The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-08-03
NOT HARMONIOUS

A leading Democratic paper de-
clares there is a lack Of harmony in
the Republican party and that there
is more or less dissension within it's
ranks.
We have no means at hand of de-
termining the truth or falsity Of this
assertion but we sincerely hope it is
true. We would regard it as a misfor-
tune if the Republican party descend
ed to the dead level Of unanimous me-
diocrity that is characteristic of De-
mocracy.
Of course, as long as the Republican
party is composed Of men who do
their own thinking and own themsel-
yes, act for themselves and vote as in
dividuals, more or less difference of
opinion on many questions Of public
policy will prevail.
A party in which perfect harmony
exists, where all think alike, act in per-
feet accord and blindly vote as a unit,
presages one of two things: Either
that party is absolutely boss-controll-
ed and it's every action is dictated by
bosses, or is made up of incompetents
and inconsequentials who can be led
by the hand like little children.
The Republican party is a party
that does things. It's achievements for
the last fifty years constitute the his
tory of the Nation and are of such
magnitude as to stagger the magma
ton. Does anyone for moment i'm
agine that all members of the party
were agreed or could agree on an alb
solutely uniform method Of securing
them? No great results ever have
or ever can be secured by absolute
unanimity of action. Small minds
are easily brought together; great
minds are sure to follow diffe -ent
trends.
There are great men of great minds
within the ranks of the Republican
party and great minds never travel in
common channels. It is only by the
presentation of different ideas and
different views on great questions and
full, free and frank discussion of the
same that good results can be secured
and no one who understands human
nature, expects that these discussions
will always be harmonious or that
those whose views and ideas are re-
jected in final solution will always
smile and look pleasant.
The Republican party is full OF
strong, vigorous, virile men, who are
anxious to fill the places of public hon
or, trust and emolument. Such being
the case there is generally multiple
city of party candidates for public po-
s;tions and when there are two or
more candidates for one place some
one is bound to get left, and the de-
feated ones are not in every instance
going to submit to defeat without put
ting up a roar and registering COM
plants as to the manner in which
their defeat was accomplished.
Discussions within party are nos
a sign of weakness but one of strength
and virility; they do not signify po-
litical corruption but political virtue
and purity,
Whenever political party becomes
absolutely harmonious it ceases TO be
q party of the people and is no longer
useful as a servant of the people.
Tn spite of the artistic roast g1Ten
rs by Mrs. Fuller in last Saturday,
Transcript, we still insist we are bet
ter posted on the characteristics OF the
female sect than any other geezel
running at large in the state. we
were brought up by mother, traine'
bv wife been bossed for quarter u
a century by four daughters, who KEEP
house filled with their girl TRENDS
Exer since we can remember we have
existed in the midst of such mac
merry skirt dance that we have beel
compelled to go into the closet AM
gaze on our trousers to determine on
gender and. once more we insist tina
women are clingers, the elingiest kin
af clingsrs and when they once fastel
their terzfacles, which Clara K. call
"tendrils," on desired object, VINE
rfen, it il; man, a hat,, OF the vote' ]
is good might. They are sure to get Il
Some of our exchanges express SUI
,rises tfrat. the apiraicms OF the occs
sional and regular editor do not a
ways run parallel. 1t the occaslcns
editor ever finds himself agreeln
/ with the regular editor ON matters
nublic import he WIFI change his min
, and if he don't the regular editor Wi
change his.
The Canadian government pays il
private soldiers $f.1O a day ar
y makes provision of $40 month Il
, the support of the wives of the ma
ried ones. Uncle Sam pays his pl
n Yates SO cents day and permits the
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