The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-26
VOTE FOR l.. &. LONG:

And the Rest Of the Mid-Es Dad Ticket.
The Minneapolis Times has an inter-
esting communication which contains
great deal of truth
There is large class of indepan dent yot-
ers in Minneapolis who are qu.c1 to .ee
the spots on the sun, and have | tile use
Tor either of the party Idols IN the state
campaign. One of these, promin n ct
1Zen. whose name III connection wi h the
following interview would create a se;lsa-
ton, discussed the situat on with "A Times
man yesterday in the following style:
When the people of the graf safe of
Minnesota come Together peri di al V. as
they do. to nominate a cand date Tor the
highest office in the gift of the Icoa.e.
they, of course. divide up on party Ines
and select such standardized. ers as will
best serve the interests of the ..;rty-worK-
ers on both sides their claims und r he
tics beng paramount to the interests of
the people, 1. e., the state. This is to lie
expected by anyone familiar with the rot
tenness of politics in this state, and it is
therefore expected. as matter OF .ourse
and the dear people. who, like dumb.
driven cattle do the bidding of their
masters, and. like the ass. know the L
masters crib, walk up willingly, Ray
the freight and at the second table
take such crusts as their masters see fit
l" Univ" W tHSHl ms COUUlllDn mas Ire
vailed so long in Minnesota that it has
come to be IL matter of course and there
fore, in this year of grace. the .aXpayer
the business man, the Intelligent cit zen
when he sees the Republican party nom
mate man who proved untrue 20 his
trust as the mayor of our leading city
he of malodorous hospital site fame,
brought forward for higher honors: ard
the Democratic party, joining hands with
the Populisls, brings forward a man WHO
admits that while QuartermaSter Of one
of our regiments of volunteers he sign d
for supplies different in quantity and DUAL
ity' from those he received for the susten-
auce of our soldiers in the last w.r, It GOES
not occasion any surprise, hut with the
feeling of men benumbed by long abuse
they simply ;hrug their shoulders accrpt
the inevitable and. like the Spaniar,l- ow-
est of Gods creaturcs-sit down in the
dust and say, 'ManaEa' tomorrow it may
be better
This is very bad. and no wonder that
reputable men. good citizens, lose their
courage and throw up their hands i'm de-
SPAR. i5ut it s always 'Larkcst Just be-
fore day, and out of all this dirty loli-
tics and general corruption Genes enc
CLEAN of light. For years this state has
been cursed with probably the most i'm
becic and Incompetent s.a G bank e aminer
as ever was. Safe Banl Examiner X n
yon has had charge of the examination Ct
state banks for MANY years ring his
examinations he has passed up n--lnd an
proved as sound and worthy of confidence
every bank. savings and loan ass ,cation
and public treasurer that has busted TO
the great cost and regret of our Eeople In
the days gone by he has never discovered
the slightest weakness in these def net
men and institutions Witness the fact that
the Guaranty Lean company. in whose di-
Tectory appeared the name of W. H. tust,s
Republican candidate for governor and
tpN fl
was by Irregularities and fraud UNEQUAL q
the worst failure in the West. and lne that
has done this city and state more injury
than all others comhined-passed his rig d
scrutiny and was pronounced by h m al
right. when every bootblack on the street
Knew for years that it was putrid.
He published in the Minneapolis papers
a card. over his own signature. stating that
the Bank of Minneapolis. of which the pres
ent governor ClOugh. was president was
not affected by the Schefg defalcaton to a
greater amount than the defaliter's bond
would cover-say about s2O,OO0. The defalca-
ton was over 500. 900. Ask the stockholders
ii the ban XIV as affected. He didn't dis
cover that the Citizens bank had been
robbed by its president in way of excessive
loans and over-issue of stock. He didn't
discover that kOrtgaard, of the State bank
robbed that bank of about four times its
capital stock by irregular loans. He didn't
discover that Haugan started bank on
wind and sunk the cty's money in il.
He didn't discover that the Commercial
bank, of st. Paul was rotten to the core
He didn't discover that the Aiemania was
i'll the same condition, the Savings Bank
of Minnesota, with loans to Tom, Dick and
the devil, illegal and unauthorized He
didn't discover that rnc Farmers Exchange
bank was an empty shell. and after they
had closed up. Minneapolis bankers heard
he was going to allow it TO reopen. and il: 4
letter protested against it, as the institution
was absolutely decayed. But he promptly
allowed 1T to reopen. to further gull the
public, and 1t as promptly closed up again.
He didn't discover that the Security bank,
of Duluth. was hopelessly insOlVent until
after it had closed. All these things escaped
his notice in his intense devotion to public
business. and not until John Lind was NOM
mated to run as governor did this unfor-
tunate public political appointee discover
that at one time, somewhere, somehow, an
irregular loan had been made by the Brown
County bank. of which John Lind was Il di-
rector. Stupendous! Prodigious 1t re-
Quired the nomination of John Lind, direc-
tor of the Brown County bank, against W.
H. Eustis director of the Guaranty Loan
company, 10 develop this wonderful est te-
| ness in this faithful public official. Pro-
digious! Stupendous Wonders will never
cease: hut insasmuch state bank ex-
aminer finally has got onto one single thing
that he has the courage to openly criticiSe
In his jurisdiction, the people of Minnesota
can thank God, from full hearts, that good
has come out of the Wretcned political stu
alton. 1t is worth all it costs. Many there
were who were ready to swear that no
power in earth. heaven or hell could induce
State Bank Examiner Kenyon to report an
irregularity But they were wrong. He
caught it at once when the campaign
opened and John Lind. not of his own party
was running for governor. Do men gather
figs from thistles? You bet they do-in case
some political of the other party dom
first eat the thistles and get them out of
the way"
The remedy for all this is to vote not
| for Enstis or Lind, but for that gallant
| soldier and honest mani C. Long, and
the whole straight Populist ticket.