Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-10

tdG0 u al ADVERSE report Huu LIE
determined opposition of such men
as Thomas B. Reed. Joseph Cannon
Senators Payne, Nelson, Dlngley, j
S. Sherman. Judge Maddox, and a
host of others might name, leaders
on both sides Of the house. l, was a
legislative accomplishment thai was
not paralleled during my service, and
and you cannot find a half dozen
parallels in the con ressional history
of the country
supported with voice and vote
those republican measures that dispel-
led the dark clouds of panic that over
Swallowed the public and caused
the sunshine of prosperity to per.
meate every nook and corner of the
nation.
But even the most vigorous Of my
competitors and their representatives
have little to say about my political OF
official record. They know full well
the more attention is called to it, the
stronger my claim !, becomes. Being
thus shut off from legitimate
opposition, they have taxed their
imagation to the utmost to create
reasons why [ should not be support
ed. They have heralded thruout
tho length and breadth of the state
that | am not out in my own interest,
out s,mply as cats paw Of the
present governor It is hardly
necessary to deny so absurd a
proposition
The people Of this state know, and
know full we'll that Gov. Van SAINT
does not work with cats paws.
do not ever know that the prese n
governor will be candidate for re-
nomination. am frank to say, how
ever, that believe he will, and on
mis- own merits aud record and in the
open. | aul in the field because
hope and expect to receive the nomi-
nation myself. If Gov. Van SAINT be-
comes a candidate, he will be in
competition with me just the same as
any other candidate, and will make
just as much effort to secure the
prize from him as any other man.
PERs oNAL OBJECTIONS.
Another objection urged against me
is that [ am not a handsome man. Il
never claimed to be. If you had a
prize for the best looking man at
this fair, l would not compete. But if
10 one entered the lists except the
ones that have been prominently
mentioned for the governorship, I
would enter the lists and carry off the
premium. Even the grave Pioneer
Press that prides itself on the digni-
fed way that it discusses political is
sues, devoted column and q hall of
its valuable space to convince the peo-
ple-that ''my face would not fit the
new capitol" [ am sorry about that if
it is true. My face will De there, and
if my face don't fit, the capitol will
have to be remodeled to fit my face,
and it would be too bad to put the
state to tho expense of alterations in
the new building before it is ever oc-
cupied
AND thev said don't wear good
that I doon't array myself in
purple and fine linen ever day.
I wish you could cast your eyes in
a casual way over the costly raiment
that envelopes my manly form in
symmetrical folds. Do you see anv-
thing the matter with my clothes?
Am I not we'll enough dressed to
make respectable appearance be-
'ore this Cokato audience? If l am,
am we'll enough dressed 10 appear
IN the floor of the house in the |
rational capitol, and we'll enough |
.ressed TO occupy the governors
eom in the new state house.
Now my friends I very much de-
ire to be governor of Minnesota. |
believe my many yes RS of official
experience, my wide acquaintance
With public men, aud my knowledge
# governmental questions qualify
ne fairly we'll for the position; that
an fill it with credit to the state and
lonor to myself. l know the wants
nd needa, hopes and aspirations of
he people, and this knowledge was
cquired i'll the stern school of
Experience, and not in the fanciful
ollege of theory. know that a large