Morris tribune., 1911-12-15
POLITICIANSW|LL
Be OUT in FORCE
Annual Meeting Of Northern De-
VeIopment Association.
ITS PROMOTERS ON GUARD
Program This Year Made Up With
View of Eliminating Everything of
an AK Grinding Nature.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
st. Paul. Dec 5.-"On to St. Cloud
is the slogan this week and it is ex-
pected that many will answer the call
The annual meeting of the Northern
Development association is the occa-
sion and it is safe bet that the king
makers and those politically inter-
ested will be there in force. The ex-
odus from the capitol alone promises
to be heavy and will not be all one
sided either Neither Governor Eber-
hart nor his promised rival, S. Y. Cor
don of Browns Valley, will be present,
but their boosters will be there. That
much, is promised. Launched two
years ago in the interest of the up
state counties the Northern Develop
ment association took on a standing
that compelled attention and wrung
from a reluctant legislature many
things that the northern section was
justly entitled to, but l am afraid for
its future Entirely too many individ-
uals with an ak to grind have crept
into its ranks and they, aided by the
politicians. are bringing the whole
thing line of advertising that is un-
desirable. 1t was remark made at
the annual meeting of this organiZa-
tion year ago that placed Governor
Eberhart on the spit in the matter of
q promised special session of the leg
islature and which he has since de-
MED. This year he did pot care to
take another chance and declined an
invitation to attend on the ground of
more pressing business.
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That the politicians are trying to
use the association for their own self
ish ends has not been lost upon the
promoters and the program this year
has been carefully selected with a
view of eliminating everything, of an
ak grinding nature. Courtesy COM
PEELED an invitation to the governor,
but have it on authority that there
was more or less relief when it was
declined. Even Lieutenant Governor
S. Y. Gordon was among the favored
ones, but his presence in an official
way could not be countenanced be-
cause of his promised candidacy for
the governorship. Care was exercised
throughout in the preparation of the
program and to the credit of the as
sociation it can be said that it is
among the best yet. All this, how
ever, will not prevent the presence of
the politicians and it is their blight
that worries those honestly interested
in the work of the association. AS
they say, however, it cannot be helped,
and so what are you going to do
about it.
The death of George Welsh, state
immigration commissioner, releases
another fat plum and already those
with a hankering to serve the state at
so much per are clamoring for recog-
nition The position pays $4,000 a
year and is among the incest things in
the gift Of the administration. With
the small annual appropriation at his
command the former commissioner
brought the department up to a high
standard and Governor Eberhart, who, ;
with the immigration board, will aid /
in picking a successor, says he wants
a man fully Mr.. Welsh's equal. 1t is
hardly likely that new man will be
named much before the first of the
year.
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From now on owners of vehicles,
whether motor propelled or otherwise,
will have to carry a light on the rear
and the makers of lanterns are ex-
pected to wax fat in consequence The
new idea was incorporated in the au-
tomobile and vehicle license law,
which became effective Dec. 1, and |
the wonder is how the farmer mem
bers of the Legislature let this unique
provision get by them. If interpreted |
literally even baby carriages are in
cluded.
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J. B. Galernault of Aitkin, former
state bank superintendent, is receiv, !
ing some favorable mention as a Dem |
ocratic gubernatOrial possibility, but |
because of his upstate residence it is |
hardly likely that the leaders will con-
slider him seriously. He was regarded |
as among the strongest of the late |
Governor Johnson's official family and |
there was genuine regret when a |
change of political fortunes compelled !
his retirement as state bank superin-
tendent. That residence, religion, or |
even nationality should interfere with |
any mans honest political ambitions
is to be regretted, but it does, and no |
one knows this better than the as
pirant himself.
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This is an age of big things and the
statement that it costs the great state |
of Minnesota nearly $45,000 a day to
maintain it's credit probably does not
surprise you, but lest you forget it,
and in case you are interested, want |
to inform you that such is fact. And |
this amount is required every day in
the year. BY the month the sum to-
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