The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02
JUST BEFORE ELECTION.

IN our history Governor Hubbard |
has held the chief executive Office of |
this State for the past two years, and
the record he has made during that
period is an open hook, replete with
honest acts and deeds, and now for |
the second time the people of this
growing and prosperous common
wealth are called upon to accord him
that support which his administration
as whole fully entities him Ia ana
which we firmly believe he will re.
crive. An unprecedented feature
connected with this campaign, and
one that should he especially graft
tying to Gov. Hubbard. is the fact
that no attempt has been made, in
the press or on the stump, hy the OPP
position party Ia impeach the char.
acter or the record he has made dur
! ing his term of service. by this il |
! should not be understood that our |
opponents are idle. They have nom.
mated for their candidate as Cover
| nor, Il Democrat of the SlricteSt type. |
who happens to be native of the
same foreign country with a consider
able number of the loyal Republican
citizens of Minnesota, and upon this
simple fact personal appeals are being
made and persistently pushed as a
reason why Mr.. Bierman should be
elected Governor. But there is little
reason to anticipate that race issue
will be made successful. The fact
that is has been attempted, however,
should arouse activity among the Re
publicans of the State of all nationali
ties 10 an active support of Governor
Hubbard, as any serious reduction of
his former majority, or that OF the
ticket generally, would be Il party
calamity which every Republican in
Minnesota would soon come to feel us
personal humiliation.
The prospects for electing the en-.
tire Republican county ticket were
never better, and with the present
seeming determination Oh the part Of
Republicans to vote the straight
ticket, we believe that the result OF
next Tuesday will show clean sweep
for our local candidates. While we
have confidence that the voters gen
orally pay no heed to false reports
usually sent out by a few unscrupu'
lous partisans upon the eve of cleo
ton, we desire to impress them es.
: pecially that inasmuch as some of the
Democratic candidates are desperate
"a IN their determination to win 10y fail
means or foul. il behooveS the friends
OF our Republican candidates to bt
on the alert for untruthful rnmOr:
which may he set at,oat for the pur
pose of estranging votes from Rcpub
IF lican Eominees. 1t is currently re-
ported that falsehoods have already
= been started against Sheriff Monks
but as his official acts are too wei
known to the people of the county Il
need any defence from us, the fabri
!, cations will fail back upon the head:
of those who utter them with re
doubled force and effect. Mr.. Monk:
u stands to-day before the people o.
Blue Earth county i'm us high esthna
ton as any man who ever filled thu
# Office he has so honestly and econom
r. ically occupied for the past two years
and his election 10y good majorit,
is assured.
j" Mr.. Bangerter, the Republican
! nominee for Register of Deeds. while
not SO extensively known in some
+, parts of the county ne could he wish
u ed, is nevertheless one of the most
exemplary and honorable young meI
here, and has qualifications for thu
y place second to no man in the county
? He received the nomination fairly al
+. the hands of the Republican conven
i, ton, and is justly entitled to the sup
: port of his party. He is courteous
i, obligIng, quick to act, has IA good
education, and without doubt would
reflect honor upon himself and credit
upon the county in the office of Reg
y lister of Deeds. Information from al.
e most every quarter of the county has
been received, and the universal eX-
preston is that Mr.. Bangerter will re-
ceive his full party vote, and In many
instances it is claimed that he will
! have a considerable following among
the Democrats IN several localities.
: The prospects are llattering that Mr.
Il Bangerter will he elected by at least
!. two hundred majority, and to this
end his friends should exert them.
selves.
Col. Il. +. Smith, one of the best
known men in the county, and resi-.
u dent here for over quarter of cen
fury, is upon the Republican ticket
Il for Clerk OF Courts. With the duties
of this office he IS thoroughly familiar
and will make an excellent officer
The opposition are endeayOring to
make it appear that Mr.. Smith is toe
old to fill such position, but with
those who best know him, the bid foi
votes on such flimsy argument will
fall flat. To be sure the Col. Is get
Il ting well along in years, but we ven
=, ture there is not man in the county
:, who has passed his iiftieth year who
is more rugged and hearty than he
, Tie to-day is as fully endowed will
every faculty as he ever was. and as
: vel. qualified to i'll the Office as his
/, opponent. Let the Colonel receive
2 the enthusiastic support of his party
Is and those of his friends who CLAIM
is allegiance to the Democratic party
d and he will prove his ability to lOOl
after the balance.
The ether gentlemen on the ticket
y Mr.. VIM. Jones for Treasurer, Ed
C win Rogers for superintendent Of
2. schools. John Lilly for Surveyor ant
II Zach. Paddock for Coroner, rrovt
e conclusively that the Republican
ticket presented for the suffrage OF
the people of Blue Earth county, j: