The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-26
TWO MISTAKES.

The Milwaukee Euening Wisconsin,
publishes a list of the United States
Senators whose terms will expire
next March and gives a statement as
to the political compilations Of their
successors. 1t says that in Minneso-
tn Il D mu'rat will be- elected to sue
coed Senator Ramsey. A decided
mistake. The Legislature Of this
State is Republican by . majority of
from twenty to thirty votes on joint
ballot, and the successor of Mr.. Ram
sey will be Republican. That much
is certain.
Then the St. Paul Ress conjures up
. political bug-s-boo with which to
fighten a few timid Republicans into
= caucus. 1t says there are rumors to
the effect that certain Republican can.
didates for the Senatorship, in case
their own success cannot DO secured,
will form an alliance with the Oppo-
sition to elect a Democrat to the
United States Senate-and then, of
course, jeff Davis will be the next
President, and we shall all have our
Threats cut and be hung and quarter
ed and sold for slaves; and then
won't we wish We had gone into a
Mica little caucns and voted for Al
exander Ramsey? Another mistake.
We don't believe that any Republic
can candidate for the Senatorship-
not even Senator TRANSPORTATION
any such purpose as that spoken Of
by the Press, and we don't believe that
the editor of that paper believes they
do. But one thing is certain, there are
. great many Republicans-as true,
loyal and long-serving Republicans
as the editor Of the hcss-who are OPP
posed to Legislative caucus for the
selection Of 4 United States Senator.
They know what that caucus means.
1t means an upstairs parlor, reached
through winding and devious ways,
where big fat spider sits waiting to
take in the little Legislative flies. 1t
means the use of the same means
| which, in two previous caucuses, Sc
! cured the nomination of the present
incumbent by a majority of one vote.
The people are tired Of this style Of
dark-lantern management, and are
not sufficiently impressed with the
desirability of long third terms or
with the indispensable Importance of
any individuals services to be willing
to perpetuate it. They demand tina t
their Senators and Representatives
shall come out in open Legislature
and vote for a United States Senator,
that they may know whether the
men whom they have chosen honestly
represent their wishes. They do not
propose to give them the edict of a
secret party caucus to shield them
selves behind. Let the election be
open and aboveboard. Let it be
done in the clear daylight, and let ev-
cry man 60 on the record on his in
dividual responsibility. Then its re-
suits will be satisfactory to the party,
and not otherwise. There will be q
decided Republican majority and that
majority will elect the Senator. If
Alexander Ramsey be the choice, all
right; if some other Republican be
chosen, so much the better. If the
| Democrats, who are in the minority,
see fit to vote for some one of the Re-
publican candidates in whose honesty
ability and personal fitness they have
confidence, it will be gratifying evil
dence of their good judgment and
good sense. But to say that Dem
| ocrat will be elected is arrant non.
sense. and no one knows this bette,
than does the ed tor Of the Press.