The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
) governor Will
Stand ON RECORD.
WMR. EBERHART FILES FOR RE-
ELECTION AS STATES CHIEF
EXECUTIVE.
WILL MADE CLEAN CAMPAIGN
vILLIFICATION AND ISLANDER
WILL BE LEFT TO THE
OPPOSITION.
WILL MADE CLEAN CAMPAIGN

OPPOSIIlON.
Thursday of last week Gov. A. O..
Eberhart formally announced his can
didacy for reelection as governor Of
Minnesota.
Inc governor is asking for the in
dorsement OF his feIlow-citizens sole
Iy on the record of services rendered
the state during the past years that
he has been the states chief execu-
tive.
The governor plainly states that
his campaign will be devoted to the
discussion of important state issues
and personal abuse, Islander and Will
fcation will be ignored.
His statement is clean cut and Wig
orous, indicating that he has an ex-
ceIlent conception of the needs of the
state. 1t follows herewith in full.
The coming primary campaign pre-
sents many important issues for con-
sideration by the people of this state.
1t will determine whether or not
the people of Minnesota will endorse
a campaign of constructive policy and
not one of whose perspective is bound
ed by personal abuse, Islander and vii
ification of the state itself.
1t will determine whether or not
the state shall continue the present
policy of development and publicity
which has brought the greatest agri-
cultural and industrial prosperity
known to the state and within the
last five years nearly doubled the val
ne of Minnesota lands by attracting
and securing more active settlers than
all other surrounding states combin-
ed.
It will determine whether or not
this state shall carry to a successful
completion the plan for the re-organ-
ization of all state departments on a
basis of the greatest possible economy
and efficiency with effective civil ser
vice as outlined in my first message
to the legislature nearly four years
ago and which is being formulated by
the present Efficiency Commission ap-
pointed by me for that purpose.
1t will determine whether or not the
present statewide primary law and
its accompanying corrupt practices
act enacted at the special session
which called for that purpose shall
be repealed and the old time boss-rid-
den convention system be substituted
therefor.
THIS constitutes the challenge sub
mitted by the opposition, which | now
accept. Believing in strict law en-
forcement, in a clean and dignified
campaign, in an aggressive policy OF
state development and publicity, In
the effective reorganization OF the
state departments along the best bus
mess lines of economy and efficiency
with the budget system for making
appropriations, and in the statewide
primary law for the purpose OF en-
abIing the people to exercise the full
lest measure of popular government
and to stife corrupt political manlp-
ulation, 1 hereby again announce my
candidacy for the Republican guber-
material nomination in accordance
with the provision of the primary law.
While my views upon these and all
other questions now pending before
the people are well known, | shall
discuss them more fully during the
campaign so that the people may at
all times have a frank and complete
statement of my position with refer
ence thereto. shall seek an endorse
ment upon the record of my admins
tration, during which Minnesota has
won the recognition by all other
states as leading along all lines OF
true progress and achievement.
Mr.. George F. Author of Minneap-
oils viii act as chairman of my per-
sonal campaign committee and look
after the interests of the campaign,
but no political headquarters will De
established.
Very respectfully