The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-07

memDors or the senate after rull In
vestigation Of adj the facts. No one
regretted the unfortunate incident
more than did Mr.. Simonton, who was
the first to call my attention to the
error. and he himself worked heroic.
ally In assisting me in the futile at
tempt to reconvene thu senate.
have never assumed the role oil
dictator to the state senate, but
want to add that the speed with
which my committee appointees dealt
out righteousness was terror to the
unwashed.
i call attention to the fact that the
legislature having failed to give tc
the people Of the state primary cleo
ton law, my first, last and persistent
effort was to afford the people some
means of expressing their preference
for nominees of the Republican party
and to the further fact that the PEG
pie petitioned and labored in season
and out for some means of expressing
their choice, each man for himself
nrst on president and next on govern.
or. One political organization aftei
another turned down these appeals
Everybody remembers that at last
the people in many instances printed
their own ballots and finally the Re.
publican convention at Minneapolis
rebuked the bossism and political or.
CARNATIONS of the present admins
tration, and directed that the people
be allowed to express their preference
upon at least the candidates for gov
ernor. During this great struggle
which threatened ultimately the des.
tiny and political welfare of every
stalwart In the state. where was Gov.
<rnor Eberhart, the protested friend
Of the primary? 1t is the basest OF
common hypocrisy for any political
eontortionist to attempt to drag from
this network of political treachery sur.
rounding the people in their vain ap-
peals, any man who then and under
such circumstances hid behind any
old woodpile and to parade him as a
model primary election advocate. The
fact Is that the governor turned up
wanting in these matters and sadly
lacking in his espousal of the peoples
rights. He suffers from the effects
of bad affiliations.
Had his own administration as lieu
tenant governor and as chief magis-
trate during his first term been CON-
mendable and in keeping with the
wishes and best interests of the peo-
pie, then he would have no occasion
whatever to find fault with others.
In attacking me he has thrown his
own record into the ring for criticism.
In 1907 and 1909 he held the office l
now hold. His committee appoint
ments have been the subject of bit
ter criticism. Many must recall the
storm of opposition that was raised
when he appointed to the elections
committee w. w. Dunn, an officer of
the Hamm Brewing company, occupy
ing the private office of the brewing
company at ST. Paul.
Why did he, as lieutenant governor,
appoint Ed e. Smith as chairman of
the important senate committee of
taxes anu TAX laws!
Why did he displace Senator Peter.
son with Andy Stephens of Crooks.
ton as chairman of the senate finance
committee, which committee, by rea-
son of its towering Importance, could
at that time almost at will turn the
old time senate into body of Grip
pied legislators?
Does he not now know that in these
appointments, and in submitting the
destinies of the people of this state to
such persons, he was deliberately side
stepping from the path of true prog
ress and reform?
He not only continued his senate
combine by his selection of Ed E.
Smith to a position of power as chair
man of the state Republican commit
tee, but still has the effrontery in his
attack upon me to say lin the matter
Of making appointments to Office l
laid down the rules of fitness as the
prime requisite" and again In the
same statement he says: This test
can be applied to the personal charac-
ter and official achievement of every
executive officer whom l have ap-
pointed, and l will stand or fall by
It." What was about the first thing he
did do? I charge that the appoint
ment by him of C. A. Smith of Min
neapolis as a regent of the University
Of Minnesota was betrayal of the
high trust imposed upon him by Min
nesota's electorate. Not only was this
appointment a betrayal of trust, but
II was nightly near to q violation of
his oath of Office.
AZ c. p. Connolly well stated in the
May number of Everybody's Maya
zine, this appointment by the govern
or was like putting a wolf to guard
the sheep. The record of Mr. Smith
In connection with the Oregon land
frauds and the timber trespasses of
Minnesota is known from coast to
coast II Governor Eberhart had con-
suited the records of the state audi
tors Office he would have found that
Mr.. Smith, the man whom he ap-
pointed to conserve. and promote the
best interests of the university, was
guilty of repeated trespassing upon
the school timber lands. The records
speak for themselves. These records
alse show that the c. A. Smith Lum-
Der company, in some instances with
out legal action and in others as the
result Of leg'l action, paid back into
the permane school fund more than
$4,000 penalties for trespassing on
state lands and removing timber I'M
lawfully. Here are few Of the pay.
ments: