The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-14


ton of Mr.. Dunn must be given credit
for honesty of opinion. As American
citizens they were entitled to freedom
of choice, and no one is more readily
willing to concede that fact than is Mr..
Dunn and his friends.
AS Senator Moses f. Clapp the chair
man of the republican state convention,
has pointed out, Robert c. Dunn was
fairly nominated having clear MAORI
ty of over thirty three of all the ll76
delegates in the convention, even count
ing the contesting delegations against
of the republican party in convention as
sembled, he is entitled to receive the
united support of all true republicans.
True there was much disappointment
felt by those who opposed Mr.. Dunn's
nomination, but the large majority have
manfully accepted the result and are
loyalty supporting the nominee.
Every true republican knows that the
election of democratic governor would
mean disaster for the party and would
place the reelection of United States
Senator Moses f. Clapp and Knute Mel
son in danger by giving to the demo
Gratis control of the machinery of the
state government. They also know that
under no possible conceivable circum-
stances could the state or the republi-
can party be benefited by the election
of a democratic governor who would fill
all of the appointive offices with his ad
herents and in all probability bring
about the same disastrous disorganiza-
tion in all the state departments as
characterized the administration of the
last democratic governor when the mis-
management of the prison Irvine plant
and the grain inspection department
brought such serious loss and annoyance
to the farmers of the state.
Democratic administrations never learn
by experience. They are adopts at de-
stroying existing institutions and sys-
TENS of government, and are alb
solutely incapable of rebuilding national
affairs as it has failed and Numbered in
the few opportunities afforded it to
manage the business of this state.
No man need to be ashamed to vote
for Robert c. Dunn, the republican can
didate for governor. He is clean and
capable, well versed in the states bus
mess affairs and thoroughly informed
as to the wants and needs of the people.
He is man of wide education and pos
sesses literary ability of high order
He comes of sound, reliable stock and
possesses a breadth of view and COM
prehensive mental grasp as rare as it
is valuable. He is man of strong do
nestle tastes and his home life is re-
fined and exceedingly happy.
The interests of the people have never
been substantially advanced by demo-
cratic administration of the affairs of
the nation or of the state. They have
been seriously injured and set back as
often as the democratic have attained
to power. The former class never bene
flied by democratic rule; the working
class of the cities have often had dem
ocracy to thank for undeserved priva-
lions and distress; the manufacturing
and commercial interests never yet re-
ceived aid or encouragement from
democratic administration. In Mime
sofa there is no class, no individual and
no interest that can point to a single
benefit ever received from a democratic
executive legislature.