The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-14
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BROTHER B!XBY SPEAKS.


The editor of the Red Wing Re
publican, who is no less parsonage
than the confidential advisor of His
EXcellency, Governor Clough, and who
is Familiarity known throughout the
great state of Minnesota as Tams
Bixby, comes to the front in the Satur-
day issue of his paper, with strong,
earnest, and almost pathetic plea for
the nomination Of his chief to the Of
fee Of governor. This is the most
natural position in the world for Tams
to take. In fact he would be sus-
ceptible to the charge of disloyalty
did he longer remain silent to the in
tereSts Of the governor in the face of
such fusillade of fire works as has
been provoked during the past month.
And. whatever charge or charges that
may be brought against Mr.. BiXby,
disloyalty to friend, or the Sinking
of responsibility to the interests of
those with whom he has broken bread
and slipped of the wine of official life
cannot be justly counted as one. For
eight or ten years brother BiXby has
occupied a favored chair at the official
table of the administration. He has
dined off of spreads laden with the
golden fruits of abundant harvests.
He has pulled the corks from BOTTLES
containing the eXhiliarating nectar of
official life, and felt the effervescent
effects of rich surroundings and genial
companionship. He has so thoroughly
familiarized himself with the "indi-
Gator" that a mere pressure of the but
ton brings an array of fat, sleek
walters to his side who execute his or
ders with that neatneSS and dispatch
which causes Tams and his friends to
''smile" again, as those on the outside
STARE in blank establishment at the re-
sponsiveness of The pressure. These
things, and many other unmentioned,
not to say undiscovered, features of
Tams' accomplishments, wrought
through years of close confinement to
the finer details of the ''inner circle"
have caused him to be looked upon as
sort of Moses, and his recent news
paper plea is Indicative of the con-
structive conclusion that he proposes
to Try and eXtricate David from the
meshes of the entangling bullrushes
which have so mercilessly entwined
themselves about his whiskers.
Brother BiXby has undertaken hard,
difficult and discouraging jobs hereto
fore. While not large of stature, he
is persistent of disposition and keenly
considerable of only those things which
meet with his most approved and dis
tinguished consideration. Iams is
not tricky" neither is he dishonest.
But he is keenly alive to all those es-
sentials which are needful to bring
success to his undertakings. He has
the electric wire which attaches to
the machinery in thorough repair, land
when he presses the button, the OPP
position to Gov. Clough will have to
do something besides 'talk," if they
expect to win out.
There is no doubt but that hun
dred men in Minnesota could be named
today, any one of whom is vastly more
popular with the people than is Gov.
Clough. In fact it would be difficult
toput ones hand on any man proml-
nent in the councils of the Republican
party more unpopular with the mas
ses than is the present governor. But
this fact will count for little II the
organized combine now working for
the success of Mr.. Clough is allowed
to fix matters to suit their own sweet
will.
If those who are disposed to have
new deal in the Republican politics of
the state expect to succeed, the time
to begin active, consistent and per-
sistent work is right now. To be sure
there are several strong counties in
the state where the anti-Clough senti-