Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-10-17
IvERsON A CANDIDATE.

The campaign for the Republican nomination for gov
ernor has opened State Auditor S. G. this week
made announcement of his candidacy.
Mr. Iverson has been tentative candidate for gov
times before but has in the end kept to the
authorship. This year he has burned his bridges. and
win the governorshp go into the political
discard
Mr. Iverson is we'll equipped for the governorship
He member of the 1887 legislature, after which
he assistant the auditors and treasurers office
until he became auditor in 1908. Probably he knows
about the financial affairs of the state than any other
one man.
That Mr.. Iverson is both popular and well-informed
is conceded by all that he will be nominated is entirely
different matter. The field already contains three an
nounced candidates. with several in prospect Mr.
verOn is the most desirable of the announced candidates.
and may be the if the field becomes larger, but
if the foooshness of two ago be repeated and half
dozen candidates get into the race there will be
that the best will win The primary eight
months away, and there will be much opportunity for
political maneuvering before next June.
Mr.. Iverson's platform is the conventional of
Economy and law enforcement" Such platform sug
gests the pattudnous but of course contains real merit
if seriously advocated And when it to seriously
propoundng substantial and accepted doctrine Sam
who tell you that the rises in the east and
in the vest and do seriously that you quite
inclined to accept it as truth at least
violation of most important and fundamental fact. To
of such fact is commonplace. but accepted
and established truth commonplace Cor SAM Hence
he talk about ECONOMY and law enforcement and
command hearing where others would be accused of
talking piatitudes.
Here is part of what he says,-all of which is very
general very acceptable very impressive and very true
Economy and law enforcement are, in my opinion,
among the paramount issues demanded by the people OF
Minnesota at this time. We need to call halt in all
public expenditures give due consideration to the nsu
tons have and apply business prn-
ciples to their management We need to become ac
quanted with the laws statute books and see
that they rgdly enforced In recent years have
established many governmental functions, with new
buildings, boards and commissions They all fol
meritorous purposes and demanded by the people, but
of them created without any thought of harm
onzng with other departments performing similar ser
vice. multiplicity of such bureaus tends to both inet
cheney and waste There should be thorough reorganiz
alton and coordination of all departments with the certain
result of greater efficiency and economy Since the State
formed had expended, to July 31st 1912 fol-
new buildings alone the of $22, Asa. 024. 46. OF
that $12 521, $780, 81 fty-ve per 1853 per
cent expended during the last ten years. In the fiscal
year 1900 the expenditures paid from the Revenue
Fund ST. 924, 1859 per caoita cost of ST.
75l 00O the population in that year. In the year
1912 the expenditures &c. 1863, 1876. 61 or pei
capita cost of 81 2O75 OOO the population of thai
year. 1900 1910 the States population increased
eighteen and onehalf per cent 8) while the expend-
increased hundred thrtyfour per (134)
Our people do not parsmony but it is time pause
in the erection of buildings and provide only for thu
actual needs of the unfortunate wards of the State
reduce department expenses wherever it is possible
''We need fewer boards and commissions, not more
''Intelligen economy means: Cut out every needles
public reduce taxation protect public health
develop water and promote manufacturing
shipping; and restore natural resources but
up agriculture and farm life defend wage workers
salar,rd men, and children, from the greed anC
of soulless employers; to aid in retaining ant
settling unoccupied lands foster such Transportation
laws will give every community large small, al
equal for existence and in general to ncucate thu
doctrin+ of the Golden Rule among citizens in all vo
cations -