The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

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the hands of one man. and that re-
sponsibility was not misplaced. 1t is
the hope of every good citizen that the
highway department be kept out OF
politics in the future as it has been in
vice and integrity of purpose be the
sole consideration in the appointment
of men to administer it's functions.
to policy. There can be no differences
Of opinion as to the need of char
acter and capacity in those who are
chosen to do the work Of the state.
Honesty In Government
There can be no difference of opin.
ion as to the necessity of keeping the
government Of the state and nation
officials who betray public trust
must be impartial and unsparing. But
the motive behind such prosecution
tect the &c general welfare. not to gain
partisan advantage at, the, cost Of
personal reputation; for he who steals
another's reputation in order to pro-
mote his own political interest is not
far removed in guilt from him who
in order to advance his own financial
interest connives with others to steal
speedy and relentless, but it must al
so be free from malice. If malice pre-
walls, Justice is not served.
The Republican party has had in its
Those men are beeing prosecuted Wig
orously and will be punished as soon as
their guilt has been judicially deter
mined. The Democratic party has had
in it's councils men whose records
were equally reprehensible. and indi-
viduals active in launching the move-
ment out of which grew the so-called
Indictment in North Dakota and in
Jail in Minnesota. Guilt is personal,
and it's penalties should be personal.
1t is the hope of all good citizens,
the guilty be punished adequately. 1t
should likewise be their demand that
all innocent be protected adequately.
Relief From Tax Burden
Relief from the burden of excessive
taxation presents the predominant is
sue of the campaign and the subject
Of most vital interest to the people of
Minnesota. It is true that less than
posed by the state government, but the
state government owes the duty Of
setting an example to counties, cities,
villages, townships and school dis
necessary local expenditures are made
necessary by state laws, such laws
should be repealed or amended.
against proposals that will necessitate
large increases of bonded Indebtedness.
The so-called Farmer-Labor party and
its candidates are committed to pub
lie ownership of transportation, in
Guiding stockyards, large abattoirs,
grain elevators, terminal warehouses,
of principal natural resources, such as
coal, OIL natural gas, mineral deposits.
large water powers and large CONNER
cial timber tracts 1t is impossible
even to estimate the result on public
Indebtedness of the adoption of this
program in it's entirety, for there are
no satisfactory statistics available
as to the physical value of the prop
erty used in all these industries. We
can, however, estimate the result of
the adoption of relatively small part
of the program-that part which
contemplates government ownership
of railroads.
If the government were to acquire
the railroads, it would have to buy
and pay for them for we have a con-
provision that private pro-
perty cannot be taken over for public
use without just compensation. That
provision we dare not abrogate, be-
cause if the government could confis-
cate railroad it could likewise con-
fiscate farms, shops and homes.
What would it have to pay for the
railroads? Admittedly it would not
have to pay for '.watered stock" or
good will. but it would have to pay the
actual value of all physical property