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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-02

THE vote on the Stanley Matthews
Silver resolution in the Senate shows
that the New England States, New York
and New Jersey are the only ones solid
against it. Delaware, Maryland, Mis-
sissippi, Oregon, California, South Car
olina and Georgia are divided. All the
remainder are solid for it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.

When voters are asked to cast their bal
lots for VIM. NJ. Howe they should re-
member, that after having been twice
chosen county commissioner by Republi.
cans, he was four years ago elected to the
office Of register of deeds, as a Republi'
can, and upon regular Republican
ticket; that in less than six months from
that time he subscribed and paid to W.
A. Hotchklss $3.50, for the purpose OF
getting him to come here to bolster up
Sherman Page and to destroy, 80 far as he
might be able, the character and busi-
ness Of those who were opposed to him
that two years later, Howe secured his
second election, not as Republican, but
as bolter; that now he holds no politi-
Cal opinions that do not aim ut re election
to office This year when Mr.. Howe ap-
peals to Republicans voters for aid, they
should remember that during four
years he has enjoyed the emoluments of
the most lucrative Office which the party
has to. bestow. What has he done in re-
turn for this favor? Politically, he has
cut the throat Of his benefactors, and
thrown their bodies under the feet of
Sherman Page. He can't deny this
While worming himself into the good
graces of honest men, he has been cring-
ing at the feet of the tyrant Page and
doing his bidding. Voters, remember
this when you go to the polls.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

WHAT dO the green hackers, we mean
the rank and file, purpose doing? Their
demagogue leaders know we'll enough
that they can never accomplish what they
promise without revolution! Suppose
that the whole country elected men of
Meighen's and Powers bigoted financial
ignorance to congress. Do you suppose
that the Supreme court would reverse Its
former decisions and countenance the vir-
tual reputation Of the bonds? The Chief
Justice needs not your love, is put in his
place as the last guard against popular
Injustice, and even an amendment to the
constitution must be founded on princi-
plies ofjustice, and, an :; think you, gentle,
trusting, innocent, bucolic greenbacker,
that the Supreme court Of the United
States is as foolish as you? Thank God !!
There IS no way to accomplish repudla-
tiON
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

LAST year Prof. Powers was deleg ate
in the Fillmore county Republican con.
vention and voted tor every candidate
who was nominated Aftcrwards>he bolt
ed the ticket, ran independently as a can.
dldate for clerk of the court, and was de.
ieatcd. His remarkable conversion to
greenbackism, we believe, dates from
this event. He has supported Mr.. Dun
nell every time that gentleman has been
a candidate until this fall, aud has Just
discovered that Mr.. Dunnell's record on
the back. paw question is shameful. "Un
Gle" Billy Melghen's bar'l of money is
probably responsible for this Albert
Lea Standard.
Why didn't somebody say that before 4!
That explains everything. Just look at
the inconsistency, the spiteful shameless.
ness of the man! Didn't he know about
"Salary-grabber' Dunnell until he was
defeated for Office? And my pretty
greenbacker, see what a traitor, a sure
head, a turn coat, deceiver, a demagogue,
you are voting for. If parties that aim
at reform. as the National party prOfes-
sionally does, did not invar iably fall into
the hands of men like this chronological
woman's-rights sharper, this sore-head
Meighcn, this contemplate old quacker
about honesty and love for the people
the White Swan, there might he some
hope for the movement.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

READ in another column letter from
Rev. c. T. Emerson, an old time friend OF
Page, and father.in law of that best Of all
Pages friends, Mr. F. \. Elder Mr.. Ell
der probably did more for Page than any
other man, and when Page could make
no further use Of him, he turned and
abused Elders family like a pick.pocket
We have printed Rev. Emerson's letter
just as sent us, preferrlng to let the little
ness and pus'llanimity of Page show out
from the little shameful things which
Rev. Emerson bushes for as he writes.
Mr. Elder himself could write letter
but says he is heartily sick Of the whole
thing, and wants rest. Though for a
long time, Rev. Emerson was on the
wrong side of the Page fence, yet no one
doubted his integrity or impugned his
motives. His. name is sufficient recon
mend and endorsement, and wherever
known his acords aciW tell, and more es-
pccially as they came to us unasked for.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
DUNNELL AND MEIGHEN.

A comparison of these two men was
made in the TRANSCRIPT a few weeks
ago, and with damaging effect to the lat
ter. MIR. Meighen is one of the richest
men in the state, and a man who has
made his pile in specializing in green
backs, and in mortgaging the farms of
his much'loved farmer neighbours. He is
cold, austere man, man of no personal
magnetism, and would disgrace US in
Washington. On the other hand, Mr..
Dunnell is gentleman Of the broadcast
culture, the peer of any man In the state,
and a arec"gnized power in congress, being
chairman of some of the most important
committees. He has looked after the
material interests Of our state IN man.
ner which should endear him TO his con.
stituents, and returned to congress, will
continue to honor US bv his wisdom and
power.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
NOT WHAT 1T SEEMS.

There was no time when the spirit of evil
did not occasionally appear as an angel
Of light. It has been the practice Of the
had in all ages, to ape the good-that thus
some advantage might be gained unjust
ly. Demagogues and hypocrites strive
constantly to conceal their real selves be.
hind the semblance of honest men, and
this is as much the case today as it was
at any other time in the past. Under a
prctense Of reform, a set of men, hereto
fore well-known as inimical to every pub
lie interest," have banded together for the
real purpose Of restoring the former po-
litlcal prestige of Sherman Page. Nine
tenths of all the pickering, recrimlnation
and strife, which during the last decade
has made this county literal pandemo.
mum has emanated from that evil genius,
and his chief defenders and advocates,
Hotchkiss, Fred Allen, and David Gates.
Under his and their management candi-
dates have been put in nomination, each
one Of whom that accepts, is Page
man-an instrument subject to the will of
that one individual. Page knows that he
must to some extent keep himself out of
view in this canvass, for the people will
not tolerate him, nor any scheme which
they know to have been concocted by
him. 1t Is necessary therefore to present
the appearance Of h.,nesty and sincerity,
and this they attempt to do in the role of
"retormers," but they do rot sufficiently
obscure their real purpose. Dr.. Gibson,
their candidate for senator, is an admirer
Of Page, and the same is true of Gaskill
and Uncle "Tommy" Gibson, for the
house of representatlves-all these delight
to do his bidding. A. E. Cox, for sheriff,
is another, and no more need he said
about him. John E. Robinson, Of Lam
sing, faailiarly known as page Justice
of the Peace" is on the ticket for county
attorney.
Such is the crew which the Mower
county bulldozer thrusts forward as rep
rescntative rcformers. Can anything be
more ridiculous? So far as the people of
this county are informed, Sherman Page
has not one drop OF reform" blood in
his veins, and the same is true Of all these
who do his dirty work.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

WE admire the pluck of the Democrats
who nominated the straight ticket men,
toned in our report of the Saturday con-
vention. They do not propose to be- swal.
lowed by the Page party. Few but Page
men were at the Hotchkiss convention,
and there we're few good men at the
Democratic convention, who did not be-
long TO Page. G. NJ. Cameron was there,
and was nominated for probate judge,
but declined, saying that he desired no
Office at the hands of the "tail of Pages
k'te," and scorned to have anything to do
with it. This is the feeling of all good
men, and the issue will not be on Green.
backism, but on Pagelsm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
WHO SHALL BE LEGISLATORS.

Do the taxpayers of Mower county
want to pay Pages expenses of impeach-
ment, If they do not, they should see
to it that the right men go to St. Paul.
Why do you suppose two Page men are
nominated for the lower house from
Freeborn! Do you know that Powers is
running for Senator in Fillmore, and
that one of their Representatives is
Pagey? Why? Next session an at.
tempt will be, made to reimburse Page
for the expense he incurred in eluding
the penalty for abusing US, in escaping
the vengeance of an outraged people!
These nominees in adjoining counties,
and these on our beautiful "lieform''
ticket, will aid in such q movement. DR.
Gibson, Senator, Tommy Gibson and Z
N. Gaskill Representatives, are to be fear
ed. We need men who can be trusted
and there are no doubts as to how w. II
Officer, john D. Allen and Jas. +. Good
sell will vote on such question. +
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

THE greenbackers claim that if the
national banks were wiped out, a great
saving IL the people would be effec.ed IN
the substitution OF otgreenbacks for national
bank circulation, and the subsequent
withdrawal from deposit of the bonds de.
posted as security, on which the govern.
merit pays interest. But this would not
stop interest ON the bonds, for the gov
eminent would have to pay as much If
they remained in the hands of private
indiv!duais as if they were held by q
oahk'ng corporation.-Ercsange. s@>4s>
And more, and worse, not only would
there not be any saving of interest, but
the country would even lose the enor.
nous taxes paid by the banks, and worser
yet, we never could resume without their
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

REMEMBER that in this campaign Page
does not show himself openly. He is
working for q position and vantage
ground from which to carry the fort next
year. Then is when the great battle will
be fought, but now we must be equally
alert. The manner in which his party
seized the greenback craze, and the skill
displayed in gobbiing democratic primar-
ies, should be 4 sufficient warning. Keep
him out of the good positions and We can
kill him dead next year.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
RING POLITICS IN CHURCH.


THE AUSTIN RIOT WHITEwAsHED
WILL RELIGION AND RowDY1sM BLEND.
The Republican, has been disciplined BY
its political ring enemies. Bummcr poll.
ticians have gained another victory. The
result of the church.trial about which 80
much has been said falsely in the papers,,
has disappointed all unprejudlced good
people. The charges and specifications
will hereafter be given to the public, when
it will be seen that The Republicans Wig.
orous and convincing opposition to tue
old bond fraud, to onerous usury, to petty
-stealings from the public treasury, to EN-.
bezzlements in Office and shameful i'm.
morality in politics, was the basis of q
large part of the complaint against it.
This week we have only room for Van
Valkenburgh's speech before the riotous
meeung called together in the public
park, July Is, 1878, as reward tor which
he has been nominated for an important
public Office, the dutiessof which he ia
incapable of dlscharging with fidelity
and creditableness.s j s'-,,, =, II -..~''
How "contrite" his head linesl How
juicy his first sentenced How rich hi.
secondl How well.developed tho thiffl
How spicy the fourth, with It's fne sling
at the First National bankl But, oh,
horrorsl He gives out that he has all the
copy for the next sir months issue Of the
Republican, as he threatens 10 oveswhelm
Us with the reproduction Of the whole
trial, evidence and ALL Lay sermonsl!
Hotchkiss has begun 10 .'eyince contrl,
tion'' of 8 peculiar kind s.se5s.ga5
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
j, N. WHEELER,

Judge Supreme Court-JOHN NJ. BERRY
Clerk Supreme Courts. H. NICHOLS.
State Auditor-O. p. WHITCOMB.
Congress, lst district-M. II. DUNNELL.
SenatOr--W. II. OFFICER.
Representatives-J.D D. ALLEN,
J. F. GOODSELL.
County Auditor-O. n. OLBERG.
Register of Deeds-E. p. EANE ALkENBURGt
Sheriff-H. b. COREY.
Judge of Probate F. JONES.
County Attorney-C. {. kINSMAN.
CorOner-D. STROCK.
Suryeypr-(. II. ALLEN.
Commissioners lst district-O. c. LABAR.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

and who will say that any stay at home
man like VIM. NJ. Howe, who is all things
TO all men in party sense, should be pre-.
ferred before this veteran OF four years
service, and this hero of a score of bat
ties? Vote for Van Va'kcnburgh!
HENRY b. COREY,
our o-be Sheriff, is aoorker He is an
old soldier of full time service. For
three winters he has been Post Master OF
the State Legislature, and, while in that
position, he is credited with having done
as much for the antiPage cause as any
man we sent there. He is tireless in pur-
suit of an end, never deserts a friend
and is true as steel. His service as dep
uty sheriff for three years under r. O.
Hall shows Halls estimate of him, and
has given him perfect familiarity with
the duties of the Office. His town has
claims upon the county, as Grand Mea'
dow has never had anything but Repre-
sentative. He will be an efficient officer
and his great executive ability will do
good service in the office of Sheriff.
CAPT. B. PRANK JONES
founded the Ninnesotu Courier in this
CITY 20 years ago. At the first alarm of
war he organized company, and was
chosen Captain. He served his country
we'll, since the war has always "voted as
he shot," and to-day is an exemplary citi-
zen, very popular wherever he is known
His nomination for Probate Judge, com
ing all unsought, was surprise to him
and his friends.
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
In G. G. Kinsman u, the people will find
an honest man, perfect gentleman, of
strictcst integrity, against whose charac-
ter never word can be said. His abil-
ity is as little questioned, and he is Just
the man for the place.
CORONER, SURVEYOR AND COUNTY CON-
MISSIONER.
OF the other candidates, as the offices
are somewhat unimportant, little can be
said. Dr. Strock's professional skill will
be sufficient to bury all the greenbackers,
G. II. Allen, the present surveyor, will
lay out the grave yard; and 0. G. LaBar
will see the bills paid when the matter
comes before the county board-should
the game prove worth the powder. Mr..
LaBar, as Commissioner for first district
although young man, has manifested
rare discrimination IN dealing with the
important questions coming before him.
self and associates. and his worth is ap-
preciated by these latter, az the frequent
committing 10 his charge of wei gh'y
matters, attest The gentlemen n0mi-
mated tor Coroner, Surveyor and Commits
sioner, are true men, and will doubtless
be elected
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
NO RING THIS TINE,

1t has been charged hitherto that the
Republican party is controlled by an
"Austin Ring" Only three men from
Austin are on the ticket, Van, Jones
and Kinsman, and it is necessary
that the latter Office should be held by an
Austinner. The Representatives are
from LIE Roy and Frankford, Auditor
from Taopi, Sheriff from Grand Meadow
A better distribution, and one more gen.
erous on Austin's part, could not be had.
It is 8 strong ticket,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

LOOK out for publications Of false and
slanderous articles, intended to mi ure
the Republican ticket. We understand
that our enemies are preparing some lies
tor publication to be scattered day or
so before election. AS they can be easily
retuted, they are KEEP. back until it will
be too late t" make specific answer to
them. Do not believe anything which is
presented to you in the last few hours.
Our candidates lives have not been in a
corner, and they are known to be blame.
less men.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
WILL YOU VOTE FOR PAGE:

The simple question to be answered by
the Greenbacker, the question, stripped
OF all gloss and side issues and Of all the
endearing sophisms that designing dema.
gogues Can throw around it is, VIII you
cote the Page ticket? A glance at the two
conventions that begot that hy brid, known
as the "Union Reform ticket, is enough
to satisfy any man that he ought to have
nothing to do with it. On Tuesday hight
meeting of Page men, not Democrats
nor Republicans, not grangers nor Green.
hackers, but a meeting of nothing but
Page men met in D. B. Smiths Office and
made division of the Offices between the
two parties. These halfslates were all cut
and dried for the next days work, and
| when Griffith called the Democratic con
vention to order, several sprung to their
feet as though touched with common
spring, and nominated D. B. Smith, (who
was all dressed up in his store clothes for
the occaslon), for chairman. They next
proceeded to allow Billy Merricl<, who
was beaten for delegate in his own ward
in this city, to act as delegate from Red
Rock! The six or seven genuine Demo
Gratis present, were powerless, and some
left the convention, and the Page men
held full sway, and the nominations show,
with but one exception, nothing but Page
men.
In the Greenback convention there was
no show for any but Page men. The White
Swan called it to order, was chairman of
the resolution committee, and fathered
every notable movement. In this conven-
lion it was CommO on remark, when dis.
cussing the division of the slate: mo;
that wasn't as was agreed upon last
night" showing that the leaders Of the
two conventions, though appearing to
differ, had really the one plan, and only
held out long on the division of the slate
to deceive the few anti-Page men, such as
D. 8. B. Mollison and some few honest
Greenbackers, who had been entrapped
into their midst. In this convention, that
Fred Allen, of this city, was allowed to
cast the entire eote-6Ae ballots-for Lyle
tosonshipI s--x
And that the oneness and unity of the
two conventions may be shown up con.
clusivsly, 1t is only necessary to state that
Sherman Page himself sat in the Office of
Register HoTe--that man who asks Re.
publlcans to vote for hlm-and gaue Ais
orders Of the tsoo conpentions, through A;s
lackeys, Fired Allen and Frank Ticksor!
Yes, you who have to bear the burden OF
his Sin, who must help pay the taxes in
CURED BY the useless legal trouble Page
has put you to, this very man was the
mover and wire -pullerof that Punch and
Judy peep-show that nominated the "RE.
ToRk" tickstl Read the ticket, and see
for yourselves that every man but ]. n
Wyckof and q. E. Carter are Page men
! THAT'S ENOUGH!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

BECAUSE Howe is a gentleman is no
sign he should be elected by Republican
votes to office. No man, more servilely
terests, can be found than Sherman Page.
Yet no one would think of voting for
him. Van Ealkenburgh will be just as
accommodating as Howe, and remain
true to the party too.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

THE only reason for not renominating
Sheriff; Hall, was that he had had the
office two terms. Howe has had his Of
fee two terms, and is no better official
tLan Hall; lie Can't he elected unless
some Republicans will do for a green.
backPage enemy more than they would
for Republican an,i-Page friend. Will
they be so unfair?
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

IT is encouraging to find that man
can rise to cminence by the silent force of
character. W. H. Officer was perhaps the
most popular man in his county IN Wis
consin. He came here, and making no
effort or attempt to gain notoricty, has
won his way to popular esteem, until he
is nominated for the most honorable posi-
tion in the gift of the county. Merit will
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
HorcHKIss on THE CHURCH TRIAL.

1t has grown fashionable of late to
have all the fault tflnding on one side the
fence, and many people have been-oh, so
shocked-at certain letters to the Pioneer
Press, and sundry statements IN the
TRANSCRIPT. To these persons who have
been shocked, but who, if shocked, are
still able to conceal the tremor, we refer
the following from the pen OF our es-
teemed contemporary, who was ordered
to "evince contrition." Remember, that
the council which condemned him, was
composed of five ministers and five lay.
men from other cities, and then see how
he speaks of them, calling them "ring,'
"wh itewashers," ''bummers," and "row-
dies:''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

REMEMBER, this years work is only tc
prevent Page from So strengthening him
self as to be able 10 win in next years
campaign. The fight will be close if the
Greenback fanatics show any strength
and if they can keep a Page ticket on
fhnir stnn,no1,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

THE servile itching OF the sorehead
leaders Of the Greenbackers was never
more nicely shown up than When Nye, a
would d-bc-rcpresentative from Fillmore
county, after accepting the greenback
nomination, went into the Democratic
convention and accepted the like from
them. Anything for office.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

PAGE nor his party are no more SIN
cerc in their greenback sentiments than
the devil was in Lis Zeal for Evc's en-
joymelt They have an axe to grind.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

cause as to bc willing to join hands With
party controlled by Page, with Hotch
on one WIRE and Billy Merrick on the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

TURN out and vote the straight anti
Page Republican ticket. We Print 1t at
the head of our columns.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

LUTHER G. WHEELER was nominated
by the Page men for cour: commissioner
i,Nt as We are not yet .>hortt a commits
siUner, lie has withdrawn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

OuE State ticket is good one. No
pmps, gamblers nor black-legs on it, but
only men Of character and brains.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

Do you want to pay Pages impeach-
ment expenses? Neither do Officer, nor
Allen, nor Goodscll But Dr.. Gibson
and Gaskill and Tommy, do.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

d. S. B. MOLLIsON says he wants the
Republicans beaten. And so he and men
of his kind join with Democrats, Page
men, soreheads-anyboiv.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

COREY, for three years deputy-sherltf,
deserves we'll at our hands He will make
y splendid sheriff, and you Can trust hlm,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

DO not believe slanucr which dared
not show Its head until it was too late to
uiSprOvc it,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

VOTE for Il man for auditor that can be
his own interpreter, speaking three IAN
yuages. His name is Olberg.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

GREENBACKERs, flop lively. Only 81
days before specie payments will be re
sumed, and all your campaign powder
will have been taken from you.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31

fVorn tho hllcan ticket straight
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-31
MINNESOTA:

EDITOR.