The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23

every boy on a farm. Later he lived
on ranch, riding the range, develop
Ing the robust physical constitution
which is the marvel of those who
know him and which enables him to
endure hardships under which other
men would sink in utter exhaustion.
Pursuing his ideal of education he
attended school at Gustavus AdoIphus
College at st. Peter, in Minnesota,
school which later became his alma
mater. He studied law in the office
OF Judge Loren Cray, of Mankato, find
ing time to fall in love with and marry
Adele koke, a girl of German parent
age, to whom Governor Eberhart 10y
ally accredits the finest inspiration of
his life. They have built up an ideal
American home and five splendid chill
dren have blessed their marriage. It
was from Mankato that Governor
Eberhart was elected to the state SEN
ate and later to the lieutenant gov
ernorship, from which he succeeded
to his present position. During these
years of public service Governor. Eber-
responsibility as few men have been
fortunate in doing. Lacking at the
outset some of the qualities which
make an eloquent speaker, he has de-
veloped them, until today he is gen.
orally acknowledged as one of the
best single handed campaigners in the
United States, and is in constant de-
mand as the chief speaker at impor-
tant gatherings from one coast to the
other.
Constructive Legislation.
While Governor Eberhart has pre-
served the kindly instincts which in
most cases make him liked, and in
some cases disliked, close observers Of
the executive have observed distinct
change in his general attitude on
questions. There has been ripening
of Judgment and a greater positive
ness of convictions as result of fuller
experiences and with this firm grasp
on affairs the executive has devoted
himself more and more to constructive
ficiency commission is an example in
point. Others talked about reorgan-
ization of the state government. The
Governor had urged it upon the legis-
lature, but nothing had been done.
Taking the matter in his own hands
the Governor quickly organized vol
untary commission and asked them to
undertake the task Of evolving a
scheme for the reorganization of the
state departments.
In connection with the subject Of
taxation, the Governor penetrated all of
the mists with which the subject was
surrounded and prescribed remedy
for extravagant appropriations 50 sim
pie and yet so effective that now every
one is wondering why some one else
had not thought of it before. That
remedy is the budget system as a
means of giving the people an oppor-
tunity to pass on their own appropria-
tons.
Speaker Controls Legislation.
Under the present system Of the or
ganiZation of the legislatures, the
speaker is the car Of the house. He
controls all Of it's legislation to large
extent and is the master of the situa-
ton. This results from the power OF
the speaker to name committees with
it's resulting opportunity to formulate
an fnterlocking system of committee
ships with two or three important COM
mittees at the head and with all the
others dependent upon them. Under
such system of organization the CON-
mittee on appropriations is the biggest
club which the speaker can use. The
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations is usually selected because
Of his willingness to be subservient to
the speaker. With such a tremen-
dous power in his hands, no matter
how well intentioned the speaker
might be, he could hardly refrain from
the use Of such power in order to fur
Their ends which his organization ap-
proves.
The appropriations come in at the
last of the session, and, although the
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