The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-18
The Vice President: Objection
eing heard, the bill will be passed

The Vice President: Objection
being heard, the bill will be passed
over
Thus for the second time Senator
Benson objected to the construc-
ton of free bridge across the
Missouri at Omaha.
Later the same day the Senate
passed, without objection from Sem
ator Benson, S 4037 which provides
for the construction of toll
bridge over the Missouri at Omaha
the cost Of the bridge to be amor
tized within 20 years and Ito be
freed of TOLLS as expediously as pos
sible."
Senator Benson's objection to the
free bridge was made at the re-
quest of the Minneapolis Bridge
Company which has the contract
for the toll bridge.
In April shipments of Canadian
beef cattle through st. Paul has
Increased % per cent under the
new reciprocal trade treaty.
In May the prices for beef cat.
tie had substantially increased In
Toronto over November, 1885,
when the treaty was signed, and
substantially decreased in st. Paul
for the same period.
From January 1, this year to
May %, the total import Of Cana
dian cattle into this country was
o3,518 as against 69,955 for the
same period last year, an increase
of a little more than 33 per cent.
The importation of calves for the
same period was $13,352 as against
$3.50 for the like period in 1885,
an increase of 772 per cent.
Republication in circular form Of
an article originally appearing IN
the Park Region Echo, of Alexan-
dria, a rabid farmer-labor newspa-
per, provided onlookers with con-
siderable amusement in the closing
days of the primary campaign but
threw the farmer-labor admins
tration into a panic. The article i'll
question was originally published
by the Park Region Echo on Aug
ust %, 1885. 1t was a report of a
farmer-labor picnic held at the
Alexandria City Park the previous
Sunday. Elmer Benson was one of
the speakers at the picnic and the
Echo in a three column first page
head declared, Elmer Benson At
tacks Huey Long, DR.. Townsend
and FIR. Coughlin." 1t followed this
with a detailed account of the pic
mic and Benson's remarks. The cir
cular reproduces a portion of the
first page of the Park Region
Echo and otherwise calls attention
to Bensons remarks at the picnic.
After paying a tribute to Mr..
Benson's sincerity and the con-
viction with which he expressed
his views" the Park Region Echo
went on to say, He began his talk
with a somewhat startling attack
on DR.. Townsend, Senator Huey
Long and Father Coughlin, which
Immediately took and held the at
tention of his audience. Mr.. Ben
son did not question the ncerity
of the good doctor who sponsored
the old age pension plan, or that of
the Janus radio priest, but he in
sisted that their programs were
vague and shallow and do not go
far enough, and thinking radicals
of Minnesota must not let them
selves be misled into joining those
organizations"
The Minnesota Misleader, offic-
ial organ of the farmer-labor ad-
ministration. was greatly perturb-
ed by the distribution of this cir
cular. It devoted first page seven
column streamer and couple of
columns to the matter. 1t gave
pretty much of one whole column
to denial that the National Union
for Social Justice had authorized
the circular, although the circular
did not make any claim to SUCH
authorization. Evidently the Mis-
leader thought it had to stir up
some kind of a smoke screen to
hide Benson's remarks from the
people of the state.