The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-13

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alton and good judgment. Great and
important interests are At stake-inter-
eats both Of State development and Of
= political nature. How much the
faztheranoe and successful carrying out
Of these depend upon the ability and
earuestness Of member Of Congress,
al know. It Is for reasons Of this na-
ture that We would ask the Republicans
of Northern Minnesota and Stearus
county in particular to lay ASIDE al
groundless prejudices, to turn : deaf
ear to the malicious reports Of design
ing politicians, and to take counsel Of
their own judgment and observation.
In our last issue, after referring to
the various candidates in the field, We
declared our preference for Hon. Igna-
thus Donuelly, the present Member of
Congress from this District. This
preference was expressed with view
only to the best interests Of our locali-
ty, of the State and of the Republican
party. And for these among other rea-
sons: j <'s'ti1 '.,-.,.
For the past eight years MIR. Don
nelly has been recognized - one Of the
most able and prominent men in the
State, . leader in tho Republican par
~ and one Of its most effective work
err. For six years almost he has been
in Congress, has bean identified with
the growth and prosperity Of the State,
and has contributed IN . great degree
toward securing that remarkable devel-
opment Of our material resources which
has made Minnesota familiar name
throughout the Old as well as the New
World. BE has hbored hard to obtain
for our young State every possible as
sistance from the National Government,
and with marked success. We ven
tuze to Say that to NO man is Minneso-
Il more indebted for her present Pros
perity than to Mr.. Donnelly.
He has been an unswerving, out
spoken, unainching Republican. He
has been true to bis party and his coun-
try under every and al circumstances.
By his voice and his vote has he stead
fstly maintained the integrity, the
honor aud the safety Of the govern
ment. He has never been known to
shi1k vote or to fail to vote just Ri ht.
A Radical among Radicals, his Lame,
almost At tho top Of the alphabetical
Linz, has always been considered safe
one to follow. When Andrew john
son proved false 10 the party which
elected him and went over to ito enc.
mics, tho tempting bait Of the federal
patronage bnbe: for which 80
many men will betray principles and
ftisnds-lailed to move Mr.. Donnelly
from true fsalty to Republication, and
returning to his constituents bis course
was tsiamphantly endorsed BY them in
. reelection for the third time. And
still later, when Republican Senators
grow weak in the back aud tremulous
in the knees, and by their voses pro-
claimed that for his hsgrant and long
continued violations Of tho Constitution
President johnson should receive no
punishment, but should rather be pro
tsetsd, M. Donnslly maintained his
position that the President had been
equity Of high crimes and misdemean-
on" Hs i just the kind Of man Min
nssota and the Republican party need
in the House Of Reprssentatives-tha
noble, staanch, glorious body which
stands before tho people and with one
hand throttles . wicked executive and
with the other props = timorous, over
REPRESENTATIVE, old-fogy Senate.
In everything that relates 70 the de-
vslopmsnt and prosperity Of Minnesota,
hs i On indefatigable worker. The