Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-10-27
DELIVERED AN ABLE AND CON-
WNcING SPEECH AT WARREN
p MONDAY EVENING, STRONGLY
ENDORSING EBERHART
Words Of Wisdom and Sound Sense
Fell From the Lips of the Venerable
Z. Statesman.

AOuse Ill ILLS c4Iy OA MOuQay evening.
Notwithstanding the excitements of
the day and the fact that many of our
citizens were too tired and in no
frame of mind to attend a. political
meeting, there was a crowded house,
large number Of farmers having
come in from the country, some Of
them from a long distance, besides
many citizens of Argyle, Stephen, Os-
10, Alvarado. Viking and Radium, all
eager to hear what the venerable
statesman who has grown gray in his
country's service, had to say about
the political questions of the day.
Mr.. Nelson at the outset devoted
some time to the gubernatorial cam
paign and urged all republicans to
stand by Gov. Eberhart. He char
acterized Gov. Eberhart as a man of
splendid ability, sterling honesty,
good Judgment and tact, and of mark
ed independence in thought and ac-
tion. His public services as state
senator, lieutenant governor, and now
as governor succeeding the popular
John A. Johnson, has been very eff
cient and patriotic and all that any
fair-minded man can ask. He has
shown his independence and that he
places efficiency in the public service
above mere partisanship, by his reten-
tion in office of the appointees of his
democratic predecessor, and none
would be removed during their terms
of Office except for good cause. The
governor is progressive man and an
enthusiastic conservationist. His
great speech at the conservation con-
gress in St. Paul was second only to
those of Taft and Roosevelt The
democrats in this campaign have no
issue except a personal one. Their
candidate for governor, Mr.. Gray, af'
fects to believe in county option,
while his party turned down county
option hard at the state convention.
The democratic party as a party in
this state has always been hostile to
all forms of temperance legislation.
Mr.. Nelson said that county option is
a purely legislative question that must
be threshed out in the respective leg
islative districts of the state and if
majority of the members of the legis-
lature are elected favorable to that
issue, they will pass county option
law and Gov. Eberhart has promised
to sign it, and that is all that Mr.
Gray would be able to do.
Mr.. Nelson next discussed state is
sues. He gave history of the drain
age movement, the firsts state appro-
priation for which was made while he
was governor. Up to the present
time about $750,00O have been appro-
priated by the state for drainage pur.
poses, but this was but small frac
tion of what it ought to be, and he
hoped the representatives in the leg
islature would make a fight. for still
larger appropriations. The state re-
ceived from the federal government
large tracts of swamp and overfiowed
lands which it was supposed to sell
and use the proceeds for the reclaim
alton of these lands but instead the
state has diverted the proceeds tc
other uses. On some of this land iror
ore has been discovered from which
the state has received millions of dol
lars in royalty. He favored a more
efficient method of protection against
forest fires, and advocated the EN-
ployment of a force Of at least 10(
Especially trained fire fighters. equipped
with all modern appliances for fight
ing fires, they to be stationed II
squads Of Is at different points in The
forest area.
/ Mr.. Nelson gave a clear and concise
history Of the legislation enacted b,
republican legislatures Of this state
to secure reductions in freight ratei
land more Just and equitable methot
Of grading wheat. He gave some IN
side facts as to how the country ele
vators came to be placed under thu
supervision Of the state railway and
warehouse commission. same - tha
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