St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-13
FARMER HALyoRsEN.

Among the numerous surprises or the
late election there was nothing more
unexpected than tho election of MIR.
HALvoRsEN to congress from the Fifth
Minnesota district. When the Alliance
party decided to make congressional
nomination in that district there was a
great deal of trouble in finding person
willing TO make the race. The nomina-
ton was rendered to several gentlemen
on silver platter, but all of them de-
ciined it without even SO much as re-
turning thanks for what seemed to be
an extremely barren honor. When at
last the nomination was bestowed upon
Farmer HALVoRSEN, his friends had
hard work to obtain his consent to keep
his name on the ticket. NotwithStand-
ing he was finally induced to give a re-
iuctant consent TO stand as the Alliance
candidate, MIR. HAI.VoRSEN made up
his mind that he wouldn't fool away any
time in the campaign; so he kept on
with his blowing and his moving until
the full harvest was garnered. He had no
assessments to pay for campaign pur-
poses, nor did he go out to solicit votes.
He simply staid at home and attended
to his farm work. in the comfortable as
surance that he was going to have a
good crop, regardless of how the election
went. Consequently, there was good
deal of aStoniShmentin the HALvORSEN
family one morning when the GLOBE
was received, announcing that Farmer
HALyoIsEN had been called from the
nInyy RI tho halls Of nonUracS
COngresSman-elect HALVORSEN is
not one of your fancy farmers who own
broad acres that are titled by tenants
aud hired men. He is plain, old-fash-
Toned farmer, who handles the pillow
himself, and is familiar with every inch
of dirt on his little farm. He wears his
pants in his boots in regular farmer
fashion, and is not ashamed to be seen
with hayseed in his hair and an OK CAD
in his hand. There will be revival of
old times when Mr.. HALvORsEN makes
his appearance in congress. 1t has been
long time since the honest, sun-burnt
face of farmer of the HALVORSEN
type has been seen in the halls of ma
tional legislation. In the early and bet
ter days of the republic the men who
made the laws and g oyerned the nation
mostly lived on FARMS But we have
drifted long ways from that period.
The men who have gone to congress in
latter times were bankers. stock bro
kers, corporation attorneys and the con-
trollers of trusts and Syndicates. 1t now
seems like return to first principles to
find Sure-eDough farmer once more
seated in congress. MIR. HALVoRSEN
Will not be so lonely, either. as he first
i hagined. There are nineteen straight
o It Alliance congressman elected to the
L fty-second congress. all of them farm
era, and a number of Others who were
elected by fusion of Democrats and
Alliance voters.
MIR. HALvoRSEN was Republican
once, hut he got awfulIy Disguised with
the Republican policy of robbing the
farmers. 1t was because he had the
independence and the manhood to
break away from party controlled by
the monopolies, that his neighbors hon
ored him with all election to congress.
He is not an orator, and will not con-
sumo valuable time in making speeches,
But we predict that Mr.. HALyoRsEN
will prove to be good voter. He will
always be found in his seat, and will an=
swer to his name at every roll call. And
more than that, he will vote just the op-
posite from the way that CoMsTo6 K is
in the habit of voting. His vote will
not be recorded in favor of MCKINLEY
bills, and force bills. and REED rules.
and all that sort of nonsenSical legisla-
ton. He can be depended on to vote
in the interests of the masses aSagainSt
the classes, and there will not be many
times when he will have occasion to
part company with HARRIEs, HALL
and CASTLE.
While there is regret among Demo-
Gratis that Mr.. WHITMAN did not win
the place he made such a gallant fight
for, there is no shedding of tears on &C
count of Farmer HALvoRsEN.s success.
He is second choice, and q good second
at that. 1t was glory enough for the
Democrats to beat CeMsToCK. and to re-
rebuke KNUTE NELSON'S perfidy, even
though it was done second-handed.