The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-23
THE ASSAULTS UPON SENATOR
SABIN.

of Republican hypocrites and few
sorehead Democrats. The latter we
have been content to pass with silent
contempt, and will pay attention to the
former only to protest against Its COM
ing through the columns of the Register,
whose editor should be the last person,
if only on the ground of his boosted
high-moral, Christian motives, and pro-
fessed friendship, to open his paper to
scurrilous abuse of one whose only
offense can be his active work in behalf
of good and Loyal Republicans, the pres
ent honored U. S. Senator Sabin includ-
ed. But while ignoring assaults upon
our own actions and character, We can
not 80 treat the miserable misrepresen-
tation and yituperation directed at Min
nesota's senior senator through the edl-
torial columns of the alleged Republican
Register. We denounce the many asser-
tons of Mr.. Geddes regarding the feel
| ing in this county on the senatorial
| question as uncalled-for and disgraceful,
and shall feel it an honor to counteract
the evil effect of these venomous as
saults upon the gentlemanwho has for six
years filed the highest place in the gift
of this state creditablv, honestly and
honorably.
The anti-Sabin sentiment in this state
| is so strong that it seems hardly posi-
bic that corporal's guard of represen-
tatlyes could be got to support Linn with
out willful disregard ofthe will of their
constituents.
This statement is both untrue and RI
diculous. fit had any ground in fact
why should the anti-Sabin gang think it
necessary to descend to such mean, I'M
principled and un-Republlcan methods
in their desperate efforts to uphold the
sentiment which is $50 strong?" The
cry against Sabin has been worked up
in the same way as the miserable lies
against Governor-elect Merriam. In
fact, worse things were said of that hon
ored gentleman than have yet been
limited at as an excuse for opposition to
Sabin. The people of the state emphat-
ically expressed their opinion of such
methods, and the next legislature of
Minnesota will, We believe, administer
as sound rebuke to those who seek to
deprive Senator Sabin from a we'll
earned reelection by campaign ofout-
rageous but unsubstantiatedi nsinuatlons
of corruption. The only specification of
wrong doing ever attempted was In con-
nection with the Saltwater Car Company
troubles, and Senator Davis, a man
valued alike for his legal abilities and
far-seeing craftsmanship, not only ex-
onerated Mr.. Satin from all possible
blame or misdeeds in that affair, but in
his arguments ON the case, paid re-
markable tribute to Sabin's honor and
character. We quote the exact lam
guage:
Without consulting Mr.. Sabin, who
had committed all he had on earth to
keeping this institution alive, and In
fit of paniCky and puslllanimous irreso-
luton, certain gentlemen rushed over to
Saltwater and pulled the king post from
out this enormous edifice and let the
roof down through all the stories into
cellar. Now, if your honor please, it is
well known that the relations of Mr..
Sabin and myself for some years have
not been entirely cordial, but l will
pause here to say that it gives me more
pleasure to state as my abiding convic-
tion, deriven from careful perusal of
this record that no man in the course of
the administration of this business has
become as unscathed and clear as man
nf hnnnr obi
erosity from out these proceedings as
ID. NJ. Sabin. He has my professional
sympathy. No man with an unpreju-
diced mind can read that record and
have any other feeling. And it gives me
the greatest pleasure to be enabled to
say this in spirit of candor, truth and
firm and abiding belief.
Mr.. Sabin's senatorial course has been
nothing but commendable. Not one act
can possibly disgrace him before the
people of the state, while on the other
hand his course on all questions of pub
lie concern and private interests have
been performed in the most honorable
manner, and above reproach.
The Register follows up the RevieoC in
criticising the FREE Press for claiming
that the defeat of the Democratic legis-.
lative candidates was an evidence that
the people were not in sympathy with
the anti-Sabin howl. This meek Repub-
lican sheet works along with the disre-
putable Democratic organ unitedly in
IN the general object of sandering Sem
ator Sabin, but it has different way In
arriving at its conclusions. The Review
claims the question of the senatorial
preferences of the Republican candi-
dates did not enter into the election.
The Register says it did most thoroughly,
and that the only way Messrs. Barr,
Lossow, ETC., were elected was by contin-
ual statements by themselves and friends
that they were unalterably opposed to
SabIn. The conclusions and assertions
of both are VIGOROUSLY untrue. The
senatorial matter entered into the con-
test thus far: Jno. G. Wise was the an
nounced deadly enemy of Sabin, and he
made his canvass on that sole and
| special issue, Mr.. Larson working with
him as far as possible. His great plea
was that Republicans should vote for
him, and he begged for Their votes pub
licly and personally on the ground of
his antipathy to Sabin. The defeat of
these proclaimed anti-Sabin men is the
ground upon which the FREE Press
bases its claim that the result is an en-
dorsement of Sabin, or at least that it
gives the lie to the statements that
Blue Earth county Republicans are
united against that gentleman. So far
as the Registers claim that it "knows
from universal expressions all over the
county" that the Republican represen-
tatives could not have been elected ex.
cept by deniall that they were for
SabIn, is concerned, we do not believe
1t, and the fact that not one of the can
didates made such denial is Sufficient
proof of its falsity. The representatives
elect from this or any other county in
the state can bring forth no reasonable
excuse for opposing Senator Sabin's re-
election upon grounds that are in any
wise tangible or excusable. The whole
cry of opposition in this county is made
by those whose jealous natures make
them sour or whose personal antipathy,
born of misrepresentation and nursed
in suspicion, make them envious. "Blue
Earth county elected four good and true
men" on the straight Republican ticket,
land the boys will not disbonor them