Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-10-22
: POLITICAL.

Inc county OF Mower,-alwaVs before
reliably Republican-last year gave a
majority of abou: 500 for the Democratic
ticket. If the voters were asked I'd day,
why they did SO, it would be difficult for
them to make a satisfactory answer We
venture little, if anything, in asserting
that no Republican can point to single
improvement in public affairs as the re-
suit of his having supported the Mollison
ticket. Is the County Treasury in any
better hands than it was last year, Is
there more efficient and economical
management of the Office of Clerk Of the
Court than when John F. Atherton per
formed its duties? Was there ever time
when the people had less occasion to be
proud of a State Senator than nowe Re-
rublicans, are thcconvictions which you
have cherished for years,-whicli,, have
grown with your growth fairly repre-
sented by the men for whom you voted
last fall? Many of you are grangers-
You sought to lessen the burden which
your shoulders have long borne Have
you done it? Ifyou have not, do you
hope to accomplish it by repeating the
process phich you employed last year,
Tho hope is vain one. CandidIy now,
can you fix the value of grain by lcgisla-
tive enactmentss Can executive inter-
ference aid you to buy patent machinery
at discount? Has Grange interference
with politics, modified the traffic. in dry
goods and groceries, to your advantage?
Are the men whose lead you followed last
year, in State and in local politics, such
as to inspire confidence in their ability
and integrity? To any Of these interrog-
ations, you can make but one answer
Then why did you vote against your par
ty nominees? Was there a single bad
man on the ticket? There are none in the
county, more worthy of support than were
the Republican candidates. at the last elect
ion. Then why were they forsalen? It
will not do to say that you preferred a
change. If a man finds himself going
wrong, he may change his course and still
go wrong. All change is not. improve
ment. 1t is the part of wise men to- learn
the right, and then do it. Before hurting
his army against the stronghold Of all en-
envy, a prudent general will, make a re-
connoisance of the position and ascertain
what he may OF the strength of the force
which he desires to attack. Political gen
eralship should be equally discrim,nat-
ing, if it would avoid defeat, and humili.
alton. Last year the great State Of Iowa
went to the polls, impulsively and cast
her ballot $4,000 strong for the Democrat
ic party, which had inscribed upon its
banners the magic word, reform" Nor
tilted and deeply penitent, the same no.
BILE State returned to the ballot box last
Tuesday and confessed the disgrace of the
previous election by majority of $4,000
for the Republican ticket. Will the Re-
putlicaus OF M'wer county return to
their allegiance as promptly as have
their friends in Iowa. The fact may as
we'll be stated, it will harm.no one: W.
suffered ourselves to be divided by
prejudice and personal hostilities.-
We voted our feelings, rather, than our
CONVICTIONS and the enemy pro6ted by
what we did,. With last years work
still before US, shall wo repeat the pro
cess by which we placed the opposition
in power?~ Shall we? :