St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-06
Lovely the Lutte God.

Special to the Globe
ALBERT LEA. Oct. 5.-The direful re-
suits of the wrath of God against SOdom
and Gomorrah is to be eXemplihed in these
latter dayS-within very brief period, IN
fact-there being one notable difference,
however. In the first instance God de-
stroyed the people; in the latter instance the
people are going to destroy god. The
vengeance of the God with the big was
not more relentless and crushing than will
be the vengeance of the people in the case
of the god with the little g. The
identity OF the party of the first part
is familiar to everybody, but it
may astonish not a few to know
that the party of the second part is none
other than John A. Lovely, the Republican
candidate for congress in the First district.
1t was not generally understood that Lovely
was entitled to the distinction of being
called god And yetit is true. Not that
the people are in the habit of doing him
homage, or singing aloud his praises as a
great and noble being. But Lovely has set
himself up as a god, and has attempted to
make the people bow down before him and
obey his commands. This is the god
whom the people of Albert Lea and Free
born county and the Third district propose
to put to death
AS 4 WARNING
to others not to follow in his footsteps.
Mr.. Lovely has so long held sway in this
city as an autOcrat and bulldozer, and has
made himself so offensive, that his own
neighbors, irrespective of politics, are
yearning for the chance to teach him a
lesson an wreak vengeance upon him. 1t
is no longer question of doubt as to the
result in this district. It is conceded by
all conservative and well-pOsted men that
Judge Wilson is certain to defeat Lovely.
All the clustering of Lovely, and the free
use of money, and fervid oratory by his
managers, cannot change the course
of the irresistible current that has
set in against him. To say moth
ing OF Logely'S personal unpopularity
and his very doubtful reputation, the COM
parisOn between him and Judge Wilson is
so very much in favor of the latter that this
alone would be sufficient to defeat Lovely.
Judge Wilson is statesman. an eminent
lawyer, man of fine judicial mind, of
pure and spotless character, whose private
and professional life has been an honor and
a credit to him, and whose public and
legislative record shows him always to have
been an earnest and conscientious friend of
the people and honest government, and
bitter opponent of ringsters, tricksterS and
those who have attempted to fitch money
from the treasury of the state. He can
stand on his record and is not compelled to
make pledges or promises to gain votes.
HE HAS NO RECORD.
On the other hand Mr.. Lovely is forced
to make pledges and promises, as he has no
private or public record to entitle him to
any special credit. He has never been in
Strumental in securing legislation that
would be benefit TO the people of his dis
trict or the state; he has never been active
in movements that would result in benefit
to his own town; he has never made a
public speech wherein he touched upon any
of the great questions of the day, and he
has never in any way demonstrated
his fitness for the place to which
ne aspireS. AS lawyer he does not rank
among the leading men of the bar of the
Northwest, and the local legal reputation
he has achieved-if reports are to be be-
lieved-ls due to the practice of some very
peculiar methods He is not broad man
in any sense of the word, and when com
paled with Judge Wilson, he becomes
mere pigmy. His personal relations with
his own neighbors have made him one of
the most unpopular of men. which will be
amply demonstrated when the ballots are
footed up in Freedom county in November.
The doubtful manner in which he secured
his nomination at Kasson has alenated hun
dreds of Republicans and the old soldiers
have deserted him almost in body because
OF his record as
A, COPPERHEAD
during the war. His attempt to make it
appear that Judge Wilson is being backed
by the railroads and corporations-while he
himself is really their candidate-has been