The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-08-30
THURSDAY, AUGUST 80, 1888.

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SlERRTAMA A WEAK CANDIDATE
The fact that Merriam's method of
buying his nomination for Governor
will make him weak candidate before
tie people Is having its effect. The
best men in the party see this and it
will probably defeat his nomination.
They cite the case of New York.
Judge Folger was a pure man aud
strong with the people, but the money
used to carry the Convention and the
methods of the politicians, disgusted
the people and they defeated Folger
at the polls as rebuke to the money
politicians. If as strong and pure a
man as Folger could be defeated thus,
where would 4 man like Merriam bring
up? Not that Merriam Is
specially bad man, but he is u money
politician trying to buy the Governor
ship.
MONEY CANDIDATES.
The st. Peter Tribune, speaking of
the use of money in politics, says some
very sensible things and some which
should arouse and alarm the people.
1t is freely reported from st. Paul that
Merriam boasted that he would spend
100000 to make himself Governor.
1t is a notorious fact that his agents
have been all through this country
buying up newspapers and politicians.
1t is a notorious fact that politicians
who can afford to sit around idle wait
ing for Office. are now at work day and
night working for Merriam to Fix"
the delegations, while McGill's friends
have not the time to leave their busi-
ness and fix" things for him. The
Tribune says:
1--WE do not believe that An honest
man can afford to pay SlSO, 900 for two
years in a 5000 office even with all the
glory thrown in. We do not believe
that the public can afford to put a man
into such an office vino within two
years. hy some scheme or plan of ad-
miiIistratiOn calculates upon reimbnrs-
ing himself or his millionaire back.
erS for the amounts expended in srcur-
ing possession of the office. We d. not
undertake to say what the scheme is.
We Il" not know what railroad franchi.
ses or what corporation jobs are to he
rushed through the legislature to the
governors desk With" the next two
years. but we do know that the men
who are shoyelling out the doodle by
the carload. never make foolish waste
Of their capital for the mere fun of Civ
ing it away"
RUYIvG UP NEWSPAPERS.
The present campaign will be noted
in the history of Minnesota rs the
''boodle'' campaign. This name has
long been used to characterize it, since
Merriam and Scheffer. two rich st.
Paul bankers, are candidates and one at
least is notoriOusly using money to
buy the nomination.
1t will he noted rs campaign in
which a poor man named McGill, with
only good record, good administra-
tion and Il good character to put into
the campaign, was the peoples candi-
date against the money candidates.
Tie ADVANCE has not failed to in
form the people time and again that
Nerriam's agents were through this
country buying up newspapers. From
the day that Nichols and Williams
were in Worthington, the WorthinR-
ton Globe has been striking and blow
ing for Merriam. A number of others
are doing the same and there is no
question that they were bought. One
editor tells how they tried to buy him
and failed, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing item:
&c. w. Scherer, editor of the Man.
kato Post, Germany says that one Of
the candidates for governor personally
offered him 81, 500 cash with which he
was to buy the New Ulm Post and run
it in the interest of this candidate.
He was to have this 81 500 without in.
terest for AS long as he wanted it..
That, of course virtually meant a free
gift. Mr. Scherer was indignant at the
proposition. He is now supporting
Scheffer hut his second choice is Gov
ernOr McGill.'
The Mankato Review says:
Mr.. Sherer. interviwed in regard to
the above publication. says that tho
money was offered him to purchase the
New Ulm Review and not the Post. He
says that McGill is not his second
choice, but he is for Shelter, first. last
and all the time. With these exceptions
the statement has his sanction.
This fixes it squarely upon Merriam,
for McGill has no money to make such
offers, and would not make them if he
had.