Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-03

to engage in sensible undertakings.
Iwonder if Mr.. Critic does not belong
to one of the Swede churches here and to
the construction of which Mr.. Kindred do
mated handsome sum, he will in all prob
ability say, CHI that's all well to give Just
before man is going to run for congress.
Answer. Mr.. Kindred has exhibited the
same liberal spirit to all classes of people
and associations years before he ever
thought of running for congress, and ev-
erybody who has been here long enough,
knows it; of course one must excuse
the critical newcomer because he does
not know any better and is
no doubt honest in his own convictions. |
Then the Hsr.ley B o.. a.s assaiIed, o.
course. l don't know which one he means, |
but, of course, they would be in the same
boat, so ''macht NIGHTS aus Now Iihfor
one, am of the opinion that very few of
the old settlers possess more enterpris-
ing spirit than do the Hartiy Bros, They
have grown up with the town, been bene-
fit to it and will in time be benefited by it,
as they and other like enterpcising citizens
ought to.
Mr.. Critic just hits the nail square ON
the head when he says he cannot compre
bend how sensible person can give bis
vote for Kindred. Natural enough, for his
scope of comprehension is Of such an ex-
tent as to admit of no argument not favor
able to this landsman. Yes, and right well
and faithful would the interests of this
| portion of the district,and Brainerd partic-
ularly, be looked after should Knute Nelson
| help to make up the roll call in the halls
| of the house of representatives. He would
| then surely be we'll enough fixed to make
! restitution to some of those honest and
| confding Norwegians from whom he ex
terted a retaining fee and subsequently
eng aged to the opposition, who happened
to constitute great railroad company and
! able to pay we'll, managed the case in such
a way as to not only win it for the COM
! pany, but also kept the retaining
fee from his original client. This is his
interpretations of belligerent rights of which
he was speaking here the.other night.
! My friends and countrymen, instances
are said to exist by the score of like ma
ture to the one in reference, but one ought
to be enough to picture the true nature of
this landsman, who in my honest opinion
would bassly betray ths aliens trust
of his adherents and for a long time to
nevertheless competent countryman of
ours ever aspire to as elevated an Office as
member of congress. Do not misunder-
stand me for doubt not in the least but
what that there are Scandinavians in this
country who would serve their constit-
uency ably and faithfully in congress, but
the past record of Nelson indicates that it
is to the welfare of the country, and this
district in particular, to elect him to stay
at home. When you elect countryman
for congress, elect one who will reflect
credit on the country he sprung from. Use
your better Judgment and do not let the
pride of getting a countryman into the
halls of congress be the sole motive in
your choice, but first ascertain if he is the
right man.
Nelson's oratorical powers have been
loudly praised by his adherents. Indeed
it was said by the Hon. Fl. L. Gordon that
none could cope successfully with Ignatius
Donnelly in the state legislature except
Knute Nelson. Indeed, he made sorry
proof of the pudding when he spoke al
Hartly's hall the other night. 1 think
Ignatius could get there way ahead. Does
knute Nelson speak Norwegian? I SUP:
pose so, OF else he would have been obliged
to hire an interpreter for the poor set
tiers, whose claims he must obtain for thu
Manitoba company, but the fact is, that
at the 18th of May, the 4th of July, fol
the Norwegian, at Fergus Falls, he adres
sed the Norwegians in English. Iwonde,
if they didn't tumble. What would they
think if they knew he could have addressed
them in Norwegian on that occasion
above all others. Those who
know Knute Nelson claim he
will have no particular truck with the poor
man or give him any show at all. That
he is domineering and assumes an aristo-
cratic distance towards those who are his
interiors in circumstances, and I think
that man who is not friend of the poor
can never possess fitting qualities to help
administer to their wants.
! Did we not come from the shores of
Scandinavia to this country because we
had heard of its free institutions and COM
parative easy way of gaining an indepen-
dence. Did we not leave a country more
or less impeded with aristocratic and
| domineering conditions. Here we find we
can place good men in Office if we want to
and thus each and all help to carry
on the intentions of the constitution,
the equal of which was never drafted
by man, of this great republic, which name
was SO dear to us long before we finally
mustered courage to sever the old connec-
tons and cast our lot in the land of the
free. Let US not misuse our right and
equality by voting for countryman just
because he is such, without first earnestly
inquiring into, and become satisfied with
his claim to,our support.
The only thing that the Pioneer Press
and the Nelson faction generally is charg-
ing to Mr.. Kindred is that he betrayed the
confidence of the railroad company when
in a position of trust. After all it must
have cost the p. P. some anxiety, or at
least hesitancy, to inaugurate this persist
emit warfare against Mr.. Kindred, for to do
SO MI. Power, then the chief of the
land department for the Northern Pacific
and now in the same position on the st.
| Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railway,
must necessarily be connected, but the
P. p. let Power down quite easy some
time since, for they have been advised that
it would not do to mix up Mr.. Power any
more, so Mr.. Kindred will have to stand
the brunt alone.
1t is a remarkable fact that the Mani
toba company could think of employing
Mr.. Power after this company preferred