Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
~, only too willing then to clean

ing, only too willing then to clean
out the whole gang. They would
come forward with Legislative pro-
positions which, if adopted, would
afford ample protection in the future.
Oh, yes. they would fix the whole
business! Just give us chance! was
the plea of candidate Lind augment
ed by the echo OF Il lot of minor
lights OF fusion persuasion. Elect
me (John Lind) for governor, and
wheat will be always graded on it's
merits, whether in July or January!
There will in no case be excessive
dockoge: there will be no short
weights! Corruption will cease also
IN the Irvine department. There will
be such shaking up of dry bones
that Rome will howl! These depart
ments, which now only constitute q
part of the corrupt Republican ma
chine will be purged! Politics in
these departments must cease Just
give me a chance, We farmers of Min
nesOta, and see the reforms I will
inangurate for your especial benefit!
just grades and cheap Irvine will he
the reward Of the faithful who pin
their faith in Lind!
And, Mr.. Editor, many, only too
many farmers who were lust then
laboring under real and imaginary
grievances: believed the professions
OF reform on the part of Mr.. Lind.
They believed that with Mr.. Lind as
governor the prospect of reforms in
these departments was better than
with Mr.. Eustis, and consequently
they gave their vote to the fusion
candidate. A large number of Re-
publican farmers voted for Mr.. Lind
for just this one reason, and it was
with abated breath that they await
Ell developments. Well, the day
came when the great knight of re.
form buckled on his armor, marched
in before the representatives of the
great North Star State, to begin his
career as the champion OF the down.
trodden and the avenger of wrong
Much was expected of him. Nothing
but the severest kind of arrangement
OF corrupt Republican officials would
appease the wrath Of the reform co.
cOnglOmeratiOn that elected him
and nothing would satisfy these
patriots but the most lucid sugges
tons of legal reform. They knew
that Lind would hurl into the teeth
Of a Republican legislature such ar
array Of grain inspection and prison
Irvine corruption that the strongest
partisan would quail beneath the
exposures of his excellency. The,
also knew he would simply over
whelm them with the lucidity of his
reform propositions. But, alas
what a disappointment!
In regard to the grain inspection
and Irvine departments Governor
Lind's message was practically ;
blank. Not one single charge Of cor
ruption i'll either department did Mr.
Lind make. Bear this in mind dea1
reader. The governor did not max,
one single charge of dishonesty o.
incompetency against either tn,
Irvine or grain department in hi.
message to the Legislature. Afte
parading up and down Minnesot;
with wholesale denuncia tons of boil
departments, insinuatin dishonest!
and corruption, the governor finall,
rests his case by saying nothing
The corruption had vanished, th
dishonesty had apparently disap
peared, or better yet had never exist
ed. The cry of fraud and corruption
served it's purpose. Mr.. Lind wa
governor. What did he care! Now
Mr.. Editor, there isn't rational be
ing Of mature age in the State, bu
what knows that if Mr.. Lind cOult
have laid his hand on any corrup
ton in these departments he woul,
have only too gladly done SO. Hi
message would have bristled witt
the fraudulent and dishonest acts O
Republican officials if he only coul,
have discovered them. Particular,
would it have pleased his reform {?
excellency to lay such facts before
Republican legislature! But why
why didn't he? Because he couldn't
After all the fuss and noise he an,
his gang of alleged reformers mad
previous to the election as to tn
mismanagement and corruption Q
, the grain inspection service and tn
prison Irvine department he cannO
} find one single tangible to complain
OF or one single thing to recommend
Just think of it, dear reader, tn
giant intellect of the great apostle {
fusion, which 50 deliberately compre
hended the whole situation in OctC
Der, knows nothing on the subjec
two months later! His stock &
knowledge instead of increasing ha,
} decreased. When he and his fellow
howlers were on the stump looking
for Office they knew all about it
: Two months later they couIdn'
even make one single intelligent req
) resentation on the subject! What d.
you think dear reader of such polite
and what do you think of such poll
ticians? With them it's "anythini