The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-15
WHAT LIND'S ELECTION WOULD
MEAN TO MINNESOTA.


satisfaction. HT.kana APPROXIMATIONS
nom three%partlle s. md he is satisfac-
tory DULY to the. least Of three bolt
ing: silver Republicans. ssHe is not a
sPopllist, and stys 20: He has no sym
.pethy with ! opulism, as Populism was
skngNR when there was Populist par
MAJ Hls real feelings toward Democ-
.TacysWere expressed when he said that
ifssNot OH Democrats are horse thieves
ma mnrderers,; but nearly all horse
'Ndeyes and murdere Are Democrats"
IT. g% Indeed the only pretense,, lat har-
sets on ,suppe Mers, is. the free coinage
issue, andy etehe claims that when In
eQ1gf es he three times voted against
sfNe sSO1rdGe and offers Only,the f1imsy
iexEuSS that had the .bf1ls passed the
president w4u1d have vetoed it. 1t
Is rather hard for Populist, let alone
q [Den1pcrat, to-yote for a Democrat
hating, high tariff, two-months-ago Re-
publican, and attorney and lobbyist for
the Millers' association, on the free
coinage issue alone, when even his free
coinage record ii is, merely that OLA
shirk 0r coward. =.
+, This being the fact with his own
supposed followers, is there any rea-
son why any man who loves his state
and regards it's credit should vote for
Mr.. Lind In. preference to Mir. Clough?
Most emphatically,. No.! Mr.. Lind Is
q nice man, but in no sense great
man. He is not leader and is simply
seeking to reap the reward that he
hopes will come by theawOrk Of others.
If. elected he would have to turn the
entire nj .chinery of the state into the
hands Of the Democmts. This Is In
deed al that holds to. him any follow
ing; With the state offices in their
control, the new Democracy expects to
take final gulp at the Populists and
end that organization. If Mr.. Lind
should be governor and either Senator
Davis or Senator! Nelson S. Guild die he
would name q free silver Democrat to
succeed him; q change Of one vote In
the United States senate may mean the
control or loss Of control Of that body
to the Republicans If for no other
reason than this no Republican can at
ford to vote for Mr. Lind. Again, the
example of Colorado, Kansas, Oregon
and Nebraska has shown the result to
the. credit and good name Of state
of the election of Populist governor.
Credit is a very delicate matter, and
Minnesota above any and every other
state in the Union needs to- guard it's
financial credit. This becomes plain
when 1t is considered that no other
state is so great o borrower, and neces-E
sarilys so. 1t is, estimated t. at it takes
from ten to twelve millions Of dollarss
to move the wheat; crop of the North Y
west each fall. This money comes
from. Canada and the East, and nearly
all of it passes through the banks of
St. Paul and Minneapolis and is direct
sly loaned. to them and to the wheat
men Of those cities. It is the credit
Of Minnfsota's financial institutions and
men that provides the money that mar
.kets the wheat of the Northwest. Be-
sides which are the millions used each
year to carry on the numbering opera
tions. It is fact that the absolute
inability, because Of the free coinage
agitation, Of any one to get money
this fall. to buy any wheat save fori
export, is shutting out all competitionN
In wheat btiying and all holding of
wheat. In this way the Demo-Pops,
with their silver craze, are costing the
farmers of Minnesota and the Dakotas
from ten to fifteen cents a bushel on.
Canadian banks which have hereto
supply at this season, will not loan a.
dollar because Of the uncertainty of
the future Of our money. This makes
the buying Of wheat hand to-mouth
;:tt;lir. and shows how more than i'm
;fort'nt. how absolutely necessary to
w. prosperity Of Minnesota's farmersr
he financial credit of the state. TheS,
'''ion Of the Canadian banks, the ac-
:, OF all capital as shown in the cases
he states that have tried the ex-
nent, tells how capital breads and
~ Populism, and it's loose financial
-. The election of Mr.. Lind
!! simply BIZ q notice to capital
Minnesota had given itself over to
.::garies of the Demo-Pops, that it
surrendered to the free silver
- and it would be inevitable that
Il would sh,ln the state and the,
N would be the immediate suf-
the other hand, Mr.. Clough has
r:.tation for business sagacity, in
~ and honesty second to that of
man in the state. Born poorer.
=! Door. a workman in the pine for
'',:, by industry, courage and ability1
~ made his way from the ranks Of
;..:. Cay laborers to be one Of the fore
~: 81 business men OF minneapolis. 4
During the trying times of 1893. he
showed courage, will and endurance
TINT won the praises of every financial
nun of the state, and saved many Of
his fellow business men from ruin.
Last year, when forced by the failure
Of another, to himself make an assign
ment. there were universal expressions
of regret, and we believe no PERSONAL
creditor will lose dollar. Governors
Clough's administration has been thats
of Il business man. He has enforced
a strict economy in all expenditures,
he insisted upon reduction in the tax
levy and secured it, his appointments
have been exceptionally good and ap-$
proved by the people, and in every way
lie has given the great state Of Minne-4
sofa an administration satisfa Glory to
every one except possibly few carp
ers Americans admire above all other
qualities manly courage, and honesty.
These qualities Governor Clough has
so none can fail but see. Because OF
this clean, honest, economical and bust
nesslike administration and his many
admirable qualities as man, and BET
oo,.,o - +ho poo6 nano and financ1n1s