Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05
The County Elections.

The only men on the PEOPLES ticket
who we're elected being candidates
who did not hive the active opposfftion
of the Democratic bosseA Sisaor,
Richardson and CT yde we re elected on
the ticket, and on the Democratic
ticket Stoll, Ellenbecker, Staples, M i.
Donald, Rasicot and Preb1e were sitc-
.ce-asfnl, ithe majori.ies of stoll and Ell
sleqabecker being about 7pp, and the
maiorities of the others being from
l65'to $50, The defeat ofthe Peoples
tickets,s owing to the traachery and
inactivity Of some Republican candi-
dates, who IA tura received the sup
OF the Democrats on the straight
ticket, and to tie opposition ofthe Re
pnhlicans, for divers reasons, a large
amount Of money was brought into the
county in the interests ofJp Williams
and, because the candidates upon the
Peoples ticket would not support him
forjudSe, that Influence was thrown
against tire ticket. VI. G.. Flynn, whose
election is due to the gallant support
given him by the friends of Houde,
Gravel and Street, and who had agreed
to make his fight in company with the
Peoples ticket, fonnd it ''po1icy" to
do otherwise, and, in his Republican
,strongholds the Peoples ticket was
sadly butchered. It is drawing it mild
to say that the men who did hin eff
,icient service in the campaign are not
pleased with his conduct. His course
was one Of the strongest elements that
contributed to the defeat Of the Peo-
pies ticket, and we hope his new made
friends will appreciate him. Had the
Republicans who we're pledged to the
Peoples ticket two weeks before the
election remained true to their prom
ises, kasicot, Stoll, Preble and Nc
Donald .wehld have been defeated.
Had % to 10 more Republican voters
in each Of the towns of Gree Prairie,
Motley, Little Falls, Swan River. Elm
Dale and Belle Prairie done their duty,
the Democratic party in Morrison
county would to-day be democrat
ICED and divided, and the Republican
party would have been in shape to
hereafter control large share of the
offices Of the county. But they chose
otherwise, and the Democratic party
Is united now and will remain SO. 1t
will not again De possible to get any
large number of Democrats to support
Republican candidate, aad ut will
serve the Republicans right. For
years the Republicans have secured
the help of Democrats to elect an &C.
casional Ulcer, bat when it comes to a
question Of helping a Democrat, who is
returning the favor, or of helping one
who is openly opposed to them, the
latter is preferred; and there can be
no logical reason for ding so. The 200
Republicans who voted the straight
Democratic ticket last Tuesday did
more to sSlidify the Democratic party
than they will realize until another
election is held. Many pro minent
Democrats who favored the Peoples
ticket will never again vote for Re-
publican under any circumstances, and
it is from this class of men that the
help that has heretofore elected a few
Republicans has always come. Every
Republican who desired to see his
party interes IS advanced should have
worked and voted for the Peoples
ticket; but they fouad it for their per-
soral interests to DO otherwise, and
the opportunity Of a decade is gone,
The element of Republicans. headed
by j. H. Rhodes, who have always as
sisted the Democrats, were in their old
place again of course, buff they had
not had large accessions from those
who encouraged the Peoples ticket
they would have fought for the Dem
ocrats in vain this year.
That the scheme of a Peoples ticket
was good one is shown from the fact
that the majori,ities of the Democratic
candidates were cut down to less than
halt The party majority. Had a straight
ticket BEEN put in the field by the
Republicans it is probable that every
one OF the candidates would have been
defeated, and the Democrats who are
now elected would certainly had greatly
increased mlorities. Mcdonald, Rasicot
Staples and Preble would each had over
500 majority, and even the PEOPLES
ticket could not defeat them under the.
circumstances The. element Of liepub,
licans who voted for them this time
would have favored to a great extent
and their Democratic support would
have been almost solid, The Republi-
cans who will make any promises
necessaJ to carry their POINTS in the first
part of the campaign and : then work
with the straight Democrats at the
election have played thas game for the
last time, and hereafter whatever voice
they have in the party they will have TO,
win by fighting. Compromises with
those Republicans are all one sided, and
n favors are never returned: :, 1t is war in
the Republican party hereafter and an
open one instead OF a, sneaking sell out.
It's q good deal more honorable and we
would rather be knocked out in the start
and stay out than to be knitted when it
ia too late 10 arrange anew campaign It
is easy to demoralize party and very
small element can accomplish great re-
suits in that direction, Attempts to
build up the party have been thwarted
4Ey men who have been honored by it,
and some Republicans will long RENE M