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j rJ "REFORM" STYLE OF CAMPAIGN VICHOUS METHODS EMPL.OYKD BY "MINNESOTA'S TAMMANY." IX ITS DESPERATION OVER A LOST CAUSE. THE MRS. RUTHERFORD CASE Chairman ROSII IK SpranR "Senaa- tlon and Now Wtahea Hadn't. It is worthy of note that Republican speakers and Republican newspapers have refrained from any personal abuse of Gov. Lind. They have criti cised the working's of his administra tion, his public acts and is public statements, as th ey have a right to do, and which are certainly open to criti cism, but they have indulged in no mudsllngingr. What a contrast this is to the Dem ocratic method of campaigning! They opened the ball two months ago, by calling Capt. Van Sant "a Little Tin Soldier." This was in the New Ulm Review, a paper owned and controlled by (Jov. Lind personally. The more de cent Democrats protested against this H?r sort of guerilla warfare, whereupon the Review brazenly came back with he assertion that Capt. Van Sant was not only a "Tin Soldier," but a "bras sy" one, as well. It is hardly nece s sary to say, in this connection, that the captain served four years in the Civil war, with honor and distinction, and that the Department of Minneso ta, G. A. R., has accorded him the highest honor In its power, electing him department commander. Then came he infamous "drunken cartoon," issued by the "Reform Press Bureau," representing Mr. Van Sant as reeling along the street with a bot tle marked "enthusiasm whisky" pro truding from his pocket. Capt. Van Sant's personal habits are abo ve re proach, as all who kn ow him will testi fy. The "broken ladder" cartoon was the next vulgarity perpetrated by he Re form Press Bureau, which is conduct ed under Private Secretary Rosing's personal management, and sends its manufactured "arguments'* to all the Democratic papers in the state. It pictured the captain, still drunk with "enthusiasm whisky," falling off a lad der leading to the governor's chair. This effort of the Press Bureau was just abcut on a par with the preced ing one. Then came one of the most scandal ous and vile creations perpetrated by he Reform "Art" Bureauthe "bood- le:" cartoon. It showed Capt. Van Sant as placing away in his sa fe sev eral bulky packages, presumably mon ey, and intimated that he was "influ enced" by this means while in the leg islature also, that he did not vote for some four or five bills. Mr. Van Sant served two terms in the legislature, in 1893 and 1895. His record_ the first term demonstrated this ability and worth, and led to his election as speaker the house in lS9f5 by the unanimous vote of every member, in cluding Democrats and Populists. In his latter capacity he proved to be one of the ablest presiding officers In the state's history that session will long be remembered for its economy, its ca pacity for business, and the amount of beneficial legislation it provided. Mr. Van Sant's public record is open to the scrutiny of the state nowhere can he be found other than the friend of labor and the champion of farmi ng in terests. The insinuations again st him in this respect are fabrications of a diseased brain. During the 1S93 ses sion, much of the meritorious legisla tion was due to his untiring effort.v A an instance of this may be men tioned the bill for the vestibuling of street cars, to afford protection to the motormen In stormy weather. This was introduced In the senate by Sen ator Tawney, a*nd was supported and voted for In the house by Mr. Van Sant, and the latter Is entitled to every credit for its passage and for helping to make it a lawand yet the Fusion press is announcing that he SB" "dodged" the bill! The Reform Press Bureau, with its usual disregard for truth, also alleges that he "forgot to vote" on certain bills, which were passed In 1895, when he was speaker of the house, and had no vote except In case of a tfe! This brings us down to the latest ef fort of the Minnesota "Tammany Hall," to vllllfy a citizen whose reputa tion for integrity in every walk of life mak es him proof against such mud battery assaults. On the evening of Oct. 17, L. A. Rosing spoke in Duluth. A the conclusion of his speech, a wo man named Mrs. Rutherford, of Min neapolis, arose and made a dramatic statement that Capt. Van Sant had de prived her of a large sum of money. She said: 0, -A.'.*.** _^ "Sam Van Sant and my husband, who is now dead, we re old friends for some years. They we re both old sol diers, and after the war a strong friendship grew up between them. They were associated together in busi ness, as well as social and fraternal ways. Years ago Van Sant and my husband Joined an A. P. A. lodge in Iowa as charter members. Then they were partners In the steamboat busi ness, and my husband died during the existence of this partnership. With he shares and dividends that right accrued to me through or from thia partnership, I should have gotten $12,- 000. Did I get it? Not a cent of it and I want to tell you here to-night, that it is due to that man Van Sant that I failed to get it. A a conse quence, I had to give up my beautiful hbme, and am now living in a barn in stead." This statement made by Mrs. Ruth erford has been heralded far and wide, but the "promoters" of it are begin ning to wish that they had let it alone. The wild charges were made by a wo man of mind not too sound he had previously made them, not on ly to the different state committees, -but also'to the daily newspapers in St. Paul and Minneapolis, both Republican and Democratic, but investigation show ed their falsity. Now, mark the cunning of Mr. Rosing: It would not do to al low her to make the statement public in St. Paul or Minneapolis, so she was taken to Duluth, where she gives it out, with every arrangement prepared to make it as dramatic as possible, and this, too, on the eve of election, in the hope that it would stampede votes to Lind. Notice, also, the adroitness with which It is made to appear that Capt. Van Sant is an "A. P. A.*" But this, in fact, proves the falsity of the entire story,* FOR A THE TIME SHE AL- LEGED HER HUSBAND AND CAPT. VAN SANT BELONGED TO THE A. P. A THERE WAS NO SU CH OR- GANIZATION I N EXISTENCE. Wi will add that Capt. Van Sant never be longed to it. The story Is utterly untrue, and, !ju fact, evidence keeps coming in, prov ing that the whole connection between the captain and Mrs. Rutherford's late husband only goes to show the kind ness of heart of the Republican guber natorial nominee. The best statement of the case, up to date, comes from a Democrat, who declares that the charge made by Mrs. Rutfierford is absurd. George A. Gal loway, a resident of Winona, who lb conversant with the facts in the case, writes as follows: "I have before me an account of a statement made by Mrs. Rutherford to an audience in Duluth, attacking the business honesty and Integrity of S. R. Van Sant, the Republican can didate for governor. I am a Demo crat and hope for the success of Dem ocratic principles. The principal one is justice and right to all men, and, as I am conversant with part of the la dy's statement, it will show the ab surdity of the balance. In the spring of 1889 I was a stockholder in the Le Claire Navigation company, of which S. R. an Sant was president, and W A. Blair of Davenport, Iowa, was sec retary and treasurer. "I sold my stock that year to L. L. Fisher, an attorney of Davenport, and S. R. Van Sant, and eight shares to George Rutherford, who did not have the money to^pay for this stock, and Mr. Fisher and Capt. Van Sant gave his security for the payment, with the understanding that they should be re imbursed out of the profits of the boat and out of Mr. Rutherford's salary. "I received my money from Fisher and an Sant. I have been told by Capt. Blair that 18S9, 1890 and 1892 were very sucessful years for the com pany, but owing to low water and some of the mills shutting down, for which the company was running logs, the business began to go backward, and in the fall of 1893 L. L. Fisher of fered to sell me his stock for 50 cents on the dollar. Capt. Rutherford died in 1895 or 1896, and, as dividends were declared each year and paid, and as the salaries on steamboats are paid each trip, we can see the absurdity of the statement that, from a $1,000 in vestment made in 1889, and that bor rowed, that in 1896, $12,000 was his due. "I have known Capt. Van Sant in a business way for over twenty-seven years, and have seen him fight ad versity in business ways, that not ont man in a thousand would come out of successfully, and I do not believe that there is a man he ever had business dealings withfrom men h. "-^s run logs for to the roustabouts on his boatswho can truthfully say he ever wronged them out of a dollar. Let them attack Capt. an Sant's political views and principles all they can, and that Is where we may win, but his business and personal character are above reproach." It is believed that the Democrats are making preparations to spring an other story, similar to the above, on the eve of election, when it will be too late to expose it. The voters will, it is needless to add, treat it with the con tempt it deserves. Such Unreiutnble tactics ore per diiiily nausentlnK to all repectall cltlKenn of nil political parties. Then ars out ot place In this enlightened nee and state. Men differ honestly on qnestlons of national policies, hut personal abuse anil villlucatlou should have no plaee In politics. The best way to stamp the seal of disapproval upon such tactics Is to defeat the purpose for which they nre em ployed. A BARE-PACED LIE. IJi-iiiK Circulated by Certa in Demo crats In This County Relative to the Prison Twine Plant anil the Grain Inspection. The Democrats are quietly circulating a story through the county that the Republican party is "opposed to tlJ con tinuance of the prison binder twine fac tory and the present grain inspection. SO IT IS, A S CONDUCTED AS A POLITICAL MACHINK, AS AT PRES- ENT. The Republican party, however, has ever demonstrated that it is the friend of the farmer, and It certainly is In favor of the 'continuance of grain in spection and of the prison twine indus try, and the suave, oily-tottgued politi cian who tells you otherwise Is a liar, pure and simple. Both of those insti tutions were given to the farmers REPUBLICANS. Both have grown In usefulness and benefit to farmers under REPUBLICAN management. Both 'were conducted on a strictly non-parti san plan, when the Republican party was in control of state affairs, and BOTH HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO POLITICAL MACHINES under Democratic control. You can safely trust the Republican party to properly conduct these state institutions for the benefit of the farmer, as it did before. This story, started by the Democra ts to direct attention away from their mismanagement of the Institutions, will deceive no one. The farmers know that their best Interests are served by the Republican party. On a par with other political maneu vering, was the nomination, by the Lind-Roslng machine of H. C. Koerner for state treasurer. This was done for the sole purpose of misleading Repub lican voters into thinking that he Hon. A. T. Koerner, the present state treasurer, who is not a candidate for re-election. The two Koerners are in no way related, and they are as differ ent as their political principles. J. H. Block is the Republican nom inee for state treasurer. is thor oughly qualified for the office, and he doesn't sail under false colors In mak ing the race. Demoi-altMln*. "I always run from a braggart." "Why?" "If I talk to one a few minutes get to telling lies myself."Chicago Re c ord. Sti ll More Counterfeiting. The Secret Service has unearthed another band of counterfeiters and se cured a quantity of bogus bills, which are cleverly executed. Things of great value are always selected for imita tion, notably Hostetter's Stoma ch Bit ters, which has many imitators but no equals, for disorders like indigestion, dyspepsia and constipation. A Matter of Holding. "As far as politics is concerned," said the man with the high brow,. "I prefer to hold aloof." "Holding aloof is all right for men that like ft," said the man with the red neck, "but I'd rather hold a job."In- dianapolis Press. Beat for the Bowels. N matter what alls you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well un til your bowels are put right. CAS CARETS help nature, cure you with out gripe or pain, produce easy, natur al movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine put up In metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Be ware of imitations. Gcwltsran's Caprice. Gowllgan walked into an undertak er's the other day and asked him for the loan of a hearse. "A hearse?" exclaimed the proprie tor. "What do you want with a hearse? la there anyone dead up your way?" "Not ylt," replied Gowllgan, "and that do be the very rayson Ol'm afther holrln' the vehlkle. Ol want a. chanot? to rolde in an wholle Ol'm able to axparyince the sinsation."Richmond DisDatch. N one holds the position which he thinks he deserves. who wishes to learn all his faults must become poor. How shall a mother who is weak and sick with some female trouble bear healthy children How anxious women ought to be to give their children the blessing of a good constitution Many women long for a child to bless their home, but be- cause of some debility or displacement of the female organs, they are barren. Preparation for healthy maternity is accomplished by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound more suc- cessfully than by any other medicine, because it gives tone and strength to the parts, curing all displacements and in- flammation. Actual sterility in women is very rare. If any woman thinks she is sterile, let her write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., whose advice is given free to all expectant or would- be mothers. Mrs. A. D. Jar-ret, Belmont, Ohio, writes: "DEARMRS. PINKHAM :I must write and tell you what your Vege- table Compound has done for me. Before taking your medicine I was unable to oarry babe to maturity, having lost twoone at six months and one at seven. The doctor said next time I would die. but thanks to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, I did not die. but am the proud mother of a six months old girl baby. 8he weighs nineteen pounds and has never seen a sick day in her life. She is the delight of our home." Mrs. Whitney's Gratitude. "DEAR Ma. PTOKHAM:From the time I was sixteen years old till I was twenty-three I was troubled with weakness of the kidneys and terrible pains when my monthly periods came on. I made up my mind to try your Vegetable Compound, and was soon relieved. The doctor said I never would be able to go my full time and have a living child, as I was con stitutionally weak. I ban lost a baby at seven months and half. The ne xt time I continued to take your Compound: and I said then, if I went my full time and my baby lived to be three months old, I should send a letter to you. baby is now seven months old and is as healthy and hearty as any one could wish. I cannot express my gratitute to you. I was so bad tbat I did not dare to go away from home to stay any length of time Praise God for Jjydia E Pinkham*s Vegetable Com So CASTORIA COUNTERFEITERS. Their Factory Unearthed and tha Muu- ufoetarera ArrettedA Warn- ing to Imitators. The Centaur Company of New York city, manufacturers of Castoria, re cently learned that their well known preparation was being counterfeited in St. Louis, Mo., and that worthless im itations were being sold. After a careful investigation by Chas. H. Fletcher, president of the company, It was learned that a prepa ration In Imitation of Fletcher's goods as being prepared by the Palestine Drug Company of No. 107 South Sec ond street, and sold by a few drug gists. Warrants were sworn out for the imitators. Yesterday Jo hn Bick, president of the offending company, and Benjamin Chlreaun, chemist for he concern, were arrested, but later were released on bond. The cases will be tried before Judge Clark of the Court of Criminal Cor rection. The Centaur Company has determined to protect the public from worthless imitations of their goods. St. Louis (Mo.) Republic, Sept. 30, 1300. Wouldn't Stand Questioning Mrn. De KanterYou said you were golns to be detained at your office all evenlncr. but vou weren't there. Now, where were vou? Mr. De KanterMy dear, there's no sense in your getting excited. It real ly Mrs. De KanterWhy didn't you answer my question? Mr. De KanterMy dear, I would answer your question If I was sure you wouldn't question my answer.Phila delphia Press. Set On. "Limp's got it In for dat farmer in de flel' yonder." "What for?" "He crawled In de farmer's hay an' went to sleep." "An' de farmer set a dog on him "Nope. Set a hen on him."Cleve land Plain Dealer. diud and may others who are suffering as I aid and find relief. Wishing you suc- cess in the future as in the past, and may many homes be brightened as mine has been.'*MRS. L. Z. WHITNEY, 4 Flint St., Somerville, Mass." The medicine that cures the ills of women is Lydia Em Pinkham's Vegetable GompoundL Clad In Rational Dreaa. The wagon struck the rear wheel of he bicycle and the ridel- was thrown Into a pile of bricks. The cyclist raised himself on one elbow, reached his arm toward a side pocket and col lapsed, insensible. A police sergeant felt in his pocket and drew out a flask labeled "J. J. Jones, 40 Duke street." "Go to 40 Duke street," laid the ser geant to a policeman, "and tell Mrs. Jones that Mr. Jones has" The sergeant paused and drew a hand mirror from the other pocket. "Tell MrB. Jones that Mr. Jones hns" A bystander who wasr assisting, tick led the cyclist's lips with a feather he was tiylnf: to burn under his nostrils. The cyclist smiled and murmured "Charlie!" "Tell Mr. and Mrs. Jones that Miss Jones has met'with an accident," con duced the sergeant.Spare Moments. What shall We HIT* for Dessert? This Question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it today, 4 Try Jell-O, a delicious and healthful dessert. Prepared in two minutes. N boiling! no baking! add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors:Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Heraldry. "Blinklns Is going to adopt a coat of arms, and wants me to suggest a suit able motto for him. Do you think of anything appropriate?" "How did he make his money?" "Selling some kind of mineral wa- ter." "How would 'venl, vldl, vlchy' do?" Chicago Tribune. 100 Reward S100, The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at toast one dreaded diseuse that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hail's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu tional disouso, requires a constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of thedisease, and giving the patient strength bv bntlding up the constitution unS assisting nature in doing Its work The pro prietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer Ono Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list ot Testimonials. Address P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists 7."e Hall's Family i^llls uro the best HER PRINKING SUNG. Groat Demand Manic Upon Mine. Schuiiinitii-Ilclnk to Singr It Ever) I'lno Sh* Went. Mme. Schumann-Heink, who has re turned to New York, after singing 1 In the various musical festivals, found that the fame of her drinking song had preceded her. Whether she sang Mo zart or Wagner, there was always a demand lo hear the Donizetti brlndisl, and until she added that number her triumph was never complete. Next to this feature, Mme. Schumann-Helnk found the public In the towns outside New York Interested chiefly in the number of her children. Whether it was eight or nine, or ten, or, perhaps, only six little Heln ks and Schumnnns that she had left behind her In Dres den puzzled and absorbed the local chroniclers of her movements. The contralto is likely to have the sa me experience in most of the towns that she visits on her concert tour previous to the opening of the opera company's season.New York Sun. Of ilium- Know. "You understand," pursued the law yer, "what is meant by a 'preponder ance of evidence?' "Yes, sir," replied the man whom he was examining with reference to his qualifications as a Juror. "Let me have your Idea of It," If you please." "I understand It, I tell you." "I would like to have your definition of it." "I know what It is. When I tell you I know what a thing is, I kn ow it." "What was the question I asked you?" "If you forget your own questions, don't try to get me to remember them for you." "I den't want to hear any more of that kind of talk," interposed the court. "Answer the question ad dressed to you by the counsel." "Judge, I did. Ho asked me if I knew what it was, and I said I did." "Arc you sure you understand what Is meant by the term 'preponderance of evidence?' "Of course." "Well, let's hear your Idea of it." "It's evidence previously pondered." Answers. 24 PER W 1:1 .K To men with rigs to Introduce our poul try food among farmers. Address, with stamp. Acme Mfg. Co., Kansas City, Mo. How John I'IHIII- iiy It. "I don't know," said the old man, "whar John got his literary turn I ain't literary, an' it's migh ty plain that you ain't." "I've been thlnkln' 'bout that my- self," said the old lady, "an' I've 'bout traced It back to you." "To me?" "Yes. Don't you recollect when you an' Hiram had the fight in the ol' set tin' room?" "Yes." "Didn't he knock yer head sideways with Webster's Dictionary?" "B'leve he did!" "An' didn't he finish you with 'Pil grim's Progress' an' the 'Book of Psalms'?" "1 reckon!" "Well, takln' all that In considera tion, it's as plain as preachin' that's genius in the family, an' John come by it nafrall"Atlanta Constitution. or the rich, the poverty of other.*, is a law of nature. Lo ve requited Is often nothing hut grateful vanity. $5 RISO 'S CURE FOR }& CUKES nntKt AIL tttt tWLb. Beat lap Byrnp. TattesQood. Vm ID time. Rci'.C by druggist?. ESTABLISHED 1H71. Minneapolis Woodward & Co,, Grain Commission. om& ORDERS FOR FUTU RE DELIVE RY EXECUT ED IN ALL MARKETS GOVERNOR HcCQRD Recommend* Peruna to All CataxrL Victimi. %&KB&nwuKZ' Hon. M. H. MoCorrt. Hon. Myron H. McCord, Ex-Governor of New Mexico, in letter to Dr. Hart man, from Washington, D. says: Dear SirAt the suggesti on of a rienA I was advised to use Peruna for catarrh, and after using one bottle I began to feel i better in every way. 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D0HS0N, 1008 Pioneer I'ri-au Hlilj St. l'anl. MJnn. tfuen Answering advertisements l.:aiiy Mention This Taoer. N W N -No. 44.- 1900.