The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-20
POLITICIANS MAKE MISOKIRF.

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elections are to be marked as usual by
vile calunanies, measures should be
taken by citizens to trace them to their
source and punish the calumniat ors.
We clip the following from the Globe:
s The Republicans have begun early
with their campaign OF ulisrepTe
ton and abuse Already they have be-
gun the circulation OF malicious stories
Concerning the policy OF the Demo cratic
party as applied to the administration
Of municipal government. They are
charging the Democratic party with be-
inp the exponent of Wide-openness. and
with fayoringsa platform calling for tho
reduction OF the liquor license, when
they well know neither statement is
true. Thequestion Of licenses does not
enter into the mayOTalty campaign, ia:
any shape, but Is d matter in which the
council is the supreme authority. In
the matter Of administrative policy the
Democrats are committed to that line
which will remove from Minneapolis
the stigma Of pharisaical and hypocriti-
cal ideas with which it has been brand
ed far and wide. They are committed
to advertise to the world that Mime
apolis is governed on the broad glage
and liberal principles OF modern pre-
gressiveness, and, above all, they are
Committed to the reform of the imam
.cial and departmental government OF
the city.
a campaign Of calumny has ever been
the Republican resort and in this case
it is an early admission OF weakness. 1T
is conceded in every section a the city
that the party is on the run already and
that it will be, on the defense to the
very end. Mayor Pillsbury has posi-
lively declined to stand again and
thereis a nervous shutting Of the cards
in search of a man with the courage TO
fight a losing battle @
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shrewdl1 nss - vad q si sortion 81 Tie
Journals interview with Mayor
sPillsbury L4. Ames said: i believe
Mayer Pilisbury an upright and con-
scientious gentleman, incapab le OF say
ing that under me there would be an
increase Of disorder crime and prohiga-
.cy. That sounds just like Dave Blake
", and the probability is that. he and
not Mayor Pillsbury perpetrated that
old chestnut Like Jack Bunsby, Dr..
A1nes struck the nail squarely on the
head. Mayor Pillsbury did not give
utterance to the indecent attack upon
DIR. Ames integrity. Furthermore; it
was Mr.. Blakely who conducted the al
legged interview. These are known
facts, and Mr.. Blakeiy will not deny
them. And it is not the first time that
Mayor Pillsbury has been made the
butt of a yillainous assault upon DR..
Annes. While they differ upon munic-
ipal administration themes, DR.. Ames
and Mayor Pillsbury are personal
friends, as Mayor Pillsbury will not
hesitate TO state.
Said Mayor Piilsbury yesterday:
Yes; T. notice that Col King, aud a
few others are determined to force me
into aceepting q nomination, but my
decision to retire from politics is
prempt0ry. No complication can arise
to induce me to again become candi-
date. When / ran for mayor two years
ago. ft was against my will. / had no
desire for the offiae, but was induced to
accept the nomination owing to the Pc
,cuIiar exigency OF the campaign, and
more than once have had an occasion
to regret it. / will not do it again. As
1 have often said, I intended to visit
Europe this summer. However / am
out OF politics, or will be at the expira-
of nay term of Office
SO far THE NORTHWESTERN STAN
DARD has hesitated in the pre-
sent chaotic condition of municipal af-
fairs to name a candidate who would
serve best in its estimation to unite the
factioas and carry the popular stand
ard to victory. Next week we, hope to
present one or mora names for next
mayor OF Minneapolis that we believe
would fill the bill satisfactorily, and re-
lieye US of all this dead-loc business.
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