New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-21


Why should Republican in Minneso-
ia want to vote for John Lind? Blue
Earth City Post.
We will tell you, Bro. Hamlin. If you
are one of those Republicans, who be-
lieve that it is Impossible for the Re-
publican party to change, to he some
thing different from what its name and
it's past history would indicate; if you
believe that it is impossible fer politl-
cal party to make mistakes ana to allow
its conventions to be manipulated by
scheming politicians and bosses; if you
place party above citizenship; if you be-
lieve that the rank and 1ile of the Repub-
lican party clamored for the re- nomina-
ton of Gov. Clough; OF if you believe
that the nomination of that individual
was in harmony with decency and with
the time-honored practice of the party
to nominate its best men regardless of
the wishes of the bosses; then we have
nothing to say to you as to why you in
particular should vote for John Lind.
But we know very we'll that a large
percentage of the Republicans of this
state d. not take such view OF it. On
the contrary, they hold that the way to
defeat corruption and bossism in conven-
tons is to punish it at the polls. They
are not such narrow partisans as you are,
They believe in placing honest govern
ment above party victory. They want
responsibility in politics if there is any
means of having it. They are citizens
first, partisans afterward. They are not
50 narrow minded as to conclude that a
man, whom. they know so we'll as John
Lind, would make dangerous official,
simply because he happens to be noui-
mated by; certain portion of the popu-
lation who don't happen to be called
Republicans. Two years ago there were
100000 taxpayers in this state who
didn't vote the Republican ticket. Must
we conclude therefore that nearly half OF
our population are menace to the vel
fare of the state? Nonsense! Whether
populists or not, they are just as good
citizens as you have in Faribault or any
other Republican county in the state.
They know just as much about public
affairs too, Bro. Hamlin, as some of your
wealthy Blue Earth City Republicans do,
and it will surprise you indeed on the
4th of November to learn how many of
the members of your own party will have
had the. good sense to turn in and help
them elect Hon. John Lind IS governor.
What was Mr.. Lind nominated for any,
how? Wasn't it for the purpose of hav-
ing a governor who would clean out the
contemplate machine that has the Re-
publican party of this State Its mercy?
Have you any good reason why it
shouldn't be dispensed with? Wasn't he
nominated SO that we might have a gov
ernor who was possessed of some ability9
Have you any objection to a change on
that score? Is Mr.. Clough a man Of such
wonderful business ability and knowl-
edge that you think the state cannot
spare him? Wasn't Nj. Lind dominated
for the purpose of giylDg to the state adj
ministration some show of honesty and
moral integrity If SO, do you question
his ability or his desire to do SO? Have
you anything to Drag about in the record
of Mr.. Glough along the lines Of moral
ty and intelligence? Wasn't Mr.. Lind
nominated BY the representatives ofoyer
half Of the legal voters Of Minnesota? If
SO, are you afraid of our farmers and our
country business men2 Does all the In