The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-06-11
GILMAN AND THE aovERNoRsHIp
Tue Sank Center Tribune SAWS;

TnE Sank Center Tribune says:
THE very gratifying news is abroad
that Otter Tail county is IN favor of Mr..
Gilman for governor. The people of
that locality could not get better man
TO support, nor one who understands
the needs of this great commonwealth
better. We congratulate Otter Tail for
her loyalty to the northwest"
In contradiction TO the every crafty
ing news abroad" the Fergus Falls
Journal publishes set of resolutions
passed by the Farmers Alliance of Otter
Tail county, which organization repre-
SCENTS over thousand farmers, and if
Mr.. Gilman's organ can get any great
amount of comfort out of them, or can
read anything particularly gratifying
between the lines. regarding Gilman's
candidacy for governor, then indeed is
the editor of the Tribune blind Ia the
handwriting on the wall. The resolu-
tons read:
WHEREAS, The board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners are appointed
by the governor; and whereas, II is of
the highest Importance that the board
should be- friendly To the interests Of
the farmers; therefore, be it
RcSOlrGd, That il Is against the best in
tcrests of the farmers thata profession
al politician, who is aided in his cam
paign by railroad corporations, should
be elected Ia the important office of
governor of the state, and have the APP
pointment of this board.
IfGilman is not professional politi
clan he Is nothing. For the past TWEEN
" years he has dealt i'm politics Az II
matter oftratlic. lie has never hesitat
ed Ia push himself forward at the eX-
pense of others, and his high sense of
honor has never, that We have heard
of, prevented him from sacrificing pub
lie interests To private gains. During
his long career Us Il legislator and Il poll
tician the task yet remains for his
friends To point Ia II single act where he
has ever exhibited any special qualities
which demand his elevation to so hon
orable position rs that of Governor.
Eve, even more than this devolves up
OH his supporters. They must prove
beyond question that he is not backed
up in his candidacy by rings and mo-
uopolies, and by the worst methods
known 10 political shysters and bum
politicians. From the course Gilman
has pursued in politics for several years
the people believe that he belongs Ia that
he belongs 10 that gang of political hacks
and degenerate seekers after office
which il is decrecd shall be laid upon
the shelf. The only way tn correctly
Judge men is by their deeds, and by their
fruits shall We know them.
Ii is no secret that Gilman has laid
his net for the farmers alliance, and
every tactic known Ia his disreputab le
mode of campaigning is being worked
10 that end. 1t has been asserted, and
while the assertion lacks confirmation il
has not been denied, that President
Sprague of the alliance is doing all in
his power to turn this organization To
the support of his candidacy. 1t seems
incredible that one entrusted with the
building up of an organization, the car
dinal principle of which is the abate-
ment of monopolies and the protectio
of agriculturists, should SO far forget the
obligation he owes those who have re-
posed confidence in his fidelity rs to
presume To prostitute the honorable
position he holds to any such scheme as
has been charged to Mr.. Sprague. If
there is in Minnesota one man more
than another that the members of al
liances should shun us they would rat
tle-snakc, in Il political point, it is G. 4.
Gilman.
| He Is one of the most unrepresenta-
tive men in the state for anything that
ton to the office Of governor would
mean the fostering of monopolIes, the
building up of oppressive corporations
and the disentegration of the alliance.
1t is not only dangerous to the wei
fare of the industrial interests of the
state To nominate Gilman, but there is
nothing more certain than that it would
rend the Republican party in twain.
There are thousands of good Republic
cans who will not, under any consider
alton, support Gilman. They have
made up their minds on this point, an d
defeat awaits the party if he should,
through his chicanery and well-known
political methods, succeed i'm capturing
the convention. But on this point we
do not believe there is much danger.
The northern part of the state falls far
short of being unit in his support; the
central part of the state is largely against
! him, while i'm the southern tier of
counties he will not carry delegate.
All that is necessary, therefore, to lay
this. cold lunch of II political hulk on the
shclfls for the people to attend the pri-
maries and select such delegates to the
nominating convention as will represent
their interests.
| Gilman ,nust yn