The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-17
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s'Svenska Folkets Tidning," OF Min
ueapolis, one of the leading Swedish
uapers which in the campaign of 1898,
supported John Lind for governor, has
this to say editolially in its issue OF
Oct. Goth:
Considerable attention has been
paid throughout our whole state, as
we'll as in other states. over Governor
Linds department and conduct at the
festival held here in Minneapolis for
the w elcome of the Thirteenth Regl-
nent Mimi Volunteers and President
Mckinley. 1t is we'll known that Gov
ernor Lind does not belong to the same
political party as the President. and
shat their views in other directions diff
fer considerably, but we have credited
our Governor with the possession of
enough good breeding and tact not to
let his resentment toward the President
shine forth upon such an occasion. |
President Mckinley was the guest of
the state and the city, and the simplest
civility as we'll as common sense de-
manded that Governor Lind, as the
states representative, had received him
not only kindly but with extreme pc.
likeness. Instead of doing so he lg'
nored him completely in his speech, and
seigned as if no president was present. !
Even this was bad enough, for as the
president was the guest of the state and
he had received and accepted our
earnest and often repeated invitation to
visit us, it was duty incumbent upon
our states executive to thank him for
+ his visit and bid him welcome among
us. But not word said onr governor,
that could in any way indicate that at
his side, close to him, was the president;
much less did he welcome him in any
way by word or manner and surely not
even in his thoughts. The mildest
Judgment that can be3passed upon such
actions is to look upon it as sin of
omission, and if one aid not know Gov
.ernor Lind as shrewd politician and
practiced man in public affairs one
could believe that it was lack of ex-
perience in appearing and deporting
himself at public functions.
But Governor Lind upon this same
occasion made himself guilty of sin of
transgression that even weighed more
against him in the scale of public opin
ion. 1t consisted therein that he intro
.duced active party politics which, of
course, was out of place upon such an
occasion like this. The governor has in
great many things queer ideas and he
cannot reconcile himself to our actions
towards the Filipinos. He availed him
self of this inappropriate occasion to
express his disapproval of the presi-
dents course of action in the Philippine
question, and in several instances he
plainly criticised him, only evading the
use of his name.
Governor Lind has hurt himself
much in the estimation of public opin-
ion through his indiscreet and tactless
O0HdNlOI anu III pOCSh' liz loA So
audience that surrounded him received
his remarks with an ice-cold silence,
plainly indicating their disapproyal of
them. The soldiers themselves, to
whom his words were mostly directed,
felt indignant at them. A more pa
triotic body Of men than this regiment
contains is hard to find. They even
stayed in the, hard climate and the tire
some war after their enlistment had
expired, just because they saw that it
was necessary for the maintenance of
our conquest on the islands.
The state press has almost without
exception criticised this, the governor s
course, and called attention not only to
the ludicrous but also the unbecoming
aspect thereof. 1t reminds ore much
of Gov Pennoyers reply to President
Cleveland when be made him cour-
Geeus question. The answer was, Mind
your own business and 1 will mind
mine
IF Gov. Lind does not hold the same
political views a President Mckinley,
he should at least remember that he is
president. yea, even over him."