Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-03
4 Scandinavian Ticsc of the Situation.

iIra1Slat1On.
Editor -''Svenska Folkets Tidning.''
BBANERD, Oct II, 18S2.-Referring to the
struggle now going or between the congressman
in the Fifth district, the undersigned who is of
the opinion that one and all ought to have a.
right to place his vote il the ballot box accord
ing to his OWN judgment, begs leave to impart
the following:
Here in this city is the home of one of the
aforementioned candidates for congress, namely.
the generally famous Kindred, who now is rack
ing his brains as to who will be victorious in
| the struggle. To this end he has. shame to say.
entlced a few Norwegians, who have been detailed
to spread dirty hes about cur friend Knute Mel
son, and at the public places (saloons) to treat
those who come and go gratis, until they finally
promise to vote for Kindred at the coming cleo
ton Kindred had on the 10th inst. arranged
meeting at Hartley's hall, where the majority of
the audience were Finlanders, who, if they
would not go along, were pulled by the arm and
promised plenty of drinks. if they would only
hurrah for Kindred, to which they were instruct
ed by saloon-keper Eckblom, who undertook to
trouble with this scraping together.
The meeting was evidently designed for those
in the audience who could understand English,
but these constituted the minority. the others
knew nothing but that there was good drunk
in waiting for them at the invitation of Kindred
Hartly ard Others. These persons, although
they old settlers, here, must not criticise
too hard, as they are altogether too limited to be
susceptible to sensible undertaking.
At the meeting committee was formed with
| a view of engaging votes. This COMMITTEE
consisted of these lEnorent men with Eckblom
as moderator, Painter Duffra as vice chairman.
p. SOqvrguist as president, MILAN vice president
ect All these, ! believe, in same relation to
Kindred as is the ladle to the pot. Neither can
l comprehend how sensible person can give
his vote for Kindred, for riches are not the reuu
site for congressman, but rather genuine
knowledge, good name and readiness of ex-
preston, in which he is altogether wanting. The
promises he now gives his adherents are of
course empty words, which he Will not be re-
minded of after election if he wins or not
Therefore, all who belong to the Fifth district
and who will vote at the next election, think
well who is the person most fit for the Office. for
1t Is interesting to all of us that it is filed by
competent man.
This Will answer for this time, but should
Kindred elsewhere use the same tactics as here,
should 1t ever elsewhere be found that this sort
OF persons, who are small enough to sell their
votes for glass Of beer to an altogether incOm-'
potent man. then hope to see them exposed in
your honored paper public nuisances. Should
any one take the foregoing amiss hope he will
please me by replying, providing he does SO in
decent language, and he shall not long wait for
an answer. AGAPEIUS.
The foregoing from KIN light of Scandi-
navia. who seems to be only too well posted
and no doubt thinks himself infallible as
to correct understanding of the political
questions of to-day. As to the meeting of
the club referred to, he must either have
been absent, in which case he has taken his
informant veracity for granted, or else if
present, did net catch on, as he got the
proceedings sadly mixed up and gives him
self badly away.
But don't the Finlanders catch it though,
with the rest, as viewed from his exalted
position, as trumpeter in the wilder
ness, if they would not go along
voluntarily, force must be employed.
The only thing to be wondered at is that
the Finlander did not put head on the
and Eckblom particularly, who |
undertook, to use his own words-this !
scraping together, thus comparing |
this class of people to nothing |
but rubbish, very fine compliment to
these people, who have come to our shores |
to gain an independence by honest labor |
and economical habits, and right here |
will say. in defense of these Finlanders.
who are looked down upon and sneered at
by a few of these smart and self-impor5ant
Scandinavians Nelson men of course).
that they are an industrious class of peo-
pie, good and faithful workmen, who. like
the rest of the emigrants from that part of
The country, are deficient in the
English language, but are Just
rs apt to learn it as any one.
They live economically and pay their bills,
md, altogether, Brainerd is none the worse
off for this recent influx of these honest
md industrious people, the sneers of the
Nelson men Notwithstanding.
The order of business at the meeting re-
erred to was as follows: Election of Off
'ers. P. Laququist. president; Mr.. Duffra,
sckblom and Gustafson, vice presidents;
md A. Nahum, secretary.
The audience was addressed in the Swed-
sh and Norwegian language, and not in
English as Mr.. Critic insists. Too bad
hat Kindred, Hartley and others must be