The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
THE SITUATION.

We have now entered upon the last
week of the campaign, and on Tues
day next the voters of Minnesota will
select a full set of State officers, an
entire congressional representation, a
complete legislature and an entire list
of county officers.
The campaign has been one of ex-
ceptional ,vigor, with an unusual
amount of'mud Singing. The Demo
cratic organs have attacked Gov.
Nelson on various matters, without
the semblance of reason or justifica-
ton for so doing, and the incentive Of
this was to draw public attention
from State Auditor Bern ans QueS
tionable transactions in the sale of
pine lands. But the Governor has
come out unscathed by the vitupera-
tiOn OF his political enemies, and
stands before the people OF the state
fully indicated and much stronger
and more popular than ever. He has
made an executive of which the adj
herents of all parties can feel justly
proud, and it is not claiming too much
when we say that he will get a large
and influential vote from thinking
men of the opposition parties, who es-
innate honesty in public office as
worth more than mere party name,
and who place a higher valuation up
on straightforward, fearless and de-
termined executive, than upon a seek
er after place whose only claim to high
position is that he represents disOr-
gained and ;disintegrated party,
wrecked upon the shoals Of self-cOn.
victed incapacity, or one who poses as
the champion of reform" represent.
ing ideas anarchiStic and un-Ameri.
can.
The State of Minnesota is a great
and prosperous commonwealth. It's
people are happy in their possessions
and content to greater extent than
those of almost any other section, and
no little credit for existing conditions
is due to unbroken Republican rule
with successive administrations legis,
lating in the interest of the whole
people-giving favors to no class and
extending favors to no individuals
The entire Republican state ticket
is.made up of competent men whose
integrity cannot be truthfully called
into question, and who are fully COM
petent to discharge every duty assign
ed their respective Offices.
The question of United States
Senator is one of the most important
matters pending in the election. That
it would be, alike disastrous to state
and nation to send Demo-Pop Sena-
tor to Washington is evidenced by the
examples before us in Kansas, Ne
braska and South Dakota. May the
good Lord deliver our people from such
an affection. A desperate effort is
being put forth all over the State to
secure control of the legislature thro'
fusion by the Democrats and Populists
and if they succeed, Ignatius Donnel-
ly will be the man most likely to be
chosen. In fact it is generally con-
ceded that the opposition to Republi-
can success will center upon him.
Have we not had enough of this dan
gerous demagogue? Itwould seem so,
and we have an abiding faith that the
good sense of the people will remain
with them and that they will rally
to the support of the Republi
can legislative candidates and
elect a majority Of it's members
who in turn will select a Republican
Senator.
1t is now time for every man who
favOrS good government to rally to the
support of the Republican ticket from
top to bottom.