New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-29
The Democrats are Scared.

The Democrats of New Ulm- that is
the leaders are scared. They show it
| in every more they make. It's the
same old story of the last six years
they are ready to do almost anything
now to effect their purpose.
They begin to see that Republican
ism is growing here. They see the YES
tige of strength and of majority sliding
| from their grasp, and in order to hold
onto it, are willing to employ means
that should cause them to feel a touch
of shame.
In recent meeting of their club, res
| olutions were passed and given to the
press, censuring the council and the
chairman of the Republican county
committee and insinuating that the lat
ter manipulated the council in his own
behalf in the matter of the appointment
of judges Of election. Could anything
be more ridiculous and at the same
time more offensive? Itshows not only
an efforI 20 weaken the cause of the Re-
publicans but an attempt to cast reAec-
tion upon the character of a man OF
strictest honesty and integrity. Every
body knows G. L. Roos. Everybody
knows too, that, even if there had been
anything to gain by crooked work, he
| would not have lent himself as a party
to it, nor would he have been at the bot
tom of such an unmanly scheme. All
know too that under the circumstances
the council could not have done other
wise than itdid. The charter provides
that the aldermen from the various
wards and one or two electors shall
constitute the judges of election. Roos
represents the first ward, and in his ab-
sence from the council meeting, the
council simply did its duty in appoint
ing him. The Democratic leaders, in
raising a kick against its action, showed
either their ignorance or their mali
ciousness. They may account for it
like the man who introduced the reso.
luton on the ground that ''evervthing
is fair in war; but the majority of
Democrats we know will repudiate the
charge and rebuke, as entirely wrong,
the scheme to win strength for them
selves by laying accusations at the door
of others, who have too much of the
man in them to even allow the thought
of such political trick to lie harbored
in their heads.
And now what are the facts connect
ed with this matter? The Democrats
who allowed the resolutions to be
passed and appear in print, knew be-
forehand that Roos' hands and those of
the other aldermen were clear. They
had been given plain statement of
facts regarding the whole transaction
in time to prevent, if they had desired.
the passage of the resolutions. Why
didn't they? Because they thought
they could make political capital by
doing otherwise. They knew that they
were charging Roos and the council
men wrongfully and without reason,
but they preferred to run the risk of
doing themselves good at Mr.. Roos' ex-
pense. Unfortunately for them, they
didn't know that the thing that they
tackled was loaded.
The judges of election were appoint.
ed while Mr. Roos was out of town.
He knew nothing of the action of the
council until he returned. He was not
informed that he had been appointed
as judge until the next night when a
special meeting was being held. Then,
| when told of the councils action, he at
once declined to serve for the reason
that he was engaged in politics him
self and could not consistently perform
the duties allotted to him. The coun-
Gil insisted on his serving but he posi-
lively refused and asked that some-
one else be appointed in his place.
This was agreed to, and there are
| Democratic members of the council,
who are also members of the club that
passed the resolutions, that were aware
of the true facts. There are others also
| who were informed of what had been
done before the resolutions were pub
lished, and the fact that they needed
not the explanation shows to what des-
pelate straits they have come when
they find it necessary to blacken a
mans character without excuse in or
der to gain political ends.
Now what do the people of New Ulm
as whole think of such campaigning
| Is it respectable? Is it worthy of lead
ders? The honor Of men like f. g.
Koch, VIM. Pfaender, VIM. Frank,