Morris tribune., 1909-12-31

is from him when anything is to be
done affecting the Republican end OF
the machine that finds him employ
ment that Oar Reese takes his orders
Fortunately for an overworked man
there is just now lull in State poll
tics or Mr.. Rich would be hard press
ed for time to direct the insurgent end
of the State fair campaign.
| Still Pm afraid there are some
things Mr.. Rich has overlooked. Not
that SO busy man is reallyto blame,
butit has been impressed upon me
that it's really up to him to put the
matter very plainly to the governor.
A representative Republican from
southern Minnesota was talking abou
it the other day. He has been promi-
nent in more than one recent cam
paign, is an active man of business
a man of affairs-and knows what he's
talking about. "Why," said he, "the
people down our way can't figure ont
that we really have Republican State
administration. They don't seem able
to realize it. All the State ofGcials
they ever see are Democrats. They
meet Democratic inspectors at the
creameries; if they want to tackle a
barrel of oil they've got to chase up a
Democrat to sample it; democrat
visits their factories and Democrat
inspects their boiler. They are
afraid to catch fish, shoot a bird or
snare rabbit lest they offend the
sensibilities of a Democratic game
warden. II they want to furnish coal
to State institution, open a bank, or
bring county, township, or city Of
ficials to time, they must first inter-
view Democratic officeholder or a
board of Democratic officeholders. If
a man wants to sell fire insurance he
must ask the consent of a Democratic
insurance commissioner. If he goes to
the state capitol he finds the corridors
fairly swarming with Democratic Of
ficials; an attorney from our town
can't even consult the authorities in
making up his brief without first get
ting the consent of a Democratic
State librarian to permit Democratic
deputy to bring him the book he needs.
The clerk in the drug store must have
a certificate signed by the Democratic
president and the Democratic secre-
tary of the board of pharmacy before
he is allowed to roll pills; your barber
can't shave you unless he has the per-
mission of board of Democratic ex-
aminers and one can't even get his.
horse shod until he has found man
who Democratic horseshoers board
permits to practice his profession. I
tell you my friend these are parlous
times for free-born Republican un-
der Republican administration. In,
other words, it's fierce.
They are having good deal of fun
here over an appeal sent out on be-
half of John Furlong, who is a candi-
date for president of the State board,
to members of the legislature by W..
A. Nolan, Thomas Brady and John
Goodspeed. These gentlemen them
selves were members of the last Leg
islature, and it appears were employ
ed in one capacity or another by the
State fair board during State fair
week.
Such employment, it is now con-
tended, is technical violation of law,
the constitution forbidding members
of the legislature holding any other
Office under the authority of the State,
and it is assumed that the jobs these
gentlemen had are in view of the law
soffices." This was not discovered,
until they began to push Mr.. |
Furlong's candidacy. The fact seems
to be that there is nothing new about
of the legislature being en-
ployed by the State fair board and
paid out of its receipts. An examina-
ton of the evidence taken at the leg
islative investigation will show that
Mr.. Brady, the same gentlemen who is
mentioned above, was employed for
weeks at a time by Mr.. Cosgrove GO
ing about the country advertising the
fair. For this service Mr.. Cosgrove
paid Mr.. Brady out of his own pocket, |
drawing on the treasurer
for the amount. MY recollection is, /
though of this I am not quite certain,
that in previous years other members
Of the legislature helped out during
fair week and nothing was thought
Of 1T.