The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-07-22
SOME POLITICAL OBSER-
VATIONS.

with more or less foundation of fact,
that there are quite a bunch of Re-
publicans, who have been and still
are, mighty influential in debating
nominations to let the next state cleo
ton, at least as far as the Governor
ship is concerned go by default. They
figure that if the other state officials
file for denomination there will be
little or no opposition to them either
in the primaries or at the general
election; that the Republican nominee
for Governor, whoever he may be,
will have little show of election with
out the earnest, active, aggressive,
whole-hearted support of his as
sociates on the ticket, that if they
could secure the nomination OF
victim" for Governor, deal could
be made with the Democratic board
of strategy, whereby they would nom
mate a victim" for the United
States Senate. The bunch would get
the Senator, the Democrats hold the
Governorship, and by 1918 they
could make another deal and by yield
ing the senatorship to the Democrats
the bunch could secure a Governor
who would do their bidding and be-
hest, and their influence, which has
now reached the nebulous, twilight
zone stage would once again wax
mighty in the refulgent light of noon
day power.
This bunch have no more use for
party loyalty and party fealty than
a Hottentot has for a fur overcoat.
They care no more for party principle
than a cat cares for stewed prunes.
Their interest in Republicanism is
purely pecuniary. They are Repub-
icans and support Republicanism
when it is profitable, and when it is
not they sneak from behind their bar
rel barricade, unsheath their smoker
snee and stab the party and the par
tvs candidates under the fifth rib and
smile with sinister satisfaction as
they watch rampant Democracy tram
pie over its PROSTATE form in its
triumphant spoils grabbing expedi-
ton.
This article is in no way to be con-
strued as a criticism of Democratic
national or state officials. Present
Wilson is the marvel of present day
craftsmanship. Leaping almost at
single bound from the presidency of one
of the most back-numberish, dreamy,
moss-covered eastern colleges, whose
Ethiopian conceptions of business,
morals, religion, finance and politics,
practical and competent men are
aware would only be possible in the
idealistic realm of theory, to the most
responsible position in the worlds of
government; with his past associa-
lions a handicap instead of help to
him in his new place in the sun, sud-
denly and unexpectedly called upon
to face the most grave and momen-
tous International problems that have
ever confronted an American Chief
Executive, he has met every crisis
with calm, level-headed wisdom
that has astounded human kind. It
is true that this amazement is much
the same character that we feel when
we watch elephants play base ball in
a circus, astonished not because they
do it so well, but astounded because
thsy can do it at all,
Governor Hammond has proved
himself to be careful, conscientious
painstaking conservative executive.
He lacks nothing as Governor but
more hair and a wife.
We are fully aware that Presidents
or Governors do not make prosperity
or panic, that party control is not a
dividing line between the goodness
and badness of times, that money
plentitude and money scarcity does
not depend entirely upon government
tai policies and Legislation, but the
citizen that does not know that these
things do exercise a mighty influence
on these matters Of supreme import
ance is indeed dull of intellect and
devoid Of understanding.
The indisputable logic Of events
clearly discloses that under Republi-
can administration and Republican in.
ternal policies and legislation work
has been more abundant, business
more remunerative and prosperity
more general and diversified thar
when Democrats were in control Of
the nation.
Even the most cusory examination
shows that in those states, hat arr
and have been, long under Republican
conrol, taxation is lighter; eleemosyn
airy institutions, hospitals for insane
schools for detectives, are in bette
shape, prisons and reformatorie
better regulated; labor on highe,
plane and better protected by law; ed
ucation more diffused, human life an,
human rights better safe-guarded
everything affected by legislation il
a better condition than in those states
under long continued Democratic rule
These are not idle word statement
but visible conditions that can be OBJ
served by all. The Republican state,
have been no more favored by Divin,