The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
A GOOD WORD FOR BOBBIE
AND ERNIE.

In CneSe Gays Wnen PATRIOTISM IL
rampant, as it should be and disloy-
atty is in deep disfavor, as is right
and proper, it takes lot of nerve to
say anything good about Robert La
Toilette or Ernest Lundeen. One
takes his popularity in his hands, if
he even emits whisper favorable to
either of them. But that is just
what we are going to do and take our
chances. --~s. sG
We do not want anyone to think
for a moment, that we endorseA the
views, speeches or actions :. of these
men. If we were a member of Fhe
United States Senate we would offer
a resolution expelling LaFollette from
the Senate; and we would take
similar action in regard to Lundeen, if
we were in the House. We believe 1t
borders on the criminal to permit
men who are openly or secretly hamp-
ering the actions of the government,
in these times to draw a salary from
the government. The cash in Uncle
Sans strong box should only be paid
to those who stand by Uncle Sam in
this emergency. Paying money to
aides de kaiser is criminal foolish
ness and permitting such aides to take
part in the formation Of governmental
policies, still worse, and in no other
country in the world would such ac-
ton be permitted.
Til, h. cold ~,
their favor, they are consistent. They
stay put, they are not afraid of the
cars. We know where to find them
and they can be trusted-trusted
to always do the wrong thing at the
wrong time and in the wrong place,
on all occasions. In times of danger
and stress a man that is sure to do
wrong is much to be preferred to one
whom no one can tell whether he will
do right or wrong. A man may be
wrong all the time and be both honest
and Conscientious, but a wobbler, one
who jumps the line fence every time
he deems it advantageous to himself
to jump, possesses neither honesty nor
conscience. He is a mere trucker
and time-server. He will sell out a
cause and then sell out the buyer if
there is anything in it for himself.
When after a elimination of out
RACES, each worse than the preceding
one, the patient president declared a
state of war existed between the
United State and imperial Germany
and convened the Congress to ratify
his action and put teeth in the
measure, something like six Senators
and SO representatives voted with the
kaiser and against the president. By
their. votes they declared this count y
was a tributary province of imperia
Germany and not free and independ
ent nation. On this roll of infamy
appeared the names of LaFollerte anC
Lundeen, and they have stayed on i
ever since, and have consistently
persistently and steadfastly opposed
every war measure that has beer
| enacted.
The other "wilfuI' ones waveret
like pretty girl between two suitors
| 1uCy llou COlioClCIlCC III CIlc iIldI
ter. They thought the war would b.
unpopular and they voted against il
then the patriotic heart of the natiol
spoke in no uncertain terms and the,
scurried for cover like haf-fedge
chickens caught in a thunder storr
and they have been first on one sid
and then on the other ever since, vot
ing against the war, for the seTectiv
draft, against the bonds, making 10y
atty speeches and encouraging peac
meetings, thus demonstrating the
,, care nothing for the United States
still less for Germany and proclaimin
the only thing that concerns their lii
tie minds is their seats in congress
and their $500 per annum
Give us La Toilette and Lundeen
preference to these weak-minde
changlings.
e A girl will forgive a young ma
e for stealing kiss, no matter no
angry she may be, if he will give h,
|, the opportunity of forgiyinp hi