The photos are of two different men that were tarred and feathered; John Meints & Nels Hokstad (find a better copy and read the captions). Burnquist was a Republican governor during that period prior to US entry into WWI. The text above his name is in response to the tar & feather incidents in his state, but it doesn't say if it's a direct quote by him.

http://www.citypages.com/news/recalling-john-meints-the-german-immigrant-tarred-and-feathered-for-disloyalty/489247831

https://minnlawyer.com/2016/11/09/politics-of-the-past-safety-commission-suspended-civil-liberties-persecuted-immigrants/

The photos are of two different men that were tarred and feathered; John Meints & Neis Hokstad (find a better copy and read the captions). Burnquist was a Republican governor during that period prior to US entry into WWI. The text above his name is in response to the tar & feather incidents in his state, but it doesn't say if it's a direct quote by him.

http://www.citypages.com/news/recalling-john-meints-the-german-immigrant-tarred-and-feathered-for-disloyalty/489247831

https://minnlawyer.com/2016/11/09/politics-of-the-past-safety-commission-suspended-civil-liberties-persecuted-immigrants/