Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-07
STATE CAPITOL NOTES.
6 Saint paul. Mimi. Feb. 1. 191


81 STATE CAPITOL NOTES.
Saint Paul, MINI. Feb. 1, 1919.
Interesting. indeed Is the open letter
which Clifford Pinchot. formerly 9 lead
er in the Progressive party. recently
shot at prospective presidential Repub-
fort to induce him to withdraw as an
aspirant for the chatrmanship OF the
senate finance committee, to which Mr..
by natyre 9d aiaa Ss
will be entitled when the Republicans
organize the next Congress-. The fol-
lowing juicy bits are culled from the
letter: Like millions Of other Repub-
licans. I am anxious to see the Demo-
Gratis beaten in 1920. Like them. see
in the possibility of your election to
the Craftsmanship Of the senate commit
tee on finance one Of the principle OBJ
1t is we'll known that the Middle West
will cast the deciding vote in the next
presidential election. The Middle West
knows you mainly as the most perfect
of politics in America. Indeed, I am
inclined to think it is fair to say that
no other man in our history has ever
represented to so many Americans all
The people of the United States know
that the great monopolies are your
friends, and that you accepted check
for $4,000 from the Standard Oil Com
ways been the champion of the liquor
interests. The women know that you
have steadily worked and voted against
suffrage and child labor legislation
the people will believe that it is un
duly favorable to special privilege and
monopoly. You are liability. The
undivided support of all the forces you
rying the Republican party to victory
in 1920. On the other hand, the Repub-
Democrats unless the farmers. the
the organized workers vote with us.
Your name as chairman of the commit
tee on finance would go far to insure
their hostility. The obvious fact is
that you ought not to be chairman I of
possibility is Republican misfortune.
You know better than any other man
what a burden you have been to the
Republican party. If you are not a.
good enough Republican, are you
your name?"
Well. now, when a member of Mr..
Penrose's own party can find SO much
that is wrong with him, Wouldn't an
have what You might call pudding
in bringing his record before the peo-
pie?
Governor Burnquist has ordered a
primary election for February IL and
a general election February 10 to fill
the vacancies caused by the deaths of
Senators Weis and Wallace. in con-
formity with recent special election
Hesitation To succeed Senator Wal
lace there are several aspirants. The
first to announce his desire so to serve
was Arch Coleman, chairman, Henne.
pin county Republican committee, and
Just recently Colonel William H. Dom
ohue. likewise of Republican faith,
has announced his candidacy: A con-
test between Mr.. Coleman, political civ
ilian, and Colonel Donohue, military
parsonage, would prove interesting and
uatiOn.
Harking back to the action of Gov
ernor BurnQuist in the alleged interest
eliminated the state fire marshal and
authorized the state insurance commits
sioner to act as such. and erected var
ious other consultations with a view
to saving the peoples money, we note
State Hotel Inspector Wittbecker for
an appropriation of $4,000 to provide
for three deputy inspectors and an ad-
ditional stenographer to carry on the
work Of his department; his statement
that less than one-third of needed in
spections are made, because of insuftl-
cient help; and the bill just introduced
by Senator J.: A. Jackson, OF SAINT
Paul, close friend of Governor Burn
quist, authorizing the state insurance
commissioner to appoint a fire marshal
at $4,000 a year. and we are led TO IN
quire, without we hope undue curloSl-
ty, have the economical notions OF the
governor gone a-glimmering? His re-
alization Of the need of economy IN
state management was commemorate,
but apparently his methods were too
crude to be effectual.
Speaking of crude methO0s, our
thoughts again revert to the governor
veto two years ago Of the $1.O7O,OOO de-
ficiency appropriation bill, and we are
plans on giving him another chance. In
view of his recent admission of error,
as set forth in his message to the leg
islature, the governor must view with
qualification this opportunity to part1-
ally rectify so gross an injustice to the
children of the st state ate ;.
The Public Safety Commission
chances out of the corner of its eye at
the legislature, shyly pulls the petals
from the daisy and murmurs, He
loves-m The legis-
lature one day threatens instant death,
the next longevity, for the Commission
And we poor outsiders, without look
in on either side, are just bursting with
vulgar curiosity as to the result. 1t
Senator BOylan of Virginia, could have
his way, the Commissions only remain
ing means of sustenance, amounting to
about 100000, would be reQulsltloned
for use of the fire sufferers of northern
Minnesota, to augment the appropr1a-
ton Of $1,800,000 recently passed by the