New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-06-28
Gov. Eberhart Correctly Meas
ured.

Gov. Eberhart Correctly Meas
Soon after he entered upon his
duties Is Governor the writer, accus-
toned to studying public men and
Measures, formed On estimate OF Gov.
Eberh art, Shd 1t was 80 unfavoraole
that he at times doubted his own judy
ment; but rapidly occurring events
during the Governors official career
have compelled confirmation OF the
worst opinion of his frothy emptiness.
Now comes two influential newspaper
reviews of the Covenants lack OF
appreciation Of the true functions OF
q Governor, in prominent Republican
iournals-.one on the iron range In the
Northern part OF the State and the
other in Redwing; and, strange as II
may seem, the last mentioned one was
re.published on the editorial page OF
the Mankato Daily Free Press. At
Eberhart's home, if in his jumping JACK
peregrinatiors, he can be SAID TO nave
q home.
The first of these Republican condem-
nations ridiculed the Governor Tor
his frequent, almost constant, absence
from his Office in journeying through
this and other States all the way from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, shouting
on conserva alton first and latterly on
rural school combination, like q
newly erupted Yellowstone park geyser'
Incidentally he has made himself an
advertising caravan ostensibly TOR the
State, but actually for Eberhart.
The 6rst OF these expositions OF the
Governors weakness and egotism was
re-published in the Review two weeks
ago. The Redwing article was in
more serious vein and begins with
this pungent paragraph: "A man
would be blind to the plainest signs
of the times who should fail to realize
that Governor Eberhart is not making
good. In the small space OF twelve
month he has receded so far into space
that it now needs telescope to
discover him. At this rate it is not
difficult to predict his utter disappear
ance at no remote date" The Red
wing paper then mentions the Cover
nor's filing out the deceased Gov.
Johnson's term in fairly acceptable
manner, and without caring or know
ing much about him, he was taken with
the rest OF the ticket. His reelection
the paper says is easy to understand.
The Republicans harmonized for VIC
tory, having profted by adversely,
and the Democrats having committed
suicide on county option their cam
paign was merely funeral process
sion. The election of Eberhart, the
Redwing paper says, aroused his ego
tism and vanity, and since "that mo-
ment hehas been strutting about point
ting to it as his sole work" The
paper also charges him with being
responsible for the failure ofre-appor-
;tionment, and now he is apologizing
for what he once roundly condemned.
~sHe is busy in the speaking business,
but without live ideals, without force,
without leadership" playing 1.-THE
mart Of self-centered politician,' the
paper says.
In the brief public career of Eber'
hart as Governor he has shown sc
many shortcomings, made SO many
bad breaks, and displayed so many
characteristics of the vealy youth
that to even detail them briefly would
fill page of this paper. His boas
last autumn that he would compel tn
Legisl AZURE to pass a re- apportion
ment bill by calling special session
he failed to do. for before the session
ended he had lost all influence witt
the Republican members who refuse
to do him the small homage of meet
ing him in conference. Another eS
hibition of his boyish vanity and de
sire to make votes in what he though
was an influential quarter, was hi
rushing into his Office in the earl
part at the last campaign to catch a
official breath, to learn that Presidel
Waterman of the Ramsey Count
State bank had been arrested an
sent to the St. Paul workhouse
make brooms for 30days for overspee'
ing his automobile, and then rushin
about to get the State pardonir
board to meet and pardon the convic
ed man, but before leaving the capt.
to cap the climax he delegated b
authority to his executive clerk
cast the Governors vote for pardon
too ignorant to know that he alo1
could cast his vote. A later bluste
ing, boyish act of the Governor, W
his frequent pompous declaration tn
he would expel Superintendent VIII
tier from the Redwing Reform schOt