The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-09-17
REPUBLICAN CLUB
An Organization Is Eormcd ln
Sank Centre
Il. F. ALDEN PRESIDENT
Hon. Frank M. Eddy Addresses the
Members and Speaks of the In
dependent Voter


A meeting held in the l. o. O..
f. Auditorium Monday evening, a
republican club was organized with
the following officers: H. F. Alden,
pres; o. B. Boobar, vice pres; J F.
Cooper, sec. and treas. The object
of the club is to organize for work
in the campaign, especially among
the young men. The meeting was
called by Hon. C. M. Sprague, mem-
Der of the Stearns county republican
committee from Sauk Centre, upon
the request of Hon. Frank M. Eddy,
who is employed by the state COM
mittee for this purpose. After the
organization was effected, Mr. Eddy
gave half hour talk.
The former congressman started
out with the premise that according
to the constitution this is a govern
ment "of the people, by the people
and for the people,; but that as a
matter Of fact, it is government
"of political parties and by political
parties; whether. it was a govern
ment for the people" was a .ques-
tion. Mr.. Eddy laid great stress upon
the Importance, as he saw it, of the
existence of political parties. His
idea was that it is absolutely impos-
sible for man without political af-
filiations, to accomplish things, quot
ing from his congressional expert
ence to emphasize his point.
He addressed himself to quite a
degree to the task of showing that
all the officers of an administration
should be of the same party, alleg-
ing that: "a divided administration
is an extravagant administration. "
He sincerely hoped that he would
not be compelled to congratulate a
democratic governor in Minnesota af-
ter the November elections, but aver
ed that if he was compelled so to do
he hoped all the offices would be fill
ed with democrats from governor
down, so that responsibility would
not be divided.
He asserted that the best admins
trations in the history of this coun-
try, have been republican administra-
tions, and that the republican party
has enacted the best laws. "If you
believe in the policies and the prin-
ciples and the platform of the re-
publican party" exclaimed the former
congressman, then it follows that
YOU must vote the republican ticket
from top to bottom
Mr.. Eddy devoted considerable at
tention to the Independent voter.
HID started in by saying that: "a
great many men in politics imagine
they are independent when they are
only sore" He alleged that some
voters object to a candidate because
he is not polished, that he is not
good looking. He went on to say
that the last state convention of the
republican party was O. K. He said
it represented the people and that
there were no special interests
back of it. "You can never use the
steam roller unless in a invention
unless it is willing to be rollered,' ex-
claimed the speaker.
Mr.. Eddy classified Independents.
An Independent republican or an in
dependent democrat" he said, "is one
who is sore. A republican indepen-
dent or democratic independent is
one who declines to vote for nom
inee of his party because that NOM
.inee is either seorrupt or unworthy
Of confidence"
Mr.. Eddy asserted that whenever a
political party becomse one man
party, then principles are sacrificed.
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