The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-30

As sublime instance OF Self-g OrI-
fcation this pamphlet is with out a
peer in campaign literature, and as a
special plea in confession and avoid
ance" it is without parallel in the
history of political legerdemain.
The legend below the photo which
reads:
o o o o o o O. o
C. A. LINDBERGH o
o Little Falls, MINI. o
o Candidate For Congress o
Sixth Congressional District o
o o o % o o % o
is Characteristic of the entire docu-
mcnt.
Under the laws of the State of Min
nesota the position of representative
in Congress is partisan, political Of
fee, and a candidate for the same is
required by law to state his party af-
fliations when he files for the same.
The man who issues campaign adver-
Using matter to advance his candidacy
for political office without plainly
stating his party utilization thereon, is
making convert attempts to obtain
votes under false pretenses. In
all our political experience, with
but one exception, we never saw
a candidates advertising matter,
when a man was candidate for a
law-created political office, that did
not plainly state thereon what party
the candidate claimed to belong.
Mr.. Lindbergh states that he will
not accept any platform that is not
drafted by the people," or "a con-
siderable portion of the people hon
-estly represented" and then states in
substance, that such a platform new
er has and never can be drafted, thus
plainly indicating his purpose to act
Independently of all party organiza-
lions and renouncing all party alleg-
lance.
The pamphlet is more remarkable
for what it does not state than for
what it does set forth. It does not
state that Mr.. LindDergh practically
repudiated the National and State Re-
publican nominees in the last cam
paign and supported those of another
party.
It does not state that in the organ
izatioin of the Sixty-Third congress,
Mr.. Lindberg repudiated the Repub-
lican nominee for Speaker, although
Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. Davis and the
ether strong Progressive Republican
members supported him and that he is
the only member who claims to be a
Republican that took such action, or
voted for Mr.. Murdoch, the Progress
sive nominee. 1t does not state that
he accepted his committee assign
ments as Progressive from Mr.. MuE-
deck, the Progressive leader, and also
accepted position on the Progressive
Advisory Committee, whatever that
was.
S
He claims broadly that he has Sc
cured as much for his district as any
ether member has "for district SIM
ilarly situated" but fails to specify a
single thing he has secured.
At no place does he state that he is
a Republican, or if nominated and
elected as such, he will join with the
Republicans in the House organiza-
ten, vote for the nominees of the Re-
publicans for House officials, or unite
with them in securing the passage of
Republican legislation.
He quotes from former address
delivered by him in which he states
'sI filed as a Republican because /
have associated with Republicans
more than any others" And it
fair to assume that he intended TO
convey the impression that that is the
reason he so filed at this time. In
ether words, he sets forth the theory
that his party utilization is matter
.of association" and not principle.
More clearly than he could state