The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-10

American foreign affairs are now
protected by a Curt(a)in.
Did Virgins ever predict anything
like the weather of last week!
1t is said that the Grey Fox of the
Sauk Valley is after that senatorial
chicken, himself.
Some one should advise Governor
Hubbard not to play Little Red Rid
ing Hood to Charley Gilman's wolf.
Mr.. Nelson's bill providing for the
northern judicial District of MINES
ota, is good one ,and ought to become
law.
There seems to have been consider
able Payne experienced In the Ohio
Legislature over the selection of a
U. s. Senator.
In making his appointment Cover
nor Hubbard should remember that
bullion counts for more than brains
in the US. Senate.
Senators Logan, of Illinois, VIII.
liams, of Kentucky. and our cultured
friend Stetson, of Boston, are not on
very good terms with Lindley Murray.
If Biermann had been elected he
would have been under obligations.
probably, to appoint st. Paul demo-
crat to the vacant Senatorship. There
is some consolation in his defeat
after all.
AT The democratic caucus held last
Tuesday night to nominate a candi-
date to succeed Hon. Geo. II. Pendle-
ton, in the United States Senate
Henry B. Payne, of Cleveland, cap
tured that honor.
Wonder if any one mentioned Sena-
tor Rice or District Attorney Arctan-
der to the Governor for the Senator
ship. klndiyohi county. like the
masher in the song, could be happy
with either. if t'other were away.
If those who have done the party
good service are to be rewarded, we
would suggest that the Governor pass
not over, too lightly, the elemental
Gordon in his search for good and
true man to fill McMillan's place.
The state prison at Saltwater was
partially destroyed by fire on January
Sth. The origin of the fire is not at
present known; but the workshops
belonging TO the state were wholly
destroyed. Senator Sabin loses but
little.
1t is actually rumored that our
friend Of telegraphic notoriety, Flet-
cher. has brought his battering rams
to bear on the Governor for Nc
MILAN 5 place. Wenever could under
stand why the Fates allowed Fletcher
to escape FROM that HI Of fix.
Tell you what, suppose the Cover
nor appoint Kindred! Sabin and Kin
dred! That sa team to be proud of ,and
how gratefulthe fifthdistrict would be!
1t would end boiling for the next few
years, and would make the present
member his own successor by right of
inheritance.
Senator Edmunds wants to try
another bill on the Mormon question.
1t may not be polite to call attention
to the fact. but the constitution guar
antees the Mormons the undisturbed
right to practice their (villainous if
you wilD faith, as it is by them un-
derstood.
Ex-senator Augustus C. Dodge who
died a short time ago, represented
Iowa as democrat in the U. S. Senate
forty years ago. At this same time
Gen. .Dodge's father represented Wis
consin in the senate. This is the only
instance in our history when ia ther
and son served in the same senate to-
gether.
If the Governor would do a genteel
act we recommend that he honor the
socalled democracy of Ramsey county
which SO unanimously combined to
defeat the Governor late opponent
fol- the gubernatorial chair, by up.
pointing one of the savory crowd to
the U. S. Senate, there to cohoot with
Malone and Riddleberger. Common
gratitude demands this of the Cover
nor, for. beyond question, it is to these
mongrel democrats that Governor
Hubbard owes his election.
Senator Sabin dined with Mr.. Mer-
riam last week, and spent the night
with the banker. Doubtless under the
mellowing after-dinner influences to
which we are all susceptible, the
question of the w ashburn and Mac.
MILAN succession was satisfactorily
settled. There is nothing like post
prandial influences to enable one to find
out what's wanted and who wants i t..
That the st. Paul Banker has the in :
side track may be taken for granted.
Merriam is not q bad fe How and Min
nesotahas been represented in congress
by much-very much less brains than
senator Sabin's host for one night only.
1t would be a bitter pill to hundreds
of thousands of Garfield republicans
to have Arthur put in nomination for
the presidency. Thousands Of them
would not vote for him. The stalwart
fight on Garfield has not been forgot
ten or forgiven. The strain Of events
which it produced brought Guiteau to
the bloody deed which cost Garfield
months of anguish, and plunged the