The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-28
A Racy Letter from John G.
Graham in the Good
Thunder Herald.
He Councils the Turning Down of
Every Populist, and the Punishment
of RecaIcitrant Democrats.
A Democrat of Democrats Wants to
Clean the Gang out, Horse,
Foot and Dragon.
Editor; Morrison Dubbed as a
Political BuncO
Steerer. :"

The following racy effusion from
the pen of that Veteran Democrat of
Good Thunder, John G.. Graham, will
be read with peculiar interest. We
copy from the Herald:
Mr.. EDIToR:-The sale of the DEM
Ocratlc principles to the PopuliSt bro
kerage firm of Morrison & Co., in the
interest, wholly of Populism must be
very refreshing to those aStute Demo-
Gratis, who aided in concocting and
carrying out the nefariOuS scheme of
| work in selling out the Democratic
party and aiding in the selection of
three PopulistS to represent their
principles by forcing them to head
their ticket, pledged to support all the
heresies of Populism from Sub
Treasury to the election of Pug
nacious Donnelly as United States
senator. What will the Democrats re-
celVe In return for their betrayal of
principle? They have promise of the
Populist vote for Sheriff Glynn, he be-
ing acknowledged by them to be Pop
ulist. Didn't you get beautifully sold
out in the PopuliSt convention? When
your lone candidate for legislative
hOnCrs was so unceremOniOuSly turn
ed down. (Gen'l E. M. Pope they did
not deliver the goods any more than
they intend to deliver the votes for
any Democrat on our ticket. Every
Democrat who was connected with
this conspiracy should be kicked from
"Dan to Beersheba" for allowing such
political bunco steerer' as Morri-
son to manipulate or counsel for the
Democratic party. He was never
known to make a square deal in poll
tics, unless there was something more
tangible than principle in sight, and
yet, you listened to his siren tongue
and eagerly crowded on his band
wagon, only to be tumbled off Nov.
9th into ragged, Jagged mass OF polits-
cal disorganizdtiOn, from which you
will never regain your former pres
tige and power. AS it now stands
with.Pope, Pfau, TOrrey and Thomp-
son turn down the select 400 Pops,
will divide the Red Sea of politics and
lead the 2,2O0 humble Democrats to
political destruction nnleSs we rise in
our might and overthrow them at the
polls. No true Democrat has any
heart in supporting single POpluiSt
during the coming campaign, as they
cannot expect single vote in return.
They have completely sold you out.
They have no use for Democrat he
might antagonize their principles,
and why should they receive our
votes? (Republicanism is preferable
to POpulism.) Their denunciations
of Grover Cleveland for putting down
the strike is in marked contrast to
Democratic resolutions adopted. Oh.
Shame on such conspiracy to wreck
the Democratic party of Blue Earth
county, and by professed Democrats.
If every true Democrat feels as humil-
lated as | do, he would never rest I'M
til the gang of.wreckers were cleaned
out horse, foot and dragon. Remem-
Der, we have the ballot and can place
it where we please; you will have
plenty of time for reflection in bro
ken pledges and wrecked regulations,
before you can again boldly stand be-
fore the people and boast of a united
Democracy in Blue Earth county with
the strength to assert it.
j. G. GRAHAM.