The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-05
DESPERATE METHODS

The Republican press of this state
have turned their attention from the
campaign now in progress to the abuse
ct John Lind. Nothing can be better
FOR the Democratic cause. Mr.. Lind is
amply able to take care of himself; he
has been before the people of this state
on numerous occasions. His record
and reputation is secure. He needs no
SPONSOR The Republican press have
on ether occasions attempted to retire
John Lind from political life and were
unsuccessful in their undertaking. Mr..
Lind has this year retired of his own
account. His present sin consists in
the fact that he opposes Mr.. Dunn for
governor.
The fact that the Republican press
and campaign orators have turned
their attention to Mr.. Lind may be due
to the fact that they are SO accustomed
to abusing Mr.. Lind that it is hard
for them to get out of the habit. 1t
cannot be possible that they do not
realize that John \. Johnson and not
Mr.. Lind is the Democratic candidate
for governor of Minnesota. The fact
that they have turned their attention
to MIR. Lind may possibly he due to
the fact that they have been unable
to find anything to say against Mr.
lnhlSnn Whnf1,nt. t1,iy 1,N ~, ,,&
the people will be quick to note the
fact that they have been unable to
say anything against the record of John
\. Johnson.
The one attempt made by them COW
crtly to slander the reputation of Mr.
johnson has resulted so dsastrously
that 1t will be some time before an
other such attempt will he made in
the state of Minnesota.
by printed nflidavits secretly dis
tributcd throughout the remote dis
tricts of this state. the Republicans
have attempted to create the impress
sion that John a. johnson was lacking
in tilinl affection and that he allowed
his father to die as II common pn,lper
in the poorhOuse of Nicollet county Nc
more dnstardly attempt to injure Al
candidate was ever made. Mr.. John
sons father did die in the poorh0uSp.
where he had been sent by the board
of county commissioners of his county
after an examination by physicians
who found that he was suffering from
alcoholic dcmentia. At the time that
this sad event in the life history of the
present candidate for governor took
place he was Il mere child of eleven
years old. He left school and took III
the burden of looking after his mothc;
and brothers and sisters, which he
has done from that time to this. And
when his father died he looked after
his burial. 1t is evident that Mr.. John
son cannot so into these matters upon
the public roStrum. There are some
things in the lives of all of us. even
the politician. which must be sacred.
The effort to create the impression that
Mr.. johnson willingly allowed his IA
Their to die in the poorhousc was so
despicable that it has resulted in max
ing thousands of votes for him. The
people of st, Peter know the facts and
they have not been slow in coming to
the support of Mr.. Johnson. The mat
ter in question. instead Of being Il dis
credit to the candidate, shows a nobil.
| ity of character seldom found. The
fact that. from such surroundings of
early childhood he has raised himself
to his present position is doubly cred.
table to him. 1t is safe to say that the
supporters of Mr.. Dunn have not made
any votes by the circulation of this
scandalous affidavit The people of
this state believe in fair play and they