Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-10-20
GOVERNOR EBERHART At
MANkATO.

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Governor Eberhart, opening his
campaign for reelection at Mankato
last night. gave q frank and cOnvinc.
.ng statemnt of his own attitude on
various State issues, and followed it
with an account of his own steward.
ship and that of his Republican as
sociates in Office at the Capitol. TAX
Ing his stand on the strong Republi'
can platform adopted by the State
Convention-a platform. by the way,
which is such a model of excellence as
to have been in many respects adopt
I'D later by the New York Republicans
under the leadership of Mr.. Roosevelt
Governor Eberhart makes some ef-
tective comparisons between its planks
and the airy generalities Of the Demo
cratic document. The Republican
pledges are definite and clear, and
they are reiterated BY Governor Eber.
hart with expository details.
In the matter of county option the
Governor reiterates his pledge to sign
any bill of that nature the Legislature
passes. More he cannot do. Nor can
his opponent do more. The question
is purely legislative. II the voters Of
Minnesota want county option law,
they can get it by electing county
option Legislature-a in no other
way. A recommendation of Demo
cratic Governor to Republican Legis-
lature to adopt county option, such
as is involved in Mr.. Gray's promise,
would be about as effective as bonn
harding the sky to get rain. The Re.
publican party has given Minnesota
ill the temperance legislation so far
passed, and the Democratic party has
invariably opposed such laws. Mr..
Gray's present attitude is in direct
opposition to that of practically all OF
the Democratic candidates for the
Legislature. When Mr.. Gray can bring
to county option the votes of Demo
cratic Legislators, he will be doing
some real service to that cause. His
present thunderings are futile.
In the matter of reapportionment
Governor Eberhart gets in telling
blow when he shows that the reappor
tionment bill in the last Legislature
was really defeated by the votes Of
eighteen Democratic Senators. If they
had voted for the bill, the present
glar1ng injustice would have beer
largely corrected.
AS for the primary law, the Cover
nor recognizes it's two points Of great
est weakness-the prohibitive cost o!
candidates. for poor men, and the in
trusion of voters of one party in thu
affairs of the other-and reiterates thu
| plank of the Republican platform de
handing curative legislation.
In such important matters as con
servation Of State resources, the build
ing of good roads, the passage of ef
fective labor legislation, the teaching
of agriculture, industrial arts and do
nestle economy in the schools, an,
the fostering of immigration, Governo
Eberhart takes advanced ground. HI
commends the one-mill road tax am
endment to the Constitution. Mean
while he proposes that the full one
fourth mill now authorized be levied
and what is quite as important, tina
the powers of the State. Highway Com
mission be increased, so that roa'
construction throughout the State ma
be properly supervised and improved
AS for railroad matters, the Cover
nor stands squarely on the Republican
plank, demanding that Nation an
! State, each within it's own jurisdiction
see that fair rates are maintained an
no discrimination practiced. He plege
himself to guard the interests of tn
1 people in the pending rate cases.
In short, Governor Eberhart show
himself an enlightened ExecutiYt
watchful of the important interests 4
trusted to him and eager to give t;
best that is in him to the service, {
the people. N Minneapolis Ioulua Oe
4 * 1910.