The Sauk Centre herald., 1916-10-19


gers have suggested modification,
but the old man is not to their way
of thinking. Mr.. Dwyer is up against
a hard proposition in Governor Burn
Quist,. but he is confident enough to
believe that he will prevail. Friends
are not so optimistic, but they say he
will get a good vote in Hennepin
county and on the range.
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A cut of forty-fve hundredths of a
mill in the state tax rate for next year
is announced by the state auditors
department, which has the fixing of
the annual levy Accepting some Of
the stuff printed concerning the an
nouncement, Minnesota is fast ap-
preaching the time when there will
not be any state tax, but it would
hardly be advisable to hold ones
breath until such a condition does
come. Former State Auditor Iverson
and former Governor Eberhart sever
al years ago, following marked cut
in the tax levy by reason of some un-
usual receipts, talked glowingly of a
taxless state. Magazines of note and
outside publications commented upon
the claim and gave it much promi-
nence, but despite their prediction the
average citizen is still paying his bit.
The trouble with unusual receipts is
that the legislature always finds a
place to invest them.
Frank Eddy has been stumping
North Dakota in the interest of the
Republican ticket and is now prepar-
ing to transfer his activities to Mime
sofa. Frank says he has found out
one thing in his recent travels and
that is the Republican party has lost
one of it's chief assets, the "poor
farmer" AS he puts it, "it is a
mighty discouraging task to tell the
farmers how poor they are when they
come to political meetings in their
own automobiles.
That the several campaign commit
tees are not overburdened with cash
is indicated in the character of the
headquarters maintained and the Of
flee forces employed. The Republican
crowd is undoubtedly the poorest in
its history as far as finances are con-
cerned, while all the Democrats have
in the way of money is what they can
raise by popular subscription. 1t is
said the national organizations of
both parties are contributing nothing.
Tons of literature are being sent out
but it's distribution in nearly every
case is left to the loyalty and activity
of the county committee. Little is 60
ing to the individual voter direct.
Republican campaign orators are in
vading every section of Minnesota this
week, with their forces recruited to
war footing. But short time re-
mains for campaign work, and work
ers in every town are clamoring for
meetings. Strong Democratic claims
have alarmed Republican leaders in
many localities and they are begging
for speakers to stir up interest and
get out the vote. Local contests to
attract voters are missing in the rural
districts this year, and the only way
to bring farmers to the polls is to get
them interested in the presidential sit
uation. The Republican state com
mittee has made appeals for outside
speakers of national reputation, but
the national committee is concentrat-
ing it's work on the more doubtful
states, leaving very little for Mime
sofa.
Governor Burnouist is still being
urged to call an extra session OF the
legislature to enact legislation to en-
able the Minnesota guardsmen now on
the border to vote Nov. Z. Wisconsin
has taken action to that end and it is
urged that the Minnesota soldiers be
not deprived of their citizenship be-
cause of their loyalty. Governor Burn
quist has announced that he will not
call an extra session unless there is
a general demand for it, and that so
far, he says, he has found little SEN
timent for calling the legislature to-
gether.
Four of the propositions urged by
Representative l.. C. Spooner of Nor
ris already have been agreed to by
the committee on commerce, labor and
agriculture of the state efficiency and
economy commission for recommends
tion to the commission. The sugges-
tions are: Abolish the state normal
school board and turn it's duties over
tc state board of education; abolish
the advisory commission on sanatori-
ums for tuberculosis, dividing it's du-
ties between the state board of control