Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-19
POLITICAL UNDERGRADUATES.


POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE.
The Scamdinarians Wiz no Longer Tie
Themselves to tIte Republican Party
To the Editor OF the Globe:
LANEsBoRo, Mimi, Nov. II, 1683.-Sir:
l have purposely abstained from political
letter writing during the late electoral
campaign, but now that the smoke and
dust of the conflict has cleared away, and
Gov. Hubbard is reelected, permit me to
say few words on behalf of my much
abused Scandinavian fellow countrymen.
1t is unnecessary to recall the facts of
Mr.. Biermann's nomination. They are
part of the state history. 1t is equally
unnecessary to refer to the manner in
which Gov. Hubbard received his first
nomination-that is historical. We are
met by important items, Gov. Hubbard's
majority over highly estimable and
| we'll known citizen was $4,000, over one
| comparatively unknown from 1900 to
$4,000 less. Before the election the Re-
publican papers, like the boy
whlstllng aloud to keep up his
courage, we've proclaiming that there
| and that Hubbard's majority would be the
usual one. Now they declare that the
Scandinavian vote has no political conse-
quence, and is simply the result of ma
| tionality.
In labored editorial published in the
Pioneer of last Monday, the handwriting
on the wall is visible to the editor, and
with evident reluctancy ne sees the "Mene
| tekeI Of ba
OF Minnesota so far as Scandinavian sup
port is concerned. He is right. We have
been for too long time "hewers of wood
and drawers of water" TO the Republicans.
! On the last election day, in the streets of
this town, amid ths congratulations of an
admiring thropg, prominent Republican
politician tainted US with being seattle"
to be bought and sold as whim might die
tate. We have our own feelings-we
read, we think, We act. We feel
the obloquy We have hitherto incurred by
being the too subservient slaves of DoI1t-
ical leaders. During the last campaign
we we're constantly asked, "What do you
want? Kitteison is state officer, Knute
Nelson is member of congress-the Re
publican party has always acknowledged
i your claims"
We say that We are not greedy of lucre
and spoil; that we have been honest and
upright in the support of the Republican
| party, but when we see it's leaders trading
and traficing to secure a nomination.
when we saw Gov. Hubbard's friends max
ing an open bargain and sale of the high
est offices in our state, those of the su
preme bench, we opened our eyes in
| alnaZement.
Allow me to ask your attention to the
past; to our history. Some years ago the
Republicans of this state ordered a special
election respecting the Minnesota railroad
state bonds. In the counties of Isanti
and Chisago the Hon. Senator Folsom and
| Hon. d. Anderson, of the legislature,
worked hard with the Soandinavians TO SC
cure their support for the measure but
they failed, and the next fall
Mr.. Anderson did not secure a nomination.
At the next congressional election Hon. p.
MagnUs, editor of the Isanti County Press.
led an opposition to DR.. Stewart So warm
did the feeling become that Hans Nation
and VIM. Window had to be sent up to
bring tbs refractory ones back into Re pub
| c Traces.
st the next election for that district
comprising East Eennepin, Anoka and
Isanti; the Democrats brought forward B.
Brown and DIR. DeCousins, and by the aid of
Scandinavian votes, one of them, Mr.
Brown, was elected and the other, third on
the list.
This goes to show that the feeling
against blind servitude to the Republican
party is not of recent growth with US, but
cropped out years ago.
Take the southern tier of counties-the
present editor of the Albert Lea .Standard
is an able politician. He understands how
to trim his sails to catch the breezes. One
year ago he worked with US successfully to
get our votes against Milo White; then he
took the side of nationality; now the con-
trary. We do not quite understand this and
are not satisfied with what we are told is
machine politics. We do not like Gov.
Hubbard. We have tried him two years. |
We do not admire his refusal to be sworn
IN as governor IN order to allow what we |
consider a steal to be contaminated. We !
think that Was dishonest. We do not like !
his giving pardon TO criminals at Mime |
aoolis and Houston county. We think |
that showed feeble-mindednes and inca
pacity, and to say the least we feel that
most Of MS appointments to Office have
indicated leaning toward q system of |
corruption Of which we disapprove.
We voted for Mr.. Biermann. not he
cause he was Norwegian, but because he |
has proved himself true man |
Ii Mr.. McNair had been |
the candidate We should have votad |
the same way. We have begun to thiuk |
and We intend to act. If it is no disgrace |
to Democrat to become Republican, it
Is none to Republican to change.
Mr.. Editor, speak on behalf of my |
countrymen. We are not going any lon |
ger to be led by name in national matters.
or state matters, or county matters. We
VIII vote for the best men. And if the
Democrats put up for the Office of presi-
dent better man than the Republicans,
We, In Fillmore county, will vote fer him.
We are tired Of being harnessed to the
chariot wheels of Miunesota Pharoahs,
even if they be old line Republicans. We
have had good fill of Republican corrup
ton and know our strength. Let both par
ties be wise, act in honor and justice, and
We shall respond to our best judgment.
NoEsKI.