The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-09-04
THE GAZETTE.
REPUBLICAN STAE TICKET.

FOR STATE TREASTRER.
MONS GZINAGER, Of Freeborn.
FOR ArroRSsY GENERAL.
GEORGE p. WILSON, Of Winons.
The New Party.
1t looks very much as if We would
have new political party in tho field
this year, cotton up with the view to
enlistins the farmers in its ranks. "A
Farmers Party" is an attractive name
and has an honest ring to it, and, just
at this time, is intended to indicate .
general uprising Of the agricultural
population for the purpose OF asserting
their rights. 1t is part of the plan
to create the impression that under ex.
listing political organizations, farmers
do not have and cannot get their rights
that they constitute an oppressed class
and, in some way or other, are made
the victims Of every swindle that is set
on foot in the country. They un-
doubtedly have "paid the piper" in =
great many cases. but if they under
take to obtain redress through politi.
cal action, led by those whom they
have helped to kick out Of the Repub-
llcau party, they would soon End that
they could justly lay claim to the right
to be called the worst swindled class
in the country.
Intelligent farmers in this, and prob
ably in every other community, uu.
derstand this perfectly. They are ar
dent supporters Of the legitimate far.
mers movement, but it is no part Of
their plan to form political organiza
tions. and they we'll know that those
who are attempting to force them into
political action have no more honest
interest in the welfare of the farmers
than has the devil himself. The Re-
publican party will not lose many votes
through that move.
Gen Cus,ar has had two small fights
with the Indians while escor,iug the
Yellowstone expedition. They at
tempted to draw Gen. Custsr into am-
bush but failed utterly; the cavalry
charged and routed the red skins CON-
p|cteiy In the second fight there
were eight hundred Indians. They
are likely to be heard from again
The State Teachers Conventions
held last week in Saltwater elected,
the following Officers for the next
y-esr. President Rev. D. Burt Vino
,na; vice Pres VIM Gorrie Saltwater
Treasurer Prof n. J. Thompson Mimi
apolis; Searatsry s. S. Tavlor St Paul
The convention next year will be aeld
in Owatonna.
the Investigation iLto the Wawas-
set disaster Oh the Potomac reveals
the fact that the engineer, instead Of
attending to his duties, was attending
bar. As Steamboat disaster that of
the Wawasset was fearful but it was a.
drop in the bucket compared to the
total sacrifice Of human life by liqu.
or.
A man named Irving, in Jail in San
Francisco, caufesses to being tho muir
derer Of Nathan Of New York, and
that Nathan's son aud housekeeper's
sons were his accomplices. lie claims
to be relative 0: Washington Irving
and is, probably, insane.
The Farmers State Convention met
on Thursday Of this week It Owatonua
and the Temperance Convention on
Wednesday. We have no returns
from either.
A violent Storm prevailed August
26th along our northeastern coast
doing great damage to crops, buildings,
bridges and shipping.
We notice that the Mccormick
Reaper has been awarded the broad
gold medal At the Vienna Exposition.
Hon. Eugene NJ. Wilson Of Mime
apolis declines to be the democratic
candidate for Governor. Has written
= letter to that effect to the Times.
Col. B. F. Smith, Register Of the
Redwood U. s. Land Office, handed
us the following letter which explains
itself.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 8, 1873.
Hon. H. B. Strait shakopss. Aianesota.
Yours of the 4th inst Transmitting
petition Of many citizens from your
State. that, on account Of the deetruc-
ton of crops by grasshoppers, the pc.
riod allowed for making proof and pay.