The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06
EARLE BROWN SPEAKS OUT
(Minneapolis Tribunel

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If any one single utterance of in public
life could be said to up his attitude in politics.
Earle Brown close to furnishing such an
eptome in his keynote address when he said, in
addressing himself to agriculture, that II shall make
some practical pledges to agriculture but only those
I can honestly keep"
When a man in politics sets SO definite limit
the promises he makes to the electorate in seek
ing election to office he cuts away from himself
much of that convenient machinery which is fire.
quently made of by the vote-seeker. With little
regard for the day of reckoning, the average poll
tcian is not sparing in his promises. Not Earle
Brown. He plans to make good on his promises
Other men in politics have made similar declara-
tons but few have been able to do with the
vincing honesty that Earle Brown does.
The sincerity and candor which has distinguish
ed Mr.. Browns utterances in his campaign for gov
ernor were in no less measure distinctive factor
in his keynote address. While he directed telling
attack the present state administrator he dealt
in uncertain terms with those constructive policies
which he promises to put into effect should he be
elected governor.
Economy in state government and less politics
in the handling of the states business affairs have
been in keynote of the Republican campaign. These
issues have been clearly identified with the personal
ity of Mr.. Brown. He made them more definitely
his own in his keynote address. In doing he de-
of his opponent but he assumes the responsibility
for efecting the change in those tendencies in our
state government which he criticses.
Since the only direct power which the governor
has appropriations and over legislation is
through his messages to the legislature and his veto
power, Earle Browns keynote is the message of a
man with the courage of his convictions. He fore
political ambition and plants only to hew to
the line in the discharge of those important tasks
which are definitely within the province of gov
He plain language but his simplicity is
refreshing in political campaign where men strain
harder to be colorful than they do to be sincere
Whether it when he promised to reduce
state expenditures by $5,O0OOOO, when he clearly
indicated his intention of making the proposed in
come tax for tax relief, or when he prom
sed to reform the rural credits bureau, when he
discussed the conservation of natural Earle
Brown confined himself to practical and purpose
full consideration of these questions.
But in the midst OF practical politics, Mr.
Brown showed himself to be a possessed or
political deallsni that promises much TOR him as
: SPECIFIC pledges. 1t was not man I'M
that from now on must insist that the most inn
portant thing for America is not opportunity Tor
some but security and happiness tor ALL Earle
brown mas revealed himself 10 be not only a candi-
date who wants to be elected governor his state
but who wants to render that state definite
service while holding the office.
GROVE CITY-A 15-month-od baby burn
ed to death and the mothers hands severely scared
wnen seized the infant and placed her IN a tub
OF water 4year-old cnild playing with
matches, ignlted the oabys clothing. Leaving the
baby with little son, Mrs Martin Warren stepped
from the room a minutes. When she re-
turned infants clothing had nearly burned away
grabbed the baby and placed in tuo OF water
a1terward.
ROCHESTER-Three women, two from Mime
apolis and one from Mandan, N. D., narrowly escap-
ed death near here Friday when. their automobile
overturned caught fire and was destroyed. tire
blew out the driven by Mrs. John Sullivan,
Mandan, and the machine turned turtle twice. MRS.
Mary E. Warner and Mrs. Walter Gooch, of Mime
apols, her two companions and Mrs. Sullivan, all
slightly injured crawled out of the car window just
before the automobile was enveloped In names. Inc
c0nfo nfS uyora
MINNEAPOIIS-Mysti by the disappear
ance of Mrs. EMIL Carter, 7S, pioneer resident,
scores persons at Dassel, searching for her
late Friday. The hunt began Thursday with national
guardsmen, farmers and school children taking a
leading part.
AS the hours passed and trace of her was
found, fears mounted. A slough mile from Dassei
which is located some IS miles west of the Twin
Cities was being searched in the belief that the wo-
man may have been trapped in the quagmire in that
vicinity.
-. Mrs Carter had been staying at the home of
her brother and sister-inlaw, Mr.. and Mrs M. K.
Ssson. She left there Wednesday,, clad in a thin
house dress and without hat wrap She said she
return was delayed.
When she failed to appear that evening her
brother and sister, well neighbours spent hours
looking for her. BY Thursday fears for Mrs Carriers
safety had grown that the whole community was
aroused. Thirty-6ve members of a Hutchinson ma
tional guard unit aided by searching through woods
and swamp lands within three-nnile area of Dassel
Schools dismissed and the pupils joined in the
search.
Mrs Carter was described being five feet fou.
inches in height and weighing about las pounds. She
has gray hair and walks with stoop. She wore a
blue dress when last near Dassel Besides a
SON Harry, she has another son, Oakley, living IN
Los Angeles.
LAKEVILLE-A coroner's inquest was ordered
today to hear evidence in the double shooting that
resulted fatally to Mrs. Phil Gleisner and placed her
deputy sheriff husband in the Pennington hospital
with critical wounds.
County authorities refused to discuss their theory
of how shooting occurred, but first reports were
that Mrs Glesner shot her husband in the back
twice and then turned the gun on herself. She died
from a bullet wound through the heart. The weapon
used Gleisner's 3S-calibre police revolver
Sheriff j. ]. Dunn conducted investigation OF
the shooting today, but refused to make any state
ment until after the inquest tomorrow. Gleisners
condition is critical, hospital attendants said.
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