The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-10-19
DEMOCRACY STUNNED.
Advice of the Leading Catholic
Organ of Minnesota.

of the Leading Catholic
Organ of Minnesota.
Northeastern Chronicle, Oct. IL. The
State ticket in Minnesota for the year
1883 suggests some serious thoughts
rs to political. status which the wire
pullers and the caucus leaders of the
Democratic party usually allow to
votes. We premise
our remarks with the statement that
we find no fault with the principles
of Democracy, and we would be sOr.
ry to cast the least discredit upon the
party so far as embodies those prin. |
ciples. We are dealing with the men
who cOvet the spells of victory and |
put themselves forward to lead the
party through its battles. The State
ticket of the present year was plainly
gotten up with view to win by
strong appeals to the sympathies of
separate natiOnalities. The organs
of the Democratic party more than
confess tins fact. We are ourselves
totally opposed to Il proceeding OF
this kind. We vote as American
citizens, for the common veal of our
American government, and. i'm loyal.
ty to the flag which protected us, to
the constitution which secures TO us
the right of suffrage, we should have
but one single consideration before
us when we do vOtc--tbe good of our
common government. TO vote in
America for Irishmen, or Germans,
OF Scandinavians, or Frenchmen be
cause they belong to one or another
of these natiOnalities, is to proclaim
that we are not citizens of America,
and that American liberty becomes
merely with us means to advance
the interests of some foreign country.
The fitness of the man for the office
in America should be the sole appeal
for our votes which we would permit.
To exclude candidate because of
his original nationality would he an
act no less un-American and should
also be construed as dislOyalty. When
man. of whatever race he may
come, is made citizen of the United
States he should bear himself in all
things like an American citizen, and
he nnreservedly accepted as such by
ali his fellow citizens.
The appeal, however, to separate
matIOnalities has been made by the
Democratic party, and i'm the light of
the appeal Instantaneous can read
their assumed value i'm the DemOcra.
tic political market. The candidate
for Governor is A. Bierman, IL Sean
dinavian the candidate for State
Treasurer is John Ludwig, Ger
man the other candidates are native
American. Votes are needed for the
success of the ticket. Due attention
is required to secure them, and the
slate makers accordingly look around
for German, Scandinavian ard native
American candidates. But what of
| Irish. American voters, the everlast-
ing followers of the Democratic par
ty, who have borne for it the heat of
summer and the cold of winter, who
are ever ready to rally around its
banners in danger and defeat as well
rs in its hours Of hOpefulness AMI
victory? Oh, don't mind the Irish.
it is said; we own them, and the
mere crack of the party whip will
bring them into line; no use is there
to deprive ourselves of portion of
our promised booty for the sake of
the Irish. Not only is this the mean
ing of the action of the Democratic
party in Minnesota for 1888 toward
Irish A mericans; it is the meaning of
the party towards them always and
everywhere. We call attention to
the fact now because i'm the present
campaign the leaders have put forth
their minds before the public i'm a
more distinct and more undeniable
cOlOrings than they have done for Il
long time previously.
TO their Irish dupes the DemOcra.
tic leaders now, as ever. will prattle
about loyalty TO party lines, adher-
ence to strict principle, etc., etc.
How they themselves esteem loyalty
to party and adherence to principles
can be seen by their maneuverings to
catch the Scandinavian vote. The
Scandinavian population in Minneso.
ia, it is well known in 90 cases out of
100 has been i'm the past unreservedly
Republican. To-day the Democratic
cry to them is: Vote the Democratic
ticket; Bierman is Scandinavian ;
his opponent, Hubbard, is native
American he Scandlnavians in
America, and not Americans, and let
Republican Herty principles 60 to the
wind.
We challenge contradiction to our
statement that Irish voters very sci.
dom and rather never receive justice
or fair treatment at the hands Of the
Democratic leaders. Hence Irish
men are but very barely found in
high State or national positions
through the country. The Republl.
cans, of course, offer them no Offices,
because they oppose the Republican
party with all their might. And the
Democrats, feeling certain of their
support whether they deal out to
them kicks or kisses, waste no hon.
Ors or profits upon them. Even i'm
exceptional cases when Irishmen
have forced recognition of their
claims upon the party slate makers,
at the polls their fellow Democrats
have abandoned them and preferred
to an Irish Democrat non.Irish Re.
publican. we do not forget the cases
of Herman and Grace in New York.
The evil we complain of is grievous
and Irishmen owe it to their self.re-
spect to apply a remedy. The matter
rests with themselves. They must
either assert their own power in such
IA plain manner that party leaders can
no longer afford to overlook them, or
consent To be forever more in the
party the tame and servile hewers of
wood and drawers Of water for the
willy representatives of other nation
alities.
Blue EARTH COUNTY has not had
Sheriff since its organization who
has given better general satisfaction
than Mr.. Monks, and this fact will he
verified by the large majority which
will he accorded him MANY we'll in