New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-08-26

Congressman Hammonds continued
stay at Washington, attending to his
official duties despite the fact that he has
campaign on his hands, has won him
much favorable comment. This, too, in
the face of the fact that his Republican
gubernatorial rival is putting in every
minute of the time hot-footing it over the
state soliciting votes. With those who
look upon a political job as a private
snap Congressman Hammond's conscien-
tious attention to his official duties prob
ably does not appeal, but just the same
the second district man is realizing as a
result. At the state capitol the general
belief is that the next governor OF Mime
sofa will have to be on the job, and Mr..
Hammond fills the bill in this respect
better than anyone else they know of.
The old protective tariff bugaboo,
which was the burden of every Repub-
lican campaign in days gone by, is now a
thing, of the past. Republican papers
throughout the state no longer give it
place in their columns, and as result the
state Republicans leaders are having a
hard time to find a substitute. This is
especially true Of those sections of the
state where in times past tariff agitation
always brought forth strenuous oppo-
sition and disaster for any one attempting
to change the old order of things. One
Of the Minnesota bulwarks OF the old
protective theory was the Second Dis
trict, Congressman Hammond's official
residence. Here held forth j. T.. Nc
Cleary, high protectionist, and few cared
to cross swords with him in debate be-
cause of his known knowledge of the SUBJ
ject. Like the old pitcher, however, he
went once too often to the we'll and Mr..
Hammond was named as his successor.
Tariff reform was Mr.. Hammond's slo-
gan, and how we'll he builded is seen today
in an almost complete change OF tariff
opinion, not only in the second district
but all over the state. Farm products,
which it was charged would suffer as
result of his vote on the Underwood
tariff act and lateritsadoption as the
tariff law Of the land, are bringing better
prices than ever before and the top notch
in this respect has not yet been reached.
The agricultural masses of the state are
satisfied and as result Mr.. Hammond
has profted. How much he has profited
can be realized when it is understood that
those Republican congressman Of the
state who voted to retain the obnoxious
Payne-Aldrich bill are even now prepar-
ing themselves for the fall campaign in
which they know their tariff records will
be attacked and embarrassing tariff
questions asked by the voters.
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The organization of Hammond clubs
still continues and the gratifying feature
OF the movement is the large number
which are springing up in the southern
part of the state. Southern Minnesota
is generally regarded as the Republican
Gibraltar of Minnesota, but the indica-
lions are that change is coming. Post
ed leaders figure that Mr.. Hammond will
come out of the southern tier of counties
with handsome vote to his credit.
Henry Rines, of Mora, who is contest
ing J. A. O. Preus, the Republican audi
torship nominee, now claims net gain of
nearly 200 in the recount of votes which
is being made. In all nine counties have
been recounted. Mr.. Rines says the
wherewith for the work, as far as his side
of the contest is concerned, is being sup
piled by his fellow townsmen.
THE CAPITOL CLERK.