Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-07
10 the Democrats Of Morrison County

VIII tonos, and ably directed. Yet
! there have been many victories, due
to the zeal, courage, and keep-at.it.
ness OF many democrats, who all
ought to be rewarded. But nv on
ponent is rot one Of these. On the
ground of party service alone l: can
| name LOCO democrats in the county
more entitled to recognition than he.
" course. during these years Of &C.
tivity and hustling, no doubt I have
made mistakes, possibly many, and
yet at the same time, can show..a re-
cord OF achievement. Undoub tedly
every sore toe in Morrison county is
now on exhibition for every man
who thinks he has grievance or feels
like making me an excuse for his own
deliE quencies, has his stocking off.
| When | come to analyze these cases,
| find that with rare exceptions the
cause OF the blistered toe is some.
thing | have said or done, not for
myself, hut for other men, for demo-
cratic candidates, for the democratic
ticket So that among the opposition
| to me can be placed the gentlemen
with the sorehead and the injured toe.
| have nothing but respect for the man
who honestly believes that l should
think or feel the same way.
Of course, I shall continue to be
here, no matter what the result, and
irritation to the so.e-tce brigade.
However, [ may likely decline to be
any longer choppirg block. When I
ones'' bad me done for but I was
a. bo l..
three times without opposition. I
as my opponent suggested at Lastrup,
here thirty years with every oppor-
failed, instead of advertising the
OF Peru, as far as could get.
The slenderress Of the argument
against ne has manifested itself in
| thy of attention, but l want to cite
character.
learned in one place that / re-
ceived a large sum of money for
moving the Little Falls depot from
the East to the West side. In the
first place, l had as much to do with
that as any child then unborn. In
the second the gentleman who, more
than any OTHER, convinced the North
ern Pacific that 1t was wise thing to
move the depot, was Hon. NJ. M. Will.
liams Of Pike Creek. The man who
Erst conceived and circulated this sto-
~ has scarcely brain CROUCH to be
| fool or wit enough to be liar, aud
must be nondesc1ipt, a something
between, I must beg pardon fer tell
ing this, but 1t is a sample of the am.
munitlon, There are stories, equally
as foolish, az ridiculous, as silly, as
| idiotic, stories of my trying to do up
this or that candidate, etc., con-
glOMeration Of rot which the authors
dared not publish, dared not confront
me with where / have spoken, but
give cut here and there in a sneaky
way. I have been told that I ought
to retaliate, bnt I am asking for the
nomin alton for register of deeds as a
n after of justice and fair play, and
on nc other basis
Because [ have done a great deal of
talking as we'll as writing, the oppo-
sition calls me "windy'' l think |
have been a man Of action as we'll as
! talk. and yet this wind" has often
been in demand Two years ago, the
state central committee wished me to
! speak for week in Minneapolis and
near by, but I told them, after con-
sultati here, that I was needed
here There hasn't been campaign
III recent years but what I could have
, been speaking elsewhere the entire
tine. And yet felt that 1 would
! better stay home, ard the men on tn e
ticket preferred to have me stay
! ! have never before said SO much
about myself but I do now in justice
to myself There is mere that could
; be said, bat relieve the demo Gratis Of
, this county believe in square deal.
fair plav ard justice, and that there
fore they will nomirate me.
i There are plenty of democrats as
good as / am. No doubt, perhaps bet
ter. My opponent is not one If them.
There are plenty Of democrats who
have labored long and we'll, as have
tried to do. My opponent is not
among these.
| Democratic of Morrison county, If
you want to encourage those who la.
Dor for yvu, you ought to stand by
me- Men who believe in the princi
pies of Jefferson, Jackson, and Bryan,
believe in square deal. AID with
that faith and confidence, I await your
verdict.
! Respectfully yours,