The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-02
BURNQUIST Makes
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Aonwealth. He iterated that every
4sounty in the state received more
hack from the state even at the pres
ent time for varied purposes than it
paid to the state in taxes.
Standing squarely on his feet, Gov.
Rurnquist said that as governor he
could not promise any reduction in
taxes; that he did not know it could
be done; that he would not be for tax
reduction as initiating against the
school privileges and other privileges
and benefits which the people of the
state now enjoy at large. He admitted
it was his duty and the duty of ali
state officials to keep taxes to their
lowest possible rate; that it was THEN
duty to invest the money of the state
to the very best advantage and that il
the investments bys these officials
were made poorly that the people
should judge.
1t was at this point that he madt
his only allusion to his candidacy and
also made his only pledge. This was
that, if elected governor, he woult
always work for and support all eff
forts looking toward the budget sys
tenn of appropriations and would
pledge himself to cut as much off the
appropriations demanded as would
not initiate against efficiency Of state
government.
He followed up with an advocacy
of consolidating the many existing
state boards under one general head
with the required subdivisions, citing
the saving in cost to the state and
the greater efficiency which would re-
suit from more condensed board
system.
Swerving into general politics, the
governor delineated the history of the
Republican party from its birth, with
Abraham Lincoln as its head, down
to. the present. Touching on the pres
end administration he gave a severe
scoring to the Underwood tariff law,
proclaiming the measure as being
against the farmer and favoring the
south against the north. He said that
because of the war the effects of the
law are not now being felt but that at
the conclusion of the European con-
fiict producers in this country would
fint' things different if the Underwood
law remained operative.
He urged the voters of this con-
xressional district to send Harold
Knutson to Washington, as well as
Frank B. Kellogg to the senate from
this state to aid Senator Knute Mel
son in promulgating Republican doc
trines and give entire support to
Charles Evans Hughes for the presi-
dency. He cited Mr.. Hughes record
in public life as proof of his fitness
for the presidency and concluded that
the Republican candidate was a man
Of dependence, stability and back
hone"
ASA M. Wallace acted as master of
ceremonies at the meeting. Others
seated on the stage were Mayor Hen
nemann, C. M. Sprague and John N.
NcGibbon of this city; Arthur ]. Ben
son, C. L. Atwood, A. G. Whitney and
George G. Magnuson of ST. Cloud; and
Assistant Immigration Commissioner
John Kienitz Of Cambridge, MINI.
Mr.. Kienitz addressed the audience
hefore the governor spoke and urged
His hearers to vote for Amendment
No. 1 which will be On the ballot at
the approaching election. The High
School Glee Club and the Sank Centre
Band furnished music. Governor
Burnquist held a reception after the
meeting and left late in the afternoon
for st. Cloud.