St. Paul daily globe., 1886-10-25

embryo, in the commonwealth. Should
he be elected forever, should he even be re-
elected once, simply because during his adj
ministratOn somebody waves red flag and
schooIboy and an old lady or two are shot
by the militia? If so, must he be re- elected
every time thats happens? At that rate the
governor could well afford to have a red
flag circus about the end of every term.
Such are some of the questions which
thoughtful voters are asking themselves.
and their sentiment may be analysed thus:
IT IS NOT DENIED
that Gov, Rusk did what he believed to be
his duty but this, by itself, is no more
reason for re-electing him than similar
state of fact would be for continually re-
electing every otlfer officer who did what
he thought was his duty; in word, the
executive does not hold during good be-
havior, but for stated term. and the sin
dorsement' dodge is played out. The de-
feat of Gov. RuSk would not mean dis
approval of his fierce attitude towards
the telephone in the Milwaukee armory
during the Bay View trouble. 1t would
mean simply that when Gov. Rusk has had
two terms he has had enough. Besides
this sentiment, which is doubtless general,
there is another sentiment. akin to it. pc
culiar to this pinery region. Five years
ago Republican governor filled this city
with troops and hemmed it in with bayO-
nets because, f0rsooth, the 1900 or 5000
toilerS in the saw mills refused to
work twelve hours and more a day and
certain capitalists thought the boys
couldn't be trusted not to burn the town
upon whose chief industry they depended
tor support. This has never been forgot
ten by the laboring men of this section.
They can. perhaps. be pardoned for having
their little quiet feeling in regard to any
man whose chief claim to public favor is
his readiness, with lead and steel, when
ever labor withholds its hand from
UNREQUITED TOLL
and raises it in an appeal for readjustment
of its relations with capital This senti-
ment among the workingmen of this region
may do Gov. Rusk injustice, but it exists.
and it is sentiment which comes from a
source of the strongest kind-personal ex-
perience in asking for bread and being Of
fered bayonets. The labor troubles of this
section were over wears ago, and between
employers and employed exists mu-
tual harmony and confidence, because
they know each other better than they did;
but the prejudices caused by the old condi-
tiOns Of diScOrd have not passed away, al
though those conditions themselves have
disappeared. Although we may never have
bayonets again in the Chippewa valley, the
laboring men of this region have excuse for
deep-seated feelings of their own
against bayonets anywhere else. Are
they too ready to believe, because
troops were needlessly and un-
justly arrayed against them, that, there
fore, the military arm was probably un-
justly put forth at Milwaukee? If the
question, whether or not the firing on the
crowd at Bay View was justifable, be at
all debatable, the wOrkingmen of this
region will be prone to decide in the mega
tive.
THE PROHIBITIoNISTS.
Besides all this. the Republicans are
having terrible time with the Prohibi-
tionists, who will cast a big vote. To
stem the tide, Hon. II. 81. GILES, of the
state board of charities, always strong
temperance man, has been sent forth.
Holding state Office under the Republican
administration, he can't refuse to hustle
around for the good cause. He was form
erly leader of the Prohibitory Amendment
association, but now he holds up his hands
in horror at the third party. He is COM
ing up into this district next week to beg
the Prohibitionists his old associates, to
vote for Rusk. An annoying state of af-
fairs has developed at the city of Augusta,
this county, where he speaks Monday
evening. 1t appears that as a member of
the state board of charities, he has promised
his influence to get the proposed county in
sane asylum located there instead of at
this city, provided all his Prohibition
brethren will turn in and vote the Republi
can ticket 1t is not known whether or
not he will give the Eau Claire Prohibition
lists the same kind of taffy. 1t is sign Of
the desperate struggle which the Republic
cans are making for the Prohibition vote.
Thew know they need it.