The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01


Democratic. but investigation showed
their falsity. Now, mark the cunning
of Mr. Rosing: It would not do to all
low her to make the statement public
/ in st. Paul or Minneapolis. so she was
taken to Duluth. where she gives 1t
out. with every arrangement prepared
tosmake II as dramatic as possible, and
this, too, on the eve Of election, In the
hope that It would stampede votes to
Lind. .
Notice, also, the adroitness with
which 1t is made to appear that Capt.
Van SAINT Is an "A. p. A." But this,
in fact, proves the falsity OF the entire
story. FOR At THE TIME SHE AL
LEGGED HER HUSBAND AND CAPT.
VAN SAINT BELONGED TO THE A.
p. A., THERE WAS NO SUCH Or
GANIzATIoN IN EXISTENCE. We
will add that Capt. Van SAINT never be.
longed to 1t.
The story Is utterly untrue. and. II.
fact, evidence keeps coming in, prov
Ing that the whole connection between
the cartain and Mrs. Rutherford's late
husband Only goes to show the kind.
ness of heart Of the Republican guber-
HdtcTidl uOIulnee.
The best statement Of the case, up
to date, comes from a Democrat, who
declares that the charge made by Mrs.
Rutherford is absurd George A. CAL
loway, a resident of Winons, who is
conversnnt with the facts In the case,
writes as follows:
II have before me an account of d
statement made by Mrs. Rutherford
to an audience in Duluth. attacking
the business honesty and integrity of
s. r. Van SAINT, the Republican can
dfdate for governor. I am a Demo-
crat and hope for the success Of Dem
ocratic principles. The principal one
Is justice and right to all men. and, as
/ am conversant with part of the Ia
dy's statement. It will show the ah-
surdity of the balance. In the spring
/ OF 1889 was a stockhoIder in the lie
Claire Navigation company. Of which
S. r. Van SAINT was president, and w.
A. Blair of Davenport, Iowa, was Sec
rotary and treasurer.
Il sold my stock that year to L. L.
Fisher, an attorney Of Davenport, and
s. r.. Van SAINT, and eight shares to
George Rutherford, who did not have
the money to pay for this stock, and
Mr.. Fisher and Capt. Van SAINT gave
his security for the payment, with the
understanding that they should be re-
imbursed out Of the profits Of the boat
and out Of Mr.. Rutherford's salary.
Il received my money from Fisher
and Van SAINT. I have been told by
Capt. Blair that 1889. 1890 and 1892
were very successful years for the COM
pany. but owing to low water and
some of the mills shutting down. for
which the company was running logs.
the business began to go backward,
and in the fall of 1893 L. L. Fisher Of
fered to sell me his stock for so cents
on the dollar. Cant. Rutherford died
in 1895 or 1896. and. al dividends were
declared each yer and paid, and as
the salaries on stea mboats are paid
each trip. we can see the absurdity of
the! statement that, from 1000 in
yestment made i'm 1889. and that Dor
rowed. that in 1896, $4,000 was his due.
81 have known Capt. Van SAINT in a
business way for over twenty-seven
years, and have seen him fight adj
versity in business ways, that not one
man in thousand would come out Of
successfully, and do not believe that
there is man he ever had business
dealings rwith-from men he has run
logs for to the roustabouts on his
boats-who can truthfully say he ever
wronged them out Of a dollar. Let
them attack Capt. Van SAINTS political
views and principles all they can. and
that Is where we may win, but his
business and PERSONAL character: are
above reproach."
It is believed that the Democrats
are making preparations to spring an
other story. similar to the above, on
the eve of election. when 1t win be too
late to expose 1t. The voters will, 1t is
needless to- add. treat 1t with the con-
tempt II deserves, .ssg-,,.,.5 4asss.s
Such dfsrepufabIe tactics are Ger
tainlyr nauseatin9 to All respectable
citizens of all political pm rites. They
are out Of place In this rnlixhtened
age and state. Men differ. honestly
ON questions of national policies,
but personal abuse and vilEhcation
should have NO place In politics.
The best way to stamp the seal of
disapproval upon such tactics IL to
defent the purpose for which they
are employed.