The Saint Paul globe., 1896-10-22
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CLAIMS
BRYAN WILL CARRY THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA.
LIBEL ON THE DAILY PRESS
CHARGES 1T WITH DOING PRE-
CIsELY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT
1T is DOING.
ATTACKS THE OLD ~BossEs.
Asserts That Nationality Is Being
Arrayed Against Nationality ON
Religion.

Chairman Rosing, of the Democratic
state central committee, and Thomas
D. O'Brien. member of the national
committee for Minnesota, yesterday is
sued the following:
To the Voters of the State of Minnesota
In the peculiar condition of the present DO
y litical campaign deem 1t proper to issue
this address to the people OF this state.
A careful canvass OF the situation has
demonstrated conclusively to our minds that
Mr.. Bryan Will receive the electoral vote OF
this state that Mr.. Lind and his associates
on the ticket will be elected to the respective
offices for which they are candidates in the
state of Minnesota. If the metropolitan daily
press would fully, and fairly publish the
news, it would not be necessary for us to
take this means of explaining the situation,
but there has been waged by our oppo-
nentS campaign or Misrepresentation, and
the people of each community have been
kept in the dark as to the condition in the
other communities, and while 1t has been
observed that the friends of free silver and
in every instance satisfied with the work
being done in their own county, they are
inclined to think that the cause has not ad-
yanced as much in other districts.
The truth is that the people everywhere
have made this cause their own, and there
is no county in the state of Minnesota in
which the free silver vote will not largely
exceed the former total vote of the oppo-
sition to the Republican party. When it Is
remembered, therefore, that for years in
this state the Republican party has had at
least 10000 votes less than one-half the vote
of this state, 1t will be seen how certain
the reform forces are Of carrying the state
this fall.
We have nothing but words Of praise for
the patriotic conduct of the people of Mime
sofa in this contest. When our victory is
secured, the credit will belong to them alone.
We wish to take this means of warning
the voters Of this state against the ma
chinations Of the old rings which have SO
long dominated the politics of both the Re-
publican and Democratic party here. The
OLD bosses having lost control Of the
Democratic party have grown desperate;
their policy Is rule or ruin,' and now real
izing the probable election of John Lind to
the office of governor they have determined
to resort to any and all means to defeat him.
Slanders against his character and opinions
are being circulated under the guise of .'con-
fdential'' communications. Men are hired
to circulate amongst people of particular
nationalities ISLANDERS and falsehoods against
him, and the attempt Is being boldly, though
secretly, made to set nationality against ma
tionality, men OF one religion against those
Nothing is sacred to the s'rule and RUM
men, and sooner than lose their selfish con-
troll OF the machinery Of state government
they would enkindle in the breasts of the good
people of this state the fires of religious
and race prejudice. This method of con-
trolling the people against their own interests
Is as old as lying. Whole nations have been
kept in subjection by inciting the people to
war upon each other because OF religious
differences, instead of combining to war
upon their common enemy. and now in this
state the same tactics are being adopted To
! the Irish Catholic it is whispered and written
that Mr.. Lind is opposed to them because
ne is a Swedish Lutheran; to the orthodox
member OF the Lutheran church it is told
that Mr.. Lind is a Free Thinker and thus
I our opponents. arealzing that in an open man.
iy contest upon the issues Of the day they
! and their corrupt and blighting policy will he
| overwhelmingly defeated by the people OF
| this state, have resorted to the methods we
| nave described, trusting that by the use
| OF shocking ISLANDERS and duplicity they NAV
| be able to retain their hold upon the admin
istration of affairs in this state
John Lind is an honest, Christian gentle
man. In his public acts he has never rec
ogn1Zed any creed, sect or nationality His
| opponents know this and dare not openly at
tack his character, and what they dare not do
openly they are attempting to do secretly.
he wages open warfare; their method Is
that of the midnight assassin We brand
as falsehoods the statements now being circlI-
lated against Mr.. Lind by means of ''con-
fidentiaf' letters and paid agents. We warn
our friends to believe no communications re-
ce1ved in this manner. Beware of the no.
liticai roorback or campaign lie circulated
late in the campaign.
Do not let our enemies divide our forces at
this time. Vote soidly for Bryan. Lind and
the entire fusion ticket and feel that you
have aided by your vote in the MAGNIFICENT
victory which the reform forces of this state
are bound to win in November
l. Il. A. Rosing,
Chairman Democratic State Central Commit
tee
Thomas D. O'Brien
Member National Committee for Minnesota