, 1875-06-26
MINNESOTA.
Who Shall Be tho Next GOVERNOR
= Reformation Of Abuses in the
Republican Party,
The Pioneer. prcss-..Tho Movement Of
Eamsey's Frlcnds---Flslicr and
pfllsbury.
Basincas-Deprossion- Unemployed, and
Why They Are so-Manufaoturing
at Minneapolis.

bIs IAUlr 41luA4 uuAo EAf~AAu AAosheH
Who shall bo our ne1t Governor cannot 10 an-
sNercd with any t1cgreo Of certainty. Of eoursc
xs tI,ia time but tho quas.ion Of nominees will
toou bo decidcd as tho Conventions Of both
partica will bo held early. The 81. Pau! Dis
patch brought out the nane Of Louis E. Fisher,
for tnany years editor Of the now defunct
Pioneer, and tho I'ioMeer-{'rcss seconded
tho motion, and tho entire press of
tho btate has voted yoa or nsy. II this
yotu were final, Fisher would be Governor
almost unauimously,- ava or Elk negative
votes (and these vcry mtld) having been cast.
Bl1t tlae1o is whoel Within wheel in this move-
mont; there wcto several objects to be gained.
First 1t uaa nought to evolve the popularity
md standing Of Gov. Davis Fishets Atrongth
yaR already known; at loaat, It waB known
that hc lad not an enemy In tho State, novcr
having run for an Office. Second, tue friends Of
ex-senator Ramsey, by making show Of sup
noyt OF Fisher, aimed to menace Gov.
Daris md ha fnction. and crowd him from the
track; In which effort they succeeded. aB Davis
Inns Withdrawn nncondit1onAllY. This Fisher
movement was inaugusatod by tho friends OF
1Iamsoy, and they have ascersninad by this skit-
rnishng that Davis Ii not strong, aud elthor he
or any OF Ills pronounced faonds can easily be
defeated in Convention. hut, ii not there, cer-
tal,ly before tho people, With Fisher. or some
equally NJ unobjcctouablo a rnnn. 1mprimis,
tl.is State ia cons.ituttonally Republican. Tho
Marty has hold Tho Commonwealth for many
years. It's record, On tho whole, IL n crodtabls
Que, although
MANY ABUSES HAVE cnErT IN.
Thn party Is determined to hold tho State Ad-
niinist:at,on, lind the sAEo faction Of tho
rarty, too,-that headed by KamBoy. Davis
gave mortal orenao 10 tho leading Republicans
In the State by his diaorgapizing course last win
tor in tho Senatorial contest, which resulted In
tho defeat Of RameoY, who ia tho head Of tho
.'ug which Las controlled tho politics and Bpols
tbs ''''i lesser I rings C Gut % of whieb 10 many ny
14ayo fattoned and grown rich IL
lurso. Since its dafoas several hhvo passed
from tho "pub'io tcAs," and boeu forced TO try
for an independent existonce; and otharB must
room submit to tho sRmc ordeal. Davis has been
ono al tho mon most prominent III bringing
ubout this result bnt tle has seemed to lack tho
Judgment and shrcwdueas 10 hold tho advantage.
lilo aYnl'cd himsolf OF tile uueasy statc Of foe-
ing which axiHtcd two years ago, nn' rode into
poScr. Ills career has bcon eomo"ls,t brilliant,
LIS profession, Of which 10 ia shining light.
This defeat Of the ItamBcy ring In the election
Of Senator Mcmillan Inns ca'lsod
A CONSTANT EyC1TEMEST
over since in tho ranks OF the Olllccholders aud
bnngcTs-on to tho Htato l...l National public
cribs. Thoy can no 1onger-tllo la.tor clasa-
squeeze the rich contractors and othsrs Of tue
verrnn Glars who fatten on lick aud burdenod
public. RAMSEY Ia accounted nu honcAt man.
Eld he no doubt is: but, through hfs influence.
dishonest men have got into place aud power. and
have plunderod tho public, though not NTH bis
knowledge or sanction. lie has beon faithful and
especially cficiont representative Of Miu18-
sota's interests at the National Capital. Tho
,nain object in defeating him was to roach and
ttrko down othcrH. Ills best friends under-
ntand the situation, and have sot about applying
n'rcmedy. Quo OF the means to thi1 end Whs
tlle consolidation Of tho Pioneer. and Fress,:-
Iathor the swallowing Of tue Pioneer BY the
l'ress,-whlch wns done 80 nicq)y aud odcctnally
that the managers aud employees OF the Pioneer
supposed they were doing The swallowing ,n-
hteatl Of being swallowed. They came to realize
their condition. and to find out
THEY wEnE III rus BELLY,
when the pFf8s commenced 10 aho1ve IN with
singular precision that landed tho former l'io-
retr mon, one by ono. cut Of the Pioneer. Press
establishment, thigh and dry" OH shore, to
luok out for themselves. They awakened from
their trance, looked ahout them, aud, realizing
tho situation, calculated that caballstic Qhous6
without occult moaning In this councctlon)
word: "soll!" These wore the loading and In
3luential lailles Of Minuoaota, aud tho Pioneer
l'ress III now ono Of tho ablcst. snd. in all re-
4pectA, bcst newspapers in tho Northwest, aud
will continue to lie power without rival in
tho Sthao. The Rulso o! fndepondencs aaaumctl
sttar tha consolidation Was ooly thick enough to
partially cover tho real purposes OF tho brilliant
editor Of tho Press, to wis: 70 give NJ oppor-
tnuty 10 Eun tho Republican boat on 10 dry
dock. turn up ita keel, scrape OF the bsEnacles
Which had collected there In formidable numbers,
Eecalk, and again not IT edoat. with "Ths st.
i'nul I'ress" tntnus tho nauo lioneer) displayed
ut tho nlas.-hoad.-lts guido and mentor, with
its old-time rigor, pcn1lonn flying and sails filled
with . fayorlpg b7eezs, bent on the mission o.
Win ''aIl that implios." There are a eroa
n,a,y good msn IN this H:ate Wht
favor tlss movement to Eet rid Of tho
Tito BasnAelas md salo the party; ant
itwonld not bo ,nr'a Of auspElao 70 any Que
WHO Knows anything about the situation In Min
ncsota II II should bo a success. Tho party must
llaSe tue lcadtng papcr in tho State on Its aide
1t Inns no Other organ anywhere no2E adequate X
the e1iSencita Of the Bltuation.
THE nEauLT or 1Mss MOVEMENT.
This movement will result in turning over
board the "bila Kings. The Donnelys, OF i
wpll repay tho effort. Though the hepubloat
rarity III tls StAto 10 not especially corrupt b,
my meaue, and admitting It to DO ~ free from
taInt % III any other bnte, etlll the best ahip'l
bGttom las bsrunslos Which must be scEape.
on. Whan the owness tefuso to exanains Ae
foul bottom, and, still more, when thoy deny th
evidence OF their own snnsos, her destruction Il
iultIlnent, 1ao experience Of part(ss In thl
Anh other States, the past two or th1oo years
demonstrates tAo correctness and forco OF th,
smile ~ applied 10 PARTIES In view OF ali theB
fncts, tlero IL a atsohg desire tn many quarter
for change. Since tho "llill" King and Nell
rasll exposures, people have grown d!s.rustfr
OF msu who make politics tlado. They fec
that 1t woulI DO veil to pluce neu Ia power wh
are fresh from lhoi1 own ranks, who hav
not been suspected Of p!undettng tho public
who ate not msnhe1s Of aay caba!s, aud who's
characters are above repToacb. This Ia til
Eecrst Of the enthusiasm which such names D
Louis L. ft4hor and tho Hon. John j. pt!!sbur
ctcatca. Dy tile Nay, 1t nom looks ~ tiloug
Fisher would be tic uonliaoe Of the L!bera
Deniocratio party, aud pllIsbary of the lteput
licans. II 50. tho contest would ba close, bu
quito euro to Eesul. III the election Of ril!4bur,
lnaamuch AZ tho Republican phrty has ssytrl
thnnsaua majority in tue stato, aud rlllabury
urexceptionabla III Ills political and POI
sona, character, and there Ii no Appatout rosso
nsAy he should not command tho entre vote
G.o pRrty. II some such inan ID not non
mated. md nomination Ia mada OF DAY
man. thoro will be bitter contest. Tho Ran
ecy faction will array itsolt sgatnst tue uomlne
lAko up Fisher. and put him into tho 0uborn,
tnAA Fk.HiA g.