The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-08-16
The True Issue.

Ordinarily, in electing local officers, poll
tics should have no weight; personal fitness
should determine us in making our selections
from the several candidates. But there are
times when this rule should be laid aside !;
when the only safe motto is, principles, not
men,"
Such a time we deem now to have come
to this Territory. Although in the direct
discharge of their official duties, the officers
to be chosen this fall, by the people of the
different portions of our Territory, will have
little to do with politics, still the political
complexion of the officers this year elected
will be of the greatest Importance.
The selfstyled democrats of our vi
cinity, 1--WE presume it is the same throughout
Minnesota,) are already at their old tricks,
and urging Republicans to "go for the best
men," regardless of politics. And yet, when
it comes to the point, these liberal gentlemen
can never be persuaded that any Republican
nominated as a candidate, is "the best man."
They always, when election day comes, vote
the clean party ticket. But if they manage
to fool a few Republicans into supporting
their candidates, on the plea that they are
~the best men," and thereby EJECT them, they
will throw up their hats as soon as the cleo
ton is over, and claim it as democratic
victt r."
GAS the twig is bent, the trees inclined"
If we elect Republican House of Represen-
tatives, and make clean sweep of county
officers throughout the Territory this fall,
Minnesota is Republican sure, forever after
If we allow local issues to distract us, and
our opponents by such shallow devices as the
assertion, "we've nothing to do with national
politics." to slip in Pierce Douglas uchan-
an, Border-Ruffian majority into the legisla-
ture, to elect host of sherifis to make a
business of electioneering against us next
year; to put in Registers Of Deeds who shall
elect by their certificates, Bogus-D Democrats
whom the people have rejected Gas was done
last year in Hennepin and Fillmore) we shall
have hard fight to elect majority of free
men to the convention for framing our State
constitution, hard fight to elect State
Legislature, Governor, and Representatives
to Congress who shall be "sound on the
goose; p and hard fight and a doubtful one
to elect to the U. S. Senate men who shall
stand side by side with Sumner Wade, Will
son, and Hale, instead Of men to do the dirty
work of Toombs, Atchison and Stringfellow.
Let then every man who in his inmost soul
favors Free Speech, Free Men, Free Sol, and
Fremont, determine in the first place to vote
for no man for any Office, who is not suita-
BILE man for the place and secondly, to vote
for no man this fall, for the most Insignificant
office even, who is not full blooded FIRE.
mont man, "and d quarter ver."-Minnesota
Republican. Il
Our st. Anthony neighbours sentiments
are just such as suit us. 1t is becoming
nearly time for the Republicans of Minneso-
ia to commence the work of organization for
the October election. We hear from the
strongest Republican counties of the Terri
tory-Rice county for instance-this siren
note Of the Border ufian party, trying to
wheedle the Republicans into voting for the
"best men," irrespective of politics. We
hope no such counsels will be heard. Let
the corrupt tools of the Border ufian party
who last winter disgraced our House of Rep
sosentatiyes be driven from their places by
the election of honest men. We want no
more Hulls and Ceres, and such like supple
instruments Of political iniquity in the next
Legislature. 'a9at @e2
A thorough and efficient Republican or
ganization in every district will do the bust
ness for the Doughfaces of Minnesota, now
and forever. Let St. Paul pattern the ex-
ample of other localities, by having Re-
publican Club organized forthwith. When
shall we have meeting, fellow Republicans
ST.. ANTHONY PoLITIcs.-The German
Republicans of st. Anthony have meeting
on Monday evening, at which Mr.. Orthwein,
Of the Zeitung, will speak. A large Repub-
lican Club has been organized at st. An
thony. That town intends to send two