The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-09-26
\ AUX CENTRE HERALD
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1889.
OHIO POLITICS..

The Ohio political situation is pecul-
iarly interesting this year, involving is
sues principal as we'll as personality.
The issue of the late presidential can
vass enters primarily into Buckeye poll
tics. both parties having reafirmed the
national platforms of last year Gov
Foraker is, for the third time candidate
for gubernatorial honors, land a personal
fight is being made against him upon
tile third term issue. On the other hand,
his administration has been one peculi-
arly wise and effective, and he has er-
trenchcd himself in t ,..r 49,, % th>
masses. Upon the liquor question h.
has shown himself strong and independ-
ent, and when the saloon element OF
Cincinnati openly resolved to defy the
Sunday law. he took an aggressive po-
sition, standing back of the local au-
thOrities in no equivocal attitude. The
democrats have nominated,a candidate
strong in his personality, but he is re-
garded with suspicion as q exponent
of the democratic platiorm-it declaring
for free trade, while he is protectionist
But there is another element which viii
exert powerful influence, calling out
upon the one side the enthusiasm born
of principle, and upon the other a lavish
expenditure of money born of despeI a
ton. Murat Halstead is a pronounced
candidate for the Payne succession in
the United States senate, and the legis-
lature will be fought for district by dis,
trict as never before When Senator
Payne was elected the abundant use OF
money was so notorious that no serious
denial was even affected. Mr.. Halstead
editor of the Comm ercial Gazette, not
only denounced the methods employed by
the Standard oil king, but demande
that the United States senate investi-
gate the election, criticising harshly
several republican senators who voted
against such investigation. Last spring
President Harrison nominated Mr. Hal
stead to be minister to Germany, and
Mr.. Payne and his democratic conferres
succeeded in gaining enough of the re-
publican senators whom Mr.. Halstead
had criticized to defeat his confer
nation. 1t was an outrage which will
carry its own poetic retribution with it.
But for that Mr.. Halstead would never
have been a candidate for the United
States senate. His defeat of Payne,
who aspires to reelection, will be one OF
the neatest and fttest proofs that the
political, Nemesis is .still doing business
at the old stand. Mr.. Halstead is
is thoroughly equipped for the senate, and
he will make what might be otherwise a
dull page of the Congressional Record,
mi ghty interestin readin''
THE DISTRICT FAR.-Judging from all
the reports which reach the HERALD
from those who were present the late
district fair held in St. Cloud would
have been a brilliant success providing
any OF the advertised features had even
tuated. The balloon ascension, the
governor and his staff, the celebrated
painting Venus and TannahauSer, were
all conspicuous by their absence. The
attendance even was in sympathy with
the occasion. But for the fraudulent base
bail game, won by Sank Centre ami
awarded 20 St. Cloud by a co mmittee of
St. Cloud gentlemen in defiance of every
principle Of fairness and honesty, the
fair wonld have had as little interest as
in Anticipated Sanskrit almanac. Yes,
st. Cloud is great cIty-the fourth in
the universe for holding fairs, and should
put in its claim for the Worlds exposi-
ton in 1S92-the other three, New York,
Chicago and Washington would doubt
less recognize the fourth's claims. and
withdraw from the field. St. Cloud is
certainly the fourth city, but the other
three will hardly risk their temptations
by asserting their superiority, A Getty
farmer was one of the interested 'specta-
tors, and the HERALD would be more
than pleased lift were able to even faint
ly convey to its readers his impressions
in his own peculiar style. He thinks the
picture went up in the balloon, while the
Governor went some place where he
could see something worth seeing. He
says one man took first premium on a
brood mare, which he had on the ground
four days, and got a dollor and a half
while the St. Cloud base ball club got
$4,000 for an hour and half of inferior
ball playing. But secondhand impress
sions are not always reliable, and they
are given for what they are worth, but
all who were present seem to be unit
their opinions.
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country comparable to those issued from
the great publishing house of Harper &
Brothers of New York CITY. Harper's
monthly is not only one of the oldest but
hoe hee, rho accepted model rpo,, which