The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-13
The Election Of Hon. Daniel S' nor.
ton 70 the United states Senate...
It's Importance and significance.


The election of DANIEL S. NORTON to the
United States Senate is an event in the
history of Minnesota Of greater import
ance and significance than most casual OBJ
servers would suppose-an event which
indicates that we are approaching the end
of the dynasty of such venal demagogues
as WILKINSON and RAMSEY. This great
event is not only just cause of rejoicing
over the defeat of profigate fanatic, but
of hope for the future of our country.
Like causes produce like effects. The
Republican leaders of Minnesota have been
as fanatioal and corrupt as these of any
other State in the Union. This assertion
is indicated by the known fact that the
Press, of this city, has been their organ
and representative before the public.
No candid citizen will say that we SLAM
der our grandiloquent neighbor, when we
assert that that journal has been as un-
scrupulous and violent in its frantic efforts
to uphold the arch-knaves and fanatics, as
to strike down and destroy every man of
its party in this State Of known integrity
and moral dignity of character.
It is not sufficient for the Press that a
Republican leader is fanatic. To Sc
cure the support Of the editor of that jour
nal, he must also be knave. If not both
fanatic and Municipalities which are in
deed near akin-it is the business of the
Press to kill him off in the most ferocious
style of its word-slaying editor.
IeNArlUs DoNNELLY is surely fanatical
enough for the most insane Of his party,
although not more SO than our neighbor,
but he was not quite knave enough to sat-
isfy the Press, for, he had, with contuma-
cious persistency, thrown obstacles in the
way of certain official stealing. For this
offence, the Press spat upon him, pointed
the finger of scorn and derision at him,
ard invited the loyal Republicans of the
State to his punishment and execution in
their District Convention which was held
in this city.
But for the honest and independent
journalism of the PIONEER, the Press
would probably have succeeded. We pre-
sented the true issue to the men of the
Republican party, giving them a chance
to see both sides of the contest, and the
consequence was, the triumphant nomina-
ton of DoNNRLLY over the Press candi-
date, who was compelled to withdraw.
DANIEL S. NORTON is more obnox-
ious to the Press, and its peculating sup
porters, than DoENEILY; for MOTION, be-
ing neither fanatic or knave, is regarded
by that journal as both hereto and rene
gade.
While opposed, politically, to DANIELS.
NORTON, we are compelled by knowledge
of his public and private record to recog-
nize him as an honest man, of statesman
like qualities The Press was, and now
ia painfully conscious of the same fact, and
knew besides that NORTON was thought of,
and talked of, in Republican circles, as
worthy of seat in the Senate of the Uni
ted States.
To destroy his reputation among RePub-
licans was therefore deemed essential to
the successful senatorial canvass of their
candidate. Therefore, that journal COM
menced and prosecuted its violent strate-
gical campaign against NoR1oN to prevent
his election to the State Senate, as pre-.
'lude to his defeat for the q. s. Senate.
But in spite of the Press, DANIEL 8. NoE-
TON has been elected to both, in quick
succession. "a.
If this instance can be regarded as q
precedent, it is clear that to be success
full in the Republican party of this State it
is only necessary to be honest and sensible
enough to incur the opposition of the
Press, and the support of the PIONEER.
For the people of Minnesota are undoubt-
eddy indebted to the PIONEER for the graft
flying issue of the Press campaign against
MOTION. 1t was the PIONEER that made
known to the Republicans of Minnesota
tacts-which their papers dare not publish
showing the moral and political deprav-
ity of the aspirant for renewed Senatorial
honors 1t was the PIONEER that vindi-
Gated the character of Mr.. NORTON and
made manifest the real cause of the VIZ
Imperative hostility of the Press towards
him.
In the vindication of an honorable OPP
ponent against malignant aspersions from
one of his own party, the PIONEER has
achieved crest moral triumph, in which
We rejoice in common with honest men of
the Republican party, though fanatics
many of them ere. In this event let