The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-01-07

the move is contemplated solely for
the purpose Of defeating progressive
legislation.-Long Prairie Leader.
According to the Minneapolis Jour-
nal the coming legislature is to have a
"senate combine" that will do wonder,
full things of every nature to the state
laws, etc. The Journal is fast acquir-
ing the reputation of being decidedly
"yellow" on matters political.-De-
troit Record.
1t will be mistake if successful; it
will be a mistake if attempted; it is
not progressive and no one can be
hoodwinked into believing it is. 1t is
taking away from the people, not CIV
ing to them, and Mr.. Burnquist has
yet to prove that he is unworthy their
trust-Duluth News-Tribune.
1t is to be hoped that the democratic
senators will promptly rebuke the i'm
putation that it is possible for them
to be used as catspaws to pull chest
nuts out of the fire for Ed Smith and
the administration Herald.
Some people are so constituted that
they don't know when an avalanche
hits them, and it is the same way with
those state senator's, who think the
people will stand for any nonsense
from them this winter. They got
delicate hint at the polls last fall of
what is coming to them if they persist
in their efforts to thwart the public
will.-Elk River Star-News.
1t is so amazing, this sudden eager
ness for progressive legislation and
methods of work in the legislature, by
Ed Smith and his cohorts in the state
senate that it would be pathetic if it
wasn't SO ludicrous.- Redwing Repub-
lican.
Ii Burnquist can show that the SEN
ate combine is formed to throttle pop
ular legislation instead of advancing
it, we fear that those who went into
the combine did something that may
adversely affect their political futures.
Jordan Independent.
Word comes from ST. Paul that the
matter of appointing the senate COM
mittees is to be taken out of the hands
of Lieut.. Governor Burnquist and
vested in committee on committees.
A man known as E. E.. Smith of Min
neapolis is said to be the engineer in
charge. Nothing of the kind should
be allowed. Let the usual custom of
the lieutenant governor appointing all
senate committees prevail. It is his
business by right of long usage, and
boss Smith and his henchmen should
be choked off and told to go to the
rear and sit down. Smith is entirely
too much in evidence. The Republi-
can party has gotten tired of his DOM
ineering tactics.-Granite Falls Jour-
nal.
This reform would have met with
very feeble attack if it had been
brought forward at more proper
time-for instance when the official
who now carries the title of "gover-
nor" was lieutenant governor and
packed the temperance committee to
against temperance reform of any
color.-Northfield News.
George Author, the political writer
for the Minneapolis Tribune, is au-
thority for the information that the
standpat Republican state senators
will form condition with the Demo-
Gratis of that body, and take the COM
mittee appointments out of the hands
of the lieutenant governor, Mr.. Burn
quist. Mr.. Author says that this
move is prompted by those making it
by a desire to organize the senate
along progressive lines. This state
ment is almost too ridiculous to even
be funny. Progressive indeed! When
such men as L. o. Cooke of Wabasha,
Dan Gum of Itasca and George Sulli- |
van of Washington are cited as pro-
gressives, it is time to ring the bell. |
This same crowd that threatened to
take committee appointments out of
the lieutenant governors hands two
years ago, but they didn't do SO then |
and we do not believe that they will |
do it now-not if Mr.. Burnquist is
made out of the kind of stuff we be-
lieve him to be.-Browns Valley Tri-
bune.