The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25
STIRS THINGS UP
Gov. Eberhart Uses Sharp Stick
To Good Effect
WANTS SOME CHANGES
Proposed Reforms in Existing Con-
ditiOns Make Politicians Sit
Up and Take Notice
St. Paul Special to The Herald, Nov. "a.

St. Paul Special to The Herald, Nov. "a.
When Gov. Eberhart enunciated a
list of things that he thought ought
to be done in order that the body
polite in the great North Star state
should be rejuvenated, revivified and
and made whole, sweet and clean, he
did something that made several peo-
pie sit right up and take notice. The
people who Immediately got their
eyes open to what was happening and
who instanter turned on the tongue
power were the professional politicians.
The new governor said a number of
things in that little talk before the
mems club of Wesley church in Min
neapolis, but the one remark that
woke the echoes among the politici-
ans was the one in which he propOs-
ed abolition of the existing system of
oil and boiler inspection.
Now if there is any one system that
is dear to the heart of the political
boss and which helps to grease the
wheels of the political machine it is
that same oil and boiler inspection
system. And do you think any man
can advocate the eradication of that
system without Immediately becom-
ing persona non grata in certain cir
cles? Not on your life, or anybody s
else life, for that matter. And did
you notice how the machinists flew to
the defense of the inspection system?
They fiocked in bunch to the rescue
and all lifted up their voices in be-
half of the "dear people, whose lives,
they asserted, would be endangered
if the inspection system were to see it's
finish. And there are some so unkind
as to remark that it is not so much
the lives of the "dear people" as their
own political liyeswhich the machinists
soyearn withta great yearning tcsave.
The governor seemed to be in a
mood, on the occasion referred to
above, to propose reforms. Why they
were sprung on Methodist crowd no
one seems to be able to say; it might
have been just the same had the audi
ence been Episcopal, Presbyterian or
prohibitionist. The governor, had
those thinks in him and they had to
come out, so he just let loose before
the Methodists, as they were the first
crowd he struck after he figured out
what ought to be be done. But the
proposed reforms have set the public
thinking. And though they have
been given publicity before this writ
ing, yet it may not be out of the way
to rehearse them here. Here they
are, boiled down:
Adjustment of state oil and boiler
inspection departments.
Necessitate medical inspection be-
before marriage license is granted.
More appropriations for the board
of public health.
More money for the advancement
of agricultural education.
Install course of agriculture in
each high school and rural school in
the state.
Develop interest to keep farmers in
the country.
Decided development of the states
water power.
Conservation of all natural re-
sources.
Urge church people to identify them
selves more with legislation and mat
tiers of state.
Promote lobbying among business
men for proper laws.
Lessen drudgery connected with
farm labors.
The talk of r. B. Brewer of St.
Cloud for governor has been revived
within the last few days by little
lunch that the Stearns county man
had last week with the governor. 1t
seems that the twain broke bread, and
possibly some other things, together
in a Minneapolis lunchery. What
were the topics of their conversation
has not been given out, but a whole
lot of people are supposing that the
main question up for discussion was