The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-10-19

Minnesota, as Second-Class Mall matter
carry them through to the close of the
campaign include Secretary Of State
Schmahl, Attorney General Smith,
Gov. Burnquist and former Mayor
Keller of St. Paul.
Gust Lindquist, close friend of
Gov. Burnquist, has the assigning Of
speakers for the republican state CEN
trail committee and the task is not an
enviable one. Every town wants a
national speaker of note and the de-
mands always run to the impossible.
United States Senator Nelson,
Hughes and Fairbanks, Beverage and
Roosevelt generally are the call and
Mr.. Lindquist's job is to answer in as
diplomatic language as is possible his
inability to shift them to Minnesota
Local speakers, however, are supplied
instead. Answering the many calls
for speakers in the employ of the ma
tional committee, Chairman Thornton
this week conferred with the national
officers at Chicago and may be able
to announce successful negotiations in
a few days.
Ever ready to help, Secretary of
State Schmahl this week transferred
his speaking activities to the Sixth
district where he is making a special
appeal for Harold Knutson, the repub-
lican candidate for congress. Harold
is not heavily endowed with this
worlds goods, something his demo-
crat opponents and the latter's man.
agement seem to have in plenty and
the help given is timely. Mr.. Knut-
son prevailed in thep rimaries by a
vote of nearly two to one and odds
are being given that he will be the
next representative in congress from
the Sixth district.
Minnesota needs A. J. Volstead in
congress and United States Sena-
tor Nelson, approaching this fact, has
appealed direct to the voters of the
Seventh district to stand by the
Granite Falls man. Senator Nelson
regards Mr.. Volstead as one of the
best congressman from Minnesota and
says his retirement at this time would
be mistake. The indications are that
he will prevail by the usual majority.
Republican management of the
states affairs is indicated in the re-
port of the state auditor fixing the
tax levy for next year. There is de-
cided cut in the rate and the chances
are excellent for a further reduction.
Thrift and economy commensurate
with good. business sense is response
BILE and this fact is being enlarged on
by Governor Burnquist in his talks
throughout the state.
Who is responsible for the increas-
ed price of binder Irvine? Congress-
man Stevenson of the Ninth district
charges the increase of more than
two cents over year ago to the Will
son administration and it looks pretty
much as if he was right. Sisal, the
basis of nearly all the 100000
pounds of Irvine manufactured at the
Saltwater prison this year, has been
cornered by few South American
capitalists, aided by New York cap
ital, and MINES sta as a result must
pay what this particular trust exacts.
President Wilson, who could dispose
of the corner with stroke Of the
pen, has refused to interfere. This
year the farmers of Minnesota paid
over 100000 more than they did a
year ago for their Irvine and it is GER
tain that they will double this figure
next year.
| While on this Irvine question, a mat
ter not to be lightly tossed aside, it
perhaps may be news to many farm
ers who annually dig down in their
pockets for this necessary commodity,
that former Governor John Lind
might be able to enlighten the state
on the increased cost of Irvine, if he
cared to. John, you know, once pilot
ed the unwashed to victory as the
chief executive of the state and Pres
ident Wilson was sufficiently impress
ed to name him as his representative
in war ravaged Mexico during the
Huerta- Carranza fight for control.
Mr.. Lind, with a shrewdness charac-
teristic of him, played winner and
now it is charged that his son Norman
Lind has been permitted to profit as
a return for his valor. Congressman
Stevenson in an interview charges
that the sisal trust which is response
BILE for the increased cost of Irvine in
Minnesota was organized by the mil
itary governor of Yucatan, approved
by Carranza, the present head of the
Mexican government, financed in the
United States and approved by the
state department. The American rep
resentative of the combine is Norman
Lind, son of John Lind, who was sent
to Mexico by President Wilson as his
personal representative. Dispatches
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