The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-10-14
AMES ARRAIGNED.

The Northwestern Chronicle, the
personal organ of Bishop Ireland of
st. Paul, and, in fact, of the Catholic
church in Minnesota, speaks very
the democratic platform, and the
democratic candidate. The chroni.
plainly and pointedly relative to
Gle reflects the sentiment of the tenn.
perate and the moral in whatever
church or nationality:
A. A, Ames bears most unenviable repu-
tation. We do not care to go into details.
He makes boast of his dissipated habits,
glorying in his shame, and spreading far
and wide the evil influence of his acts. IN
his political career he poses as the defender
of tho so.calied "wide-open policy" which
means unobstructed license TO iInpurjty,
drunkenness, and the fomenting of drunk
enness. The multiplication OF saloons, the
violation of Sunday laws, the cessation of
all efforts to restrict the evils of gambling
and OF prostitution are the direct intent OF
his policy as public magistrate. The
platform upon which he has been nemi nat
ed repudiates positively and openly laws
tending TO the suppression Of the excuses OF
the liquor traffic. The campaign in his IA.
vor is conducted in the name Of unblusbing
profiigacy. His chief henchman, Col. Glenn
calls for votes from men VINO are not
| ashamed to say they have been drunk as he
avows himself 10 have been, on the streets Of
the city, and anxious to retire into back al
| leys away from the betraying glare of tine
electric lights. The saloonkeepers are to q
man working for Ames. In the windows oil
| many liquor shop his portrait appear with
this significant inscription beneath IL "Oul
Governor" The bad element of the popula
ton, the murky mire and stagnaut pools O
the large cities. are in glad connection in
hopes he will be elected. A. A. Ames is the
| representative OF what Is immoral, vile ant
| disOrderly in the state of Minnesota. and a:
/ such we denounce him and declare L i'm
| most unworthy Of the Office he is seeking
| II were public calam ity did lie happen tC
| be elected. His power as governor would b,
| used 10 favor the"wideopen policy through
! the state. His election would be the trum pi
| of evil, an irreparable digrace to Minnesota
| O most dangerous example to youn,
| who would see In The pathways AE:es hal
| trodden the lines leadiIg to fame and to tn,
| emoumentS office. We speak plainly. w,
| cannot see how men who have at heart tenn
perance. purity, religion, could cast theil
| vote for him. Ames Is demagogue, ant
knows well how to cover upon his siniste
| aims under speelous names. He babbles :
great deal about liberty, the rights OF labor
the elevation of the poor Nothinking MAJ
| will be deceived. Satan strives to appear al
an angel of light. Mr. Ames' liberty" Il
RIGHTEOUSNESS; his rights of labor" are thu
temptations spread before the laborcr ant
the mechanic to squander in riotousncs
| their hard earned dollars; his champion
ship OF the poor" is their moral degradation
the casting of their daughters upon tn,
sheets, a prey to vice and misery. Ava,
| with all tiimsy nonsense! A man Is judget
by acts more than words, and Mr.. Ames' re
cord Is too plain, too unmstakable. Tn,
democratic party of Minnesota has made
fatal blunder in nominating him; it has in
suited the commonwealth, and outraged
public decency. The party must be laugh
a lesson that it Will not forget and that les
son it will receive at the polls next Novem
| Der.