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Mr.. LIND Is TEMPTED AND YIELDS

So John Lind. three times candidate
for governor Of Minnesota, the first gov
ernor the democrats have elected since
the mediaeval times of Sibley, three times
elected to the congress as republican, is
a candidate for the democratic nomination
to congress In this district. Mr.. Lind
was able to withstand the tempters who
would have him for the fourth time take
the democratic nomination for governor:
But the apple Of the congressional NOM
ination tempted him and he succumbed.
The personal considerations which were
so strong with him when he was urged
to enter in opposition to campaign OF
hum buggery'' have all been forgotten.
Perhaps the former governor thought that
''humbuggery" would prove a winning
issue for the other side. At any rate the
governor is not looking for any more de-
feats. The strongest of political reputa-
tions can not stand more than certain
number Of defeats. Napoleon survived
Moscow and Elba, but Waterloo was the
finish. John Lind's vogue as political
idol has survived 1896 and 1900, but de-
feat for the goyernorshtp in 1902 would
destroy the reputation the Honorable
John has earned as miraculous. vote
getter.
Having established himself in lu-
crative law practice in Minneapolis, hav-
ing bought a country estate at Minneton-
ka, having settled down to the enjoyment
and education Of his family and the hap
piness of domestic life; the object OF the
admiration of many, of the respect Of still
more and the warm friendship Of not
few of his fellow citizens Of the city,
state and country, Mr.. Lind had arrived
at such a comfortable niche In his career
that it constitutes the ideal of large num-
bers of men. 1t has long been understood
that the kind Of life he was beginning to
lead was Just such one as was most
satisfactory to him.
But now the vision Of comforta Bile hap
piness with a minimum of effort and no
distressing distraction of the contending
demands of private business and public
duty, vanishes. John Lind, the sage of
the library, the arbiter Of friendly de-
bates in private life, the lover Of half
hour of high toned conversation with q
friend, the patron of agriculture. the ANA
teur of botany, the devoted sportsman,
goes off the stage and onto it comes the
political John Lind.
The political John Lind is strenuous,
asserttve, bitter, fierce; the victim Of
hard work, intense passions, exhausting
researches, laborious calculations, voice.
running and energy -sapping public
speeches.
The ward heeler succeeds the init
mate friend, calculations on the vote of
the umpty- -umpty precinct Of the umpty-
umpty ward succeed inspiring con-
versations. Fatiguing worry displaces the
deliberate reflection Of the private office,
hard knocks by day and no rest by night
make his library useless for intellectual
purposes. While cultivating votes farm
must be neglected; while chasing support
ers the chase Of prairie chickens must be
abandoned in the pursuit. of enemies
good friends are incidentally bowled over;
and altogether, the pool of calm life is
changed into a boiling caldron Of angry
waters. The golden age Is succeeded by
a furious age.
+ 1t Is hard to calculate or divine the mo-
tives or the reasoning which have led Mr.
Lind to return to public life. OF course
he will be nominated by the democrats
and 1t is the. silliest sort of nonsense tc
still talk of him as a free silver repub-
lican interloper. John Lind Is a. demo
crat now whose democracy will stand
test with the best of them. He, will
therefore, receive the united party sup.
port. But that does not mean election
EUnaided it spells defeat. But in entering
this campaign Mr.. Lind must have thought
that election was possible. If defeated he
could return to his Eden, but election
will be as the flaming sword.
II he gets to congress he may become
the leader Of the democrats in the house
That is the lure that has captivated him
It is for that that he is willing to give VI
80 much. On the other hand, think q
what defeat means to him. That though
is what made him take SO much time t.
answer the tempter. Defeat In this cam
paign is the political ending of John Lind
He will no longer be a conjurer of votes
His charms will thereafter be powerless
He will no longer be pointed to as he goe
by as the man who could work wonderful
things, who could have unlimited honor