The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
pr. johnson Sizes I'm Up.

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DR.. johnson Sizes ,Em Up.
The democratic managers.' who,i
through their populist assis. ants.
have beeu trying to ccunteract the
effects OF DR.. Christian Johnsoa's de-
claration Ia favor Of republicanism;
find they have caught Tartar. In
the last Issue OF the Willmar Republi-,
CAM gazette, he replies with two-col-
umn article, in which he submits va
riety Of convincing arguments in favor
Of supporting the republican ticket.
DR.. johnson says. among other
things, that he is first, last and all the
time chiefly concerned in the Welfare
OF the common people of the community
10 which he lives. He would not sac
rifice the welfare of one struggling in
dnstrious family In Kandiyohi county
forthe entire Filipino republic. He
believes that the administration of
President Mckinley and republican
congress has brought prosperity to
his. neighbours, and cites as an instance
an industrious farmer who in 1892 was
doing we'll and paying for farm of
200 acres. In 1895 this man was prac-
ideally bankrupt. His debt was SO, 600
aud he could not sell his farm for that
amount. In 1898 he was able to make
the loan he needed at 6 per cent, re-
duction OF 81 per cent from the amount
he was formerly paying. He now has
an equity of q, 900 in his farm and is
yearly reducing his indebtness. He
will soon have it wiped out altogether
and not only own home, but have
competence for himself and family.
DR.. johnson says that keeping Presi-
dent Nc Kinley in office and continu-
ing present conditions will enable this
man and hundreds of others like him,
10 save their homes, while he candidly
believes that the election of Bryan will
SO disturb industrial conditions that
nine out of ten men in similar circum-
stances will lose their homes.
Continuing, DR.. johnson says: "As
to Gov. Lind, WI. Bryan and Charles
A. Towne, l confess they were my
political idols in 1896. did entertain
great expectations from their appear
ance on the political arena, but that
was before they stood as confessed
political schemers; Charles A. Towne,
while in great anxiety at Kansas City
to get the democratic nomination for
vice president stated to the Kansas
City Times reporter that he was In
reality democrat in 1896, and intend
ed the to Announce himself as such,
but on the advice of w. j. Bryan and
Senator Jones, he remained silver re-
publican for the avowed object as such
to draw voters of republican antece-
dents to Bryan, the democratic pres |
idential candidate. As John Lind was |
then, and has been ever since, an init |
mate political colleague of Bryan and
Towne, / take for granted that he APP
proved of this political conduct of
Towne himself. I rest my charge
against these men as guilty of what |
call low political scheming to lead
populists OF republican antecedents in
to the democratic fold. If there Is any
thing in politics that despise it is POI
litical scheming of this kind. II
Charles A. Towne and John Lind were /
in fact, as now must believe they |
were, democrats in 1896, they should
have said so openly and frankly.
"But when real democrats disguise
themselves under another party name
for tn, purpose of catching voters that
would not have voted for them had |
they appeared in their true character,
then l call such conduct political
scheming beneath the dignity of true
American citizen, and man that does
thatcannot get my vote for any Office"