The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-02
THE REAL ISSUES


over and the nominations for the var.
ious parties made the voters, at least
that gave the public matters careful
thought will settle down to the issues
of the campaign, and will intelligently
endeavor to separate the real from
the fake.
Much was said about Efficiency
and Economy" during the recent
struggle, but we have had fairly eff.
ficient set of public officials and nt
one for moment believes that the of.
ficials selected by the next governor
whoever he may be, will be one whit
more faithful or efficient than those
selected by the last administration.
There will be no reductions in sal
aries and not single position now
provided for by law Will be elimated
Appropriations will not be cut down.
the road building, drainage projects
will be continued, in fact the people
of the state would not stand for any
retrograde movement along any line
of public improvement. The state in
stitutions will require as much money
to run them in the future as in the
past. Common decency and proper
respect for the opinions of mankind
imperatively demand that the Hospi-
tails for the insane be allowed so per
cent more than they have been grant
ed in. the past in order that the UNI
fortunate inmates may be furnished
with suitable food, proper medical at
tendance and a sufficient number of
trained nurses to properly care for
those that are cared for in those in
situations. The management of these
hospitals are doing the best they can
for the patients with the amounts al
lowed, but it is matter of common
knowledge that the force Of medical
attendants and nursing force should
be at least doubled in order that they
should get proper care and attention
and that the best results be secured.
The people are demanding a new
Normal school and a bill for the es-
tablishment of one at Bemidji has al
ready been enacted.
Humanitarian principles demand
the establishment of a separate prs
on or reformatory for women Offend
ers.
Let any administration endeavorlto
set Minnesota back in order to save
money and it would last quick. The
theory that either Mr.. Lee or Mr..
Hammond, if elected Governor, will
reduce taxation is an irri-
dissent dream. The efficiency and
economy" cry is raised in the primary
campaign was simply vote-getting
buncombe put forth to capture UNI
thinking voters.
Mr.. Lee, however, during the cam
paign, unequivically pledged himself
to county option" his managers and
advocates are the leading county op-
ton men of the state, and there is no
doubt but that if he is elected the full
force and influence of the administra-
ton will be thrown in favor of the
enactment of county option" law.
Mr.. Lee made no positive declara-
ton on the question Of woman suf-
rage, but Ole Sageng, who was one
of his chief supporters, ana one of the
important, if not the most important
factor in his success, has been the
leader of the woman suffrage move
ment for years, and it is reasonable to
suppose that the astute Ole would not
have thrown his support to candi-
date without receiving some assur-
ance as to where he stood on his pet
measure.
Ole is a good deal OF humbug
when it comes down to brass tacks,
but he is not aware of it himself, and
the people of the state have not yet
awakened to the fact, but that he is
sincere in his advocacy of women suf-
frage no one questions.
There is no doubt but that if Mr..
Lee is elected governor a county OPP
ton law and woman suffrage
amendment will be written into the
statutes of Minnesota during the next
session of the legislature.
The state administration has
nothing to do with tariff, the curren-
cy, very little with the trusts; these
are national issues ana will be set
tied at Washington.
The state issues are County Option
and Woman Suffrage and that is all
there is to it.
The base ball magnates are not
worried half as much about the "good