The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-18


the State BaIIot-NOtes of the
Campaign.
The following elf-explanatory COM
munication was sent to the Minneapo-
lis Journal last evening, but a close
examination of that paper failed to
reveal it there:
EUSTIS SAID 1T.
To the Editor of the Minneapolis Journal:
Dear Sir-Will you kindly allow me
space in your valuable paper for an
answer to your comments on the ar
ticle, The Swedish Americans" trans
lated from Svenska Amerlkanska Pos
ten, in your editorials of Oct. IL?
You seem to ridicule the idea that
Mr.. Eustis should ever have made such
slurring remarks about the Scandina-
Vians, but ] am ready to swear to the
fact that he did make one of them, at
least, and the circumstances are as
follows:
FIRST, however, let me say that 1 am
republican. 1 believe in the Repub-
hcan doctrine, and have supported the
republican ticket since the nominal
ton of President Garfield; and 1 shall
support and vote the Republican ticket
thls fall, with the exception of only
one candidate. My reason for not
supporting him brings me back to the
subject for this dispute, and 1 wish
my countrymen and other citizens of
TINS great state to hear me and file
their own judgment
During the campaign Of 1892 Mr.
William H. Eustis became a candidate
Tor mayor of Minneapolis. He was nv
cholce and | worked hard for his cleo
tlon. Early in the campaign, the lead
ers suggested and urged us to organize
scandinavian Republican clubs in the
several wards, and promised us, as a
matter of fact, that the necessaries
with which to defray the ordinary ex-
penses would be forthcoming-'th
campaign committee would pay that,
or course We organized, and I was
selected secretary of the club in the
Eleventh ward. The club paid it's own
expenses as the good work went on,
uful towards election, when we cot
pehlnd with few dollars for hall rent.
Inc election came, and with the Re-
publican victory (of which fact I am
sui proud, as well as of the fact that
l am an American citiZen). And re-
lying upon the good and fair promises,
the club appointed committee to wait
upon the campaign committee At the
1olIoWlng meeting our committee re-
ported back that the campaign COM
mttee had no funds, and the club an
pointed me a committee to see Mr..
Eustls, who wasthen mayor and ask
IL he would assist us some I called
on Mr.. EustiS, and met him in the
Hour exchange" I told him who 7
was and stated my errand In a polite
manner. He turned angry at once. de-
MED that he had ever asked the Scan
dlnaV1ans to organize or vote for him.
He said he was sorry. he was elected.
and exclaimed, Il wish to God that
you Scandinavians had never voted
for me-"
made up my mind then and there
that l would never. vote for William
henry Eustis for any political or pub
lie office whatsoever; and, Mr. Editor,
can you blame me? I think yet that
1t would be wrong for any one to vote
Tor person that so emphatically de-
clares that he does not wish 1t.
L wish it clearly understood. Mr.. Ed
1tor, that 1 am not a political sore
head nor a ward heeler in any respect.
but true blue Republican. and nv
record is open for inspection. But /
am friend Of truth and justice. and
If need be, am ready to make a sworn
statement before a notary public that
/ William Henry Eustis made the above
MENTIONED remark to me personally.
Dated at Minneapolis, Mimi. this
10Th day of October, $685.
-AdOlDh Peterson