The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-15
THE SENATORSHIP.

THE FREE Press will he pardoned for
again calling the attention of its readers
to the importance of sending repre-
sentative man To the State Senate from
Blue Earth county, and one who cannot
be bribed, bought, coaxed or driven
into doing anything against the interests
of the county. We want man who,
recognizing the interests of the farmers
and laboring men, us well as the com
mercial welfare of our business inter
ests, has the force of character and
honesty of purpose to stand up and de-
mand the peoples rights.
Hon. G. q. Spaulding, who has repre-
scented this county for two terms i'm the
legislature, is just this sort of man. lie
used his every effort to secure the pas
sage of the grain and warehouse law as
well as the railroad bill, and he will lend
his every energy to secure the passage
of any Just measure which will tend to
remedy any existing defects III those
laws. 1t stands To reason that Mr..
Spauding's interests are identical to
those of the farmer. Any remedial mea-
sure that may he passed by the legisla-
ture tending To abolish the present dis
elimination of railroads will from the
very nature of Mr.. Spaulding's location
and his well known views be guaran-
tee of his active sympathy and most
L Nl..
county better understands the injury
wrought intermediate points on lines of
railroads through existing discrimina-
tons in tariff than he, and very few have
suffered more in a business point from
these very extortions than has Mr..
Spaulding. lie is Disseminated against
in the shipment of butter, machinery,
grain, and everything else that he
handles, and that which is IL detriment
to the farmers operates in the same or
greater degree agrinst him. Will any
man reason, therefore, that he il not
body and soul i'm favor of regulating the
railroads? No man with II grain of
honesty or Il particle of sense will so
contend.
What, on the other hand has Mr.
Pope, the Democratic candidate for the
) Senate, done for the farmer, the labor
, ing man, or any other interest in which
, the county is concerned?
/ And what assurances have we that he
, will do anything for the various inter,
: ests which our legislators will be called
I upon to foster and enhance? TIE FREE
Press has thus far studiOusly avoided
saying aught against any of the various
candidates upon the opposition ticket
much preferring that the people should
draw their own conclusions regarding
the fitness of the different men askin;
y their suilrages, free from newspapers
$ criticism or personal abuse. The Demo
cratic organ, however, has lost no Oppor
tunity to wage lying, cowardly cam
: paign against Mr.. Spaulding for the pur
d pose of catching votes. Ii has beer
> asked and delied to furnish proof and il
= its characteristic cowardly, crawling
Il cringing fashion admits its falsehOOds
! bIt has not the force of honesty To sup
/ press further nsinuatlons. If the Reoie,
r knows anything Git is doubtful If it does
g it is fully aware that the names of tn,
I members of the wheat association is II,
$ secret, and it further knows, if it know.
anything, that Mr.. Spaulding is not
neither has he ever been II member o
- that organization.
IL may, perhaps, be news to Mr.. Wis,
: Ia know that Mr.. Pope, the Democrat,
candidate for Senator is and for year
has been, engaged i'm the agricultural
;, implement business, yet THE FREE Pres
u does not believe this To he disgualifi
cation for the position of Senator
Neither does il believe that simply he
u cause Mr.. Spaulding buys wheat an,
u pays every cent the market will afford i
any reason why the people may no
4 with perfect confidence elect him To tn,
:. State Senate. The Reriew has, through
out the entire campaign directed its per
y sonal abuse against Mr.. Spaulding, ant
: we defy it to prove single assertion
., made. 1t has circulated series of lie
q from beginning to end, and only for TIN
:, purpose of poisoning the minds of tin
q uniformed against one of the most hon
=, orable, upright men in the county.
q That Mr.. Spaulding made an honest
consistent and commendable record dur
Ing his service in the legislature canno
IL a.. hat Lao,