New Ulm review., 1913-03-12
s.. Psul Letter

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senate. leading in the distance tarifl
the eastman bill passed BY ! vote Q
35 to 25. The democrats IN the sen
ate can claim the credit for passing
a bill which will give relief 10 til.
smaller communities Of the state an(
throttle discrimination which hal
been growing for years. OF course
Governor Eberhart may veto the
measure; there is always that con
Itingency to figure upon.
Opponents Of the bill have indulg
ed in considerable ghost dancing the
last few months. Until the measure
lis threshed out again In the house
and its operation better known, the
statements OF the jobbers and manu-
facturers should be taken with q
grain of salt.
1t seems almost certain that the
distance tariff bill will pass the
house. The state is thoroughly
aroused over the rate situation. While
adjoining states are enjoying q two
cent passenger rate, Minnesotas has
been assessed three. Governor Eber-
hart has been most plant. His lean.
ings toward the railroads in the con.
stroversy, are we'll known and his ST.
lence upon the matter Of rates shows
from what source his political ma
chine draws its sinews of war.
l.. G. Spooner is right when he
says that the state game and fish
commission should be impeached.
Some of the transactions before Gov.
ernor Eberhart's commission of game
experts" could well be aired in a
grand jury room. The letting Of
Lake Chetek is sufficient grounds for
the removal of every member of the
and its executive agent,
H. A. Rider, who is merely political
time server without training or ca.
pacity for the duties Of the office.
If the house judiciary committee
is fearless it will consider the ad.
of instituting impeachment
against the commission.
Some of the political maneuvers of
the Smith -Eberhart machine will
come TO the surface if this action is
taken.
Press agents for various depart
ments will be thing of the past if
he house committee on public ac-
counts and expenditures has its way.
The health and forestry departments
lave had for months twin city re.
porter on their staff whose duty it
S to keep the heads Of these de-
)artments in the limelight. The for
,stry department spends considerable
money each month publishing mag
zine which exploits the good the
department is doing. The money
night be spent to better advantage.
A number of Minnesota democrats
Who were unable to attend the in.
ugural ceremonies celebrated the
of the democratic admins
ration last Tuesday evening at the
minnesota club in st. Paul. F. B.
lynch, democratic national commit
was master of ceremonies.
Woodrow Wilson's inaugural speech
made a profound impression upon
republicans and bull
noosers. Editorial comment upon
epublican press found nothing to
riticize in it and much to commend.
IS conciseness and apparent SINGER.
" recalled to many the public ut
erances Of Abraham Lincoln.
How would you like to make out
ouchers for expense accounts and
AXE your own acknowledgment that
he amounts were correct? Loose
usiness methods, don't you think?
low long would such system be
olerated in private concern. But
lat is what is taking place in the
tate oil inspection department pre-
ided over by Guy Eaton, one of the
olitcal henchmen Of the Eberhart-
mith machine. State Auditor Iver-
IN audited the voucher too. These
re few of the startling facts dis
losed in The examination of Mr..
aton, state oil inspector, before the
ouse committee of public accounts
nd expenditures. While an exceed
'gly lax system of keeping accounts
nd glaring display of ignorance
4 the part of Mr.. Eaton as to the
tanner in which the office was be-
lg conducted by his subordinates
ere disclosed, it is subject of
,me comment how these loosely
rawn expense accounts slip by the
ate auditor.
Minnesota's system of auditing ac-
,unts is probably one of the most
efficient in the union and you only
ave to attend a meeting of the house
,mmittee on public accounts and
lpenditures to be convinced. Many
the expenditures complained Of
,uld and should have been check
| in the auditors office.
Mr. Eaton was unable to explain
why Charles R. Parker.
lairman of the st. Paul city and
,unty republican organization, and
,puty oil inspector was sent out
)on an inspection trip of inspec-
On stations August 16 in the heat
the primaries. He was out for I
even days and covered 1,071 miles I
the sixth and ninth congressional ,
stricts. His expense account was .
PSF. Mr.. Eaton could show no
ritten report and could not tell
hat Mr.. Parker had reported. He
United that it was the first time {
ch an inspection of inspection sta ]
ons had been undertaken. Other t
,uchers showed several of these in /