The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-10-10
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
ST. JAMES. Oct. 8. 1890.

49, - Wv 49,
ST. JAMES, Oct. 8, 1890.
Taking day or two off we left home
Tuesday to visit some of the county seal
towns along the line of the Omaha road
and round up with visit to the Corn
Palace.
The town of Blue Earth City, one Of
the most enterprisipg and progressive
of the numerous thrifty towns south Of
Mankato, is putting in system of water
works that would do credit to a far more
pretentious community. A we'll sunk
something like six hundred feet deep
furnishes an inexhaustable supply OF
the purest water, neat and convenient
pumping station has been erected, and
as soon as mains can be laid, Blue Earth
City can boast of supply Of water for
domestic and fire purposes sufficient for
the demands of city twice the popula-
ton it will be required to furnish. A
new and INTELLECTUALLY substantial and
comedy city hall is now nearly ready for
occupancy, where Justice will be dealt
out to the disloyal and unruly, and furn.
ish comfortable quarters in which the
city custodian may toast his shins to
his hearts content. Business men re-
port business good and everybody is
happy as the world goes, and especially
are the inhabitants of Blue Earth City
clarifying over what they consider the
settlement of the county seat contest,
through their success in naming the
county ticket at the recent Republican
convention. By the way the Republic
cans have an unusually strong ticket and
they 90 into the canvass with old-tlme
enthusiasm and determination. The
much boosted Alliance strength in Fari-
bault county is vanishing like mist be-
fore the midday sun, if indeed there
ever was any particular strength to give
way. The Republican members plainly
see that the organization Is being prosti-
tuted to the use and benefit of the
Democrats, and they are determined
not to be made the subservlent tool of
any such movement.
st. James is growing as never before.
Mr.. w. w. Gibbs is putting up an addi-
ton to his hotel three stories high,
which will contain bank and two store
rooms, besides providing one of the
handsomest offices to be found. The
present frame building will be brick
veneered, and when all is completed it
will contain 70 rooms, heated by steam
and lighted by gas. The improvement
will cost him over $4,000 and will give
to st. James the finest hotel, outside of
Mankato and two or three other Mime
sofa cities, in the Northwest. 1t is truly
an improvement that the thriving little
city may well feel proud of, and one that
stamps Mr.. Gibbs as a citizen worthy
the town he represents. Business is
thriving in ali branches and the business
men wear countenances of contentment
Court is in session, Judge Severance
presiding. The term is expected to
close SATURDAY.. Speaking of Judge Sew
erance reminds us that the news of Will
kinson's withdrawal from the Congress
sional field is received here with any
thing but relish. 1t was an act that
found the Democrats entirely unprepar-
ed to receive and one that's roundly and
deservedly denounced. After putting
Wilkinson on the ticket in good faith
and despite the wishes and instructions
of the st. Paul combine and dictatorial
ringsters, they had a right to expect
their candidate to stand true, and not
desert them at the behest of disruption
lists. They look upon it as clear case
of sell, and the indignation felt wakes
warm and threatening. Baker will not
profit by the deal, while Wilson, in
whose interest the purchase was direct
ly made, viii undoubtedly suffer the
loss of fully 1900 votes in this district if
the feeling here is anything to Judge
from. We had personal interviews with
four Democrats who, while they request
ed the withholding of their names from
print, declared that they would never
swallow Baker and that the disorganiZ-
ing tactics of, and unwarranted inter-
ference with, the affairs of this district
by members of the Democratic State
Central Committee, absolved them from
any allegiance they had heretofore held
for Wilson. A strong sentiment pre-
walls that the Congressional Committee
should be Immediately called together
and Democratic candidate placed on
the ticket who cannot be bribed or bull
dozed, and thus fittingly rebuke the
meddlesome interference exercised by
the State Committee, and emancipate
themselves from the thra1dom of slave
drivers and Doodle dispensers. AS a
prominent Democrat remarked to-day,
Zone thing Is demonstrated; Wilk got
more than $500, or he would not have
pulled of. He refused that sum once.''
The general believe here is that Wilk got
at least $1,000.
What the next move of the committee
Will be is awaited. L. P. III.