The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-01-15
MEETING THE SITUATION,

MEETING THE SITUATION,
The congressional situation in the
Sixth district is one of the most
unique in the history Of Minnesota pol
tics
It is the most overwhelming Re-
publican district in the state yet it is
not. now nor has it been, for at east
two years, represented by Republ-
can congressman.
In view of the action taken by Mr..
Lindbergh, during the last congress
we doubt very much if even his most
ardent friends will claim that he is a
Republican. Yet before the time for
filing at the primaries expires he will
make oath that he is Republican,
and affiliated with the Republican
party and file as a Republican candi-
date for representative in congress
from the Sixth district of Minnesota.
No man who has followed Mr.. Lind
bergh's tortous course in politics dur
ing the last FIVE years has the slight
est idea that he has any intention or
thought of entering the guberntoria'
campaign as a candidate, despite the
numerous letters ne has written all
over the state on that subject. Those
who know Mr.. Lindbergh also know,
that Notwithstanding the fact that he
voted for Mr.. Murdoch the Progress
sive candidate for speaker, accepted
his committee assignments as Pro-
gressive, from the Progressive party
leader in the House, and was placed
on and accepted position on the
"Progr ssive Party Advisory Commit
tee,"a committee whose real duty was
to advance the cause of TIE Progress
sive party politically and incidentally
to aid in The. further overthrow of the
Republicanparty, he will file, as he al
Always has done heretofore as Repub-
sSican, and if nominated and elected
will go back to Washington and do all
in his power to thwart the Republican
party in its efforts at legisi alton and
its attempts to regain National con-
troll.
One would naturally think that q
man who has followed the course that
Mr.. Lindbergh has during the last few.
years would not have the nerve to ask
for further support at the hands of
Republicans or that he would re-
,ceive such support even if he asked
for it, but he possesses sufficient
nerve to take such action and the fact
remains that he will receive consider
able support from Republicans in this
district.
1t would political idiocy to un-
derestimate Mr.. Lindbergh's strength
in this district and in the state. 1t is
true that he is not nearly as strong as
he himself imagines he is, or as
great many others think he is, but
that he does possess considerable
strength is undeniable.
Few people have played shrewder
political game than he since his entry
into congress. He first broke with the
Republican administration, and then
came back and told the citizens that
the reason he did not reform the coun-
try, right all political wrongs and
bring about revolution in things ter
restrial was because the wicked,
trust-controlled administration" was
down on him and thwarted his every
up-lift attempt.
When the Democratic administra-
ton came into power he straightway
proceeded to get in bad with that and
now, once more, he is telling how the
Interests" are blocking his wonderful
genius-born schemes for public bene-
fit.
He has played the martyr" act to
a finish, played It scientifically and
successfully. just let the average AM
erican voter get the idea that man is
not getting fair shake, it matters
not whether the idea is correct or not,
and they will rally to his support. as
flies swarm around pitcher of syrup.
The facts are that Mr.. Lindbergh's
congressional services have consisted
solely in endeavoring to convince the
people that he has been abused, in
which he has been remarkably sue
cessful, and that he ought to be kept
in his place SO he could be abused
more, and that he would have achiev-
ed wonderful things if he could have
found anyone agreeing with him.
All these theories ne has incorpor-
ated in a book wh'c Oh is being hawked
through the state and which is an
exceedingly shrewd attempt to get the
people to buy and pay for his cam
pain speeches.
Mr.. Lindbergh as far as beneficial
accomplishment for the district, state
or nation is concerned, might have
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