The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-27

| he is, in the state senate because he
feels that there he can put in his
greatest material ticks for good roads
IN Minnesota.
Accordingly, it was not strange that
Bob launched into the good roads
| subject right off the reel and when he
curbed himself it was with the regret
| of his audience. "Bob" argues that
where good roads go everything will
follow. He admits new settlers are
coming in by thousands but that if
they are planted in the woods with
out access to good roads they will not
| remain. Accordingly, if the state is
to grow and develop and retain it's
| growth good roads are an absolute
necessity. "Bob" declares candidly
that he sought a seat in the senate
that he might be in a position to get
good roads and that now Minnesota
has road laws which are pretty good"
as he says. He asked the editors to
give their support to Amendment No.
which will come up at the fall cleo
ton and which creates revolving
fund for road purposes. They did so
by resolution. Feelingly he remarked
that he would rather have it said of
him that he was instrumental in get
ting good roads for the state than that
it could be said he had been governor,
adding that governors go fast when
they hit the toboggan," but memories
of good roads are lasting.
After paying high tribute to the
Home School for Girls and pledging
his support in the senate for any ap-
preparation the board of control may
ask for the institution, "Bob" paid
high tribute to Charles E. Vasaly,
senior member of the board and
strong friend of the school. "Bob" de-
clared that the board has never had a
better member than Vasaly and that
he personally requested the late Gov
eronr Hammond to retain Vasaly on
the board. In speaking of Hammond
"Bob" said: 81 regard Hammond as
one of the really great big governors
of the state"
Someone in the audience jokingly
asked "Bob' if he enjoyed molding
state affairs better than he did start
ing political rumpuses through his ed
itorial writings and quick as flash
he came back with: when want to
stir up the animals / do so and l en-
JOY it immensely"
Before concluding, "Bob" paid shls
respects to the calibre of the last leg
islature and did not mince his words,
either. He said that as rule the only
question asked candidates was are
you for or against county option
and as a result "some mighty poor
sticks were elected" Bob" said he
had been asked if he was for statu-
tory legislation or constitutional leg
islation to stop the traffic in liquor.
"Bob" said he replied he was not IN
favor of either; that he believed
that since the county option law was
passed it would be, well to let that
alone for a few years and see how 1t
would work out; that he did not be-
lieve in freak laws and that what the
state most needed now was some good
sound legislation to make amends Tor
some of the freak laws. He declared
himself a believer in representative
form of government and that the pres
ent rigid laws guarding against cas-
ily obtained changes in the constitu-
ton were protection to the minor
ity and hence should not be made less
rigid. When he took his seat "Bob"
was accorded a very storm of ap-
plause.