New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-08-19
combines in this state as any man in 1t.
"There is no power that could have in


duced or coerced the republican machine
in this state into making John Lind its
candidate for governor; those fellows
know him too we'll for that. Second, four
years ago John Lind was republican,
for he believed that party would be true
to its promises on the money and anti
monopoly questions. For three years, or
since he discovered that again the party
was false to its promises and The people,
he has not been of it nor for it, but qui-
etly and with his vote came to the peo-
ple's party, voting its ticket in '94. He
was implored by the republicans to take
the stump that year; he would not; he
told me he could not and preserve his
clf-respect as man. he did not de-
clare himself publicly, for what then and
now seemed to me the best reason con-
ceivable. He was simply waiting for
some authoritative act of the party that
would justify his public withdrawal from
it, some act that would reveal to his fell
low citizens such clear and coeent rea-
son for it that thousands would follow
him who under other circumstances
would not. I knew and said many times
to many people, long before the republi-
can national convention, that when i de-
clared for the gold standard, as we all
knew it would, John Lind would with
draw from the party. I started the SEN
timent for his nomination by our party
and it was based upon my knowledge of
this and other facts that made him our
ideal candidate.
"Third, l am scrry the question of dis
tribution of patronage has been raised by
any reformer, for that seems to me the
last thing one should think Of who is in
favor Of reform in our administrative af-
fairs. Bit there need be no fear on this
score. I am not authorized to speak for
Mr.. Lind, and I hope and believe lie will
not promise patronage to any individual,
but. [ do know that IN the appointments
he must make if elected there will be no
discrimination against any of the ele-
ments that arc instrumental in electing
him and no man who knows Lind as do
will doubt this for a moment.
''Not sound on the silver question. We
might as we'll dodbt the soununess of
Jesus on the doctrines of the beautitudes
He was silver man, alive to the ques-
ton, and working manfully for silver
restoration, before millions OF men among
them his present traducers, knew that
silver had been demonctized, or that
there was a silver question. lie is not
nor never was the attorney of the Mill
ers' Association, but he has been and is vet
fighting railroads, and successfully too,
for Il private citiz' n, to prevent their in
famous determinations against interior
millcrs and in that he is laboring in
the interest of the home markets of our
wheat growers; and depend upon it the
farmers of the state Will know bow 10
reward him for it.
''The corporate, c,molopolistic and ring
influences in the state are not the friends
of John Lind. He will be treated by
them, long before the campaign is over,
as vilely as would any old-time populist
that might be nominated. Besides, even
If Mr.. Lind felt Il little less bitter to-
wards the rings, combines and old polit
lcal machines Of the state than we do, lie
will have abundant reason to hate them
cordially enough before he is elected
and depend upon it he will be in no
mood to show them any favor! The man
who can and does overthrow their rule
in this state will have learned and sul-
fered enough in the effort to not only
know how but to have the disr osition to
bestow his frowbs and favors to the sat
isfaction of every enemy of that rule in
the state!
"What is true in this respect of Lind
is true Of all the allies that have now
come to US. They rally around one
point, one citadel of the enemy, but in
helping us to assail that one point, to
take that one position, they will learn so
much of the methods anal purposes of
corporate and monopollstic influence
and power in our political affairs that
the alliance will never be broken nor
our joint arms laid down until every
vestige Of that influence and power is
annihilated!
: ''John Lind was not a candidate for
the office. It required eloquent. prayer
full, fearful persuasion to gain his con
sent to run, and rejoiced most heartily,
and believed my JOY was reflected in the
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