Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-01
induced them to make their homes in tais

country.
Our Republican friends with policy,
which We neither criticise nor condemn,
have invited them to places of official
trust which We believe they have generally
adorned. The force of circumstances
made them Republicans. These sugges-
tions, as we before stated, are peculiarly
applicable to Scapdinayians, because i'm
migration by people of that origin scarcely
antedstes the date of this address by
quarter of q century.
The United States census reports for
1880, as compiled by the Commissioner
of Statistics for this State, published in
1882, show its population in that year to
have been 7SO,773. OF this population
513,097 were native and 267,676 foreign
born. The proportion of foreign to ne-
tive population since 1880, has largely in
creased in favor of the former. German
immigration is largely made up of those
who have been residents of other States.
Scandinavian is mostly from the Mother
Countries. large segment of the Ger
man population left the Democratic Or
ganization in 1856. Sumptuary laws, in
reference with social customs, what may
be called personal legislation, instigated
and abetted by the Republican party di-
rectly undermining the theory of our gov
eminent, which guarantees the largest
freedom of thought and action consistent
| with the good order of society-leaving
every man "fres to be happy and be wise
end free to worship God''-has restored to
Us the large mass CT our German popula-
ton.
Such has not been the cese with the
Scandinavians. BIT that manly, intelli-
gent and adaptive race-it is believed
have without effort and against predilec-
lions, planted by false information,
reached the criais OF revolt from politi-
cal fealty which necessarily involves a sur
render OF personal rights and ultimates in
Yassaiage.
These suggestions are deemed proper
and are forced from US by the tactics OF
our adversary directed especially against
the head of our ticket, Adolph Bisrmann,
scandinavian. The Press, the orators,
toe private espondsnce of leaders
make the staple OF campaign efusions
that our candidate is a Scandinavian, and
wxa nominated to capture the vote Of that
race. Honorable Knute Nelson, our hon
orsd and honorable representative in Con-
grsss, is making the country precincts
vocal with the know-nothing Shibboleth.
We have some authority for claiming thas
even Mr.. Nelson was bolter and secured
his election by direct appeals to his coun-
tryuen. IL this be true, it contrasts
strangely with his present utterances. We
have some authority for stating that Gov.
Hubbard has upon at least two distin-
guished occasions, bolted-abetted such
conduct, and that he too is appealing di-
reclly to the Scandinavian element" for
it's support.
The Democracy does appeal to and does
solicit votes from the Scandinavians and
from all natlonalities. We expect acces-
sions of votes from Mr.. Biermann's coun-
trymen. He was nominated with that ex-
pectat1on and for the paramount reason
that he is a man of first rate gifts and &C
Observation-Disclosures his instincts were
with US when the hospitable shores of
America received him-because he fought
in the ranks rs Democrat as he fought
in the ranks of the Union Army-loobing
upon the flag and its tslismGnic scripture
rather than the paymas,ers roll or the
officers button.
We regret this defamation about race.
1t is tardy battle cry reminiscent of the
church burners.
All men who have the right to vote have
a claim upon the Offices which voters be
stow. 1t would be solecism in politics
to exclude nearly one-half of our voting
population from sharing the high places,
becsuse they are foreigners.
This nomination was given to Mr.. Bier
mann without his solicitation. 1t was due
to him after the proceedings of the State
convention. He was there defeated by
tri1ling majority and in the circumstances
no other c,adida'e could SO perfectly have
met the wishes of that convention. We
make no disparaging allusion to Governor
Hubbard, but VIC challenge comparison
with Mr.. Biermann in all the gifts which
accredit the nen and equip the officer.
His associates upon the ticket are worthy
of the society. Our platform is breviary
Of Democratic principles. The ticket
"means business" Democrats are in rank
and the ranks are serried.
There is no disaffection. The "bubbling
cry" OF few hybrids-paid mendIcants
who leave home where they are known to
stir opposition among Irish Democrats
we pass By as the idle wind" firmly be-
lieving that the sixth of November will
restore the commonwealth of Minnesota
to its first estate"
NJ. DORIAN,
Chairman Democratic State Central Com.