Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-17
A SCANDINAVIAN VIEW,

Il DUhlgDlNhI lin TIEW.
Very Sensible Argument in Behalf of Bier
Editor Budstikken
Allow me, through your paper, to have
"my say" in regard to the duties of Scan
dinavian Republicans in the coming state
election. That may not be accused of
being Democrat, let me say that, in our
family there is not now nor never has been
Democrat, or one who has voted Dem
ocratic ticket. I am by birth an American,
and there is no wish on my part to make
any claims, nor ask for any advantage on
account of nationality. But there is now the
| Issue forced upon every voter, in whose
veins there is a drop of Scandinavian blood,
that, we are regarded as fit only to do the
bid ding of few American politicians, as
sisted by few Scandanavians who, once
in while, get little bone to pick, as pay,
for acting as bell wethers, to lead the rest
of the flock.
The only reason advanced by Republi
can party journals achy the present Repub-
lican ticket as whole should be supported
is: LIST. The party served the
Union, twenty year ago. I'd. The
party freed four millions of negro slaves
twenty years ago. Third. Fathered the
homestead law, a little later; those are at
| the reasons given, SO far as have been
able to learn. certainly feel proud to
think Of the first two reasons. I served
continuously from September II, 1861, to
November %, 1866. as one OF Uncle Sans
soldiers, but fail to see where that affects
Minnesota politics for this year.
Now why do American politicians treat
US as fools? Either there are reasons why
we should, as republicans, swallow any dose
that is put before Us, or there are none.
Now if there is any, talk to rs like rational
human beings and let us know why, but
| don't tell us shout our grandfather, or Our
father, but tell Us what good the republican
party has done, sometime within the mem.
| DRY of man. What is the issue now? Gen.
Grant was our best man for president in
| 1868, also in 1872, but there was no reason
| for forcing him on the country in 1880,
and the younger and better element in the
| party would not be dashed into the traces
by old "party hacks" and it gave short
lease of life to the Republicans.
Had Garfield lived, the party would again
have become live and progressive organ
ization. The assassin's pistol settled the
only life that could then lead the party
forward. machine" politicians again be-
gan to pass resolutions about what we
had done, caucus packing and the trickery
of carrying conventions was again the
stock in trade of our Office holders. Now
it is easy to grumbIe, but harder to give
good reasons for being either Republi
can or Democrat nowadays. Why
should Scandinavian Republicans vote for
Hubbard? For my pant, do not know
any reason. unless it should be that he has,
had but one term, and if that is all, it is
rather poor reason. Because we have
voted solidly for the Republican candid
| ates, does that signify that we must al
| ways do so, right or wrong? Was there a
| resolution introduced in the late state con-
vention deprecating the prevailing Gus
tom Of Republicans to bolt caucus and
convention DEGREES? Was it not tabled by
handsome majority? What does that
mean to us, but this one thing: eff you
are not satisfied with these nominees, you
need not vote for thsm." The party
''bosses" say, that the Democratic party
only insulted US when they put Scan
dinavion at the head of their ticket, be-
cause-say the wise men-''they only did
that to catch your votes" Now what
have the Republicans put
Charles Kittleson on the ticket for?
Only to catch your uotes, that is all. Only
they, the Republicans, do not grade us
| as high as do the Democrats. Does the
reader remember, few years ago, when
Grinager was candidate for treasurer,
and John s. Irgens for secretary of
state, THO friends of both of these gen
tlemen were early informed that they
| must make choice between them?
Why? Because we were only entitled to
| one on the ticket; and yet those same
men prate about not Juggling national
| ity into politics. Suppose.go Scandina-
VANS should be candidates before a Re-
| publican convention for all the Offices
| from governor to railroad commissioner,
| is there an idiot big enough in Minnesota
| to believe any such ticket could be either
nominated Or elected by the Republicans
| Tor Democrats either) unless we were
| strong enough to do it ourselves.
and that is the secret of
this whole business. Whenever we teacn
them to treat US like others, then and not
until then, can we bury the nationality
| question in Minnesota. Last fall in this
| ''bloody fifth" Mr.. Nelson was elected by
| Scandinavian votes, now it is expected
that Mr.. Nelson will control us like SO
many sheep. Knute Nelson is gentlman
good lawyer and will undoubtedly make
good congressman, but for all that, a
| few of US do not like to be owned even by
so good man as he is. Gen. Flower,
has lately requested Mr.. Nelson to make
few campaign speeches. Mr.. Nelson an
swers, that he has been Republican since
he was of age, that he believes the govern
ment safest in the hands of the party that
saved 1t and freed four million slaves, and
that he does not believe that any who are
Republicans from principle have now
any valid elaine to bolt the party or any
of its candidates, and that he will stalk to
the people, further particulars see small
bills. Now there is no question but that
Mr. Nelson will make some speeches-he
must-Saul has slain his thousands, but
David holds over him. Nelson is but
Saul, yet he may become David after a
whitley.
hope Mr.. Nelson will inform US when
Republican principles will allow us to bolt.
For he has bolted Republican nomina-