Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-08-07
MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1855.
TIE REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT.

THE REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT.
We clip the following from the st. Anthony
Republican. We think tho editor is right in say
ing that Mr.. Rice stands forth rs "the reprcsen-
tative Of n,ercenaIics," and not the representa-
tive of any principle, is the case with the Re-
publican candidate. What humiliating idea !
man nominated by the Democracy-a party
protesting to be governed by princpe-simply
because his peculiar and cunning qualities fit him
to procure of the General Government, sums Of
money for his own and his friends purposes :
Does not such an idea cause all honest and hon
orable men to turn away with disgust?
MIR. Olmsted is an upright, honorable man, but
rs the Republican remarks, he stands upon a bad
platform-a platform which we are ledto believe
he ignores. We think Mr.. Olmsted will not de-
cline, but he will repudiaie the platform, and in
such case there will be Il chance for another
candidate to be brought into the feld-Judgc
Chatfeld, H. Ii. Sibley Or Gov. German. These
arc queer times and there is no telling what will
turn up next. Entertaining the views Mr.. Ohm
sted does, he cannot consistently occupy the po-
sition he has been placed in by his friends, and if
he does not swallow the food which has been
thrown to him, queer state Of things will follow.
If he does swallow it, every Anti Nebraska man
in this territory will go straight for WILLIAM Il.
MARSHALL. But read what the Republican says:
The Candidates and The Platforms.
The nominating conventions over, and the
people of Minnesota have now fair view of the
political forces operating among them. The ear
~ movement for the Republican Convention doubt
less precipiiatcd the campaign for all parties;
and by bringing out platforms and candidates in
good season, will enable the people the better to
determine which ticket has the most just claim
upon their respect.
1t is a mistake to say that the Convention
which nominated Mr.. Rice, has put forth no ex-
prcssons of views upon public policy; for by
the very manner in which that nomination was eff
fected, and the methods by which it is defended,
it is very plain that Mr.. Rice is made to stand as
the representative of merccn0Yics. The chief
reason for nominating and supporting him is
avOwed to be because he can do so much for The
Territory. The Rice Convention, it is true, ven-
tured no expression of principles; it has nothing
to say of Nebraska, or national policy, or Terri
torial policy; it simply endorses man and
endorses him because he can get money from
the national treasury for the good of the Terrific
ry. But even this low scale the reckoning
may not be safe. Because he was successful in
procuring appropriations from the most corrupt
Congress which ever assembled in Washington,
is it to be taken for granted his peculiar talent
will make him equally efficient in forwarding sim
liar plans in Congress from which the people have
excluded those INSCRIPTIONS politicians? Wheth-
CT Mr.. Rice has or has not acted with high re-
gard for the interest Of the achOle Territory:
whether he has Or has not used the advantages Of
his position promote schemes of favoritism at
times, and schemes Of selfshncss at other times
whether he has, or has not desire to return to
Congress- to help forward a grand scheme for
building up an interest entirely distinct from the
interests of Minnesota-thcsc arc matters which
all of rs may hope to understand better before
the canvass is over. That there is another man
among US who can successfully represent cur
wishes and needs in the councils of the nation,
will probably be proved in the course of few
months.
The Olmstcd Democrats are in a contradictory
position. Their candidate is an nti-Nebraska
man. supposed to be in sympathy with Republican
principles; and he would have stood a fair
chance of nomination at their hands, had he pre-
viOusy identified himself with their movement.
He is well reported of in every respect, ex-
cept that he has kept bad political company.
But as the Convention which nominated him en-
dOrscd the Nebraska doctrine and the administra-
ton of Franklin Pierce, it is altogether probable
that Mr.. OlmStcd will decline their nomination.
A hearty hatred to II. NJ Rice will prevent many
of the Democrat men from voting for him. Some
of them will doubtless stick to their candidate at
all hazards; and others will vote the Republican
ticket, if Mr.. Olmsted declines.
VIM. r. Marshall stands straight upon the
platform which has for its main plank the union
of freeman for the maintenance of freedom. lie
is also a perpendicular temperance man, and is
heartily in favor of purgnS out the old leaven of
party corruption from politics. These three ideas
of Liberty, Temperance and Political Reform
were made by the recent Convention, at the for
mcr one, cardinal to the Republican movement.
The candidate already known to be in sym
pathv with these ideas, and he is abundantly
qualified to represent them at home or abroad.
We went to the Republican Convention solicit
tous for two things: a platform that should fully
meet the living issues of the times. and a candi-
date who was a reliable adhcrcnt to such plat
form. In both respects we camo home satisfied.
a few verbal changes might have been made to
advantage; but the substance of that days pro-
ceedings is entirely satisfactory that we can
come before the people advocating the principles
of the platform and the merits of the standard
bearer without a blush or missiving.
We publish the three platforms and ask care
full comparison. IL the people of this Territory
will govern their actions by a candid weighing Of
principles, rather than by the passionate impulse
of partizan feeling, we shall have no fear for the
result.