The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-12-06
SFNATORKELLOG
Farmers FRIEND
nINNESOTA'S JUNIOR STATES
MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR 81
WHEAT PRICE.
REPUBLICANS TO GET BUSY
HEADQUARTERS WILL BE OPEN
ED IN ST. PAUL AFTER THE
NEW YEAR.

ED IN ST. PAUL AFTER THE
NEW YEAR.
st. Paul, Dec. 3-United States
Senator Frank B. Kellogg, after a
strenuous six months or more at the
national capitol, tarried long enough
In the Twin Cities this week to hob
mob with number of his constituents
and at the same time deliver some in
teresting lectures at the State Uni
versity and the State Agricultural Col
lege. He had much to tell of congress
sional doings besides contributing a
few enlightening facts regarding the
big conflict and this country's part in
the same. Senator Kellogg was one Of
the principal speakers at the big
Northwestern Loyalty meet held in
the Twin Cities the week previous. AS
becoming a junior senator and one
who is taking his first fling at the big
game the senator was reluctant to
comment upon his own part in the big
settlement of vexatious differences
between the two national lawmaking
bodies and the passage Of the various
war measures that followed. Rather
he was inclined to pass the laurel
wreath to Senator Knute Nelson, his
colleague, to whom he said Minnesota
and the nation owed much. However,
had the st. Paul trust buster not been
SO modest he might have told several
interesting things concerning himself
and the present war status OF one
staple for which the great northwest
is famed, wheat. Had he so desired
he could have told, and with truth,
how, had he not interfered, $1.65
would have been the minimum price
for a bushel of wheat instead OF 81
and better, which is now the minimum
government figure. Further he could
have added, had he wished, how, when
the grain price fixing conference was
on at Washington and price OF $l.6t
had been practically agreed to, ne
gave notice of debate with the ultima
tum that unless the farmers of the
northwest were treated fairly that
proper minimums would be insisted on
in the matter of steel and sugar and
especially cotton, which the southern
ers were so jealousy guarding. Two
dollar wheat is now the figure, but,
how it was brought about only Sena-
tor Kellogg and those in at that
famous conference know. Senator
Kellogg is naturally proud of his first
year as a member of Uncle Sans
house of lords. He arrived at
momentous period in this country's
history and was able to add his mite
in the settlement of many vexatious
questions and the enactment of war
measures Of Importance.
Though the country is laboring I'M
der many tax burdens-all of them
willingly assumed because of wha'
they represent there is one thing to
be thankful for and that is a few of
the necessaries of life got by. How
the senate tempered many of the tax
infections proposed by tie house was
interestingly told by Senator Kellogg
in his course of lectures before the
University and the students at the
Farm School this week. Perhaps the
majority of us are too busy to give
it thought, but quite few of the
things of every day life are tax free.
There is sugar for instance and
coffee. Both escaped and the senate
was responsible. Instead the automo-
bile and few other luxuries of the
rich were taxed. Senator Nelson
was in on this and so was Senator
Kellogg.
In what way the general voting pub
lie is concerned is not shown, but il
some loud yappings INDUCED in of
late count for anything, control of
the present Republican state central
committee is evidently quite necessary
if some politically concerned are to
win out in the next election. I refer
TO the big howl sent out from Mime
apolis because of proposal to enlarge
the committee to the extent of ten
new members. Outrageous" the OPP
position say and they have prevailed
20 the extent that the attorney general
las ruled that the enlargement can
lot be made. ROLAND Smith, an as
;istant to Attorney General Smith and
son of E. E. Smith of Minneapolis,
wrote the opinion. 1t was asked for
" A. D. Stephens of Crookston.
though insisting that its only con-
ern is the victorious future of the
republican party, to give it to you
old, majority of the present COM
nittee are not inclined to tear their
hirts for the present executive and L
pine that it is from this fact that
he howl originated. Secretary of