Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-09-28

w men Mr. E0SClS was erected 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 anic, and all the facts
would injure the standing Of those con.
nected with the con Germ. and especially
the good name of Minneapolis and
Minnesota. But at the same time the
Republican 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 tons.
The City Hospital steal was one of
these jobs, and in this case the city
was mulcted to the amount of $780,.
900. 1t was the easier worked because
its charitable purpose appealed to the
sympathies Of the people. Intact such
was the sentlment of the people, in the
crash of falling structures in waich the
money and confidence of the people
had been swallowed up, that it is
doubtful if another scheme than a hos.
pital could have been worked through,
even by the able and adrio5 g,uJlemen
who conducted jobs OF that sort i'll
Minneapolis.
In its essence, the hospital JOB was
the. working off upon the city, the pri.
vate residence of one who had been q
wheelhorse OF Minneapolis, and OF the
Republican state aud city machine,
George A. Bracket. When the first
suggestion OF city ho,pital was made
to the public it responded approvingiy,
and Immediately offers appeared OF
property and locations, some o1 them 50
advantageous and low in cost, that the
ringsters were put to their stumps to
| ward off the tenders which put TO
shame the Brackett offer. T. is need.
less to stop t. detail these, but ons
| case will suffice. Lind was offered
near ,hs University, on the east side Of
the river, where hospital location
would have been OF immense advantage
for clinical purposes. in connection
with the medical depar, ment. This
offer was for an absolutely free site, a
nominal rental OF 81 a year, and tie
hosp.t Il demanded as condition for the
property, involved an expenditure OF
but a small part of the money swept
into the Bracket purchase. The sum
OF $25,Op0 even, would have
constructed al thai was I'M.
mediately needed. The details
u lne offers are not material, as there
were plenty OF others. Bss Aes, there
was the old court house prop ,rry, Du'
1 short distance from the BracKet5 site,
I Just about to be vacated for that ONE,
colossal Republican job, the IS, OOO, O0(
court house that is only party finished
4 the 81 court house proper ty beltn ,ing
4 to the public, and which has now gone
i into its natural use by the r d Cross
Il SOoAotys WA4cn W. LIZ naseA uouo = Ruu
lilo hospital perfectly adapted, with q
4 sligh5 expenditure. ..s. sss= /
these staggered tAe workers of the
4 Byackett scheme, bu5 in due time, sanc
& in their own way, they got their ma
q chinery into working order, and sooi
q it was nowll I hat the B oard 8: g s.
8 rections and Charities OF which TIL
mayo y his official position. Mr.
q Eustis, was the head, vase determined
q 10 acquire the Brackett property.