The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-25
A NICE PACK.

Lying is not only one of the most des-
picable of practices in general, but when
INDUCED In for the purpose OF injuring
another, it is simply villainous. But
usually such lies are loaded at both ends
and shoot backward little the hardest
and injure the one most who handles
them. Col Bridgman has been the vic
tim of large battery of very small lies,
to few of which attention is directed.
Lie No. HE is going to remove from
the district soon, and consequently
vote Tor him would be worse than thrown
away. This lie is manufactured from
whole cloth-a mosquito bar lie-very
thin and transparent. His whole inter-
ests are here and will remain here. He
has no intention of removing, never has
had and never entertained any such idea.
Lie No. 2.-Col. Bridgman was nomi-
mated with an understanding or collu-
sion with certain democrats, and of
course would be under obligations to
them if elected. This peculiar quality of
lie is Of the kard-head order, and was in
vented to draw off republican votes. He
has been republican ever since there has
been a republican party, and his fealty
has never before been questioned. While
not rantingly radical in expression, he is
true to principle on all party issues, but
recognizes the fact that in local issues
and in matters affecting the general well
fare of the community. partisanship has
nothing to do, and ninety-nine hun.
dredths of all the duties and acts OF a
state legislator have no political color
whatever. He is not party to any bar
gain or collision, and no such bargain
has ever been made nor even suggested.
Lie No. 3.-Col Bridgman is opposed
to the law taxing foreign insurance COM
panies for the benefit of state fremen.
This is a acknowledgements lie. In con-
versation with the writer he declared
that he did not know that any move
ment had been suggested for the repeal
of this law, and he certainly should op-
pose any such repeal, from the fact that
he felt that it was littleenough return for
such companies to make to the brave
men who always hold themselves in
readiness to imperil their lives for the
sake of saving money for insurance COM
panies, to say nothing of their gallant
work in behalf of human life and the pro-
perty of citizers generally.
Lie No. 4.-Col. Bridgman sold lumber
to fifteen residents in North Fork, agree
ing to wait until fall for his pay, but sued
the entire lot of them in the middle of the
summer. This is a broad-guage lie. Four
years ago he did sell lumber to one man,
taking a note endorsed by two others,
that note to be paid that fall. The max
er failing to pay the note when due the
endosers asked an extension for year,
which was cheerfully granted. No far
Their notice was taken of it until this sum-
mer, when it was given to a local collec
ton agency, with instructions to either
procure a new note or collect the old one.
The maker and one endorser were willing
to give new note, but the other endors-
er peremptorily declined to lend his credit
any longer to his neighbor and the col
lection agency took judgment against
the maker and the two endorsers. The
paper was three years past due and the
endorser who declined to renew is the one
who very naturally feels sore. Not only
has this practical and legitimate business
transaction been swelled five-hundred per
cent. to make this lie. but the material
facts in the case wholly misrepresented.