Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-28
The time is 1T hand when voters mu

EXPRESS their convictions at the pol's. In
doing this they will BE- controlled mainly
by party considerations, and it will
be borne in mind thai there are but two
parties asking the suffrages OF the pco'
pie. Mr.. Buell. represents the democracy
very nearly Us it is, and as it always has
been. To-day he accepts all of its most
ultra dogn,as, and advocates their inc"r-
poration int" the government of tho com
He defends the action Of
that party during the war period !apd
since its close, he processes to glory in its
hi tory aud to believe in the utility Of the
principles which it enunc,ates concerning
questions upon which the party up differ
ent states is not agreed. Upon the cur
rency question he takes no position at I'LL,
but intimates that he will be satisfied
with any policy the democrats may adopt
whether it be rag money. imitation or re-
pudiation Of the national dsbt. He advo-
cafes neither, Automatically, but parsues
such course as be THINKS will be likely t"
secure for him the most votes. Mr.. Hum
mission is q republican, but has been car.
ried away by 6 Brother" Sattcrlee for the
purpose Of emphasizing the defeat Of an ef'
fort to run the State government ~ a huge
organization. There are =
few wellmeaning men who think it pos
sible to make all other questions hinge
upon that Of temperance, and they are
laboIinE to secure the domination Of
the cold water element which is of course
both impracticable and UNDESIRABLE
Temperance is one Of the graces Of civil:
ization and should constitute an element
Of strength and beauty in every admins
tration, but there is no such importance
attaching 10 it as to render it t4e alison.
trolling power in politics, hence the tick
ct which the temperance faction have put
in the field will be, rs it ought to be. d..
feated. There remain then the nominee,
Of the republican party-the only party
deserving Of the support Of the people,
and they fly repre- sent oil intereste that
may properly be advanced by any systcm
of government. The candidates arc rep
resentative men, all Of them capable,
honorable, sober men, men who are
known by the masses and have been for
for years men who have b cen tried ard
trusted and found to be competent and
reliable. When the republican commit.
tee met last July it felt the weight Of the
great responsibility with which it was
charged. and in selecting the several cam
didates, it was governed by disposition
to do that which should be tor the bes,
interests of the State. In nominating
Hon. J: s. Pillsbury for Governor, it did
not cater to the demands Of any clique or
any faction. From Ill over the state there
came up delegates urging his candidacy
and he was placed at the head If the
ct ;in compliance with the peoples be
hests. He dld not seek nomination n,n'a he
did not encourage his friends to work for
hip, lie resisted all efforts made looking
to his advapcsmen,, and SO earnestly Gid
be oppose the wishes Of his supporters
that I'LL were convinced that be did not
desire Ia be governor. II was under
these circumstances that he mas nomina
ted, although other good men were dcsi!.
rous of gaining the distinction which was
conferred upon him. When designated
by his fellow citizens TO b their standard =
bearer, he, likes loyal man, accepted the
nomination; and has since Aone What he
thought necessary and proper }or ,ihe sue.
css Of tho ticket Twenty .oney eaEs les-