The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-23

ance scheme never tried anywhere
in the world, an unrestricted in
come tax plan which incites govern
mental extravagance-these, and
many others, are liberal policies
of the Legislature of 1888.
There Ought to Be a Law
Man has attempted 10 legislate
about everything on the face OF the
earth, in the heavens above it, or
in the waters under it, but it re-
manned for Governor Olson to sug-
gest brand new subject of legis-
lation. The governor, like Presi-
dent Wilson in his dealing with
congress, has shattered precedent
in dealing with the legislature. He
has appeared at Legislative hearings
and argued vigorously and effective
ly. Last week he appeared before
a house committee on behalf of his
proposal to take the motor vehicle
license department away from Mike
Holm and give it to Highway Com
missioner Elsberg. Mr.. Holm is is
suing licenses at cost of A cents
each, less than any other state in
the Union, but Mr.. Elsberg will do
it for 81 cents; the legislature can
write the 80 cents right into the
law. This proposal to decree by
law the cost of license plates, I'M
der given set up which must be
met, seemed to the committee like
fixing by law the cost IF raising
wheat, but the governor stuck to
his guns and his law. The commit
tee, somewhat fabbergasted, laid
the matter on the table and went
out in the corridor to think it over.
indjamming
Governor Olson is not the only
shatterer of precedents in the Leg
islature of 1888. Farmer-Laborite
Otto Goetsch, liberal" from Now
er county, is some 'shatterer of
presidents himself. The needs of
the university were up before the
house committee on appropriations
and DR.. Lotus D. Coffman, chan
cellor of the university, was setting
for the those needs. DR.. Coffman
is a suave and entertaining talker;
he urged the necessity of upholding
educational standards in times like
these; he pictured the work of the
university for human hep and pro-
gress; he was in the full tide of a
rather thrilling description of the
quite extraordinary accomplish
ments of University Of Minnesota
professor who recently passed on
from his life of sacrifice and ser
vice in this world to his reward in
another world. Suddenly athwart
this dramatic recital rang the voice
of Representative Goetsch; "Mr.
Chairman, think we should be get
ting something done; we are just
wasting time with this windjam-
ming" DR.. Coffman is not easily
nonplussed, but his breath momen-
tarily was somewhat taken away.
Chairman Pfaender hastened to say
that the committee desired and in
tended to give the university all the
time it wished, and the chancellor
of the university, with a somewhat
whimsical cast of countenance, pro-
ceeded with his argument. Repre-
sentative Bert Kingsley, of Henne-
pin later assured Liberal Goetsch
that Dean Coffey of the university
agricultural school would, at lat
er hearing, talk farming TOR him.
What's in a Name?
Representative H. L. Wahlstrand,
high school instructor, from Will
mar, Randolph county, is a liberal
in every true sense of the word.
He is chairman of the house COM
mittee on education, position in
which he is rendering sterling SER
vice to education and to the people
of the state.
Representative Harold H. Bark
er, newspaper publisher, of Elbow
Lake, Grant county, is progress
sive who wants to be sure he is
right before he goes ahead. A leg
lslature of men of his calibre
would be humdinger.
Senator Herman Schmechel, Rem
vile county, famed for the luxur-
lance of his jet black wh1skers, is
master farmer and a master lib
eral. He votes as he thinks.
Representative O. X. Dahle,
Houston county, conservative, is
one of the truest liberals in the
legislature. He's okey, is o. K. Mr..
Dahle has lived his life in a rural
community; he is keenly sympa-
thetic. and understanding as to the
problems of the people among
whom he lives, and is instant in
season and out in their service. No
solon watches Legislation more
closely. His criticism falls alike on
friend and foe, and his helpfulness
is extended as freely and impartial
ly to one as to the other.
Senator ]. v. Weber, publisher of
the Murray County Herald, is
black republican" to his political
opponents. He is in fact a thoro-
going progressive, a man Of vision
and vigor.
Representative VIM. E. Bloom,
Worthington, is a farmer-laborite
and a real liberal in spite of it. He
holds to the right as he sees it
with rugged independence that
scorns parties, politics, and person
al interest.
Senator John B. Pattison, Stearns
county, is a liberal richly endowed
with that rare quality, common
sense. He's good man TO tie to.
Representative Herman Dam
mann, of Plato, veteran member of
the house, is a constructive conser-
vative, which is the only Kind of
liberal who pays dividends to his
constituents.
Representative Walter II. Camp
bell, Hennepin, is a conservative"