The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-15
MINNESOTA ISSUE OF 1908.

/ Governor Johnson accepts the issue
Of the state campaign on the lines
laid down by his opponent, ]. F. ia
cobson, and points to the administra-
tion of the past four years, with its
practicable reforms and constructive
measures, as the fulfillment of his
campaign pledges and the justification
of the big vote Of confidence cast for
him by the people of Minnesota.
| Governor Johnson also points to the
great array of results in state develop
ment-177,000 acres of state swamp
lands reclaimed, miles of improved
highway constructed, state aid dis
tributed to 1000 additional public
schools, 100000 volumes added to
school libraries and $4,000, 200 added
to the value of Minnesota school
houses, large additions to land, build
ings, equipment and enrolment of
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations, development of state binding
twine plant at the state prison and
also of new harvester and binder
manufacturing plant, the extension of
the state university and its increased
enrolment, the establishment of the
state immigration bureau, the deveI
cpment of the State Agricultural soci-
ETY. enterprise and the development of
state institutions and internal i'm
J provements generally-as worth all
they cost to the people and the state.
Governor johnson also points to the
new boards and departments created
the permanent tax commission,
which in it's first year brings 100000
of new revenue into the state treasury
from iron mines; the state highway
commission, which is developing a
state system of good roads; the state
| drainage commission, which has add
ed $SS5,000 to the wealth of the state
during the past two years from re-
claimed state swamp lands at a cost
of $1S5, 900; the state timber board,
which has recovered half million dol
liars from timber trespassers; the
state immigration bureau, which has
brought thousands of new settlers into
the new counties; the new department
of fire marshal, which has effected re-
duction of fire insurance rates-as
progressive departures worth to the
state one hundred times their cost.
Governor Johnson also points to the
practical achievements of the execu-
tive departments controlled by HIM
insurance department, whose practical
reforms have commanded national
prominence; public examiners depart
ment, which has recovered in two
| -
made the unparalleled record of talk
ing over 282 new banks in four years;
labor bureau. which has made state
labor inspection of great practical
value for the protection of labor and
opened free employment bureaus;
dairy and food department, which has
expanded the states efficiency in dairy
and food inspection so per cent in
four years; public instruction, which
has broken all records in practical ed'
ncational work; board of control,
| which has reduced cost of binder
twine 2 cents a pound and in four
years made for the state net profit
of $716,000-as demonstrating the
practical value of his administration
70 the state.
Governor Johnson points to the re-
forms achieved-prosecution of timber
thieves anC recovery of half a million
dollars of trespass damages; preserva
ticn of states mineral wealth for the
public schools and stopping the leas.
| ing of the states mineral lands 10 iron
and steel companies and lucky indi-
viduals at one-half to one-fourth value;
recovery of hundreds of thousands of
'dcllars of unpaid taxes from railroad,
telephone, telegraph and express COM
panies; reduction Of freight and pas
senger rates; abolition of passes and
rebates, and Improvement in the finan.
cial management of every state Office
and institutions fulfilling his prom
ises to the people who gave him TO-,
600 plurality and justifying their fur.
ther confidence in his stewardship.
To this vast array Of practical
craftsmanship and constructive
achievement Candidate Jacobson sim
ply says extravaganza" although the
state budget to pay the bills was con-
trolled by a Republican legislature,
which authorized and voted every dol
lar of expenditure. Mr.. Jacobson also
alleges increased taxes, although the
| total increase in state taxation would
not amount to ten cents a person upon
| the people of this state, and the in
creased taxes upon iron mines, street
railway and lighting companies, logs
and lumber, franchises and royalties,
corporations and inheritances, has
more than paid the additional revenue
to put into effect all the above re-
forms and carry through all the above
| improvements.
AS stockholders and directors in
| this great democratic institution, the
state, the issue is up to you. Do you
want Governor Johnson's kind of ad-
p1inistration continued? Does his
stewardship meet your endorsement?
If it does, the day for expressing it is
on Nov. 3.