The Irish standard., 1898-11-12
cLoUGH IS JuBlLANT.
He Is Proud of His Part In the Defeat
of Eustls.

DPtcQt
of Eustls.
Gov. David B. Clough is more openly
joyous at the result of the guberna-
torial contest than any man in the Twin
Cities. The governor makes no effort
to conceal the most evident fact that he
is tickled to death. In his reception of
a Journal representative an hour ago, he
took pains to emphasize his satisfac-
ton in the defeat of the Republican
nominee. Il am very much pleased"
said the governor, very much pleased"
ut has been pretty generally assum-
ed, governor" said the reporter, that
you have done everything in your power
for Lind since the day of his nomina~
ton. Is this the fact?"
eyes, SIR" was the instant reply. II
have done everything in my power for
Lind. Is that enough?"
"Well, what do you think of the re-
suit, governor?" was asked.
Z What do think? Why, as said be-
fore. am delighted. l suppose it is no
news to the people of this state that my
sentiments have been anti-Eustis. In
fact, don't believe there is any weil-1n-
formed man in the state who has not ere
this possessed himself of the facts in
this connection" ...
"Now, listen to this. A certain fac
ton of the Republican party on June 80,
last, claimed to have downed the ma
chine Well, guess they did, eh! 1t
would look that way to an outsider,
wouldn't it? Now, it occurs to me that
it would have been much better had the
faction l am referring TO listened to
Cyrus Northrops advice last spring.
when the president of the university
said: .Gentlemen-before you GUST the
old machine, so-called, be sure that you
are able to replace it with BETTER
LAS to the wisdom of this remark, let
the people of this state be the judges. I
think President Northrop's injunction
should be needed at all times and by all
parties.
Il am told that Mr. Eustis, when maxi
ing up the state central committee, re-
marked that the committee must not be
tinctured with even the remotest flavor
of the machine This, he said, must
be a reform campaign
"Mr. Eustis further emphasized his be-
lief that the people demanded a change.
From all accounts the change is here
hope Mr.. Eustis is satisfied. l certainly
am.
ITO make plain to you how feel and
what my judgment has been from the
time John Lind accepted the nomination
you may make extracts from an express
sion of opinion had published on the
morning following Mr.. Linds accept
ance of the nomination. l then said
that I considered John Lind very
strong man, and moreover man whom
the people of Minnesota had admitted
to their most implicit confidence. That
he was considered an honest. consc:en-
tious, fair-minded gentleman, as well as
a man of exceptional ability. I remark
ed that no one was better aware of
Linds strength than Clough. I had had
whack at him two years before, and
Z was willing to let the other fellow try
his hand. further said: 1T was claim
ed by my enemies that Lind's strength
of two years ago was owing to my
! weakness. This 1 denied. 1 always
said that possibly Clough was weak, but
that I believed it was largely owing to
Lind's popularity and exceptional
strength that he ran SO we'll. said he
was a hard man to beat. and that
wanted no more of it. Also that the
| other fellow would know he had been in
the fight when he had closed his cam
paign. The above are substantially the
statements made in my interview at the
time of the nomination. Be it under
stood; have never changed my mind
from that time to this moment
Nov, you ask me what, i'll my opil-
ion are the causes that have led to Mr.
Eustis defeat. Well don't know that
care to dabble in causes just now. Eff
fects are more important Mr.. Eustis
is defeated, and l do not care to abuse
defeated man or to enter into con-
troversy with any one who does not
regard the causes as do.
Understand this, however, have
nothing to conceal. Every action of mine
in this campaign has been open and
| above board. The people of Minnesota
have understood my sentiments in the
matter and have been aware what / was
doing. Possibly l have more failures
than any other man, but firmly believe
that no one accuses me of hypocricy."
Resolutions of Coincidence.
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