St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-10-26


polls close; aud the result will be such
a, rousing. majority for the Union as
will echo from Maine to Georgia. ,@r>.s
the CONTEST. IN THIS DISTRICT.
The contest in this Senatorial district
is not one Of parties. The question
fairly presented to. the people is this
DO you wish to be represented in the.
Legislature by men who have inAu-
ence, who have ability, who are iatel-
ligent ard who can promote the best
interests Of this section Of the country !;
or do you prefer to send men who have
nothing whatever to recommend them,
who are without even ordinary educ'-
ton, and in one instance at least with
out common dccsncy or responsibility?
Do you want good men, or do you pre-
fer Doors and ignoramuses!
The chief point in the selection Of
candidates by the Union Convention
was to obtain men Of ability, and that
it succeeded is admitted by all. Even
Democrats grant to Messrs. Bruce,
Richardson and Carey that respect
they unhesitatingly. deny to the can
didates foisted upon them by their own
convention That they would, beyond
comparison, better promote the vital
interests Of the Upper Mississippi and
Sank Valley country is unhe,itatingly
admitted by their most persistent po-
litical OPPONENTS. who pretend to
claim nothing. for their. own candi-
dates but that they Democrats. These
latter candidates represent a mixture
Of one third ignorance, one.third de
bauchery, and one-third party tricks:
tering, all we'll shaken up. This may.
70 readers abroad, seem harsh, but by
residents of this district. will be recog-
nized as literally true. 1870
This disgracefal combination is re-
pudiated by the majority Of the party
they pretend to represent. But there
are some who favor their election mere
ly because they are Democrats, and it
is to such that VIC would address a few
prao.ic remarks.
The railroad interests of Northern
Minnesota require the most vigilant
care and earnest labor. 1t has been
only by the most untir;ng excrtions on
the part of our people that this portion
Of the State has been enabled to main:
tain its rights, and the struggle is not
yet over The coming winters legis:
lation 10 railroad matters will be very
important, and Northern Minnesota
cannot afford to jeopordize it's material
interests-its prospects for necessary
railroad communicatiohs-by sending
to St. Paul, as Representatives, men not
only without influence, but a disgrace
to the District and to the party Of which
they are members: While the Repre-.
sentativcs last winter were Democrats,
they were men Of some ability aud in.
auencc, and in so far they were entitled
to and received respect. But to send
such men as Overbeck, Cathcart aud
Barnes to the Legislature would be fo'
the people Of this District to say tha
they did not care for railroads, tina
they did not care about an advanced
price fsi their wheat, oats and stock
that they cared for nothing save thes'
three. inefficient men. -. -. 49,,
~: Other localities are wide awake, ant
arc sending their best ..'nen to protec
and advance their local interests, an
to develop their respective sections 9
the State, will Stearns county an
Northern Minnesota pursue : less wis
course? We believe not ; and We cor
6dently look forward to the election .
;, Bruce, Richardson and Carey, not
Republicans. but as the men best sui
ed to attend to the interests Of Ii
>. District. e..
: :. :ln.voting for these gentlemen, We d
:: not ask any Democrat to forsake-: b
!. principles. he does MOI. There q
! 40 political issues resting upon the Gle
! ton Of Representatives: 9hey are /,
: Of character entirely local. And
!. there we're, these Democratic candidat
) could never. be relied on beyond the
: OWL 7otes, 16a W Would 1ot'1ike