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Lindbergh's Old Trick Again.

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Lindbergh's Old Trick Again.
Brainerd Tribune: 1t is reported
that Congressman Lindbergh will
again file for the republican nomin-
alton for congress in this district.
This will surprise no one, as it gener-
ally conceded that he is the one man
in public life who is small enough to
be guilty of such Implicitly.
The blubber of the few Lindbergh
organs that the "stand pat Republi-
cans" want to drive Lindbergh out of
the party is pure rot. The Progress
sives emphatically declare that they
are republicans no longer, that they
are new and independent political
organization entirely distinct from
the Republican party, and Mr.. Lind
bergh says himself Washington
that he is no longer Republican, and
he affiliates with and votes and works
with the members of the Progressive
party in congress. He left the party
of his own accord, and he says so him
self.
That is his privilege, Of course,
though no honorable man would do so.
But Lindbergh is simply foxy pol
itician, who is capable Of any duplicity
as shown by his course after being
elected by political party that he
coddles and befuddles for their votes
in order to get to Washington to pose
as an anti-party man.
It is not so much what he does in
Washington, however to which we
take exception. We can respect any
man of any political faith who has
the courage of his convictions, and he
is honest and sincere In his views. We
have only a feeling of the most pro-
found contempt for a man who out
|demagogues the most brazen of his
class and calmly and cody asks the
voters of the predominant political
party in his district TO send him to
Washington to represent another pol
itical party.
1t is not the party but the principle.
If man is opposed to partisan pol
itics let him say SCAT homeland
file as an independent candidate. 1t
he believes in the principles of any
political party he should file as a cam
didate of the party he believes in,
that he affialiates with.
Wouldn't that be the course of any
honorable man?
If Mr.. Lindbergh files as par
tisan candidate he is required under
the primary election law to file his af-
fdavit, setting forth "the name OF his
party, and the office for which he de-
sires to be candidate; that he aft:
hated with said party at the last gem
eral election, and, either that he did
not vote thereat or voted for ma
jority of the candidates of said party
at such election and intends to so vote
at the ensuing election"
Can he subscribe to this oath and
file as republican? Everyone knows
he cannot do so without swearing
falsely.
He files as a Republican ONLY be-
cause the Republicans have major
| ity in the district, and he needs Re
publican votes-he must have them in
order to go back to congress. He IS
seeking Republican votes, under false
pretenses, to send him to congress to
represent another political party.
Is that honest? Is it honorable?
Can any voter, of any political
party have any confidence in a repre-
sentative in congress who would be
guilty of such peanut politics in his
mad desire for public office at any
cost.
Think it over.