The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-25

found him to be a reasonable and clever
gentleman. Instead of having him for
an opponent, We count on him as a
friend and ally in the early future.
HE nomination of Hon. G. A. Gil
man for railroad superintendent being
very generally regarded as one unfit to
be made, that gentleman relieved his
party by resigning the candidacy and,
to avoid the appearance of being fright
ened off, Attorney General Wilson gave
him an opinion that he was ineligible to
the position because he was a member
of the legislature which passed the
Morse law, creating the existing Office.
Mr.. Sencerbox, the Democratic candi-
date, being, also, member Of the same
legislature, took advantage of the same
opinion, and likewise withdrew. Thus
two Of the candidates of the old parties
are happily disposed Of.
The New York World (August Bel
mont's paper) don't like the policy of
issuing treasury notes. No wonder.
Mr.. Belmont is the agent of Rothschilds
e. Son, and that house makes millions
annually by our existing financial sys-
tenn. Why should he want it changed
for one that would deprive him of his
enormous profits p? Augustus Schell,
Barring Bros. agent, entertains like
opinion with Mr.. Belmont And these
men are the chairman and ex.chairman
of the National Democratic Committee.
Isn't party controlled by such persons
entitled to the confidence of Anti-Mon-
opolists?
The Winona Republican, which, by
the way, is about the ablest paper pub
lished in this State, felicitates itself
upon an easy Republican victory this
fall. The prospect is certainly favor
able to the Republicans conclusions,
and that it is so is due principally to the
conduct Of the Democrat leaders, in
their endeavors to swallow up the Anti
Monopoly party. In this free country,
people generally are averse to being
driven into a political organization.
Some Of the Virginia conservatives
are considering the propriety of
changing their party name from "Dem-
ocrat' to "Whig." Why not follow the
lead of the Minnesotians and call them
selves "Republicans," with ''Democrat-
ic'' for qualifying adjective? They
will then be prepared to go with the re-
gular Republicans when the Anti-Mon-
opolists become thoroughly organized
and develop their strength fully.
The St. Charles Times of last week
contains an able article on giving lands
to railroad companies, and denounces
the Republican party for this outrage.
Does not friend Hill know that this
system of stealing the public property
and appropriating it to private use was
begun by Democrats some twenty-four
years ago, and that Democrats voted
with Republicans for the more recent
grants?
The wheat crop in this and Olmsted
counties, as we know from personal
knowledge, is excellent, but will hardly
justify the reports now being published
in Eastern papers. Olmsted county
will hardly exceed an average of sixteen
bushels per acre, and Goodhue will not
yield over Gig ghteen bushels. In the
Southern part Of the State generally the
yield will about equal that of 1873.
GOLD hunting is the occupation of a
considerable number Of people in Roch-
ester: Their field Of operation is the
bed of the Zumbro river near Olds &
Fishback's mill-dam, and it is said that
they are making it pay.
The federal administration is said to
be scattered around at the various wa
tering-places, the business meanwhile
being managed by clerks and deputies.