Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-10-15
Announces His Candidacy For
Governor
ON the REPUBLICAN TICKET
Issues Statement Giving His Ideas
Of How State Government Ought to
Be Run-Urges Economy and Law
Enforcement, Extension Of Civil
Service, Publicity Of Public 6usl.
ness, Woman's Suffrage and In
dustrial Development.

0d1U01 ". lf0ESOu, OLdto HuultOC, |
has entered the race for the Repub-
lican nomination for Governor against
Gov Eberhart's aspirations for third
elective term. The Willmar Tribune
received VERSIONS announcement yes
terday, from which we make the fol-
lowing extracts:
ITO the People of Minnesota:
II am a candidate for the Republic
an nomination for Governor / fully
appreciate the responsibilities Of that
great office, and it's manifold duties
as defined in the Constitution and
laws. To be of value to the State a |
man must personally devote his en-
tire time and energy to the work of |
the State, be fully informed as to it's |
laws, and the actual business of the |
different institutions, departments
and commissions, and see that the
States interest shall be economically
administered and the laws of the
State enforced
II have been in the service of the
public continuously since I was twen-
ty-One years old: in 1881 Postmaster
of Rushford, Minnesota, my native
city; member of the 1887 Legislature,
State Auditors Accountant, Deputy
State Treasurer, Deputy State Audi
tor, and State Auditor since January
1903.
ECONOMY AND LAW ENFORCE
| MENT.
| ECONOMY and Law Enforcement,
are, in my opinion, among the para
mount issues demanded by the people
Of Minnesota at this time. We need
to call halt in all public expendi-
lures, give due consideration to the
institutions we now have and apply
common sense business principles to
their management. We need to be-
come acquainted with the laws now
on our statute books and see that
they are rigidly enforced. In recent
years we have established many new
governmental functions, with new
buildings, new boards and commits
sions. They are all for meritorious
purposes and demanded by the peo-
pie, but many of them were created
without any thought of harmonizing
with other departments performing a
similar service. A multiplicity of
such bureaus tends to both inefficien.
| cy and waste. There should be a
thorough reorganization and co-ordi.
nation of all departments with the
certain result of greater efficiency
and economy. Since the State was
formed we had expended, up to July
31st, 1912, for new buildings alone
the sum of $22,454,024.46 OF that
sum $12,521,333.37, or fifty-five pei
cent was expended during the last
ten years. In the fiscal year of 1906
Il the state expenditures paid from the
Revenue Fund were $2,924,7S5.89, o,
per capita cost of $1.67 on 1851, 900
the population in that year. In the
year 1910 the expenditures were Sc,
868,836.61, or per capita cost of SO,
Fl on 2,075,000, the population of thai
year. From 1900 to 1910 the State.
n population increased eighteen ant
one-half per cent while the expendi
lures increased one hundred thirty
four per cent. Our people do no
want parsimony, but it is time tt
pause in the erection of new build
ings, and provide only for the actua
needs of the unfortunate wards o
the State, and reduce department ex
penses wherever it is possible.
i 1--WE need fewer boards and com
missions, not more.
Il Intelligent Economy means: Gu
out every needless public expense
reduce taxation; protect publ
health; develop water resources an
promote manufacturing and shipping
conserve and restore natural resoure
es; to build up agriculture and farm
life; to defend wage workers and sal
aried men, women and children, from
the greed and avarice of soulless en-
ployers; to aid in reclaiming an
settling unoccupied lands; to foste
every community, large or small, al
equal chance for existence, and IL
general to inculcate the doctrine o
the Golden Rule among our citizen
in ali vocations.
minnesota has an enlightened Cit
zenship. We have enacted many pre-
gressive laws, designed for the wei
fare and protection Of our people
But these laws are not self-enforcine
The people select servants or officer
and employ courts to enforce tn
laws. Neglect of duty by public OF
ficer, under our laws, comes upde
the head Of Grimes against the Sow
ereignty of the State" (Sec. 1896, R
L. 1905). The Governor is charge'
in the Constitution (Sec. 4, Art. s
with the enforcement of the laws II
the following words: HE shall TAX
care that the laws be faithfully exc
| .cuted.'" A vigorous exercise of sucl
laws by the proper officers will prov
very wholesome. Public officers VIII
wilfully neglect or refuse to enforc
the laws within their jurisdictio
should be promptly suspended and
III found guilty, removed from office
Wanton disregard for law, whethe
Of village, city, state or nation,
an attack upon the very foundatio
OF self-government Law enforce
| ment is of supreme Importance 9
| this time. The liquor traffic shout
be compelled to observe every la,
for it's regulation. This can be don
in every village or city In the STATE