Morris tribune., 1888-04-11

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his own part"
Red Wing Republican,: Some think
Scheffer cannot be Republican
nominee because he is a low tariff
man. What if the majority Of the
convention should happen to be low
tariff men themselves:
Carver County News.-Appearances
indicate that the Farmers alliance
which has been lying quiet sihce the
last election, is beginning to arouse
itself, and intends to put good-sized
finger into the coming political pie.
Winona Daily Herald: 1t looks as
though Albert Schefter's managers
had taken bigger piece than they
can masticate in assuming that they
can control the labor vote in this
state, or even the united vote of the
farmers.
St. Cloud Tribune: 1t is extremely
evident that Albert Scheffer is de-
termined TO be candidate for COVER
norship, but his low-license record
will never be overlooked by the Re-
publicans. We want our high license
right along.
Bralnerd News: Meyer in the an
nails of Minnesota politics has such
Juror been raised by the action OF any
political leader as that of Albert
Scheffer in accepting the platform oil
the Farmers alliance and receiving
its pledge of undivided support.
Red Wing Republican: The unanl-
NOUS Endorsement of the alliance
would have been of some value to MIR
Scheffer given as they expected to
give it. The contradictory action OF
the members weakens the effect of its
support, and is, therefore plainly an
advantage to Merriam.
st. Cloud Journal Press: It will be
a very chilly day when anything
cooler will be produced than the &C.
ton Of an Executive Committee of the
Alliance in adopting Democratic
free trade platform and then demand
ing the right to dictate as to who the
Republican candidate for Governor
shall be!
Austin Transcript: Albert Schef-
fer was nominated last week for gov
ernor by the State Farmers Alliance
after they had taken an informal bal
lot off to in favor of Hon. John
Frank. To us it appears as if this
nomination would prove hinderance
rather than help to Mr.. scheffer in
his gubernatorial race.
Anoka Herald: Albert Schefer, as
the Herald has remarked on several
occasion, is one of the biggest-hearted
and most genial men in the state
But he is clearly no politician or he
would not have allowed himself tt
issue manifesto as candidate fol
governor or accept an alleged nomi'
nation from eight men who profess to
constitute the Farmers's alliance.
Sleepy Eye Herald:-The alliance
has committed the objectionable sin
It refuses 10 bow down to Republican
idols. 1t is guilty of damnable.heresy
in that it refuses to sing the praises
of high taxation for the benefit Of
monopolists. Hereafterit IS doomed
to be scourged with whip of scorpi.
ons in the hands of the Republican
press of Minnesota.
Fergus Falls Journal:-The man.
agement of the alliance has been
turned over to a lot of politicians, and
a majority of them Democratic poll.
ticians at that, and they seem to be
bartering Off the promised support OF
the alliance to advance their own
personal interests. The farmers OF
this county are perfectly competent
to decide what they want to do when
the time comes for doing it, and their
support pledged without consulting
them is not worth snap of the fin.
gers. They are accustomed to delegate
their power, but they are not accus.
toned to have any set of men assume
it.
Mankato Review. The executive
committee of the farmers alliance
met at st. Paul, and though only ten
in number, they went through the
ceremony of q full-fedged state con.
vention and nominated a candidate
for governor, in the person OF Hon
Albert Scheffer of st. Paul. Though
small in numbers, they exercised
most excellent judgement, for in the
state of Minnesota there is no gentle
man of prominence who numbers
more warm, hearty personal friends
than Mr.. Schefler. He 70 an honor,