The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-06
The Rings Defense.

To THE CHARGES Of the gravest
nature which haye been made
against Mr.. Carter and the
Bailey Mcdonald ring not one
word Of reply has been offered.
To distract attention from
these charges, however, the ring
has instituted the cry of 'Graft"
and has charged that Gibbons, if
elected mayor will devote his en-.
tire energies to assisting the
Pioneer to ''loot" the city and
county treasures. Such charges
may be summary dismissed
with the following brief pre-
sentation of facts:
1. There is no possible way in
which the mayor of Bemidji
can assist any newspa per to
''loot" either the city or county
treasures.
2. Mr.. Gibbons is a man and an
attorney of we'll known in
tegrity and honor and every
citizen knows that the asper-
sions cast upon his character
are the vilest SANDER.
8. The Pioneer has been under
it's present management for
two years. The present man
agement knows nothing what
ever of the truth or falsity of
charges against the Pioneer
previous to it's taking control
of the paper and is in no way
responsible. The present
- management defies the county
attorney to prove in the courts
any wrong doing on the part of
the Pioneer during the past
two years. Under the present
management the Pioneer has
constantly stood for good
government. 1t supported u
handful Of citizens t1ro years
ago in the forzo7n hope
Of breaking loose from the
Bai1ey-.McDonazd ring rule of
the city, it denounced the
criminal conduct Of the police il,
using their office to carry cleo
tiones by illegal uotes 1cheu no one
else dared utter u protest, it
vigorously supported the people
in their determined and success
f1tl effort to free the schools Of the
city from the 6azetie1 control of
the Bailey-McDonozd RING, it
has refused the. prefer Of 1t7,-
limited money in this cnnnpaiSn,
to support the RINGS candidate
for mayor, it has declared that
it c0uld support any candidate
for mayor that the business men
of the city 1co7tld unanimously
agree upon, it has received moi
one penny tor its services IN this
campaign but has contributed
literally in money and services
to the end that the people of Be-
midi may hare good Sore7n-
Dne71t.
4. If there is any attempt to loo,
the city or county treasures.
it is on the part of the Bailey
| Mcdonald ring, The officia
organ Of the ring, the News.
has for years been the most
notorious grating institution
in northern Minnesota. 1t has
charged higher prices for
county work than ever at
tempted elsewhere in Mime.
sofa and is today official county
printer at full legal rates hay
ing secured the contract for
the same under the most
scandalous circumstances
under which a contract was
ever awarded in this state.
Mr.. Carter's campaign for
mayor has been carried on by
the Bailey Mcdonald ring in the
dark, with every possible sec
recy. The ring has not dared tC
answer the grave charges made
against it, it has published a
daily campaign sheet to which it
has not dared to put its name,
it has cried, Stop thiefn' &c
conceal its own shortcomings.
The business mems campaign,
on the contrary has been carried
on in the open, every move and
every motive bare to public in.
spection.
Let the people decide which
sort of a government they want.