Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-04-24

sponsibilities in a marked degree. The
right kind of legislature and governor
working in harmony can regenerate
the political conditions of the state.
1 urge you to give thoughtful consid-
Grafton to your representation in the
| legislature.
Nearly all of the matters so Tar
discussed were embodied in my plat
form in the last campaign. My posi-
ton upon them is we'll known. Linn
tied time forbids detailed discussion
on this occasion. I shall enlarge upon
them in my several addresses between
now and primary election day
The machine has but one issue
control of the government. Recent
events show that the good people OF
Minnesota have come to realize that
the great big issue of this campaign
! is to find out whether or not we have
a government we can control and
through which we can act. When We
have wrested the control of govern
ment from bossism and greed we can
move forward Until then we are
impotent The instruments of good
have been turned to evil; the govern
ment of the people has become a gov
eminent by bosses for the few who
spoliate the state and charge the
cost thereof back to the people.
The issue then is: The people
against the machine. What consti-
tutes the machine?
First, there are the large brewery
and allied interests. Then there are
some corporations whose owners de-
sire to get more out of the public
than they are entitled to for the serv-
ice they render. Then there is the
multitude of officeholders, mostly ap-
pointive officers, scattered all over the
state, and then there is the boss"
Political Boss a Spider.
Like a spider in the center of his
web, feeding upon the degradation OF
mankind, plotting enticements and al
lurements for innocence, and sucking
the life blood of industry, sits the
astute and cunning manipulation of our
) destinies. Under the pseudonym OF
} attorney at law, he collects tribute
eXhales the poisonous breath of in
: nuendo and dictates appointments and
policies. Each of these constituent
parts has its share to contribute anC
each receives recognition and com
5 pensation for the services rendered
J The brewers contribute to the cam
: paign fund and violations of the Law
| are Winked at in return. The priv
lege-seeking corporations contribute
literally and as compensation are per
mitted to eXtort literally from the
I people.
5 The officehoIders are the moIders O.
l public opinion, the managers of loca
5 campaigns, the chore boys who do the
: running about for the boss" The,
. are scattered all over Minnesota ant
, if you examine them closely you will
D find that each one has string tieC
: to him. When the boss" pulls thu
D string he dances.
: Attacks System of Inspection.
S A political machine could not exis
e if it did not have public patronage t.
t feed upon and it gets this onl,
e through the executive department O
J. the state government. I have neve
S been able to find out, and I doubt i
/ anybody except the political 'boss'' O
the state officers who pay the salarie
c know, how many officers, examiner
e and inspectors there really are scat
r tered over Minnesota. These inspec
S tors and examiners are appointed VI
d on the theory that they are necessar
a for the protection of life and PROF
= erty
r We have boiler inspectors who d
not know a steam boiler from 9Th
# kettle on the hob" and who go abou
L the state issuing certificates of inspec
It ton upon payment of the fees re
S CURED. Oil inspectorships have bee
e doled out to certain country newsps
f. pers as a cheap method of bribin
e them to support the administration o
s at least to sing fulsome praise O
d AdOlph. If we are to reform the stat
d government, the first thing to do
4 to get rid of the man at the top.
a No Quarrel With Big Business.
v Now, l have nothing against bi
20 business. l have no quarrel with co
Il porations, large or small. l am
business man myself and believe thu
a was one reason why was selected a
E. the anti-machine candidate for go
l. ernor. 1t is the corporation that mali
d tains political department and keeT
If yellow dog expense account thu
'r feel needs the attention of the GOO
G. citizens of Minnesota
N Good government performs its d
is ties in the most efficient manner. an
ot at the least cost to the taxpayer
Poor government is lax administratic
of the law at the greatest cost to tt
at people, and bad government consis
1T in surrendering the power of the go
o. eminent to special privileges eekir
Ill interests to be used for exploiting tt
IN natural resources of the country al
I burdening the people with excessiy
er charges for services rendered.
b. Says Machine Is Doomed.
or I stand for good government
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