The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29

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cities to be swallowed up forever.
During the past few years $500 con-
sOlidated schools have been formed.
He wanted agriculture, home eco
Monies and manual training taught
in every rural school OF the state.
The speaker also complimented the
Commercial clubs throughout the
state, for he said that they had done
much toward getting the forty agri-
cultural schools this year.
The governor spoke about the ap-
pointive system. which he said was
all wrong. He thought that as long
as he is now held responsible for
the acts of his snbordinates he
should have thet power to appoint
them, but according to the present
system the appointive system is al
most useless, for when he desires to
appoint a man to a certain position,
there is too much red tape-there
are too many through which the ap-
! pOintment must pass.
Governor EbeEhart stated that
many would think if he were given
exclusive right TO make these APP
pointments he would establish a
political machine. but this he firmly
denied were his Intentions. What
he wanted was system which was
definite in fixing the departments,
and to abolish the old method of
political appointment. The secretar-
les of each department should have
the right of appointing the subordi-
mates in his respective bureau
eff an officer of the state can show
that he has rendered the state good
service, people will support him. he
said.
Referred to the Taxes.
Regarding the high taxes he had
the following to say: The state
pays back to the counties more than
it receives. Blue Earth county pays
to the state $4,000 a year, but the
state pays back in the form OF school
funds, ETC., $4,000 year, so that the
county receives back every year
about $4,000 or $4,000 more for taxes
of all kinds"
The state university, normal schools
and high schools were given many
complimentary remarks by the gov
ernor, for he said there wasn't a
state in the Union that had a better
educational system than Minnesota.
Governor Eberhart was loudly ap-
plauded when he sat down after his
interesting discussion of the sub
ject. Professor III. A. Hancock then
invited those present to join in
general discussion of the subjects
touched upon by the governor.
Great Business Administration.
DR.. J. w. Andrews compared the
Estate with a grtat business instItu.
ton, in which the citizens were all
partners. 1--WE lose sight OF the fact
in these political scrambles that we
are business partners" he said. He
agreed with the governors state
ments regarding the formation OF
different departments, which he COM
pared to the commission form oil
government, where the responsibility
of the acts of the council could be
traced back to each head of the
faulty department. He sympathlzed
with the governor in his appoint
ments, for out Of 900 made, 1,O0O
applicants had to be turned away.
C. e. Keith did not agree with the
governor when the latter stated that
the average business man does not
take enough interest in the affairs
of the state, but leaves it to a few
politicians. Mr. Keith thought that
the average business man too' too
much interest in this respect, for the
benefit of himself. and for making
q public business the means OF
gaining his private ends.
Regarding Recent Editorials.
J. r. Brandrup requested Governor
Eberhart to make a statement IN
regard to the recent editorials which
appeared in The Minneapolis Journal.
Governor Eberhart replied that he
had read the editorials and thought
that The Journal had been misled.
He said that certain person VINO
had D0en SuSSeStSu IOi thO 6o'SiA
ship had stated that about one-half
of the departments OF state AFFAIRS
should come under the dean OF agri-
culture and that too much money
had been spent in the administration
of the state affairs. The dean OF
agriculture had all he could attend
to now, and regarding the extrava-
gance of the state, he said that there
: were few states more economical
than Minnesota.
i When Governor Eberhart made GER
tain recommendations of the nature
of which he spoke last night, to the
legislature two years ago, people
thought they were too extensive ana
The Journal thought so too but the
governor did not intend that all
these changes should be made at
once. They could be enacted as time
went on, making one change at a
time if necessary.
The governor thought that 1t was
: not the intention of The Journal TO
charge Encouragement on the part
of the governor. At the same time
: he answered Mr.. Keith's remarks
He stated that what Keith had said
was corract if he applied his state