New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-11-04
Some Of the
ROorback5.
A Few of the Tricks By Winch the State
House Gang Tried to Defeat
John Lind.
s. D. Peterson, as usual, takes Hand in
the Dirty Work and Furnishes
AfhdaVlts.
ALI Sorts of Stories Circulated to Keep
Votes Away from the Champion:
of the People.

Last week was prolific with campaign
lies intended to injure John Lind's chan
es of election. One of these consisted
of an affidavit by S. D. Peterson of this
city and was circulated by the tens of
thousands throughout the state. The
affidavit was signed by Peterson and read
as follows:
"During the state campaign, when D.
W. Lawler was running for governor of
the state of Minnesota on the Democrat
ic ticket, Mr.. Lind was frequently heard
to remark that it would be very detri-
mental to the interest Of the state of
Minnesota to elect an Irish Catholic as
governor of the state" IS. D. Peterson.
National Committeeman O'Brlen
promptly followed up this roorback
with a manly denial and also with the
following empathic statement from Mr..
Lind:
The statement that ever,at any time,
advised or requested any person to vote
against MIR. Lawler, or any other person,
because he was a Roman Catholic, or be-
cause he belonged to any particular re-
ligiOus sect, IS an absolute and unquali-
fed falsehood. I never opposed any man
for office on the ground of his religion,
and never will, and the attempt now be-
ing made to prejudice tie voters of this
state upon that ground Is simply a
repetition of the dastardly tactics pursued
by these same men in all campaigns a.
gainst candidates who refuse to be sub
scrvicnt to Them John Lind.
At the magnificent meeting at the Ex-
position on Friday, Lind gave the lie an
other empathic denial. Holding up the
poster that contained the Peterson affida-
Wit, hesaid:
''1his is the work of Senator Peter
son, better known in my locality as
"Slippery Sam,' man who has been
guilty of the g:osscst double dealing, ,and
who took the money of Bill Merriam and
voted for Merrams man in the legisla-
ture."
Holding the poster high above his head,
and throwing all of his strength into his
voice, Mr.. Lind shouted:
Il pronounce this falsehood aid per
j jIry."
Wild shouts of approval greeted this
defiant utterance, and when the speaker
was able to proceed, lie sald:a The fact
that such men as O'Bren of St. Paul
and Judge Donahue Of your city are with
me in this fight ought to be sufficient
proof that this is an Infamous calumny.
slander gotten up for the purpose of
trying to avert certain disaster" A dra-
matte incident followed, Mr.. O'Bricn
stepping up to the speakers side, and
raising his right hand in token of loyal
ity.
In Sundays Minneapolis Times sever
al comments upon this contemplate atfi-
davit appeared over the signature of
prominent citizens and they are repro.
duced here SO that Mr.. Lind's townsmen
may see with what regard and confidence
he is entertained abroad:
Matt Walsh s;,id: In reference to that
so-called Peterson letter to Doran, will
say that 1t is strange to see the period
Cal spasms of sympathy with the Catho-
lies exhibited by such as this man Peter
son at times when they usually appeal
to religious prejudice. I can say from a
study of the public and private record of
John Lind, as we'll rs his own candid de-
malls Of the charges contained in that
Peterson letter, that more gross and
libelous assault on the character of a
pure, noble and unprecedented gentleman
never was perpetrated, and the people
among whom itswas intended to bear
fruit will register their disapproyal of it
in no uncertain sound on the Sd day Of
November, by voting for that noble ad-
yocate Of the freedom Of the people
John Lind. A close study Of his con-
gressional record will show that: lie not
alone voted tor measures favorable to
the very class that he is accused of hold
ing prejudice against, but that he cham
pioned their cause on the broad grounds
Of justice and a desire 70 favor any meas
ure which, in his opinion, tended TO el:-