The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-10-31
DEMOCRATIC DUPLICITY AND
VICTIMS.
Editor Free Presi

Editor Free Presi.
The grand scheme of the Democratic
leaders to make such use of the Re-
publican members of the Alliance party
as the monkey made of the cat, has long
been apparent to intelligent men of the
state and doubtless the Pioneer Press of
Friday in its article "The History of q
Scheme" has had good and sufficient
reasons for the timely warning against
the Vaccinations of few INSCRIPTIONS
Democrats of st. Paul that control the
party in Minnesota as absolutely as the
old unrepentant brigadiers of the South
control the subservient Democracy of
the North through these leaders. A his
tory of Democratic management in Blue
Earth county is sufficient to show that
there was power "above them all" in
the capital city that shaped their ends
Rough hew them how they might.
The regency were too shrewed to trust
underlings like Jack Diamond, Capt.
Halgh, or even the editor of the Review
with all their plans and Interior purpos-
es. Early in the season every we'll post
ed man in Blue Earth county knows, a
move was started by the Democratic
leaders in this and other counties in
Minnesota for Daniel Bucks candidacy
for Governor. The Review gave him a
column boom. Mr.. Buck and friends
visited st. Paul and received f1attering
announcements of assistance from
prominent Democrats. Numerous let
tiers of approval and encouragement
were received from all portions of the
state and his nomination was quite gen.
orally considered settled. But the re-
gents bad not completed all their fine
work. Their arrangements were not all
perfected, and the compact with the
Alliance not quite perfected, Mr.. Buck
was again called to St. Paul for further
consultation and then so much of their
plans were revealed to him and his
friends, that there was possibility that
he might perhaps find very strong
competitor for the Democratic honor of
a nomination in the form of railroad
attorney, Wilson, of Winona. But Mr..
Buck was allowed to come home with
out definite notice from the ruling
powers of the party that he could expect
no assistance from them as against the
more subservient and pliable, in their
hands, Wilson. He (Buck) was still per-
mitted to hope on, perhaps and most
likely forever, that something might
turn up in the convention in his favor.
Time rolled on and everything worked
well for the powers that WELD the
Democratic scepter in Minnesota and
they improved it in perfecting their
plans for the future. The Alliance con-
vention was held and ticket nominal
ed. Baker started in for Governor, but
that not suiting the regents he was put
down for Congress, duly as in duty
bound taken up py the Alliance land Owen
nominated. The Democratic convention
was called and the slippery Barney
tongued railroad attorney nominated,
like Baker an ex-Republican, but now q
Democrat for Office only. He expressed
his preference for Baker to the Demo-
cratic bosses who have dishonorably dis
charged the venerable old ex-Republican
from their service to give Baker his
coveted place, and now fearing that
Owen, an ex-Democrat. will poll more
votes than Wilson 1t Is not at all surpris
ing that they have planned to bride,
drive or wheel Owen of the track for
Wilson's benefit. Wilson and Baker
are old chums politically, both ex-Re-
publIcans. Both gifted with far more
ambition than sound judgment, political
honesty and capacity for the places they
aspire, both are Democrats for the spoils
of Office, and both Bakers partner IN
the Doodle scheme that signalized the
first act of Baker after his Alliance
nomination, the Doodle scheme of "You
tickle me Pau and I'll tickle you JIM"
Judging from the success of the regency
INT hn WILL NTH ha iofo ,f
the Democratic nominees for Governor
and Lieut.. Governor and Bill Murray
with the Pau Baker combine, it would
not be surprising if they should send
Owen to keep Wilk company in his ig-
nominious retreat. But that game will
not win. Whatever decency and man
hood there may be in the Democratic
party will loath and scorn such treach-
cry, Doodle and deception, as shown so
VIGOROUSLY and conspicuously by the par
ty managers during the campaign and
will not sully their reputation by its en-
dorsement at the polls, and every re.
spectacle Republican who may belong to
the Farmers Alliance will remember too
wildly their past reputation as patriots
and men to permit themselves to play
the part of cats-paws for such Demo-
Gratis as Pau, Baker, PAIL and Wilson to
rake their chestnuts from the fire. Some
Democrats were never entitled to much
if any credit for campaign decency, but
this class covered themselves deeper
with political rottenness and filth this fall
than ever before, or made more indecent
exposure of their inward nature. B.
SINGULARLY UNFORTUNATE.