The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-05
SAUK CENTRE HERALD
THURSDAY, july S, 1888.
The editor of the Sank Centre HERALD

The editor of the Sank Centre HERALD
gives vent to bitterness AGAINST c. A.
Gilman, because Mr.. Barto failed to get
the nomination for congress. The HER
AID holds that Mr.. Gilman betrayed him.
This is just what Scheffer, Merriam and
McGill henchmen want, and if the HER
AID were particularly favoring either OF
these men, it would be open to the charge
of doing their dirty work These men
fear Mr.. Gilman and desire his political
scalp. They were on the ground at the
st. Cloud convention and saw S.cat
oppol tunity TO stir up wrath against
Mr. Gilman by staI ting this report that
he betrayed BaIto. The HERALD is car
1ying out this plan, though unconscious
ly we believe.-Todd County Argus.
1t is not wise for Mr.. Gilman's friends
to asitate this matter too strenuously-
for the proof over Mr.. Gilman's own
signature, is at hand, in letters promis-
ing to knife Mr.. Barto in the interest of
Mr.. Corliss, and irtimating very I'M
equivocally that Barto's nomination
would be detrimental to his (Gilnan's)
interests-and during all this time he
was holding close consultations with
Gov. Barto, promising him his heal ty
cooperation and active assistance in his
CANVASS, and unsolicited, rendering his
good Offices in various ways that he
might gain more accurate knowledge
of the condition Of his political affairs,
that he might dive the knife deeper and
surer. That is the man, Gilman
IN this canvass. He assumed to
own the Todd county delegates, and
proceeded to deliver them from Gov
Barto to Mr.. Corliss-and judging by
the tone of the above item from the Ar
gus he had reason to think he was, at
least, not over-presumptuous. Gas a
matter of fact he did not own that dele
cation, and it remained by Gov Bal 10
forty votes, and while it was the first to
leave him, he and his friends have moth
ing but words of the wal NEST commend
alton for their loyalty.) In view of the
fact that the HERALD knows Mr. Gilman
betrayed not only Gov. Barto but Mr..
Corliss also-as we'll as anything can be
known-it certainly holds so. Mr.. Gil
mans treachery is without parallel in
Minnesota politics. The insinuation
that this charge against Mr.. Gilman is
lnstigated by any other candidate for
governor, rs the Argus says, doesn't
have weight in the case. The HERALD is
the henchman of no one, and is willing to
PIT its reputation against Mr. Gilman's
or any other mans, in the matter of
dirty work." Mr.. Gilman would Ger
tainly like to make it appear that this
unmasking of his contemplate treachery
is trumped-up story in the interest of
other candidates for governor-it is his
only hope. He has played it too fine.
The Italian hand which is dyed with the
political blood of many too-confdine
fl ends must let the dagger drop from it's
nervelesS fingers. Trade it for bl,,1dcr
husband fire away-for it will be
long time before you can get near enough
to use the knife.
Mr.. Gilman is attempting to pose as
political martyr. AS well might Bene
dict Al lold. That there is a gigantic
conspiracy among all the possible candi-
dates for govel nor to make it appear
that Mr.. Gilman was trcacherous, at
q time when Mr.. Gilman disavowed
b ling a candidate for governor, is detitl-
eddy refreshing. Had the charge been
trur:pcd up, as he argus intirnatcs, it
int in very vulnerable SPOT His past
reputation Loaned it Il decidedly truthful
color -ng. Mr.. Gilman's f. ends are in
discreet. The HEr AID has no intention
of pursuing tt S material present.