The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
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OUT At POLLS
TODAY
Bitter Primary. Fight centers
Around G. Q. P. Nominal
ton for Senator.
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while it also includes e. G. A. Lun
deem, who was a continuous foun
tain of encouragement to all anti
war Minnesotans.
Meanwhile the Farmer-Labor can.
didates are tremendously radical
and tremendously tinged with anti
war or pacifistic tendencies. 1t Il
confidently expected here by Re
publican insiders that Tom Schal
and e. C. A. Lnndeen will be de
feated today in the Republican pri
mary. 1t il then confidently ex
pected by Farmer-Laborite insiders
that much of the Schall vote and
much of the Lundeen vote will &c
to the eventual Farmer-LabOr nomi.
nee.
The Republican inside betting
favorite for the Republican nomi.
nation is Preus, secondary mention
is heard of ex-Judge Hallam, who
is credited with impulses toward
liberalism" Some mention as a
possible Republican nominee is con.
ceded to Congressman Anderson,
who, by putting the Lenroot-Ander.
son rural credits law through Con
gresS, took the United States into
a deep new plunge toward govern.
mental banking socialism"
Candidate OF Masses"
There is also among the Repub-
lican candidates, Victor Power, who
il strong with labor In the iron min
ing district, and who advertises him
self in this Republican primary
here as the favorite of the
masses"
The point il that the Republican
party here is no compact consistent
citadel OF conservatism. This State
is radical" The Republican party,
no matter who its candidate may
be, will win here next month, IL 1t
siOns, avowed or secret, to radical
ISM" so.called.
The next point, however, is equal
" important. The three candidates
for the farmer-labOr nomination
are far. indeed from representing
what somebody once called "preda.
tory poverty"
Magnus Johnson in England
would be called a representative OF
the landed interests He is a
propertied farmer with the crude
speech, the provincial outlook, and
the rough manner Of a hacl1woOds
English squire. He almost defeated
Preus for governor last year. He
has voted for the farmers and
against the enemies Of the farm
ers in the Minnesota legislature for
many years.
C. A. Lindbergh, his best known
rival for the Minnesota Farmer,
Labor senatorial nomination, is a
quite well-to-do person with a law
practice and investments. He has
been q Congressman.
l.. A. Fritsche, the third Of the
Farmer-Labor contestants, is a
highly educated doctor and surgeon
with a frequently exercised and fire.
quently gratified passion for being
mayor of his beautiful city, which
Is called New Ulm.
= All Held Public Office.
These men all have held public
office; and they all have a dollar;
and any notion that they are go.
ing to get out to destroy property
Is just plain silly.
The difference between the Re.
publican party and the Farmer
Labor party in Minnesota is not a
difference Of absolute principles. but
of relative degree. The mass Of the
Farmer.Laborites are Republicans
who think that the Republican
party goes too far toward thinking
only of chambers Of commerce and
boards of trades.
The mass Of Republicans are
Farmer-Laborites who think that
FAR toward thinking only Of unions
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mers.
All are as fine a lot Of able-bodied,
high spirited, pugnacious, intolerant,
clean minded, morally idealistic and
politically INSCRIPTIONS fathers and
mothers Of sturdy grandchildren as
any reporter could find anywhere.
They are quarreling simply about
lust how much weight to give TO
the capitalist and just how much
weight to give to the farmer and to
the laborer.
Story Illustrates It.
Magnus Johnson tells a story that
puts it perfectly. Back In Sweden
there was sausage maker. A
friend asked him: What do you
make your sausages out OFF" He
said: rabbit meat" Anything
else?" said the friend. "Yes, horse
meat" said the sausage maker.
What proportions?" asked the
friend. Fifty fifty said the
sausage maker, lone horse and one
rabbit"
According to Mangus Johnson, the
farmer is today the rabbit and the
board of trade the horse in the
Minnesota political sausage. John
son does not demand no horse, but
simply less horse. That is all there
s Of 1t.