The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-04

And it seems that 1t is all the
oldest, strongest and staunchest
Republican papers that thus array
themselves against Clough. Here
is what the old Benson Times,
w. A. Foland's paper, has to say:
We do not remember in our experience in
Minnesota politics when there was such
universal expression of opposition to the in
cumbent of any Office, as there is at present
to the placing of Governor Clough in the ex-
ecutive chair for two years more.
And now the old Owatonna
Journal, edited by J. Frank Dean:
David Clough may work the machinery of
his office. as governor, to foist on the people
of this state anotherterm of his administra-
ton, but unless we woefully misinterpret the
voice of the impledged press he and his bench
man, Tams Bixby, will be two very surprised
men when the votes are counted and the re-
turns all in. There is one thing the voters Of
Minnesota have settled; it is that one term of
Cloughism is enough.
And the old Zumbrota Indepen-
dent, for more than twenty years
edited by Ed. Mitchell:
We expect to support the nominee OF the
Republican party for this post, having the
utmost confidence that after due deliberation
judicious selection will be made which
honest and intelligent men can and should
support.
And the Melrose Beacon:
None of the newspapers that are supporting
Clough have as yet unertaken to answer the
reasons given by the Rock County Herald
why Clough should not be nominated. They
all know that the Herald tells the truth in
the matter and do not dare accept its chal-
lenge.
And the Atwater Press, Charles
F. Spencer's paper, for eighteen
or twenty years a Republican ed
itOr:
The Press was bitterly against the election
of Clough as lieutenant governor, because We
forsaw and predicted the probability of the
election of Knute Nelson to the United States
senate, and now looks with mingled amuse-
ment and disgust upon the writings of some
OF those editors who during the last cam
pa ign advised US to support Clough-not be
cause he was other than man who, was ut
terly unfit for the position-but because he
was nominated by "our party"
And that old Republican war
horse, the Litchfeld News-Ledger,
by w. D. Jubert:
While Eusis, Van SAINT and Lee are COM
bining to capture the Hennepin county dele
cation. and Dave Clough is crowding steam
onto the state machinery to saw out guber-
material nomination for himself. Hon. Moses
E. Capp is standing out alone with his I'M
blemished record, untarnished by political
jobbery as the champion and advocate of the
people, and asking recognition solely and
only upon those grounds. He takes the COM
mendable ground that the people should do
the choosing OF candidates and not the poiti-
populous center.
And A. G. Bucks paper, the
old Sibley County Independent,
who, like nearly all the rest of the
straight-out Republican papers,
endorses Senator Miller's paper:
The Rock County Herald of last week con-
tanned lengthy editorial in opposition to
Gov. Ciough as candidate for that position.
The Herald says David is mentally unquali-
fed for the Office of governor and morally I'M
worthy" 1t seems to us that such strong
language is hardly necessary to accomplish
the defeat of Mr.. Clough. He has not been in
the race from the beginning, when such
were announced as probable candidates, and
as the time for action approaches, it is be-
coming more evident that even the few sup
porters retained thus far by Clough are di-
minishing 80 rapidly that there will be no one
left at the final finish but Tams Bixby.
It is simply astonishing how the
Republican press is against the
nomination of D. M. Clough. And
it is nearly all the best papers.
True, they favor different favor
ties, but Clough is the only one
man whom they cannot support.
Take the Long Prairie Argus, for
another example:
Some of our exchanges in speaking of the
combination of Lee, Van SAINT and Eustis in
Minneapolis, claim it is an indication that
Clough is formidable candidate. To be sure
he is, as be has the advantage of all the
others in having control of the machinery of
the party. He has worked every lead since
he became governor, as is shown by the lusty
shouts Of every one of his sppointees. He is
certainly formidable candidate. but:he is de-
feated, Just mark that.
Will any of Clough's appointees
dare to publicly declare that he is
better Republican than A. w.
Sheets, the editor of the Argus?
Will any of them dare say that
Alton Crosby, of the Wilmar
Republican-Gazette, is not loyal
to the partyl And this is the way
that paper handles Gov. Clough
and his Populistic supporter;
DR.. johnson devotes a column of type in
this weeks Tribune to eulogizing Gov. Clough
and reading the riot act' to certain Repub.
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