisive plurality
Franklin Tribune. ~
z Why not let the people run the nex1
state republican convention and give
the professional politicians a yaca
tion?- Mortified News.
Tuesdays election has again dem
onstrated that Governor Johnson i.
first in the hearts" Of the people
OF Minnesota--Perham Enterprise.
The men who surrounded Mr.. JAG
OLSON before his nomination left q
taint which no amount of hard work
could remove.-Fergus Falls Jour
nal. =
If anybody has had any doubt thai
the people rule this country, the
surprises of this falls election should
clear up the uncertainty Crookstor
Times.
Now that it is all over it is plain te
be seen that several prominent repub.
licans have eliminated themselves
from state politics once and for ALL
Ortonville Herald-Star.
Gov. John A. Johnson has scored
another remarkable personal victory
Mr.. Jacobson is the same great COM
moner today in defeat as he was and
has been for years.--Wadena Pioneer
Journal.
Perhaps Mr.. Dunn ct al will per-
NIT the republican party to run its
own state conventions hereafter. Un.
less he does We may continue to look
for repetitions of Tuesday-Cannor
Falls Beacon.
The governors election is a graft
flying endorsement of his two splen-
did administrations. 1t also increases
his chances of being chosen as the
democratic presidential nominee foul
years hence.-Glencoe Enterprise.
Johnson's victory is attributed te
tie fact that he was the candidate
of the interests" which enabled him
to throw barrels of money into the
campaign, while his opponent was a
comparatively poor man.-Princeto1
Union.
Standpatter McCleary stays at home
Hammond winning great victory
Standpatter Hepburn, in Iowa, alst
was left behind. But Standpatter jim
Sherman and Standpatter Cannon un.
fortunately got there.-Little Falls
Herald.
johnson will probably send to Paris
for a few extra suits OF clothes and
white kid gloves to eat his dinner
with. and then he will continue te
board for the next two years at St
Paul's swell Aberdeen hotel.-Martir
County Independent.
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