The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-07
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AS conceded in last evenings paper,
the Alliance Democratic county ticket
made clean sweep with single ex-
ceptlon. 1t was we'll known from the
outset that if the Alliance members ad-
hered strictly to the ticket the result
could not be otherwise than it ID, but it
was expected that the lines would give
way and most of the old party members
return to their first love. This hope
proved delusion. The Alliance-Dem-
ocrats and Republicans alike, stood firm
and unyleldlng and by so doing they
have scored nothing less til ytrium-
plant victory. The defeat ii ar. Pfau
can be laid to two causes. One the op-
position within his own party, the other
the casting of the prohibition vote for
his opponent, Mr.. Barr. We are not
disposed to gloat over the defeat of Mr..
Pau nor to crow over the success OF
Mr.. Barr, although the result is as graft
flying to the FREE PRESS as it is to the
majority of the voters of the county. A
Republican U. S. Senator is to be voted
for In two years and Blue Earth County
has voiced her preference for Hon. G.
K. Davis through the result of the cleo
ton on State Senator.
The defeat of the Republican candi-
dates for the legislature is q source of
regret, though the gentlemen elected
are honorable and worthy citizens and
will no doubt do all in their power to
advance the interests of the county.
How we'll they will succeed time alone
will tell.
The opposition to Mr.. Monks came
principally from the disgruntled of his
own party. He gained Democratic votes
enough to have elected him If the men,
bers of his own party, outside the Aili-
ance, had not knitted him. While it
would not be best to give Mr.. j. T. Will
liams credit for his defeat he neverthe-
less did all he could to that end. and from
his own lips he boasts of having assist
ted what he could in downing other can
didates on the party ticket. This is Mr..
Williams privilege as it is that of any 9th
er man, but it would seem thata man who
had pulled at the public crib as long as
he has and who is to day drawing sal
arv of $1,000 from the party that he
came home from Washington to help
destroy-local though it be-is entirely
out of place in the position he has seen
fit to take. No doubt Mr.. Monks would
have been defeated even though Mr..
Villains had supported instead of oppos-
ed him, but this fact does not in the
least Justify the custodian of plates and
engrayings inthe bitter fight he has made
against man in his own party who is at
least his peer In all things,
A strong point -nade against Messrs.
Mead and Scattergood is the length of
time these gentlemen have held the of
fees of Judge of Probate and County
Auditor. While faithful and true and
conceded to be specially qualified for
the positions, the voters thought that it
was time for change. They have 80
ordered and we will now have Mr.. W.
B. TORY for Judge of Probate and Mr..
L. o. Randall for Auditor, for two years.
They will no doubt fulfill the expecta-
tons of their friends, and make two
good and competent officials.
The election of Hughes for county at
torney, is accounted for by the fact that
he was on the combination ticket. Mr..
Smiths election was generally expect
ed and his defeat by so decisive vote
is one of the surprises. Mr.. Hughes
goes into his new position with the wish
of all that he may succeed. Grave APP
prehensions are felt, however, that his
attainments in the law hardly justify
his election as County Attorney, but
now that he has been chosen tire FREE
Press sincerely hopes that he may sur