The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-03-17
BOOM TIE STATE
Conservation Congress on The
Boards at St. Paul
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Returns From Recent Elections Indi-
cate Interest in County Option
Propaganda
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| Ioaay pe absolutely dry. Under the
circumstances, it is not surprising
that the Anti-SaloCn league would be-
SO anxious to have the state adopt
county CptiCn, nor could the liquor
/ interests very well afford to do any
thing else than resist the attack
that is being made on their business.
| Tie interest at stake is a big one
ard the fight over it certain to be
strenuous. While the county option
people have taken the aggressive, and
are certainly making Roadway cp-
posed to them is fee which will on
iy die in the last ditch.
| Considerable attention is being Civ
EN- to the candidacy of s. Y. Gordon
for lieutenant governor One hears
him everywhere we'll spoken Ct, and
even administration Republicans are
asking whether it wouldn't be pretty
good politics to recognize the progress
sive wing Ct the party and the cOun-
t. option sentiment, by conceding the
nomination to the office of lieutenant
governor. 1t is recognized here that
the party can only win if united and
ground for compro mise is being
sought. If the county option vote can
Be won by this concession it will nol
doubt be made. The party leaders
have pretty near got through playing
the brewers game for them and don't
want this year to nominate a candi-
date with the anticipation that he will
be beaten. They are in the humor
to insist that the liquor interest either
deliver the goods after nominations
are made or get out of the convention
The prospect of having Republican
governor to deliver patronage to Re-
publicans looks good to them, and
they recognize that no Republican
candidate for governor can win with
out fairly solid party behind him.
Certainly he cannot afford complete
BY the way, Gordon has quite a
platform of his own which comprises
q number of reforms besides county
option, if one comedies that to be a
reform. There has been good deal
of talk around about his declaration
for fair railroad rates for country
towns. This, in connection with the
movement back to the farm - 1t
is gradually becoming more widely
recognized that the matter of railroad
rates involves great social question.
It involves the diffusion of equal adj
vantages throughout the entire state
II involves the establishment of en-
terprises in country towns, which
will furnish employment to the boys
and girls of those towns and attract
them away from the congested CEN
tiers.
What is there now, it is asked, for
the enterprising young man in the av-
erage Minnesota town? What open-
ing is there for him? Where can he
find employment which opens up any
prospect for advancement? Generally
it may not be universally the case,
the openings are few and unattractive
If a boy has any ambition there is
only one thing for him to do. AS
the business and the industry is not
allowed to come to the country town,
he must go where there is business
ard where there are industries. The
Logic of this is inevitable Would it
not be different if fair and non-dis-
eliminating freight rates enabled To-
Industries in our smaller towns?
Would not activity in the towns mean
greater prosperity on the farm? And
does not prosperity on the farm
point to more people engaging in
agriculture? There are great many
people who think with Mr. Gordon
that the country has submitted long
enough to the vampire like bloodsuck-
ing of the congested centers at the
vitals of the state.
/ / am told that z. H. McGarry is not
altogether satisfied with the outlook
for his candidacy against Mr.. Lind
bergh in the Sixth district. He finds
! plenty of fellows there who kick be-
cause patronage didn't come just as
they wan.ed it. There are others
who think that party loyalty is more
important than party principle and ap
prove McGarry because they recognize
il. him the administration candidate
McGarry however, has a way of
looking around for the men who do
| the voting and getting their views as
well as those of politicians. He don't
| find the two together and has been