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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
WLere Does the Money Come From9

The cost ofconducting Nelson's cam
paign has rapidly grown of late until it
has become matter of immense pro-
portions. Speakers are canvassing every
part of the district, corrupt politicians
are being bought, men are travelling in
every direction getting out naturaliza-
ton papers for all unnaturalized foreign
ers who will promise to vote for Nelson.
Spies and hangers on are found in
every corner, all under good pay.
Now, who pays these men9 If Nelson
was wealthy and had an honorable
ambition to go to congress, it might
readily be supposed that he himself
paid the bills. Many a wealthy man
has spent money to crafty a much less
honorable ambition. No one claims
that Nelson pays one cent Of these
expenses. They are paid by outsiders
who can have no possible interest in
Nelson's election unless they expect to
be enabled thereby to get an immense
slice of public plunder. There is no
doubt as to who these men are. They
are the members of the Minnesota pine
land ring, consisting of certain Mime
.apolis and St. Paul lumbermen and a
lot of old land Office officials who were
long since removed from their positions
for irregularities and frauds in Office.
These men have no personal ambition
to crafty in the election of Nelson.
To them it is wholly matter of dol
lars. 1t can not be supposed that
Nelson, knowing, as he certainly does,
the character and purpose of the men
who are furnishing money to aid him.
would, if elected, dare to defeat the
intentions of these men. He accepts
their aid knowing just what he is ex.
pected to do in return. These facts
are worthy of attention. # anybody
can furnish an honorable reason for the
support that Nelson is getting from the
pine land ring, we would be>pleased te
know what it is. 1t is most decidedly
too thin for anybody to claim that such
men as III. L. Gordon are putting forth
every effort in their power merely fol
] love. They are working for a settled
and thoroughly understood purpose
and it would be well for the voters o
this district to investigate the nature
Of this purpose before casting their bal
/ lots. s.-Brainerd Journal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

According to the modes of deduction of
the opposition, we have most startling
sensation to lay before our most intelligent
readers. We have il from most reliable au-
thority-oursclves in fact-that the Hon E.
P. Barnum and Ex Gov Gilman were az
tpallY, at once, in the same hotel in St.
Paul during the past week We are not
in position to state whether Barnum was
there first or Gilman, but there they were
in the lobby of the Merchants hotel at one
and the same time. To us this seems
about as important as the heraldin of Tie
tremendous announcement that c. f. Kin
drcd boarded the same Northern Pacific
train on which Mr.. Barnum hapl ened to
be riding.-Sun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

The Pioneer Press being little short
for its usual kind of literary material with
which it fills its columns, now returns to
its back yard Of August 2, to dig up more
filth from its large stock on hand, to
throw at Mr.. Kindred. Mr.. Reeves an
swcr to that tub of slush contained in that
organ fairly upsets the old concern. He
proved in his letter that the old ring sheet
was a defamer of the deepest dye, bnt 1t
had stated 2 falsehooi concerning Mr.,
Kindred, and it was too proud and naughty
TO admit it had done SO. "Old Joe.
Wheelock" twisted his heel in getting so
fur over for Nelson, that he could not reel
back into MIR. Kindred's arms at an ex-
travagant price, and he has nothing left
him now but TO keep his boomerang, the
P. p. lying for Nelson through the cam
paign. II is master piece of editorial
scholarship for 'Old Joe." through the
greatest paper in the whole northwest to
call any one liar. When "Old Joe"
never told the truth in his mature man
hood, but once, and that was when he ad-
mitted he was kicked out as postmaster of
the st. Ppnl postoffice. "Old Joe." for
gets that Nelson was one who helped to do
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY
Farmers Defrauded of Their Lands.

Knute Nelson is charged by the Nor
wegian newspaper at Moorhead, with hav-
ing received as a present 1880 acres of
land, near Alexandria, from the RAILROAD,
for his assistance in beating 100 farmers
out of their land. The list of names are
given but are SO long (190) we omit them.
That paper then says:
In the foregoing listof actual settlers,
the reader will find many Norwegian
names, but how much did the countryman.
ship signify with Knute Nelson on this oc-
casion? It is true, Knute Nelson, was then
to be sure, the railroad company's advo-
cate of, as matter of course, had an eye
to the interests of the company; this he
was paid for, and nothing better could be
expected from him. When Knute Nelson
now comes before his countrymcn who he
so shamefully betrayed, and pretends his
nationality, one may ask how much did he
care for nationality when his poor country
men were robbed of their only home by
Knute Nelson's voice in the senate, and
his tricks when accompanying the COM
mission %
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
For Court Commissioner,
GEO. II. MUNRO.

Late issues of the many Nelson organs
in and out of this district are so full of vi
tuperation, calumny AID talsehood that we
deem it advisable to appear before our
readers in this, an extra edition of the
Tribune, and endeavor to set the matter
right before their eyes, show them the
latest developments of this desperate cam
paign which will terminate tomorrow and
warn them against some of the gigantic
frauds which are being attempted. This
is not a struggle between c. F. Kindred
and Knute Nelson. but one between the
people Of this Fifth district, and the rings
of Minneapolis. Since Nelson has pledged
himself to the Minneapolis Miller's Asso-
citation and pine land rings, and has per-
mitted himself to be bound soul and body
in their interests, as opposed to those of
the people, those corporate monopolies have
been carrying on a campaign, with their
far reaching and varied influence. and
their millions of money, fraught. with cor
ruption, the magnitude Of which, we be-
lieve, even Knute Nelson himself has no
conception, Through their organs, the
P. p, Minncapol Tibune and the vari-
Gus lesser papers in the district purchased
Or organized for the purpose, they have
kept up one continual stream of SANDER
and abuse of the standard bearer in this
peoples movement, making and remaking
charges proven to be false long ago and by
appealing to the prejudiccs of one class of
our citizens, have attempted to mislead
the voters and thus continue their tyrani.
cal rule over this district. No man, no
matter how great or good, has ycttakcn up
the cause of the people in this campa gn
but what the mud batteries of the ringslers
were at once turned upon him, thus hop
ing to silence the voices of these reformers
and by their blatant lying impede the
progress of the right. But even this is
not sufficient. Feeling that their long
utinued slanGer has failed to acc )mplisl
its purpose they have determined to give
the contest an appr, p late ending by in
augurating system of bulldozing anc
f.aud which has never been equalled in til,
history of the nation except in districts
under the terror of the Ku Klux rule
Men have been brought into the district by
hundreds at cost of thousands of dollar:
to aid in rivcting Minneapolis rings more
securely upon US, and bullies arc now be-
ing sent into some of the northern coun-
ties for the purpose of preventing citizen
from the exercise of their rights at th'
ballot box by brute force. But all this will
not avail The people, understanding th'
issues in this fight have become aroused
and, in spite of the SANDER, bulldozing ant
illegal voting of those whose STANDARD
bearer Knute Nelson is, will smash th
rings and will bury the remnants of then
SO deep that their influence will ours
northwestern Minnesota no more forever.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
DING GRO@iNS OF THE IIusEEf
PRESS


That paper looks over the field and
comes to the conclusion that Nelson is de
feated, and instead Of admitting that il
has been brought about by its abuse and
siander. with II growing snarl, lays it to
the Democratic "conspirators. Listen to
its death struggle:
while Barnum is to stay in the field
and keep up the show of canvass, sim
ccre or otherwise, the Pioneer Press is
canvinced by accumulated evidence that
an understanding exists betweenE Kindred
and a group of Democratic leaders, who
have been ostensibley supporting Barnum,
that all the Democratic votes which the
conspirators can control shall be cast fol-
Kindred and not for the Democratic nomi
nce"
The Democrats now come in for theil
part of pet names from that paper II
Democrats do not do the bidding of thai
old selling out machine. they are "con-
spirators." If there is no redemption fol
them, except through voting for "the littl,
Norwegian, "the" conspirators" will hardly
get pardoned.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

We learn that Comst0ck is employing
$50 men on his alleged railroad near Moor
head. Most of these men are newly i'm
ported Swcdes and Norwegians who have
heen brought from Minneapolis and ST.
Paul. They have all been employed with
II viewto utilize them as voters. 1t being
now less than ten days to election, no
more men are employed, as ~ residence of
ten days in any precinct is required in
order to vote. Squads or detachments are
sent off daily to the ,unty seat to secure
naturalization papers. These $50 men are
paid high wages for considerable periods
of time simply to secure their yptes for
Nelson. Their payroll amounts to 1915
per day, and as they are employed on an
average of fifteen days each,, the payment
for these votes alone will amount to over
$l3, ,O00 Evening Journal
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
Other Nelson t1tpporters.

Beside the varied influences of the rings
represented by Nelson in this contest, the
stump speakers sent out by them, their
bullies, and their subsidized newspapers,
Knute Nelson has still another class of
supporters which constitute an Important
element in his molly crowd. la Stevens,
rs in other counties, there are IN iii as
sorted lot of third rate politicians whose
| only ambition is to secure as many of the
petty local Offices as possible, and are con-
tinuaily busy setting up pins TO secure. ON
the low level of their intellectual caratiH-
ties, some kind of miniature preferment.
These pusillanimous beings have heen
stepped on" rather forcibiy by the Nor
| wegians of this county. and for some time
it has been study with them 10 tell how
to reinstate themselves ia the gooG graecs
of this class of our citizens. AT the opel.
ing of this campaign, by getting all their
heads together, they solved the problem,
| thusly; knute Nelson is Norwegian
On account of his nationality he is wanted
in congress by Norwegians. II we use
our influence (:) and carry this county for
him, Norwegians will be under obligations
to us, and will help US in our scramble fer
| local offices. Thus without thinking or
caring how much injury his election will
do to our new district, without stopping 30
consider his past doubtful record, they Sc.
to work to make this a Nelson county Ia
order to feather their own little nests =
But they have succeeded. neither in max
ing this a Nelson county. nor in gaining
popularity for themselves either. BY
catering to supposed prejudices, they have
shown their own unreliability, their
narrown'ss of mind: have lost the respect
of those who have heretofore upheld them
and sometime it may be shown thai they
have not captured the Norwegian vote
either
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

To our Scandinavian readers we beg
leave to say that the name of Washburn on
the ticket should be sufficient reason why
they should help to kill it. You, who
have so long and grievously suffered do
not need to be reminded of the tremendous
power of the Minneapolis Miller's asso,
citation. For years they have been robbing
the farmers of the hard Learned products of
their toll. Win you then, on Tuesday
next cast your vote for a man pledged by
his every interest and association 10 these
most damnable rings and monopolicss
Knowing as you do theeondition Of liiiass
along the line of the st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Manitoba railway, will you do This? Do
you remember that here in Morris, (llis
very association owns two of the elevators
and for the very reason that they control
it, even the third3 Do you remember
that few years ago all yourwh graded
No. hard, and now you very seldom see
wheat up to that grade, according 10 the
tests put by these men9 Would you knew
the reason of this? A high CRATE q wacs
is not so profitable TO the mi!lcrs as the
low grades. They say they cannot afford
to make cheap grade of -four from nigh
grade wheat and as the cheap grades of
flour are more largely consumed by
the poorer classes, who are in tie majority,
these high-handed robbers lower ile graee
of wheat and jam down theprices irrespsc-
tive of your rights in the matter sun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
OUR DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS.

OUR DFMOCRATIC FRIENDS.
Our Democratic friends should remcm-
Der that they can have q good representa-
tive in congress by the election of Mr. Kin
dred. Mr.. Kindred will consider that he
is to represent the people of the district
and not merely any one or two f,clions of
it, and that no political sentiments of his
constituents will constitute line for the
beginning or ending of his work as a
member of congress. He has no particular
point to please nor set of men to serve and
is alike within the reach of the rich and
poor. No man takes greater pride in
mingling with the people to learn their
wants and demands, than Mr.. kindred.
And no man takes greater pride in feel
ing that all classes and shades of political
sentiments unite in saying he has perfomed
his duty as he should And it is because
he is so determined to represent all in the
place of a few, he is so bitterly opposed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
CHAREEY GILMAN BUYING UP
YOTES.
THE PEOPLE TO THE FRONT.

Shove all the noisy little newspapers to
the wall whic Ii dare to crush the rights of
the people and rob them of their property
to elect Nelson 10 an Office. 1t is not
whether Kindred or Nelson shall go to
congress, but what shall become of this
district, to keep it out Of the hands of the
robbers in the city of Minneapolis. The
people are in this contest, and they must
come to the front and crush any machine
which has been used to Cypress them. TIE
fact cannot be hidden that the Pioneer
Press is our bitterest enemy and is helpidg
to degrade the hardy toilers in this part of
the state. 1t has been at it for years and
has made fortune. Send the old concern
home where it belongs, to wallow in its
| frauds.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
FRENCH SOLID FOR KINDRED,
s,reepiaa Po.k County.

ISpeclaI TeIegram, TO the GI0be.
CRooKsToN, Mimi, Nov.1-The Kim
dred ball is sweeping everything in the
eastern part of Polk. DIR. Robertson
spoke to a crowded house of eager listen-.
ei's, both at Red Lake Falls and at GEN
tilly. Never before did the people of a
ring.ridden county hail their delivelance
with more trust and joy louis Burcheiln,
of GENTLY, proved more than match in
discussion with Paridis, of st Paul, sent
out to catch the French. The colony is
solid for Kindred.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
DEMOCR1TS FOR ,.INDRED.

1t is not only the most natural thing for
the Democrats to do to support Mr. Kin
dred, but it is public duty. The people
of the district must choose between two
Republicans, because if every Democrat
in the district came to the polls and voted
for B rnum he would still fall several
thousand short of plurality. 1t is &C
cordingly business and political wisdom to
vote to smash the rings and to attain that
result the election of Mr. Kindred is es-
sential. The rings are going to be
smashed. Globe.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

Nelson was chosen by the rings to be
their candidate because they thought that,
by virtue of his nationality, he could con-
troll the Norwegian vote and that they
could control enough more to make his
election sure. We believe that the Nor
wegians are about to prove that no one car
ries their votes in his vest pocket
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
IT. NORRIS MINNESOTA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1882.
NELSON OUT or THE FIELD.

Reports are reaching us from all parts
of the district that Nelson, feeling his de-
feat is certain. is importing woes from
Dakota and across the line from Manitol a,
to save himself. All he expects to do now
is TO contest, and thereby prevent Mr..
Kindred from taking his seat in congress.
Let all watch this scheme and see that no
non-resid' mt is allowed TO cast vote Let
us have fair election if Nelson does have
to stay at home.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
now DEMOCRATS WILL ToTE.

The Evening Journal gives its v rsion of
placed: "The intelligent voters know
that Barnum's election Is hopeless. and
they have therefore decided not to throw
their votes away on him, but to cast them
for Kindred, and thus effectually smash
the old ring that has ruled and plundered
the northern portion of the state so long.
The Demt Gratis of the Fifth district are
change there. And as they cannot do so
by voting for Barnum, the more intelligent
of them have decided 10 vote for Kindred.
This is all there is of it."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

Six trials in case of assault and battery
and as many disagreements gives pretty
good test of a mans ability as a prosecut-
ing officer. Ofcourse, this little series of
trials did not cost the taxpayers anything.
Oh, no! The county commissioners did
not come to the front and compel the case
to be abandoned. Oh, no! we wish it
distinctly understood that we are not say
ing anything against Mr.. Bevans. Oh, no!
We were simply crystallizing few stray
thoughts which otherwise would have
wandered aimlcssly through the air.
That's all--Sun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
II is reportcd that the man from Stevens

1t is reported that the man from Stevens
county who can do the greatest amount of
dirty work and who can originate the
worst and lneancst lies and still keep up
appearances of responsibility is to be Mel
SON private secretary. The double-faced
shyster who originated the report of the
mass meeting held on last Tuesday even
ing, given in Saturdays Morris Journals
clearly entitled to the position.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

Nelson has iots of money left. At a
ladies' church festival in Little Falls the
other day, he bid off cake for SO, re-
turned it, bid it off a second time for 1925
and again returned it. The article from
which We gather this, doca not state that
Nelson asked those present to vote for
him, but this was probably understood.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

The speech of Mayor Amcs, at Still
water, shows why the pine land rings are
fighting Mr.. Kindred. The pine land rings
are after FORTY MILLION DOLLARS worth of
pine. Tie election of MIR. Kindred gives
this land to the people, and the election of
MIR. Nelson gives it to the rings There is
only a difference of $40, 600, 600.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
GLESWOOD HEIED FROM.

The following is sent from Glenwood,
Pope county, and has been several times
con6rmcd:
''Many Kindred men are now coming out
and declaring; themselves in this county.
There is also great dissatifaction in. the
Nelson camp about the WashburR man
agement of Nelson's campaign, and the
result is that scores of hitherto Nelson
men are declaring for Kindred"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

The ST. Cloud Times complains most
bitterly that some of its best men, and
among them n P. Clarke, John Cooper,
and D. A. Hoyt are working for Mr.. Kin
dred. The Times charges that those in
st. Cloud would rather see Kindred elected
than Nelson, no matter how they may con-
ceal it. THIS opposition to Nelson in his
supposed strong hold, the Times says is
because G. A. Gilman is running Nelson's
campaign
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

Nelson has sent a lot of ugly looking
Thugs to the frontier counties to intimilate
all who attempt to vote for Mr.. Kindred.
The plan is to provoke the Kindred men
into fight, have them arrested and detain
them until after election. This is one of
the schemes of the honest man Nelson.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

The little journal up the street, is pulls
ing the hair out of its head: chewing it's
tongue, and bunging out its brains against
a feather bed, because we would not sit by
and allow it to nislead the people. The
journal fly trap has had poor success in
furnishing insects for its spiders to bleed
The disappointed stomachs around that
verbose institution have cried loudly for
Nelson, but the impending storm threatens
his cause with destruction.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

Let us have a congressman who Is in tx
vor of providing haibor for DIlutll and
the improvement of the natural water
course from there to the sca-board and
thus make competition in the wheat market
a possibility. Vote for Kindred
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
Prof. Cornwall comes all the way from

Prof Cornwall comes all the way from
Wisconsin TO Wadena, to tell the people
what nice man Nelson once was, and
winds up with the startling announcement:
Every honest Democrat could vote for Mr.
Nelson The professor will see after
election that most all the honest Demo
Gratis will ask to he excused.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

The Morris Journal, one of the ring Or
gans,tel the truth concerning its abuse of
Mr.. Kindred. in this way. If the Pioneer
Press tells the truth, it does, if the PioEAer
Press lies' then the Journal docs. We are
willing to take it in that way
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

There is one difference at'lca.t between
the public at large and the editor of the
Morris Journal. The former need no refu-
tation Of the many lies which emanata
from the hangers-on at Bevans' corner
while tie latter does.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
DESCVdRGIYG KINDRED ME

DISCHIRGING KINDRED MEN,.
The Nelson men in Duluth have threat
ened to discharge any man in their erl-
ploy who dares to vote for Mr.. Kindred.
They are also engaged running men in on
the st Paul & Duluth road. who are not
voters in that county. Nelson has lost all
hopes of honest vot> S, and gone to fishing
up frauds.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
Democrats for KiHdrt a..

1t is probable that Kindred has made
sure of the votes of all the Democrats III
the Fifth district whose support he could
expect to get weie he and Nelson the only
candidates before The people.-Pioneer
Press
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

Farmers do not want congressman
bought in advance by the Minneapolis
Millers, who must oppose Duluth, the
only place from which competition can
come to us. Don't vote for Nelson.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06
VoTERs DESERVING NELSON

A voter in Crookston is out in letter
saying he had at first intended to vote for
Nelson, but that Nelson's manner Of
winning votes has made him sick and now
himself and friends will vote for Kindred
Our paper is not large enough TO enumeE-
ate one half of the changes of this kind
now taking place in the district.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-06

This is n good year for ring smashing.
Let the Fifth district smash those which
are encircling her.