The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-09
A DIRTY CAMPAIGN.
Minneapolis Times !:

-AlunedpOllS
The Minneapolis Press states that already
440 old soldiers in Minneapolis have signed
their names to the roll of old soldier opponents
TO the EustiS candidacy for governor. While
mayor of Minneapolis some years ago Eustis
grievously offended the old soldiers as he did
most every element in the clty.-Lltchheld
News,
The attempts being made TO dis
credit Mr.. EuSGiS with the Old sold
Ter element are most despicable, and
the agents employed are equally so.
One Of these agents is the notorious
Sergeant kirkham, as Infamous a
BLACKBOARD as was ever connected
with the Minneapolis police force.
Kirkham was kicked out of the force
ey Mr. Eustis for most brutal as
saulb upon a respectable married
Womau. Mr.. Eustis contentad him.
SELF with Kidding the force of such a
wretch. Through a desire to spare
the public the nauseouS details and
the scoundrel's family humiliation,
Mayor EuStis suppressed the facts
IL Was mistaken kindness. The dis
charged assailant of innocent women
and blackmailer of unfortunate
women is now in the service of the
Democratic central committee, at S75
a month, travelling about the state
for the purpose OF poisoning the
minds of the veterans against Mr..
Eustis with lies that are as black as
his own character. But what shall
be said>Of the Democratic committee
which sJoops to the employment of
methods so disreputable and instru-
meuts so unspeakably vile as this
wretch Kirkham?
1t is only Justice to Mr.. Lind to say
that if he were in the state, actively
engaged in the campaign, such dirty
business on the part % the commit
See would not be possible. Mr.. Lind
Is too high-mindeo to consent to such
q campaign in his behalf. 1t is pro-
per that the old soldiers Of this state
should be made acquainted with the
character of the man who has been
engaged by the Democratic commit
tee to conduct the campaign and cir
eulate lies which not member of it
will dare to make himself personally
responsible for.
The Times will denounce such
campaign methods, no matter by
which party they are employed.
Should Mr.. Lind be made The object
Of similar villification, the Times
would just as earnestly de-
fend him. Should such an
other villain as Kirkham-
il it were possible to find such
another-be employed by the Repub.
lican committee, The Times would
ust as vigorously denOunce him, 1t
has the personal assurance Of Mr..
LIND that the campaign should be a
clean one so far as he could control it,
and there is not the slightest doubt
that he would scorn any proposition
TO employ such BLACKBOARD as ''Step-
ladder" Kirkham to circulate malic-
ions falsehoods against his opponent
throughout the state. Are there any
Democratic papers in Minnesota that
will protest against the employment
by their committee of wretch like
Kirkham, as the party's representa-
tive? If there are. the public ought
30 hear from them in no uncertain
way.
As to the old soldiers. it is incredi
Bile that they can be Influenced by the
appeals and representations OF a man
who is disgrace to their organizai
tiOn, as he is to the party to which he
pretends to belong. For Kirkham
processes tobe Republican, and has
been the recipient Of the favOrs of
the Republican party for years. Vet
Grams should know him for the rene
gade and villain that he is, and treat
him and his ISLANDERS with the con-
tempt they deserve.