The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-04
WHAT JOHN LIMBS ELEC-
TON WOULD MEAN.

The Pioneer Press rev Gays ago
q calling attention to what John
Lind g election would mean, says that
he is protesting to be deeply concern
ed in the interests of laboring nen,
but well says that what he has ever
done to advance their interests does
not appear. On the other hand it
plainly shows wherein his election
would be very damaging to the in
terests of labor through out the state,
in that it would be at once heralded
as free silver coinage triumph and
give serious setback to the cause of
sound money, thus seriously impair
ing all confidence in the security Of
Investments, and all general activity
ia business and industry that fur
nishes employment to labor. The
Pioneer Press reviews the depression
under which the country was suffer
ing two years ago and the victory
that was won al the polls and the re-
viVal that followed, and says: "The
result was just contrary t. what John
Lind predicted-there was rapid re-
vival of business activity and the en-
ployment at remunerative wages Of
hundreds of thousands of men whom
the Democratic menace of free silver
had driven into idleness and poverty.
But the measures in course of prepare
tion for reforming our currency sys-
tenn in accordance with the principles
which triumphed at that election
have not yet been passed, by reason
of the hostile attitude of the Demo
cratic Populjst majority of the senate.
1t needs not only Republican con-
gress to secure the passage of these
measures, but all the power of a
plainly dominant public sentiment
behind congress-"
Continuing the Pioneer Press says
that the election to the governorship
of Minnesota of representative OF
free silver, who deserted the Repub-
lican party on that issue, would be
hailed everywhere as a portentious
triumph of Organism in one of the
conceded stIongholds of sound money,
and would give fresh encourageme nt
to the sleepless and rapacious syndi-
Gates of silver mine owners and all
the forces Of Populism and COM
munism arrayed with them under the
banner of fat money to renew their
war for deprecated currency, which
would be distinctly injurious to the
interests of every laboring man and
of all classes of citizens and discredit
the state in the eyes of the world.
Nor can any one," it says, "point
to single useful public end which
would be served by the election of
John Lind, to Offset it's mischievous
effect on the finances and business of
the country and upon all the condi-
tions Of public prosperity" This is
most true. Mr.. Lind has never shown
himself to be reformer in the past.
He alleges vast corruption in the Re-
publican administration of the affairs
of Minnesota in the past during the
years while he was one of it's foremost
members with every opportunity of
knowing all and more than he can
possibly find out at present. but he
stands convicted of having never
opened his mouth against the alleged
corruption. The fact is it did not ex-
ist then, does not today, but John
Lind has seen fit to stultify himself
ia the eyes of all honest men, for the
sake of votes to secure the spoils of
Office. His professions of interest for
the laboring men are meaningless, be-
cause the success of the principles he
now advocates, would be one of the
worst things that could happen for
them. The story of his supporters
that his election as governor will
have no effect or influence outside of
state matters, is all bosh, for it would
be heralded at once, as the Pioneer
Press says. as portentious victory of
Organism and free coinage, and all
the alleged interests for the people as
to state matters would at once be for
gotten.
Nothing can be gained in any par
ticular in state affairs in the interest
of the people, by the election of John
Lind, that cannot be surpassed in
every way by the election of VIM. FL.
Eustis and through the latter's sue
cess the prosperity of the state, nor
the interests of any man, will not be
imperiled in the least. These are
few facts that should be considered
by all voters.
Not a single sound and substantial