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was in the state senate last ses-
sion and knows whereof he speaks.

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polntmsnts. no one can deny that every one
| of them was made as q consideration for SER
vices rendered In boosting him into the Office
| of governor, and that every Office in the con-
troll of the executive is now being used as
though it were Gov. Clough's private prop
erty, to secure delegates who will support
h;n ut the next convention. The Pieneer
Press must admit that very meagre praise or
credit is given to Gov. Ciough in the state
| ment that he has made fairly good gov.
ernor." With Tams. Bixby to dictate his let
tiers. to prepare his papers and to direct his
course generally, and with good nse enough
of his own to keep still and look wise, any
man could make fairly good governor. AID
erman Murphy might have done as well In
| the office Of governor as Gov. Clough has
done. But why should we not have a man
| for governor who is able to dictate his own
| letters one who has the education and the
training necessary to discharge the duties Of
the office himself, and one who Is morally
| worthy of the honor which the office be.
stows2 The Office OF governor Is an exalted
position. 1t represents the intelligence and
morality of a great commonwealth. Would
the Pioneer Press maintain that q governor
| should not be a man of education and charac-
teri No one claims that Gov. ClOugh Is such
| man. The man fit to be a governor OF a
great state should be one whom the youth Of
the state could safely and probably emulate.
Would the Pioneer Press feel justified In pre-
sentng Gov. Clough as an example Of moral
and intellectual manhood for the boys of
Minnesota to pattern afterP If not would it
still feel justified in advocating the cause Of
Gov. Clough as candidate for governor.
And right in line with this idea
is the expression Of the Lake Re-
view, edited by c. H. Bronson,
one Of the most respectable edi-
tors in Minnesota. 1t says:
The gubernatorial fight in Minnesota is 60
ing to result in a trial of strength between
the God fearing element of the Republican
party, and the Merriam gang and the ma
chine under its control
It takes moral courage, not
malice, to say these things in this
kindly way. And here is another:
There is not a better Republican
paper in Minnesota than the
Morris Sun, edited by w. J.
Munro, by the way, brother-in-
law of Hon. A. G. Clausen, of
Merriam Park, and this is the
way it views the opposition to
Clough:
The opposition to Clough outside of Mime
apoiis. is based on grounds other than hos
tility because Of the part played in the sena-
torial deal; the people do not want Clough
for governor, simply because of reasons per-
sonal to the present incumbent alone.
The Moorhead News, whose
able and Conscientious editor has
just been driven out Of the Repub-
ican party, speaks Of Coughs
candidacy as a 'sdisgrace to the
moral sense and refinement Of the
people Of Minnesota"
No one will question the sterling
Republicanism of Hon. L. P.
Hunt, editor of the Mankato
Daily Free Press, yet as conser-
vative and polite as he is in pub
lie affairs, this is how he sizes up
Gov. Coughs standing at home
and abroad:
Gov. Cloughs lack of popularity and stand
tunate predicament for him to face in
campaign such as the approaching one prom
Uses to be, and if the action above noted is an
oft in
apolis against him. where he has resided for
more than quarter of a century, what other
or better evidence Of what should guide the
decision Of the country can be furnished7
The old saw that man is not without honor
save in his own country" would seem to ap-
ply with double force to Bro. Clough.
1t is astonishing how this mat
ter of moral sentiment appeals to
the oldest and most respectable
Republican papers in the state.
There are certainly few cleaner
and more thoroughly Republican
papers in Minnesota than the old
Chatfeld Democrat, edited by that
venerable veteran, F. T. Drebert,
and this is what he says of the
opposition to Clough:
There are many opposed to Gov. Clough
who not only doubt his capacity but think he
deserves rebuke for the intrigues in which
he engaged to enter the governors office
through the back door. These opponents are
not actuated by the ignoble passion Of re-
venge. They are contending for honesty and
purity in politics.
So intense is this sentiment
that you really find the strongest
Republican papers in every part
Of the state, not really supporting
some local favorite, but arrayed
squarely against Clough. The
Republican party has not more
faithful standby than the Window
Reporter, E. B. Huntington's pa
per, and it really comes out upon
platform Of anybody to beat
Clough. This is how it doubles
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