The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-05

sibility, and my limitations, but with
what ability have, and the light that
God gives me to see the right, I'll do
my best. And when / feel depressed
with my shortcomings, I shall take
courage by thinking of my immediate
predecessor and while thinking of him
l have few remarks that seem to me
to be due my friends in this house, to
my district, which has returned me
five times with ever increasing major
tiles, and to my family and to myself.
And l hope that it will help to clear
the atmosphere so far as l am con-
cerned, before entering upon my
new duties.
"On the second of February
stump speech, reeking with inaccura-
cies, was filed with the senate of the
United States, purporting to be pc
tition to unseat me, but which, in
reality is only subterfuge for ma
licious SANDER throughout the press
of the country. The terrific physical
strain of the campaign left me ill and
l have been unable to come upon the
floor until today. For l made 24S
| outdoor speeches over two hours in
length, and 80 half hour speeches.
"My campaign was against ire
mendous odds. Without organization,
with but little money, with physical
endurance my principa! asset, l sue
ceeded not only against my opponent
backed by one of the best oiled Or
CARNATIONS that ever existed in the
state of Minnesota, but against the
worst collection of double crossing
pirates that ever scuttled ship.
"No claim is made that l didn't re-
ceive a majority of the votes.
"The hidden purpose of this con.
test is to weaken whatever influence
1. may have as senator, for they are
certainly not so lacking in intelligence
as to hope to hoax a senate commit,
tee with puerile allegations. But they
claim that 1 have broken the election
laws of Minnesota. If have broker
any Minnesota laws, why have not the
courts of the state been called int
action?
"Why have they allowed the au
thorities to issue my election certifi'
cate when substantial proof in the
proper place would have stopped it!
''They insinuate I robbed their can.
didate of the underworld vote by
promising to corrupt the federal
courts of my state to secure immunity
for indicted bootleggers. How prepos'
ferrous!
''This bootlegging romance they
caused to be brought before grand
jury of Hennepin county. The coun-
ty attorney who presented the evil
dence ex-parte was the candidate TO.
governor and the running mate on the
same ticket with my defeated oppon-
ent,> and it is fair to assume that nc
bets were overlooked. Yet the grand
Jury, containing several persons OF
their own identical political faith
unanimously considered the charge Sc
baseless and absurd that they re-
fused to bring in a report.
"They suggest that I be unseated
because they claim called their can
didate an ignoramus willfully, know
ingly and maliciously. And then they
wont me unseated because they claim
1 told the people that he'd built that
big red barn that you've seen so many
times in the movies, while he was an
officer of the Farmers Equity ex-
change, and that he borrowed the
money from the equity to do it.
"They also wanted me unseateo
because I mistreated and abused their
defenseless candidate and constant
" during the campaign foully, mallc'
Iiously and slanderously made refer
ence to his bull, causing him much
labored explanation, that he paid the
bankers for that bull. No dispute
there. You have to pay for every
thing you get. In short, they want
me unseated because / defeated thell
unbeatable candidate by calling q
spade a spade, two-spot tWo-spot
barn a barn, and bull a bull.
"Such ridiculous charges can hard,
ly be taken seriously. In themselves