Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-09-30

When Mr.. Eustis was elected mayor
Of Minneapolis his official connection
with the towering swindles of the
Guaranty Loan company as director in
that institution was not known. He
was mayor when the bubble burst and
the knowledge of that iniquity began
to spread over the community. But
local pride. since Director Eustis was
now the much vaulted mayor of Min.
neapolis, operated to keep the matter
from public discussion. The city was
also in financial panic, and the friends
of Eustis. Lowry and Fletcher hushed
the matter up with the plea that talk
Of the Guaranty Loan would still fur.
Their add to the ranic, aud all the facts
would injure the standing of those con.
nected with the concern. and especially
the good name of Minneapolis and
Minnesota But at the same time the
Repu blican ringsters continued the
jobs and steals which drained the
treasury of Minneapolis, closed the
public schools of that city and landed
some of the guilty in prisons, though
proposing to reward other ringsters by
elevating them to still higher pos ,tions.
The City Hospital steal was one of
these jobs, and in this case the CITY
was mulcted to the amount Of $780,.
600. 1t was the easier worked because
it's charitable purpose appealed to the
sympathies Of the people, In fact such
was the sentlment Of the people, in the
crash Of falling structures in which the
money and confidence Of the, people
had been swallowed up, that it is
doubtful if another scheme than q hos.
pital could have been worked through,
even BY the able and adriot gentlemen
who conducted jobs Of that sort in
Minneapolis. y %55G ;: :..: tt's Y.
in its essence, the hospital job was
tAs working of upon the city. the prl-
vate;residence OF one who had been q
whee1horse OF Minneapolis, and 81 the
Republican state and city machine,
George a. Bracket - When the: first
suggestion OF city hospital was made
to the public it responded approvingly,
and Immediately offers appeared of
property and locations, some Of them 80
advantageous and low in cost, that the
ringsters were put to their stumps to
ward on the tenders which put to
shame tho Brackett offer. It is need.
less to stop to detail these, but one
case will SUFFICE Land was offered
near the University, on the east side=of
the river, where q hospital location
would have been of immense advantage:
for clinical purposes, in connection
with the medical depart msnt. This
offer was for an absolutely free site, q
nominal rental of 81 year, and the
hospital demanded as condition for the
property, involved an expenditure OF
but a-small part Of the money swept
into the Bracket purchase. The sum
.; $25, 900, even, would have
constructed OIL that was - i'm
mediately needed. The details
VI the offers are not material, as there
were plenty of others. Besides, there
was the old court house property, but
i short dlstanc e from the Bracketr site,
Just about to be vacated for thar other
colossal Republican job, the $4,000, 900
court house that is only partly finished,
the cid court house property belonging
to the public, and which has now gone
into it's natural use by the Rid Cross
society, which would have made 8 pub
lie hospital perfectly adapted, with
slight expenditure. s ST. ]:
These staggered the workers Of the
Bracket scheme, but in due time, and
in their own way, they got their ma.
chinery into working order. and soon
it was known that the Board Of Cor.
rections and Charities, OF which the
mayor in his official position, Mr..
Eustis, was the head, was determined.
to acquire the sBrackett property. i
was Brackets old home, whore hs had
lived Tor many years, and his house
was OF course no more 1T Tor publlo
hospital building than for . cathedral
Membsrs of the CITY council were VIC.
lently opposed % the purchase
and some OF the weaker ct tho
papers yentured to remark against
thu deal: but ia due time
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