St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-09-21

Mr.. zapp's respect for .hsi. orgauis.-
ton y ! party! We H.! 4 lsk.
B ! q ~. 81, Is.n ss,r
(etbS ~ that - is alsusel Soppsr-
he'd az 10 s,iant for o&os, for
which purpose 20 left Ales1a 10 apd
took up his abode in thia city, where,
ever since his arrival, he htJ slatored
hard to procure the nomination he has
received.
Tom Cathcart il an individual too
wellkhown BY Old citizens 70 deserve =
passing notice. Being an uncompro:
missing democrat Of the old. fogy; oop-
perhead school, be, of COURSE spends
the most of his leisure hours-about
twenty -four QUITO each day-in drink
ing forty.rod whsky5at the Crow Wing
groceries. z.asi @a4t,i tsas .2at. t4&.s d't#
.@'2 His. language betrays.: the character
he bears, and to elect him as Kepresen.
1ta.tive, would be as great : disgrace to
the District, as that Of Barney Over
beck. We sincerely hope that Stearps
county, at least, will arouse herself at
once aud be determined that no such
men shall: hold her interests in their
hands at our next legislature. The
County and the District at large, have
too much at stake, too many local in
terests that need looking after, to be
entrusted to the keeping Of men who
can neither read nor write = single SEN
tcnce ofthc English language correct.
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y s;si ii sfg;w,A@{, sf;.f.g,;:,e 81 ..'>,-..
;e6 Aside and apart fr9u' the stigma that
would rest upon the pcopleof the coup.
~ or district for: permitting such an
outrage upon their better feelings, the
time has como when our Legislature
should be made up Of men whose in.
tclligence and moral standing would
merit them: Ut least = small degree Of
respect at home, and entitle them to
some favor abroad and some influence
in the legislative halls Our next Leg.
islatureewill be called upon to perform
many duties that interest not only IL.
calities, but the entire State. Laws
many Of which staud upon our statute
a disgrace to the State-are to be
changed and revised, the very neces.
sity Of which, too: clearly proves the
great mistake made by the people Of the
State in selecting uneducated inexpe.
ricnoed men, to represent them in their
legislative assemblies. during the frs
few years of our existence As State
Tn view Of these facts, no sane man nc
Eq,ainted; With Overlook or Cathcar
will consider them any improvement
upon the characters returned from tn
frontier districts. to the FIRST assembl,
under the State constitution 8 on tn,
contrary, it would be degeuerat,ng from
that standard. We now make thes'
! suggestions to our fellow, citizens, Q
i whatever party they may be;t for on
moment pause and think Of the result
Of such an election: Look around go
and ask yourselves what We, as a'coun
IS and district are coming to! ,'- 4 ~
4 Is it possible that you are 50 lost t
/ self:respect and local interest, as to sui
fer yourselves to be imposed upon b
such men as Barney Overlook an
! Tom Cathcart :? We know that th
German element Of the democratic pal
ty feel .insulted in the choice Of Oye1
> beck, while the respectable portion {
the Americansdemocraoy have the sam
!, feeling regarding Cathcart and We don
= Ham; III ,iI ~acaTf: ,zaWH faig4f, h
!. Compare the candidates placed b
i, fore you BY the Union 'oonventio
with those nominated by the Dem
: cratic convention, aud then choose !,
!, whom ye will serve. Let your verdi
; be, down with ignorant, aspiring den
: agogues, ana up with men 4 Of princip
/. and merit 49,. [..-.... 80
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