The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-09-24
CHARACTERISTIC CAMPAIGN.

CHARACl ENlS III (AMF AlCI.
THE populo-democratic press ane
speakers affect theirs to be a terrlbl,
abused and mallgned party. There IS 6
constant whine on their part that they
are ,nisrepresented and abused of what
they are pleased to call the "gold-bug"
newspapers and speakers, and yet they
indulge IN dozen times the offensive
personalities resorted to by their op.
ponents. case in point: the st. Cloud
Times publishes letter dated Melrose
and anonymously signed 3D." charg-
ing D. T. Calhoun, Henry Keller, P. B.
German, and by implication B. w. How
and Theodore Bruener. signers of the
address to the sound money democrats
of Stearns county, with being in the
employ of Mark Hanna; as also with
falsehc cd, false pretense, etc. Mr.. Cal
houn promptly demanded retraction
and the Times verv naturally crowhslled.
1t said that the letter was inserted
without particular attention" that
''thc I ines does not believe that either
Mr. Calhoun, or the gentlemen who
signed the so-called address were moved
to do SO through corrupt motives. or
for any compensation from Mark
Hanua's agents." or any one else"
And again: Anotice was posted about
this city announcing that L. w. Squier
would discuss the money question. The
poster was couched in the folio wing
language:
"Crimes and Calamities". Catamaran:
Discussion OF the Money Question by l..
w. Squler, formerly in the U. S. Consul
ar Service in Japan. City Opera House,
at half past seven O'Clock on Friday
evening. Special invitation to the Ia
dies. Get out and listen to an able and
eloquent discussion OF the issues ofthe
campaign.
On the evening in question, Hon. John
D. Jones of long Prairie was in the CITY
and was invited to address the meeting,
and in courtsev to Mr.. Jones. the pro-
posed address by Mr.. Squier was de-
ferred, he merely saying a few words.
a nd took occa sion to define "Catama-
ran" as a small unstable craft, used in
Japan for lighterage purposes, and that
it was perilous to desert staunch yes
sci and commit ones lite and property to
a catamaran, with the very probable a D.
plication to the political situation, the
proposed change from the present 6nan-
cial basis to one Of silver only.
On the following Monday the city was
flooded with posters which probably
were thought to be exquisitely funny,
but were simply brutally insulting, OF
which the following is a copy:
''Crimes and Calamities." Catcame.
back. Discussion of the Money Cues
ton" by J. A. Du 9ois. formerly and at
present Physician in ordinary to poor
and rich, City Opera House, at half
past seven O'Clock, Wednesday evening
Special invitation to the ladies, if they
will undergo TIE fatigue christening to a
poor speaker. Get out and listen to :.
feeble and uneloquent discussion CT the
issues OF the campaign:
OF course. as business proposition
there can be no objection, other than
the ethics OF the PROTEST. n, of tn,
of the speaker advertiser usiness
and possibly thatwas was in
tended. u.he IS forever bar
red from any co ungentlemanlV
methods of express, on i'll the part of th'
opposition. He has,..it is to be hoped
provoked pointed personal discussion
OF the issues involved, in which case hi
will find the cstamaran loaded in both
barrels. The cat may not come back.