The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-10-06
P0LlT cal PARAGRAPHS.

Minnesota Republicans are not going
to let the coming political contest go by
default. They know just as we'll as it
can be told them that great deal de-
ponds on the amount of work done, and
money expended in the next few weeks.
Every Republican who is supposed to
have money, whether he has any or not,
has been reques ed to t'chip in" and
nelp swell the campaign pile. In almost
every instance where such requests have
been made, money has been gwen.
The wheat ring has given it's SHARE
without grumble, and the result is
that the Republican part. of this state
has several barrels Of 1.-The mighty on
hand. Not content with sending out a
few batall,ons of speakers to tell the af-
aicted people of this great state that the
policy of the Republican party is the
right one, they have arranged to:
several speakers of national reputation
10 take the stump in the interest Of Mr..
Merriam and his lost cause. They have
already enough money on hand TO pay
a thousand speakers it necessary, aud if
the state is not redeemed from Repub
lican rule next month, there will be no
need of travelling over it to aud out
what defeated the Democrats. The
next FIVE weeks should witness change
III Minnesota that cannot be pictured or
anticipated at this writing. The people
are ripe and ready for reform and if the
opportunity is lost, the cause can be-
located without search warrant.
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Reports from the Fifth district at
Democratic headquarters are very en-
couraging. MIR. Canning, the nominee
for Congress, is making things lively
for his opponent, Mr. Comstock. The
farmers friend is making such inroads
in the Republican phalauxes that the
managers OF the railroad candidate are
becoming alarmed. They have become
20 annoyed over the recent turn Of al
fairs, that they found it necessary to
send special messengers in haste to the
state headquarters for assistance, and
advice in their troubles. "A response
came as quickly as requested in the
shape Of financial aid. with the promise
Of number Of good speakers to follow.
Mr.. Canning continues to make the
usual number of converts to the cause
be represents, Notwithstanding the car
loads Of gold and greenbacks that are
being daily shipped there to defeat him.
Money has always been a powerful
factor in politi.s, but the people who
raise wheat in the Fifth district know
that few campaign dollars will not 20
far; they know that the party that finds
it necessary to maintain itself in power
by an Inscriptions use Of money CAN
not be honest. and that the principles
it breaches aud practises are equally as
honest as the means it adopts to that
end. These farmers are at Il loss to
know how it is that the wheat they raise
is sold on the European markets at The
same price that they sold it for at home
Vino pass for the freight rates? Tue
Minnesota farmer who buys the im~
ported goods with big duty. The
tariff question is Of more Importance to
the American farmer just now than the
campaign money that is being sown
like nay seed over Minnesota by the Re-
publican party. This is the party that
crles corruption and fraud whas. a DEM
ocrat is seen to False his voice against
it's ring rule. When The Democratic
party will have descended to the filthy
practices OF maintaining itself in power
that the Republican party is using to
boost it~elf into power, then it will be
the duty of every honest voter to bury
it out of sight at the ballot box.
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Hon. Knute Nelson is very careful
what be says ON mattels political just
now. He does not care to express HIM.
self at ali on them; he is more particular
about keeping cut of Fifth district is
sues just now than he has been for a
number of years. and still when one
considers his reasons for 80 doing, he
cannot blame MIN. When asked about
the reported dissatisfaction with Com
stock, Mr.. Nelson did not jump on the
fence and abuse the voters Of the Fifth
district because they saw lit to repudiate
his would-be successor aud support a
farmer instead; be did not denuunce
them as enemies of the cause he repre-
sents as a member of the Republican
party, but folding his arms he quietly
said II Can see no reason why a Repub
lican should bolt Mr.. Comstock." This
is very mild language for the occasion,
but there is a good d. al behind it. Mr..
Nelson did not want to appear as being
y