New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-25
Odds and Ends.
Editor Review:

been claimed as Republican victory
by some Republican politicians. I'm
der the surface, no doubt, it was inten-
ded to be a Republican victory,
although the two Republican daily
newspapers here and the candidate for
mayor who was elected during the
campaign carefully cancelled all parti-
san bias and made all appeals on be-
half of better government in the inte-
rests of the people irrespective of
party. In point of fact the election OF
Keller as mayor was not Republican
victory, although to a certain extent
the defeat of Lawler may seem to have
been Democratic Waterloo. The
result must have been apparent to
many persons of ordinary acumen
long before either party nominated
candidates. For some inexplicable
reason LAWYER as mayor was peevish
and extra-critical during most of his
term, unnecessarily offensive and
arbitrary without accomplishing good
results. To those who knew him to be
man of great intelligence, with a
promising future, his administration
was constant surprise: and then the
two Republican dailies conducted the
campaign very shrewdly in handling
the personal property increased as
sessmeAts, which appealed to the
pockets of the poorer taxpayers.
This, on top of LAWYERS ceaseless
irritation: did the business.
The reading public cannot have
failed to notice that two men at least
-one of national and International
reputation and the other of local
repute = have become prominent
through the use of Industrious and
vigilant press agents. I refer to ex-
President Qatterly known as Colonel)
Roosevelt, and Gov. Eberhart. The
last named has been especially mag
ni6ed by having his every movement
and utterance heralded by the Repub-
lican daily newspapers in St. Paul, if
not elsewhere. The accidental Cover
nor has been fitting about at home
and abroad, spouting like a Yellow
National park geyser, wherever his
press agent could secure him an invi-
tation to speak, apparently in the
belief that he could surpass the late
Governor whom he succeeded in pub
lie favor, the latchet ;of whose shoes
even he is unworthy to unloose. Per-
ceiving the rapid spread among edu-
Gators and others of the need of a
more practical education in the public
schools, to prepare pupils more espec-
tally for the pressing duties of life,
and of the strong trend toward a gen.
eral conservation of the natural re-
sources of the country for the benefit
of present and future generations, he
has made these hobby horses to ride
into the Governors chair for a full
term of his own. I have no doubt that
Gov. Eberhart's ambition is to make
good Governor, and to that end he
is fortunate in having two bright
young men to run the Governors Office
while he is running his political end
of it almost constantly outside. Were
his natural or acquired ability equal
to his egotism his success would be
assured.
Why, in the face of the desperate
efforts of the Governor to unity the
Republican party in order to secure
his election, there should be even a
thought of forcing Congressman Ham
mond out of the race for reelection
to Congress in the second district, to
place him before the people as a can
didate for Governor, cannot UNDER
stand. Surely a certain Congress
man is worth more to the Democratic
party than doubtful Governor. II it
he possible no other candidate for
Governor than ex-Gov. Lind, should
be in the Democratic mind. His cleo
ton would be certain, albeit it or
might be personal sacrifice. With
a reasonable prospect of electing
Democratic Governors in North
Dakota, Iowa and even in South
Dakota, through the bitter and APP
| parently relentless war of factions in
those States, where before the primar-
les full State tickets and Congressman
will be run by the stalwart standpat-
tiers against the so.called insurgents,
certainly the Democrats in Minnesota
should exercise the utmost wisdom
and caution in selecting candidates or
the State ticket and for Congress, moi
neglecting legislative candidates
The split in the Republican party il
Iowa may be Judged from the recent
speeches of Senators Deliver and
Cummings, who visited the State to bic
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