St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-01
An Attempt to. Rob Him Of His Well
Earned Laurels. ee--

When man is a candidate for Office on
the Republican ticket, and has served in the
army, It is heralded as a great credit, but If
he IS on the Democratic ticket, his having
been 2 faithful, patriotic soldier is almost a
crime. This rule is being applied to Hon.
a. Bierman, the Democratic candidate for
congress in the First district. He is de-
nouneed for having been in the army, and
assailed as clerk for sutler instead of the
gallant soldier he was. As refutation of
this his friends have Issued the following:
To Whom it May Concern
Know ye, that Adoph Bierman, a corporal OF
Captain A. Won Dachenhausen's company, (9th)
Second Battalion OF Veteran Reserve Corps vol
unteers. who was enrolled on the 18th day of
August, 1862, TO serve three years or during the
war, Is hereby discharged from the service of the
United States this 31st day Of August. 1865, at
Louisville, KY, by reason Of expiration OF term
Of enlistment No objection to his being re-
enli'ted Is known TO exist.#
Ssd Corp. Adolph Biermau was born Ia Chris
tiania. in Norway, is nineteen years OF age, five
/ feet eleven and a half inches high, brown COM
plexion, blue eyes, light hair, and by occupation,
when enrolled, n farmer.
Given at Louisville, Ky, this thirty first day
/ Of August, 1855. L. NJ. RUSSELL.
LIST Lieut.. 10th L. S S. c. Inf. a. c. N.
E%-sThis sentence will be erased should there
be anything in the conduct or physical condition
Of the soldier rendering him unfit for the army.
| a. G. o., No. 99.)
Trarsf. to Veteran Reserve Corps from Co
/ II" cath regiment, Wis. Vol. Inf. by gen. or
/ No. 2S3 Adj. Gen. o1ce Washington, ID. &. Aug
8, 1853.
We, the following ex-soldiers certify that we
have read the original dischdrge and this is a
/ true copy thereof. G.. HARGEsHIENEA,
formerly 23d Ills. oil. Inf.
E. A. soHwArz
formerly 27th Wis. Vol
A. D. ROBINSON,
| Co. II, 1877 n. Y. Vol.
Z. W. Cross,
late surg. MINI. Vol. INIT.
L. N. FABRIcK,
Srd Light Artillery
| ID. ii. WILLIAMS,
Lieut.. Col 4srd Ohio Vol.
L. MILLS,
5th Ind. Cavalry
]. K. KNAPP,
Co. X. 1st MINI. Cavl.
In further explanation OF above, there have
| appeared destinations in several newspapers
| claiming soldier Bierman entered the army for
mercenary purposes. etc, and in jnstice
to Mr.. Bierman in order 10 refute such unmitiga-
ted fssehOods, We will give a short sketch of his
history which are facts indisputabe, which we
know OF our own knowledge. Adoph Bierman
| ARMED in Milwaukee direct from Norway July
>, 1862 leaving the military school in Christana
for the sole purpose OF enlsting as q soldier in
the Union army. Drafting was going on in Wis
eonsin at the time Of his enlistment. and n
/ wealthy German butcher of Milwaukee being
drafted, offered Mr.. Herman as an alien, 81 900
In gold TO go as his substitute for one year. lie
spurned the offer with contempt and looked upon
II IS an insult. Does that look as If he en-
listed for mercenary motivess After his dis
charge in 1855 he remained in Milwaukee with
| an uncle till May 1865, when he returned 10 his
mother country, which was his intention when
he first came here. AS every young man builds
In his own mind his future, so did this young
man. After getting home to his parents and his
old home, his stay was brief AS a soldier fight
ing for thIs great and glorious country, to main
tain the Union, he had been imbued with such
feelings toward this great free country that he
turned within three months and came directly
to Rochester, Minnesota, where he has remained
ever since. We feel assured il is unnec-
essary 70 say anything About AdOlph BERN IN
since his residence among us, as it is a we'll
know fact he has the confidence OF all who know
him. He was the first Scandinavian elected to
an Office in Olmsted county. He was elected
three times in succession, and in 1876, while
Hayes electors received 900 majority in Olmsted
county, Adolph Bierman received 93S majority on
the Democratic ticket, This shows that the peo-
pie Of Olmsted county endorse Mr.. Bierman. Ii
may seem to many that Mr.. Bierman is an office
seeker, which is not the case, but the party
to which he belongs Is in the minority,
able, and most popular man for the
party's candidate, which was proved in
1882. No other candidate which had any
feeling at all, had courage enough to run i'm a
congressional district when the opposite party
candidate had 10000 for his opponent to over
come What was the result! Mr.. herman
after being forced on the ticket by the Demo
cratic congressional committee about two weeks
before election, reduced the Republican majority
OF his opponent 10 about 600. In the fall of
1883 Mr.. Bierman was again by the Democratic
committee forced to the head of the state ticket
as candidate for governor. The result is well
known 10 ali Of you. The counties comprising
the first congressional district gave Mr. Bierman
a majority Of 500. This shows plainly that a
party in the minority must always put forth its
best and ablest men in the party IL they wish
to succeed, while the party in power puts such
candidates as the bosses and machine direct
We can safely, and do il with perfect knowl-
edge OF the fact, recommend Adolph Bierman TO
an able, competent, honorable, honest and relia-
bic man, well fitted for the position we now hope
TO elevate him to. That he will represent the
people-nOt party machine, or bOsses-but the
people OF the district with honor and for the best
interest Of our state. Soldier, give your vote
for your brother soldier. Farmers give your
vote 10 your farmer friend. He tills the soil az
well as you. lie knows your interests as well as
you yourselves.
This is the last day to register. The regis