Morris tribune., 1908-10-31
PERTINENT INQUIRIES
Put Up to the Organ of the Demo-
cratic Chairman by the Fair
mont lndependent.

The Fairmont Independent
puts some very pertinent things
up to the organ of the Demo
cratic state chairman, published
in the same town, Fairmont.
Says the Independent:
Allow us to ask the organ OF
| the chairman of the Democratic
state committee if they can show
one thing in the long years Of
service of Mr.. Jacobson in the
state legislature where he did not
stand up for the rights Of the peo-
pie and combat the railroads, the
trusts and combines
Has not the Democratic gov
ernor and now candidate for re-
election ridden on railroad passes? !?
|, How about the chairman of the
state Democratic committee and
the other campaign managers?
Will they deny ridino on railroad
passes? What about the assess
ment Of the iron mines and the
steel trust? Will this Demo
cratic organ deny that Gov. John
son favored them in their assess
ment and forced an issue and
showdown with the state board Of
equalization, the majority Of
whom were his own appointees.
antagonizing the votes Of mem
bers of his own appointment like
that honorable, upright, Demo
cratic member Thomas Meighen
of Fillmore county, and others?
Will that paper deny that Gov.
Johnson at the time Of his cleo
ton as governor was a county
editor without much financial
means. and that during the sec
ond term they asked to have his
salary raised, making the claim
that it was not sufficient to pay
his living and other expenses at
tendant upon the duties of that
office? How then has the gov
ernor been able to make frequent
trips East, West and South in the
company of the wealthy, at
fluent, the stylish, and the -four
hundred" Of the country? Will
they tell who paid for article after
article lauding and applauding
his acts that have appeared IN
magazines and publications all
over the land, which magazines
never publish unless remunerative
pay is given them? Further, how
that headquarters were estab-
lished in New York, Washington,
Philadelphia, Chicago and in
southern states. to boom his cam
didacy for the presidency? Who
paid for special trains that were
run and the army OF rooters and
howlers sent to Denver and kept
there nearly one week; with their
brass bands which they had taken
from the Twin Cities, and the uni
forms Of the marching clubs that
attempted to dazzle and stampede
the Democratic hosts assembled
in Denver? Where did all this
money come from? Will the
Democratic organ further show
one thing where Gov. Johnson's
administration has antagonized
the lumber trusts, steel trust, coal
trust, the railroads or liquor in
terests? Will they account for
this, that two years ago he got the
prohibition and the temperance
vote, and the liquor votes, and ex-
plain why ten days before election
orders were. issued from liquor
headquarters and sent all over the
state to vote for Johnson. and how
the portraits of Cole were taken
from every saloon and those of
Johnson substituted?
Will they explain why, while
the Republican central committee
at thu - and up to the present
time have beer. saying nice things
about the Democratic candidate,
the knife is being driven to the
hilt with innuendoes. insinuations
AGAINST candidate Jacobson2
The independent Democrat"
Franklin Tribune: Kind sir,
have You ever come into contact
with a real hesh-and-blood indie
pendent Democrat If you have
YOU should report your find u t
some society interested in rare /
old curios If the species ever eS- /
isted we fear it has passed with /
the mammoth and d.,d0-hecon, I