New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-10

ing, is not in possession of that univers
popularity which so many Of his admir- 1iir
ers claimed for him. In fact the aristo
cratic cold man eloquent" is sutferin
the penalty that invariably follows tn
boss. &s@s ".
Eustis is a good fellow and fairl:,
good talker, but he is also an autocrat
He is addicted to making grave politica
mistakes. Merely for the sake Of dem
onstrating that he is the man in authori
ty, he does things that are bound t.
ALLEVIATE former friends. He has yet t.
learn the art of being independent with
out being obnoxious.
AS mayor of Minneapolis, Mr.. Eusti
gave an inkling into his true character
He made it possible to estimate his con
duct as governor should he be fortunate
enough to be elevated to that high anc
responsible position.
His treatment of the ministers, for in.
stance, was not that of a broad-minde0
gentleman. He had his 'spolicy," but he
had no reason to believe that it was
above criticism or beyond improvement.
Good men, having the best interests of
the city at heart, differed with him as to
the best means Of improving the morals
of the town, and he certainly had no
right to treat them as he did-as an au-
tocrat and with disrespect. = =
The manner In which he handled the
old soldiers IS but another illustration
of bis one great failing-the desire to be
the whole thing. We quote from the
Globe:
AS the administration of Eustls. as
mayor of Minneapolis, demonstrated bis
ability to non-enforce laws, to distract
the community, and especially to pro.
mote special interests, SC was 1T the try
ing pot in which he proved his hostility
to the old soldier. This developed the
moment Eustis was installed in office.
At the time there was considerable dis
cussion about the relation of the old
soldier to the public service, and the
veterans did not disguise their wish to
have some friends in such places, as they
were able to fill as we'll as others, en-
bodying the whole principle of the civil
service, municipal, state anu national.
They waited on Mr.. Eustis and asked
consideration for one of the best of their
number, Col. ]. K. Mertz, who is now
assistant adjutant general of the state
department. The application was re-
ceived with coarse rebuff by Mr.. Eustis.
He is said to have responded to the
committee that waited upon him:
"Look a-here. Do you fellows think
that you are going to run the city of
Minneapolis? I will show you old SOL
diers that you won't run this mayor
Nobody thought of the exercise of
undue influence with Eustis, and before
the interview ended Eus:is was informed
that the old soldiers would show Mr..
Eustls something, when he came up for
denomination. How they succeeded is
we'll known.
Throughout his administration he gave
proof that he hadn't any intention o:
showing any consideration for old SOL
diers. 1t was done in removals, appoint
ments and other ways. Numerous indi-
vldual cases are readily recalled. Ser
geant Kirkham was one of the first vic
Tins. Another was William Dunn. Ser
geant Dunn's only warning or explana-
ton was Mr.. Eustis' letter, reducing him
to the ranks "for the good of the SER
vice." On the side it was said that age
was given as the reason. But the fact
was that Sergeant Dunn's captain was.
older than he. The people found cause
later, in the alleged fact that in Sergeant
Dunn's reduction, d place was made for
man who stood close to the Minneapo-
lis street railway. r IT,. i.
Instances of this kind could be null
tiplied and they have all had their effect
Today there is strong old soldiers
league in Hennepin county, organized,
as one Of the members said, solely for
the defeat Of William Henry Eustis.
This organization is growing in strength
from day to day and is rapidly making
itself felt i'll the country. The follow
ing letter, written by the commander Of
a post to an old soldier in Minneapolis
will serve in part to show the feeling:
Through old soldiers from Minneapo-
lis, during Eustis' ministration asmay-