The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-04

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been witnessed And never has there
been time when there was less cause
or justification for the issuance of
such trash as is now being circulated
over the state.
Resort to such accursed means is
full evidence Of the desperate c0ndi-
tion of the opposition. The circula-
tion OF so-called supplements by Demo.
cratic and Populist papers, filled with
twenty-four columns of solid lies and
indictable caricatures, compiled and
printed in st. Paul by characterless
individuals and anonymous writer's,
should make the very stomach of a
respectable publisher revolt at the
false, disreputable and wholly ground
less mess therein contained Every
line and sentence Is woven in with
single intent to deceive. The whole
sheet is confined to the abuse of Re-
publican administrations and Repub-
lican candidates. Not one line is con-
tanned therein setting forth single
reason why Lind or any other allied
candidate should be elected.
The supplement itself, even though
it bear the name of the paper of which
it is supposed to be part, together
with the date, is not eligible to pass
through the United States mails as
second class matter. The postal laws
say: ga publication entirely. distinct
from and independent of the regular
issue, but complete in itself, especially
II it be not germane to the regular is.
sue, nor connected Herewith, can not
be adopted as a supplement" This
so-called supplement is clearly an in
dependent publication, is not germane
to the regular issue, and an effort to
put it through the mails is clearly
illegal. The Mankato Review, whose
editor only recently retired from the
position of postmaster Of this city
undoubtedly recognized the force Of
this section and declined to circulate
the document in connection with it's
newspaper through the mail. And it
is not saying too much for Mr.. Wise's
regard for decency and fair play to re-
mark that we believe his sense Of
justice would have led him to decline
so to do even though the interpreta
tion of the postal laws had permitted
it's circulation. He no doubt believes
that such campaign dirt Injuries the
party that will invoke it, and lowers
the standard Of newspaper that will
give it circulation. The Review only
circulated such numbers as are de-
livered by carrier in the city, and we
dare say this was done under protest.
1t is at least hoped so.
The only claim so far put forth by
the managers Of the allied party for
the election of Lind, is that he is
Swedish American. and they hope to
draw largely from the Republican
voters of that nationality. The same
reason applied why the Demo-Pop's
picked up Lind two years ago. Old
line Democrats have no love for him
now, more than they did in '96. They
know he was born, bred and reared
a Republican, and remained such
until he retired from congress after
six years of service. They know that
during these years he said harder
things against the Democrats, and
Populists than Mr.. Eustis ever did or
is capable Of. They do not forget
that he stands fer nothing this year.
While a rank and Incorporating
free silverlte, he is too cowardly to
discuss the issue. He knew that to
discuss anything in this campaign of
national character meant his over
whelming defeat. He knew that the
people would have none of his free
silver heresy, hence he smothers his
only living political conviction in the
hope that he can fool the people, and
instead, discusses what he is pleased
to term estate issues" The first
speech be made IN Minneapolis was a
masterpiece of mistatements and
false conclusions. Every claim he
made of Republican extravaganza has
been disproved by figures until he has
been driven into his hole and has
pulled his hole in after him.
The Democrats do not forget the
imputation cast upon them by Mr..
Lind in his reported speech where he
claimed that the full Democratic vote
could not be had until the doors OF
the penitentiary were opened.
The Democrats do not forget that
Mr.. Lind stated in the outset OF the
campaign, that he was not Demo
craft nor Populist, but political
orphan"
The people do not forget that Mr..
Lind was the paid attorney Of the
milling interests Of the northwest,
and under big fee to protect their
interests.
The travelling men do not forget
that Lind defeated the one measure
4 lev asked congress TO DaSS for inter-