Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27
STATE CENTRAL COM
MITTEE. PUBLICITY DEPT.

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Republican papers of the twin cities
were strangely silent last week regard
ing the challenge for a joint debate
didate for the u. s. senate. hurled at
his republican opponent, Frank B. KEEL
logg. The papers were also strangely
silent when Mr.. Kellogg displayed more
discretion than valor in his refusal to
meet the famous democratic orator. Mr..
Kellogg begged off with the explanation
that he had so many speaking dates he
could not cancel them although Mr.. Law
Ter offered to cancel his for the sake of
arranging the vocal battle.
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After making a brave show of resist
ance for several weeks, the republican
state central committee last week ran
up the white flag and admitted it would
be no surprise if Wilson carried Mime
sofa. And it was not so many days ago
that the same men jeered the democratic
claim of Minnesota. MINNESOTA FOR
W1LSON-remember this line when the
returns begin to come in.
Frank A. Day, * Fairmont was IN
Minneapolis recently with optimism
squirting from him in every direction. He
said there is little doubt in his mind how
Minnesota will cast her electoral vote
and he was sure it wouldn't be for
Hughes.
Many voters are not aware that they
may cast their ballots Nov. Z, even
though they are not at home. The cleo
ton laws provide that the thing only
necessary is to apply to the judges OF
election in ones own precinct on. regis
tration day. either in person or by proxy,
and receive a certificate. Then man
is permitted to cast his ballot on cleo
ton day in any town in the state. LAS
is good thing to paste in your hat.
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-, One of the signs of the times is the
great amount of money being offered in
the twin cities. without takers, that st.
Louis county will give Wilson a. major
ity. When St.. Louis county. gets to
thinking that way politically, it looks
mighty, mighty bad for Charles Evasion
Hughes.
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The. Federal Reserve law, the Rural
Credits act, the Income tax, the tax on
munitions, the Child Labor law, the s.
hour day, peace, prosperity and progress
are a few of the stOneWalls that repub-
lican spell-binders are butting their
heads against.
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The vote that julius Thorson, demo-
cratic candidate for lieutenant governor
is going to poll will Startle some of the
doubling ThOmaSeS. Hundreds of his
admirers are doing great volunteer mis-
siOnary work in all parts of the state.
The average voter doesn't like the looks
of that big piece of cash Mr.. Thorson' S
opponent spent in the primaries. Mime
sofa voters more than once have repu-
dated candidates who spend their money
lavishly. History is threatening to re-
peat.
Candidate Hughes hasn't told us what
he would have done after the Lusitania
had been sent to the bottom. Republican
papers made much of his speech in
Louisville but he only told what pre-
ventive measures he would have taken.
He refused to say what he would have
done AFTER the tragedy had come to
pass.
HE KEPT US OUT OF WAR! Cast
into the waste basket all the campaign
material in existence and let those six
words sink in. They sum up the whole
situation when you step into your vot-
ing precinct election day. continue to
remember that HE KEPT US OUT OF
WAR.
Charles Evasion Hughes is reaching
the end of his campaign with a great
mass of questions unanswered. And
his silence is particularly conspicuous
when he is asked why he hasn't voted
since 1910. Such a serious charge against
presidential candidates patriotism
should be defended, but we fear there is
no defense.