The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-10-14
CAPITOL CHATTER
G. B. Wollan

Well, it appears that I guessed right
last week as Ito part, at least, of
Magnus Johnson's keynote address,
namely, that he would come out for
guarantee of bank deposits and that
he would pay his compliments to the
Nonpartisan League "backsliders"
who recently bolted the Farmer-La-
Dor party and came out in support OF
the Democratic ticket.
Much of the rest of his ~Teigen-
prepared addresse sounded very
much like Gov. Ted's campaign talks
except as to the use OF the capital
letter "I", in which use Magnus us
admittedly an adept.
Both candidates agree as to the
need of national legislation for farm
relief, the building of the st. Law
renee Great Lakes deep waterway,
development of upper Mississippi
river navigation, continuation of the
primary election system, economy in
state administration and other though
less important matters.
However, the two part company on
some propositions, which is inevitable,
or there would be but one party and
one set of capdidates.
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In his keynote speech at Cam
bridge the Farmer-Labor candi-
date for governor warned his hearers
in his Enthusiastically energetic
way against listening to the exhorta-
tions of Brekke, Quigley, et al,
whom he calls ga few mercenary and
self-seeking individuals *** who are
advising you that it is useless to carry
on this independent fight just at the
moment when victory is within our
reach.
Later on in his talk he appealed ia
his supporters to 'Iet no petty bick-:
erings divide you. Beware of the
wolf who comes to you in sleeps
clothing and tells you that 'Magnus
has no chance"
About all one can say is that Mag
nus is sure an incorrigible optinist
when he can refer to the detection CT
large part of the old Nonpartisan
League leaders, the bolt of Emil
Holmes, the party's candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, and the frank
demand of the Renville County
League organization that he withdraw
from the ticket-an these and more,
as "petty chickering's"
How many tens of thousands of
votes must be lost, pray, before the
thing ceases to be "petty?" X
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As if that isn't enough evidence of
real optimism, what about this ?
Said Magnus at Cambridge: Mag
nus is going to win and he will carry
with him to victory every candidate
on our ticketp
Let's see what history says.
In 1898 John Lind was elected
governor as the 'tfusion" Demo
cratic-Peoples Parity candidate, but
not another candidate on the ticket
was elected. ,, 2+o
In 1904, 1906 and 1908 John A.
Johnson, Democrat, was elected gov
ernor, but, popular and wonderful
vote-getter that he was, he failed to
Garry with him" single other can
didate of his party.
In 1914 w. s.. Hammond, Demo-
GRAFT, was chosen governor as result
of a serious detection in Republican
ranks. He, also, failed to Garry
with him" as much as one other
candidate.
What meat doth this our mighty
Magnus feed upon that he should feel
strong enough to "carTy with him
every candidate on our ticket"
It isn't being done-not in even
numbered years, at least. = e~' .
Even though equipped with
Magnus-vox loudspeaker I fear the
Farmer-Labor radio outfit will he
muchly "discommoded" by G. o. p.
static when the election returns are
broadcast the night of Nov. 2.
Or, as good friend of Magnus' re-
marked to me the other day: "Sure
Magnus is going to be elected-that's
as true as that the cat crew and the
roostermeowedp'
Speaking of guarantee of bank
deposits, let us all not forget that
such legislation does not put the state
or the states credit back of any