Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-06-03
is MAN OF
PRINCIPLE
Has Always Stood for Progressive
Legislation, Economy and
Good Government.

The following story of the public
career and record of Henry Rines
auti-machine candidate for state audi
tor, IS reproduced from a recent issue
of the ksnabec County Times, Mr.
Rinrs' home paper:
Aanabec county this year is offer
ing its favorite son, Hon. Henry
K!nes Of Nora, Speaker of the Mime
sofa House Of Representative at the
1913 session, as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for state audi
tor of Minnesota, and it is with a
sense of loyal pride that a consider
able part of the space of the Times
this week is devoted to his cause.
Tie matter in this issue relating tc
Mr.. Rines' candidacy is presented by
THE HENRY RINES CLUB, of Mora
Mimi, an organization, which, al
though political, is inspired and actual
ed by motives of true friendship and
loyalty to fellow citizen who has al
ways been held in the highest regard
and esteem by the residents of Kama
bee county. This club was formed
by his friends and neighbors in or
der that they might better apply their
energies and services to promoting
his candidacy.
We are asking the people of the
state Of Minnesota to support and
vote for Henry Rines because we
know him as q man in every way
fitted by natural ability, strengthened
through a long and useful public ca
reer, to be Entrusted with the duties
and obligations of the responsible of.
fee Of state auditor.
Mr.. Rines has been a resident OF
this county thirty-eight years, coming
here at four years Of age when the
county was the frontier of ciyiliza;
ton. lie has grown up with the
country and has been prominently
identified with all those movements
which have had to do with the trans
forming of a wilderness into a great
state. His whole life and career has
been one Of the strictest honesty
with fidelity and morality as his guild
ing maXims. His personal life and
character has always been above re
proach. In private life and in his
public service he has at all times and
under all conditions championed the
cause CT justice, equality and right
eousness.
An Inspiring Career.
The career Of Henry Rines is an in
spring example Of the opportunities
afforded in this country to the average
everyday boy. Mr.. Rines was not
born with a silver spoon in his mouth
and he has been obliged to rely upon
his own efforts all his life, instead OF
upon the power of wealth or upon the
influence of powerful friends in high
places. He is a native of Sweden
born in Stockmora, Orsa, June
y, 1872. With his parents he immi
grated tc Stanchfeld, lsanti county
Minnesota, in the spring of 1873, where
his father died the next fall. In 1876
with his mother and step-father, John
Rines, he moved to Brunswick, Kama
bee county, and has since made this
county his home. He attended the 10
cal country school until thirteen years
old, when, through the illness of his
step-father, he was obliged to take Ut
the stern duties of life and assist in
the running of a country store. He
accepted cheerfully the necessity fol
abandoning his ambition to obtain E
good school education. While doine
his part as wage-earner for the
family he continued, by self.education
to develop his mind and equip himself
for his future career He became ar
expert accountant and bookkeeper an6
his ability in that respect were recog
nized by those with whom he came il
contact. TO this trait of preparing
$3.50 himself efficiently for life he added an
other trait that makes for success
the desire to be friend to man ani
to help his fellows in all ways of hu
man service.
At nineteen years of age he accept
ed position as bookkeeper and clerl
in a store at Mora, where he threv
his energy and ability into his worl
so splendidly that he was soon known
as coming young man. So deep al
impression did his earnestness AM
fidelity make on his neighbors an{
friends that at the age Of TWENTY-FIVE,
he was elected county auditor of Kama
bee county by an overwhelming ma
jority. During his ten years in tina
Office he was not merely content t,
draw his salary. Following his rul
in life he sought to make himself ia
miliar with every condition of hi
county and of his Office, and to maste
the principles of public problem