St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-08
PRESTON'S JUBILEE.
Judge Wilson Welcomed by a
Great Host.


PRESTON, Oct. 7.-Although Austin
and Mantorville gave Judge Wilson re-
ceptiOns of which any congressional
candidate might be proud, it was left
for Preston to Guido all in numbers
present and the enthusiasm displayed.
The little town, nesting among males
tic hills, held nearly 1000 strangers
Friday, come from every point of the
compass within a radius of forty
miles.
Conspicuous among all the strangers
present was the tall form of p. o.
StrOnme. editor of the Norwegian
paper, NOrden, published at Chicago,
and who is now speaking to his country
men in the First district Oh the subject
of low taxes. In conversation L had
with him he cited the desperatenesS to
which the Republicans have been
driven, by saying:
.'Scandinayen, the Republican Nor
wegian organ of Chicago, is so hard
pushed to hold my cOuntrymen from
following their convictions that they
never lose an opportunity to aSsail the
GLOBE and make it appear that it is the
foe of the Scandinavian people. When
the Marine Journal, of Philadelphia,
published its slanderOuS attack on Hon.
Knute Nelson. Skandinayen deliber-
ately credited the article to the GLOBE,
and when | editOrially exposed the
falSity of their action, they had not the
courage to make a manly retractiOn. -
Where years ago it was hard to find
a Norwegian Democrat, now many can
be found. They are working slowly,
but this cause of tariff reform has so
seized upon them that more rad
zeal changes may be looked
for" Evidence of the truth
of Mr.. Stromme's last remal k was forth
coming at the close of Judge Wilson's
address, when the Republican caDdi-
date for register of deeds and Nor
wegian in Fillmore county publicly an
nOunced that he Endorsed all that the
congressman had advocated.
Editor Mcneil, of the Chatfield Dem
Ocrat, who has been in Preston, suffers
no loss by the slanderOuS attack made
on him by the Pioneer Press. | find
that that erratic sheet is making Demo
cratic votes to an extent that is pleas
ing. The Ackerm mn editorial, the
attacks on Schetfer and now the insult
to Mcneil have gone long ways to
driving out of the Republican party
men whom the Democrats might never
have secured otherwise.
Inc genuine ItdStfll lOE MI. hCNtul
desertiOn of high taxes, Dunnell and
Merriam, and which the Pioneer Press
had not the honesty to reproduce, is
given in his own language as follows:
"A change of this kind is not pleasant
step to take, but as cannot cOnScientiouSly
support the Republican nominee for congress
or the Chicago platform, there is no other
course for me TO pursue and retain my own
self-respect. TOrepudiate MIR. Dunnell places
me outside the ranks of the party, and not to
indOrse the national platform makes my po-
sition equally embarrassing. The interests
of Minnesota and the Northwest are Tor
lower taxes, and this is favored by more than
three-fOurlhS Of the people. The Repub-
lican party is squarely pledged not to reduce
taXes-rather faVorS all increase. The DEM
ocratic party takes directly opposite grounds
and proposes, il sustained, to make needed
reductions and has already rakeu
decisive steps in the matter by the
passage of the Mills bill. Mr..
Wilson stands pledged to work for this end;
Mr. Dunnell for higher taxes | have urged
tariff reduction, and argued that the Repub
lican party would give the needed relief, but
IN this now have no hope, and allthere is
left is TO go with the party that proposes to
grant relief. Nothing but party ties prevent
thousands in Minnesota from taking the
same step that have, and it is the step they
must take if they look to their own interests.
! am working for prineiple-not a party.
Aside from his position on the tariff. Mr..
DQnnell Is eSD6tlally ODnOAlOuS u lue peOple
of Minnesota. He Is a politician of the
worst type, and during the twelve
years he was in congress did moth
ing but work for his own aggrandise-
ment often.to the detriment of The people he
represented. His work in congress was gen.
orally in the interests of monOpoles, the
crowning act being the nefariOus bill ex-
tending the bonded period of whisky. which
was defeated by the prompt action of Mr..
Window in the senate, and which was the
direct cause of him losing his seat Mr..
Wilson. on the other hand. represents all
that is fair and manly. lie is held IN the
highest esteem in all parts of the state, his
long residence and public career having
! made his name familiar in every county,
especially so in our own section. His acts,
| as memper of congress, have been above
| criticism. except by the bitterest of parti-
sans. Entertaining these views 1t is the
rankest hypocrcy for me, even by silence, to
| indorse that which do not believe
OF Merriam Mr.. McNeill says:
The people of our section do not want
| him, and his nomination has aroused no en-
| Jhusiasm among them. They feel that he is
not in sympathy with them. and they will go
! in droyes 10 Eugene Wilson. HLC.