Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11
On the Governor Question.

This campaign may be ikened to
a case in court. Governor Eberhart
is on trial. He has been accused by
certain newspapers, politicians and
candidates of being backed by the
brewers and other corporate inter-
ests. The evidence will soon be in.
The voters are the jury to decide the
issue in the case. Have the COVER
nor's opponents succeeded in making
out case against him? We say no
The evidence should be weighed
carefully. If the evidence given
against him is found to be false and
contradictory is should not be given
any credence. Remember that it is
In the interest of the opponents to
discredit our chief executive. We
We claim that the accusations are
false and untrue. Shall we find a
verdict in favor Of these men who
are doing nothing but throwing mud?
Or shall we vote for men who resort
to such disreputable methods? We
say No, and a thousand times No!
We claim that the opponents have
not even shown a motive why the
governor should be allied with the
corporate interests. He is man
from the rank and file Of the people
and his sympathies are naturally
with the people. The Minneapolis
Journal, which has had much to say
against the governor, has claimed at
various times that he is backed by
the interests. In the Journal for
Sept. 9th, for the purpose Of injuring
the governor, claimed that his ap-
pointees had been asked to contri-
butte to his campaign fund. For the
moment the editor of that paper
seems to forget his former statement
and contradicts himself, for if the
governor was backed by the corpor-
ate interests would it not be posi-
BILE to receive the amount which he is
allowed under the new law to spend
for campaign purposes without beg
ging his appointees for contribu-
tons? Stop and think about this
for a moment. How ridiculous! If
there were not other contradictory
evidence, this alone is sufficient to
discredit his opponents who are
trying so hard to "do him up"
Mr.. Lee in his speech at Willmar,
stated in substance that every man
appointed to Office by Governor Eber-
hart is dancing to the music Of the
brewers. Will the voters stand fol-
any such rot? Do you believe that
Mr.. Willard and Mr.. Nordstrom OF
our county are dancing to the tune
Of the brewers? We answer NO, ani
a thousand times NO!
How about the boiler Inspector?
Do you believe that he is dancing t.
the tune Of the brewers? Are you
acquainted with other men appointed
to Office by Governor Eberhart? L
so, are they dancing to the tune O.
the brewers? Again We hear ;
thousand Noes. Are you going t.
vote for men who come with such in
sinuating utterances in a publ,
speech9 Have you read wha
the other opponents to Governo
Eberhart have said? If so, we be-
lieve that you have already decided
how to vote. We firmly believe tina
the majority Of the voters want to d.
what is right and as we know tina
the Governor has been wrongful,
accused and greatly slandered we be
lieve that the voters Of this count,
have come to the conclusion to vot
for Eberhart for governor, and W
move that we all on Sept. IL, go t.
the polls and cast our vote for Gov
ernor Eberhart and repudiate tn
shameful tactics used by his oppo
nents.
Respectfully,
Lewis Johnson,
Il Chas. Wallin,
A. G. Hedin,
II J. A. johnson,
II ]. A. Wahlstrand,
! c. B. Carlson.
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