Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
THE SCANDINAVIAN PRESS,
The Budstikkcn the only Deserter in
Minnesota.
THE NORTHWESTERN

thinks it rather unjust that the Demo
cratic papers, in endcavoring to persuade
Scandinavians to vote for Bierman, hold
that eve will prove ourselves to be what
we often have been called, voting cattle,
if We now, when we have a chance to
show our Importance, politically speak
ing, desert our friend Bierman, and
blindly follow our political leaders"
Nov, it happens" continues the Nord-
vesten, that papers supporting the Re
publican ticket in full, use the same argu-
ment in case we vote for Bierman, merely
on account of his nationality, This kind
of augmentation, forever and ever re-
turning at the least provocation, is not
calculated to carry with it conviction at
any rate. Such arguments, we call them
slurs, may prove effective on some people,
but we would suggest that with us they
have not the desired effect. In this con-
nection let us remark that this paper al
ways has been, and will continue to be Il
Republican paper.
THE NORDEN
predicts that Gen. Hubbard will be elected
with rousing majority, Notwithstanding
that his opponent is a Scandinavian.
Most Republicans think he is entitled to
a second term and especially since at the
last election he was very popular candi-
date. There can be no reason in voting
for his opponent just because this op-
ponent happens to be Norwegian. Bier
man has had no chance to rrOve himself
capable to fill such prominent position
as that of Governor of Minnesota. Gen.
Hubbards qualifications are known, and
he is a Republican. Bierman's qualiti-
cations are not known, and he is Demo-
crat.
THE BUDSTIKKEN,
the only Scandinavian paper in Minnesota
that supports Bierman for governor, is
fearfully warlike just now
THE FERGUS FALLS UGEBLAD
announced that Hon. X. Nelson has, at
the request of the Republican central
committee, promised to take the stump
for the Republican ticket This refutes
the statement made by organs of Kindred
state to avoid taking any part in the cam
paign.
THE FOLKBLADET
openly charges the Scandinavian papers
that have taken up Bierman's standard,
with working in the interests of saloons
and liquor vendors, as the Democratic
party is in favor of free-whiskey
THE svENsKA FOLKETs TIDN1NG
says: It is with real satisfaction that we
day announce to our readers that the
majority Of the Norwegian press in the
West have declared for Hubbard and the
entire Republican ticket in Minnesota
For some time it really looked as if our
brethren had become infatuated with
the glowing prospect of electing Nor
wegian Governor, but fortunately, upon
second thought they seemed to have come
forth squarely on the side of the old par
ty. All the older. larger and more intlu-
entail Norwegian papers have been heard
from. No generally known and read paper
with the exception of BudstSkke2 has had
the face to advise it's readers to vote for
Bierman, and thus to act against their bet
ter conviction, simply because their polit-
ical opponents have been smart enough
to nominate Norwegian for Governor.
Still it cannot do any great amount of
harm. that Budstihken supports the Dem
Ocratic candidate, as this paper has long
been known to have no political creed.
The public will surely recollect that only
a few years ago the same paper supported
the Democrat McNair in Congressional
campaign. Its work did not elect that gen.
tleman, neither will Budstskltsn elect Bier
man 1t seems to US that our Norwegian
brethren have been favored by the Re-
publican party to a great extent more so
than have the Swedes. They have a
member of congress, State treasurer, and
lnnumerable representatives in less i'm
portant positions but still they must
have Norwegian governor Had there
been any possibility of .electing Bierman,