The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-30
INTELLIGENT ECONOMY 1914
ISSUE,
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state, announces that he will be a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor. There are several
planks to his platform-economy in
public expenditures, the enforcement
of the liquor laws, the extension of
civil service in state departments, a
board of directors of state department
heads to insure cooperation of all in
securing the states welfare, and
woman suffrage, but that on which he
places the strongest emphasis is
economy. Mr.. Iverson is of the opin-
ion that it is time to call a halt in
all public expenditures and apply com
mon sense business principles to the
management of our state institutions.
In support of his position he cites the
fact that state expenditures have in
creased from .s2,924,7S5 in 1900 to
s6,S6S,S3O in 1910, the per capita cost
increasing from s1.67 on a population
of 1,751 900 to 1921 on a population
of 2,075,000. Since 1910 expenditures
have been increasing. Mr. Iverson S
protest against increased public ex-
penditures will meet with approval.
NO BRASS BAND ATTACHMENT.
Hopkins Enterprise)
There is one man in the Republic
an camp who is all that the governor
OF a great state should be and his
name is Sam Iverson. He has held
now. for several years an office with
out any brass band attachments, but
far more important to the people
than the governorship. AS state au-
ditor he is in complete control of state
lands, school funds, mineral leases,
is chairman of the state investing
board and keeps. track of mineral roy
alties amounting to over $4,000 a day.
He does not train with the machine
and is not liked by it's cohorts for the
reason that he audits all expense
vouchers of state employees and stops
more petty graft than is attempted
in any department of the public serv-
ice.
, II the Republicans want a man on
whom they should be able to unite
and for whom anybody could vote
without losing any self-respect, let
them nominate Iverson. He has
friends all over the state and they are
the kind of friends who can and will
do him some good.
BACKBONE NEEDED IN GOVERN
oR's CHAIR.
(Mankato Free Press.)
Samuel G. Iverson, in his guberna-
torial declaration, announces himself
in favor of an economical administra-
ton of state affairs and lessening of
legislative appropriations to the end
that taxes may be reduced and the
heavy financial burden resting on the
people shall be lifted. This kind Of
platform certainly should appeal to
the public that pays the bills. There
is ample opportunity for the exercise
of economy in the conduct of the
states business. There has been alto
gether too much extravaganza on the
part of the legislatures, and it is up to
the taxpayers to put man In the gov
ernor's chair who possesses the back
Done to blue pencil needless appropri-
atoms, and to do so in the face of the
clamorous and insistent delegations
from communities that are looking
for state aid for this and that purpose,
regardless of their merits. Mr. liver
son has adopted the economy slogan
1t is one that is certain to meet with
the approval of the people of Mime
sofa. The Free Press has been advo-
eating this kind of economy for
months and months. There now ap-
pears to be leavening of the loaf.
TIME FOR PEOPLES UPRISING.
fWillmar Journal)
Samuel G. Iverson. at present state
auditor, tells us he is candidate for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor
fverson has been in state politics a
good many years and perhaps knows
the game about as well as some
others and we shouldn't be sorry to
see him hand em a few"
Iverson declares he Is for econ
omy and law enforcement and God
knows if there is anything needed in
Minnesota it is both, and needed bad
II is nearly time there was an up
rising against the things that have
been rampant all over this state
FOR PRoGREssIvEs AND RIGHT
THINKERS.
(Halstad Journal)
The voters of the state were agree
ably surprised when State Auditor
Cornuol n Ivorron announced him.