The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-11-04
A CAMPAIGN OF ISLANDER.

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The st. Paul Globe is making for
itself in this campaign a reputation
for disappearing facts, pervertiDg
truths and lowering the standard OF
political decency that ought to cause
it's management to blush with shame
When the self constituted organ Of a
party or combination of parties I'M
der an allied name, assumes to trump
upl false accusations against honest
men. simply because 1t transpires in
the course Of gevents that they have
been chosen for high positions on the
ticket represented by an opposing
party, without a scintilla of truth to
sustain it, and with only the hope
and intention to deceive confiding
public, it is not only sowing the seeds
of anarchy but it strikes at the very
foundation of our social fabric as well
and causes suspicion to lurk where
confidence should reign.
When the Republican party of Min
nesota, at it's convention last June,
nominated for first place on it's ticket
VIM. Henry Eustis, and for second
place Lyndon A. Smith, it believed
then, and more sincerely believes now,
that it placed before the people of
this state two as clean, upright, COM
petent. honorable and trustworthy
men as were ever brought before the
voters of this state for political pre-.
] ferment. 1t was hoped that we might
have a campaign in harmony with the
character of the men nominated.
There are issues before the people of
the country today to be settled quite
as important as any that have con-
fronted US since the day that Abraham
Lincoln signed the emancipation
proclamation. The free silver masto-
don, buried two years ago by ma
majority as grand and sweeping as it's
awful presence was threatening and
dangerous to the stability Of our COM
mercial and industrial interests. is
risen again in it's CHASTITY skeleton and
mighty greed to devour the nations
sustenance, and is only concealed for
the time by the cowardice Of the
Democrats to unmask. The great is
sues growing out of the war must be
settled, and settled right if we are to
maintain our standing and glorious
record before the people of the world.
These are subjects, without enumer-
ating others, that furnish sufficient
substance for a campaign of informa-
tion, enlightment and real value to
the people. The Republican cam
paign orators, seconded by the Re-
publican newspapers, have given ex-
preston of thought and conviction
upon these issues which must be met
and settled within the nexttwo years.
But what position have the Demo
cratic.Populist speakers and papers
taken On these matters? Echo
answers what!
Instead of discussing issues they
have been discussing persons. Instead
of trying to enlighten the voters they
have been abusing honest men. In.
stead of advancing new ideas they
have been drawing upon their imagi-
nations. Up to date they have alb
solutely failed in every minute par
ticular to give one valid reason why
single Democrat opulist should be
elected this year on either the state,
congressional or county tickets. Their
very mode of campaigning, on the
other hand, furnishes ample reasons
why every candidate on the Republi-
can ticket should be elected.
The personal abuse heaped upon
VIM. r. Eustis is as strong an argu-
ment why he should be elected as any
that can be advanced. "The people
love him most for the enemies he has
made" While Mr.. Eustis has taken
the brunt Of abuse, he has not been
the only one attacked by the opposi-
tion press, and especially by the Globe.
Lyndon A. Smith, most excellent
gentleman and scholarly man. has
gained the dislike of the Globe, pre-
sumably because he is Republican
running for Office, and he is conse-
quently misrepresented to the people
as being all bad and no good.
| WHO IS Lyndon A. Smith that the
Globe charges as an enemy of the peo-
pie and friend of the corporations?
He is a gentleman who has lived in
MonteVideo for years; is lawyer by
profession, a Christian gentleman Of
high standing and man who is loved
by his neighbors for his uprightness,
and who is respected by all who know
him for his many manly virtues. Just
the kind of a man in fact that the St.
Paul Globe and papers Of its ilk love
to attack.
There are two counts in the Globes
charges against Mr.. Smith that are
here given:
First. He has fought the state in the courts
of Marshall county and other counties"