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

publican for primary election purpos-
es only, and that he intends to cast
aside his Republicanism as a hired
man shucks his coat on a hot harvest
day whenever he feels so inclined, OF
whenever his fellow Republicans fail
in any respect to conform to all the
ideas and opinions of his Mlghtiness
AS a matter of fact, since the for
nation of the Progressive party OF
the Sixty Third congress, he has not
associated" or "affialiated with the
Republicans at all, hut he has ASSOC
ciated and affialiated with the Pro-
gressives as much as it is possible for
a person with his exaggerated ego to
associate and affialiate with anyone.
Washington newspapers correspond
ents have unanimously classified him
as Progressive, without any protest
from him and his closest friends and
supporters in the state and district
have never made any other claim.
The reason he filed as Republican
is not far to seek. There is magic
in the name Republican" at least in
the Sixth district. 1t spells victory.
No one has ever charged Mr.. Lind
berg with lack of political acumen and
no one knows better than he that un-
less he wins the legal right to have
Republican printed after his name on
the election ballot he is doomed to
certain defeat, and he is not the man
to let the fact that he is not Repub-
lican stand in the pathway of a sal
airy of $500 year, mileage and per-
quiries. He is not built that way. He
is willing sacrifice everything on the
altar of principle except his salary.
This is a question that Mr.. Lind
berg can easily settle. It does not re-
quire 70 page 81" pamphlet to do it.
Let him frankly state, eff I am NOM
mated as a Republican, and elected to
congress, will support the Republi-
can nominee for Speaker; join with
them in the organization of the
House; accept my committee assign
ments as a Republican and join with
them in securing the passage Of Re-
publican legislation"
We submit to fair minded men that
unless man is willing to make, such
"a declaration he has no moral right to
run as a Republican candidate.
His gushing protestations of love
ror humanity, especially children,
his ratings at the "bosses" and his
gibes at "stand-patters" will only
cause a smile. Only cheap, childish
politicians gush over humanity, Or
make faces and call names.
The most remarkable part of this
remarkable production is found in its
two Appendices, A and B." In fact
the whole screed is badly afflicted
with Lindbergian appendicitis and
ought to be treated. At least he
should send the document to liter
airy surgeon and have Appendix b.
removed.
In this he gives editorial quotations
to show that Newspaperdom is in
sympathy with him.
Outside the state he quotes the AL
bany Argus, the New York Evening
Post and the Philadelphia North AM
erican, not Republican newspaper in
the bunch, all mug-wumps or Progress
sive.
In the state he quotes The Little
Falls Transcript and the Duluth News
Tribune, both now supporting his OPP
ponent. The Akeley d-Tribune
and the Park Rapids Enterprise, the
editors of both being under personal
Obligations to him, the Buffalo Jour-
nal, radically Progressive, the Claris-
sa Independent, Socialist, the Wadena
News, which died for want Of support,
the Brainerd Journal Press, in which
he is or was financially interested, and
the Menahga Journal.
What magnificent array of sup
port out of more than eighty pa
pers."
There are in the Sixth district
eigth-seven papers published among
which are five dailies, large major
ity of which are Republican. Not a
single daily is in sympathy with him,
and Mr.. Lindbergh or his friends can
not name ten of the weekly papers,
outside of those whose editors and
publishers are under personal obliga-
tions to him, that are backing his can
didacy. There never was congress
sional candidate in the political his
tory of Minnesota SO generally repud-
lated by the papers of the party under
whose name the candidate filed.
In personal note Mr.. Lindbergh
says:
"a large majority of the editors Of
the district have been in sympathy
with my work in Congress and have
written editorials discussing the sub
iect in practically the same wav that