St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-29
why Jim norner Is g. Democrt.

In public conversation between ourself
and Mr.. James Homer, only two days be-
fore his nomination by tho convention; hs
stated that the reason why he was Dem
ocrat, was because the Republican party
opposed the Kmow Nothing party, OF
WHICH HE WAS A MEMBER in
Pennsylvania, and that at heart HE WAS
A KNOW NOTHING STILL. These
statements were made by him in the Office
Of Messrs. Paulding & Austin, and in the
presence OF those gentlemen and Mr.. Scott.
Let him deny them if he dare! Irish
men, Germans, Swedes and Norwegians
Of Nicollet County, what do you think Of
such candidate, and Of party which
nominates him; knowimg hin, to be such
Will you support then psf. Peters Free
Press.
Jim Horner Democrat If that is
not rich we do not know what is; but We
are glad he preserves 80 much consistency
N to give his true reason for not being a
Republican.
We lived next door neighbor to Jimmy's
father and mother before 10 was born, and
remember the LIST Of April morning on
which he made his appearance on this
.ublunary sphere. In IS or '56 his faith
Or, John Horner was elected Clerk of court
Of Allegheny CO., Pa, a Know Nothing
running against the Wing and Democrat
ic nominees as . straig ht> OUT Know
Nothing, Shang.i, nti-Catholic, Anti
foreigner. The ground taken, openly, by
tho party which elected him, was that no
foreigner should ever be allowed to become
a citizen ST the Uuited States, that no
Catholic and no foreign born citizen, no
matter how long he bad exercised tho
righs Of citizenship, should be permitted
to hold Office. Of these positions, jim
Homer was an epen, clamoreus advocate: Al
was also Treve Berlin of St. Cloud, then
resident of wilkins township, Allegheny
Co., Pa, and now Democratic aid-ds-camp
Of St. Cloud. Horner used to boast Of
being = member of four ssperate; American
orders. The "Know Nothines," the
"Shangh.i'.," ":The United Sens Of Amer
lea" who used t. parade in public with
bad ges and some other combination Of
which We have forgotten the name. But
We have heard him, rnd Mr.. Andrews
man Berlin, say over and again that no
foreigner ever should b permitted to BE-
come citizen Of this country; and that no
Catholic, not even natives, should hold
any Office under this government.
On tho platform Of the station house ct
Suissvale on The Pennsylvania Railroad
when Berlin was m overseer Of repairs,
We have heard him refine and again
that he would not support tho Republican
Candidate for President John G. Fremont
because b. had been married by a Catho'
lie priest, that these "d.msed Catholic'
would take the country, if they were moi
put down." ~."..
H. was "i, for putting them down and
keeping them down." He has said to y,
that. he thought the country was in more
danger from Popery than it was from Sla
verJ-th.t he would be in favor Of free
ing tho niggers if We could only sell of
these id Catholic Irish and Dutch
and that if tho Abolitionists would only
go in against the Foreigners and Catholic.
tho Americans would join Us, and let u,
do what We has = mind to With the niggers
yet this gentleman is now the right
hand man of G. G. Andrews, the Demo
cratic candidate for State Senate, patter,
about With him and makes Union-savine
harrangues to amuse his dear friends and
fellow citizens, the German Catholics o.
Upper Town. >s.7=@~> .s:'s -ts<ev-
Little Jim Horner was Of precisely tn.
same school Of politicians, used to work
shoulder to shoulder with Treve, and nov
he is over there on the Minnesota, . Dem.
ocratic candidate for State Treasurer Of {
county quilting another. ret of foreign.
born Catholics. ..I... -.s..-..r...: i
As this viii set these fellows to talking
about our position on these questions w
say that We have here all the files Of the
'Pittsburg Visiter' that We know Of, and
any decent man is welcome to :. come and
examine them = :-~"-.s... s@r ~c.s. ~.