Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
POLITICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Democratic Party-Its Course fl
VfaMnna1n

The Democr"t!s Party.-Its Course in
| Wisconsin.
THE Greenback party is becoming SO
powerful in Mississippi that fresh out.
break OF Yazoo shooting in the back is like.
" to occur at any moment.-Nea0 York 7lt.
6wnc.
WHEN the Rev. Joe Rankin issues the
new Democratic Bible, let this, to cover
cases like Cornelia Chisolm's, he inserted
Whose defendeth her Republican father
against a Democratic mob of murderers, she
shall surely die."--Fond dw Lac, Wis.,, Com
4cealth.
| Mr.. TILDRN is represented as hostile to
the twO'thirds rule, and working for it's
abandonment. But why should he oppose
It! 1t might be his only salvation. Two.
thirds of g convention is a very large mum.
Der to secure, and Tilden's bar'l is very
deep.-Chicago Times.
| CALIFORNIA exchanges have returns of
tho members elected to the legislature of
that state, sufficient to show that both
branches will certainly be controlled by the
Republicans. OF the 40 senators % are Re-
publicans, 8 Democrats, and Working
Mems candidates. OF the 80 members Of
| the house, the Republicans have certainly
elected Al, the Democrats IS, all others "a
not heard from,2.
THE New York Times, discussing the
tendency which some voters have of
abandoning their party when the nomi-
nee does not exactly suit them, thus
periling principle in the qualification of
personal dislike, says:
With all its pretensions the Democratic
party 10 party that cannot be trusted, or
that should receive practical encourage.
ment from discontented Republicans. Its
In ND ~ nj
would alone be sufficient to make indiffer.
enco on the part of business men suicidal.
But other issues which it has raised appeal
still more directly to the patriotism Of the
people. In the presence of these issues,
he who, calling himself eithe- Republican
Or Independent, talks as though there were
little room for choice between the parties,
may be safely counted as in league with the
enemy. His objections to Republican man.
agement are an excuse to hide an alliance
with the party which is as unworthy of
confidence as when avowed enemies of the
Union were in full control of affairs.
The following, from the New York
Telegram, a paper of Democratic lean
ings, shows pretty clear appreciation
of the Democratic situation in Wisconsin:
The Democratic party of Wisconsin is
showing signs of unusual animation. It is
nylng about much after the fashion of q hen
With it's head freshly cut of. For any or
ganization OF less remarkable vitality this
situation might be considered apgerous.
On the 9th instant the Democratic conven.
ton nominated Hon. Alexander Mitchell
for governor, in the face of letter he had
sent from Europe saying he could not be
candidate. Then the convention hastily
filled out ticket and adjourned before it
had time to do any other mische ef. Then
the banker and railway president cabled
another redhot declination from London,
saying he will not serve if elected, and
stepped on board the Abyssinia and sailed
for New York. The aoundering Democrats
were proposing to send on committee to ap.
proaeh Mr.. Mitchell under the lee of MIR.
Tilden's coat tails, and beseech him to &C.
cept. Their theory is that Mr.. Mitchell can
carry the state now and save it for Tilden
in 1880, and that nobody else can. The
Abyssinia has not yet arrived in this port,
but it is doubtful if the Wisconsin Demo.
Gratis will muster the courage to meet Mr.
Mitchell.
They did not muster the courage to
meet Mr.. Michel, but nominated an
other man.