The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-24

was accepted with an enthusiasm tina
tics.
Frank A. Day. Charles A. Towne
John Lind and many other populal
and brilliant Republican laeders per
mitted their desires to control theil
ises of the promulgators of the new
movement, deserted the Republican
party, embraced the tenets of tn,
Bryanic doctrine and went out into tn,
converts with the zeal Of mission
aries. The impetuous Frank Day pub
licly declaring that any Minnesota
citizen who did not vote Tor Willian
interests and ought. to be taken ou
and shot at sunrise"
While the Republicans in the state
convention and most OF the r Congress
paramount question, there was no shil
1y- shalling or attempt at compromise
to win popular favor on the part OF
district. They met the opposition or
their own ground and fastened to the
battle with the enthusiastic eagerness
of swan faring forth to meet his
sweetheart.
The Seventh district Republican
convention was the first to be held in
the state and one of the first in the
country. 1t was great gathering
full quota Of delegates, consisting Of
their ablest and best known Republi-
cans. They were in deadly earnest
for they realized the gravity of the sit
ed for Congress. substantially, the
platform adopted sharply challenged
every proposition promulgated in the
Populist platform. as the Republicans
oh, oysv,1xy oh 1av, fhn TNor r o1o
radicals Of today. For the principals
involved are the same now as then
The promulgations of Townley. La
Toilette, Magnus Johnson, DR.. Ship
ton of the Populistic propoganda OF
1896, with few patches of new alb
surdity tackled on to cover the holes
rays of automatic truths that have
emanated from passing events. In the
main, it is the same old ghost dance
with the same old medicine men beat,
dancers or their descendants dancing
to their music.
The idea of preparing platform to
propitiate the opposition or to nomi-
procure support Of opposition voters
had not, at that time, been elucidated
by political opportunists.
,eaaa fbe se~an3h o isse
concerned, was a. toe to-toe battle on
principles-the only kind Of campaign
by which party always wins even if
It not ser1es OF sham en-
loses even if it wins.
1t was battle royal. Sir Walter
in one fiery h band Of
fighters. as they joyously rushed into
battle declared:
"Twere worth ten years Of peace.
full life,
One glance at that array"
And participation in the earnest, Wig.
orous, enthusiastic Seventh district
campaign Of 1895, was worth more
than participation in ten ordinary
After the early held convention &
strong, able, active, virogous con.
gressional committee. consisting OF
Of W6eb ae COUNTY
then young man making his first
enry into politics, was made chair
man.
We were not given even an outside
The National Republican committee
following a precedent that must hav,
been established by. some politician
, who had had recently suffered from a Sc
by the way is still followed by the
wise men of the East sent out young
political expert" who knew no more
about Minnesota political condition.
than a tomcat knows about music, t.
examine into conditions and make
report on the same. He came, stayed
half day at Fergus Falls, and after
informing the people of that city wha,
an important parsonage he was in higl
Republican circles, and copiouSly re.
freshing himself with food and drink
went back to. the East, and reported
that the district was absolutely hope
less from a Republican standpoint
He advised that it would be very
unwise to send any outside speakers
or financial aid there, but to extend
their aid to those districts where there
was some hope of accomplishing re.
suits.
The National Free Silver" commit
tee also sent out a man, who knew
still less than the Republican EEK.
pert" to look the situation over
and he reported back that the district
was solid for Bryan" and the Free
Silver" candidate for Congress, and
had not the slightest need for outside
assistance.
It did look that way from all out
side appearances. The district was
ablaze with Free Silver" enthusiasm
The opposition controlled three-quart-
ers of the legislative and county of
fees, and had accomplished but lit
Young Elmer Adams. tit seems
strange to refer to the dignif1ed, gray
haired, portly banker as ''youngsI at
the present time, but he was hardly
more, than a boy then,) practically
abandoned his personal business and
paign. He soon developed into one of
the most capable and astute managers
that ever handled political campaign