The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-11-01

democratic, but investigation showed
their falsity. Now, mark the cunning
Of Mr., Rosing: 1t would not do to al
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
to make 1t 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. Az 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
win 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 captain and Mrs. Rutherford's late
husband only goes to show the kind.
ness Of heart Of the Republican guber-
material nominee.
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. Gal
loway, resident of Winona, who Is
conversant with the facts in the case.
writes as follows:
II have before me an account Of b
statement made by Mrs. Rutherford
to an audience In Duluth, attacking
the business honesty and integrity of
s. r. Van SAINT, the Republican cam
didate for governor. I am 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 la
dy's statement, it will show the ah-e
surdity of the balance. In the spring
Of 1889 / was q stockholder in the LIE
Claire Navigation company, of which
S. r. Van SAINT was president, and w.
A. Blair Of Davenport, Iowa, was Sec
retary and treasurer.
II sold my stock that year to +. L.
Fisher, an attorney Of Davenport, and
S. r. Van SAINT, and eight shares to
George Rutherford, who did not have.
the money tos 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.
4 'I received my money from Fisher
and Van SAINT. 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 1898 l.. L. Fisher Of
fered to sell me his stock for so cents
on the dollar. Capt. Rutherford died
in 1895 or 1895, and, as dividends were
declared each year and paid, and as
the salaries on steamboats, are paid
each trip, we can see the absurdity OF
the statement that, from $1,000 in
yestment made in 1889. and that bor-
rowed, that in 1896, $4,000 was his due.
"I have known Capt. Van SAINT in
business way for over twenty-seven
years, and have seen him fight ad-
versity in business ways, that not one
man in thousand would come out Of
successfully, and do not believe that
there is a man he ever had business
dealings with-from men h,: '-as run
logs for to the roustabouts on his
.boats-Who eanrtruthfuily 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 sreproach."
1t is believed that the Democrats
are making preparations to spring an
other story, similar to the above, on
the eve of election. when it will be too
late to expose it. The voters will, it is
needless to add, treat it with the cor
tempt it deserves.
Such disreDutable tactics are GER
tainIy nnusenting to all respectable
citizens OF all political parties. They
nre out OF place In this enlightened
age and state. Men differ honestly
On questions of national policies,
but DersonaI abuse and yillihcatiOn
should have no place fn politics.
The best way to stamp the seal Of
disnpproval upOn such tactics IN to
defeat the purpose for which they
nrc employed. -.s%
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