Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-11-01
A FOUL AND FOOLISH ATTACK.

tue fusion forces. Under thesupervislo,
OF Mr.. Pettigrew the state has been Mt
1 orally plastered with lies of all pattsrn,
! from the silIiest yarn to the pIauSihl
J Misrepresentation that are turned on,
! from the shops OF political cunning ant
rascality. An article produced by III,
WATERFOWL Times and spread broad,
cast by the fusionists is probably one
OF the most absurd yarns OF the season
1t reads as follows
The fact that Charles N. Herried. cs6di.
oate Tor governor on the republican t;ckst
was ashamed OF his native land and al tba
people who came from Ii at one time, will now
cost MIN his election In this state. Ii seam,
tnat when Herried was a young man he cana
from Norway with his uncle aud settled In
Wisconsin. The uncie's name was Nelson and
SO was the republican candidates name. The
uncle became ashamed OF his country and his
name and applied to the legislature to have
his name changed from Nelson to Hsrried,
At this time the republican candidate was
attending school in Wisconsin and be beoan
TO get high ideas In his head and he took a
eO ANoi 0CSldHS anu DIS Nance. His
name at that time was Karl Nelson. Without
any act 81 the legislature or any one else, he
changed his name from Kari Nelson TO Charles
~ Herried. After that he looked with disdsin
on his countrymen, feeling that he was a
little better than they. This is the story as
told by a schooimate of Mr.. Herridd's ut the
time, and who is now a resident South Dako-
ia. Since that time Mr.. Herried has looked
down on the Scandinavian in this country
and was always ashamed to recognize than
as his countrymen. Now since he was nomi.
mated for governor he wants their vote and
they are taking their inning at the bat. We
are informed that they are holding secret
meetings all over the state and organising
against harl Nelson Herried. This Ia not
only among the democrats and populists bur
republican Norwegiens are holding these
meetings and are going to stand solidly to-
gether to defeat the man who is Ashamed OF
his country. They propose to vote for b. II
Lien OF Sioux Falls, who has never been
ashamed to stand up and he counted among
his countrymen. Since this news has become
pnblic the republicans are worry much alarm.
ed. They now concede that il this combina.
tion among the Srandinaviens cannot be
'OASA VIII O6 ucIBAL6u. lie ue-
feat OF Mr.. Herried is one OF the certainties in ,
this state. Cast your vote for B. II. Lien f,r |
governor. IL you do you win have no reason |
to regret it. A man who 10 ashamed to own |
his country Is not a safe man to trust at the
affairs OF the state" I
4 formible charged Ii this does not
finish she Republican candidate for
COVE Oor nothing else will do it. Iti
appears that his perverseness cropped
out at u very early age: as a boy he
went so school aud there he began $50
get high ideas In his head. ThaG Mas
bad enough, tho tbe-e'b he people who
think that the very purpose of our
is TO give our Joys "highideas,p
OF cod'se it is plain enough, from The
character and grammar of the article
quoted above, hat the editor OF che
Watertown Times did ''get high
10 his head when he attended
But This boy in WISCONSIN was
Infected. The public school did NOT
his thirst Tor I" high IDEAS; he
noe OF them and to satisfy his
craving spent several years mt the Gales
yille university. Yet he was not salts
lied, he longed for still higher ideas and
mad the unspeakable audncity to attend +
the state university OF Wisconsin, from
he graduated in 1882. 1t is
strange indeed that the WATERFOWL
Times should have ommIted the worstI
,art OF tue black record OF this farmer
BOY. I,
However, there are ever worse things T.
hat the Watertown editor has kept to
limsel;-in his honest heart or some.
where else. he says HerrIcd was born
u Norway. But that Is underserved1
raise. His dislike OF Norway was 10
trong that he did postpone his own
firth uutirhis porents had settled in !
'~rempealeau county, Wis. where he |
rst saw the light of day. And would =
believe il, he would not even peril
nit his fa, her to grow up In Norwayjn
ut compelled him to emigraie while tbs 4
Ither, Nils Herried, was u mere strip y
ng! y
And here we touch the next charge
he change OF name. But upon this y
ONT the Scandinavian is unable ioj 3
zee wi1I Tue Wptertown times. "ksfi"a
used to some extent in Norway, but u
no more a Norwegin name than the
rigiish form Charles. is IN Ameriean y
ime. Bo,h are corrupted forms, OF the z
ain Ca.oius. IL would seem, ~howeverfp
lot q bos born in This country onght Y
I baye the right to use. the American y
! N. Mis- is not a Norwegian name s.
all, nor il NELSON. Az the Tunes r
yoht to know, the name il Of Greek D
non. 1t hos been used to some e.
nola Norway. but is gradually being =
,ced ont OF use. IN
En-, .Herr;ed", the name OF the old o
,meslead IN Norway, is genuinely No 20
,a;au aod % old as the country i,selI 10
i. is so typically Norwegian that
mi els OF years hence it will enable
r. He,s;ed 8 deceDdents to trace their
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