New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-15

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meetings of the club.
Apeculiar virtue in Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla is that while it cleanses and purges
the blood from all corruptions and inn
purities, and thereby roots out disease,
it builds up and invigorates the whole
system, and makes one young again.
The contracts for ditching in the
towns of Eden and Prairieville have all
been given out by Auditor Constans, he
having visited Golden Gate for that
purpose on the 30th ult. No contracts
were let for ditching in the town Of
Home.
A New Ulm Democrat who is too CO.
wardly to make known his name and
residence and cndeavors to shield his
identity by heading his communication
to the Sleepy Eye Herald ''Iberia" and
signing himself "A Republican" is ter
ribly disappointed because Mr.. H. A.
Subilia did not receive the Republican
nomination for Representative. Had
Mr.. Subilia received the nomination,
this same man would have been as Ii
beral with his abuse as he now is with
his praise. We have too much regard
for Mr.. Subilia to answer the Herald
correspondent. 1t is enough for us to
know that he is u bigoted New Ulm
Democrat who most strenuously oppos-
ed our election two years ago
For downright check the editor OF
the Sleepy Herald takes the cake. At
ter ridiculing the recent Republican
rally held in this city he proceeds to
inform his readers of the '.grandness'
of 1.-The recent Democratic rally in
Sleepy Eye. Now from all we can
learn-and our information comes
from Democratic sources-for superb
fizzle the recent Democratic rally in
Sleepy Eye was = success, but for moth
ing else. The speeches delivered by
Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Thornton were
as much at variance with, each other
as are the teachings of the two domi-
nent parties, and, of the two, Mr.. Ran
dali made much the best speech. At
ter Mr.. Thornton had spoken about ten
minutes the crowd commenced to thin
: out, and by the time he had concluded
not more than a dozen people were in
the hall to give those ''rousing cheers
for Cleveland and Hendricks. Mr..
Thornton himself concluded that, as a
political speaker, he was not success,
and it is doubtful if his managers will
. permit him to make another attempt to
explain, on the stump, why Congress
man Wakefield should not be continu-
ed in office.
: The worst thing that our Demo.
: cratic friends have so far urged a.
gainst our candidacy for Representa-.
: tive is that we are a friend Of the sol.
der, and that, besides interesting our.
) selves in behalf of the veterans Of the
, war, we are instrumental in taxing the
public for the maintenance Of a mill
E tia organization. This terrible ar.
, raingment of our shortcomings will NO
doubt have powerful influen ce with
, the patriotic citizens of Brown coun-
. ty, coming, as it does, from source
that has always been unfriendly to the
boys in blue. It is true, that in the
] last legislature, as chairman of the
committee on military affairs, we in.
: troduced a bill appropriating $4,000
Z for the maintenance of militia
force. The bill was drafted in &C.
cOrdance with the recommendations
made by Gov. Hubbard in his annual
message. 1t had the unanimous en-
dorsement of the committee, passed
. the House by vote of ayes 81, nays
20, and the Senate by vote of ayes So
! nays none. In charging us with the
: paternity af this bill our Democratic
friends must concede one of two things
T l-either the bill was meritorious or
J. it's face, or we exerted a powerful in
!. fuence III the legislature. But tt
show what the tenor Of the legisla
y ture was on this question we have on
: ly to refer to the fact that subsequent
~ another bill appropriating an add
: tional sum of $4,000 was introduced
. by Mr. Hartley of Brainerd, which al
so passed both bodies by very larg,
majorities. We do not make these
/, statements with view of defending
!. our course for we believe no defence
: is necessary, but as our opponents urg'
!. our friendship for the soldiers and on
% vote on these measures against our re
. election, we desire that the peopl
know the facts. Every State in th
= Union-both North and South-main
: tains militia force, and every on
4 acquainted with the history of TIT
United States knows that but for tn,
. militia organizations Of Massachu
;. setts and New York the rebels woul'
have surely captured Washington il
u 1851. So much on this subject. /
u our Democratic friends will investi
/ gate our legislative record furthe
e they will find that we were in our sea
Y every day of the session except whel