St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-03
MUD HENS FOREVER.
Republican Politicians Cam
not Refrain from Beeom-
ing towards.
K. Kortgaard Singled Out for
a Secret CowapdIy
Attack.
What Minneapolis Catholics
Think of the Anti-WilSon
Circular.
Jacob Breyer Wantonly and
Untruthfully Accused Of
Misrepresentation.

The Republican party. through Its
frain from making personal attacks
upon men who have the temerity to OPP
pose their designs upon municipal
authorities. The latest and probably
the most contemplate method of pro-
ceedure. for these Republican CAM
paign methods seem to become worse
as election day approaches, is directed
at X. kortgaard, the Democratic candi-
date for city treasurer. Ever since the
campaign opened the Republican press
has been industriously calling for a
''clean campaign" 1t is unnecessary
at this time to call attention to the base
ness and falsity of these professions of
dignity and honor. Readers of the news
papers are perfectly familiar with what
has been done. Now for what is being
done.
Yesterday nearly 1900 circulars
were prepared in the Office of certain
business man in South Minneapolis, and
mailed so that they would reach the
proper persons to-day. These circulars
contain most malignant, venumouS
and untruthful attack upon the per-
i
unnecessary to tell the people of Min
neapols who are acquainted with Mr..
kOrtgaard that every charge or insinua-
ton made iii that circular, rejecting
upon the Democratic candidate for city
treasurer, is entirely false, untrue in
every particular. Mr.. Kortgaard'S per-
Sonal character Is unaSSailable. The
very manner in which this attack upon
him is being made stamps it as
false. 1t is being made through a
secret circular. The instigatOrs of AMI
prime movers in this despicable method
OF procedure dare not let i'll the light of
day upon their daStardly undertaking.
Mr.. KOrtgaard has lived in Minneapolis
for many years. He is one of the city's
most prominent business men. There
is not stain upon his private charac-
ter, and there is not flaw in his bust
ness career. His actions during the
present campaign, the course that he
has followed, should be sufficient to So
cure for him the vote of every man who
admireS integrity and honor. He has
gone before the people on his
standing as business man and
as the unanimous choice of a great
political party. He has never
said word derngatory to his opponent,
A. G. Hangar; he has never for mo-
iHeIG uepdflcU IRON IHe course OF an
honorable, upright gentleman. He has
never descended to personalities.
The reason, probably, for this attack
upon Mr.. KOrtgaard being made in this
secret and cowardly manner is that the
men at the bottom of it fear retaliation
upon their candidate. These persons
who seek to traduce Mr.. Kortgaard
should remember that the public record
of Mr.. Haugan. leaving his private
reputation entirely out of the question,
is not wholly invulnerabie. MIR. Hangar
sat for some time in the city coun-
Gil. There are to-day scores, even
hundreds, of persons in the section
which Haugan was supposed ito repre-
sent, who curse the the very name OF
Haugan. Proof, positive proof, can be
adduced, showing beyond doubt that
there are whole families in South Min
neapolis who have been entirely ruined
as result Of Mr.. Haugan's action in
the council. The people who are work.
ing in the interest of that gentlemen
should remember that mud Singing on
behalf of their candidate is dangerous.
The man who INDUCES in that Occupa-
ton is likely to be considerably bespat-
tered himself. Every lover of justice
and decency and honor should go to the
polls to-day, and, by voting for Kort-
gard, rebuke such methods.