St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-07
WASiiBtI,tN,S MESS.


The Republican bosses in this state
have found the Scandinavian vote to be
81 vcritable old man of the mountain to
them, anu they are in terrible stew to
etO something to placatt the spirit which
they have aroused through the indiscre-
ton Of Senator WAsnBURN in pushing
sh indiana man for Office in preference
to the bright young Scandinavian leader
of the Fifth district. The alarm has
extended SO far that Mr.. WASHBURN
has found it necessary to break faith
with MARCUS JOHNSON, and is now EN-
deavoring TO put new Richmond in
I'll held for the Office of collector in the
person Of Mr.. LUCKEN, who halls from
the same neighbOrh0od where HALvoR
STEVENSON resides. When we recall
Senator WAsHBURN's autocrauic air
and bearing few weeks ago. when
his colleague approached him with
proposition for compromise, ne
now appears in quite ridiculous
light as lie lies PROSTATE at the
feet of Senator DAVIS, begging
Tor compromise whereby he may be
able to repair the damage he has done.
1t now occurs to Senator WAsHGURN
that he cut trifle too deep when he
undertook to prune Minnesota office
holding down to purely arstocratic
basis. He furthermore discovers that
the senior senator knows more politics
in one minute than WAS gBURN has
learned in lifetime. 1t is humiIiat-
ing discovery, and still more humiliating
TO make open confession of it; yet thera
is nothing else for Mr.. WAsHBURN to
do. The eXigencieS of the party require
it. Nothing but the cohesive power of
public plumber can keep the Republican
party together in this state. The strong
current of tariff reform that is threaten
Ing destruction to Republican organiZa-
ton can only he stemmed by break
water of official spolls, and unless
the spills are judiciously distributed
they will be of no avail. Senator DAVIS
made that discovery some time ago,
and while the motive may not have
been the highest by which a statesman
can he actuated, yet thrust be admitted
that Senator DAVIS plan for distribut-
ing patronage was an exhibition of good
politics. So far as he was individually
concerned, he could very well afford TO
sit still and submit to WAsHBURN's
snubs, for he knew that time would
bring the vindication of the wisdom of
his policy. 1t has come sooner than he
expected, but ii has not come soon
enough TO save Mr.. WAsHBURN from
humiliation or TO rescue the Republican
party from the dilemma into which
WAsHBURS precipitated it by insisting
upon EUGENE HAYS appointment.
In order to placate the Norwegians of
the Fifth district Gen. WAsHBURN has
has been compelled to heap an insult
upon the Swedes. With that fatal lack
of political foresight characteristic of
his whole senatorial career, he has
Numbered into the mistake of surprising
that there is no distinction between
Swede and Norwegian. Because they
both happen to come under the ciassifi-
cation of Scandinavians, he seems 70
have imagined that it make but LITTLE
difference to which nationality an ap-
pointee belonged. Some OF his indis-
Greet frinds have still further salted the
brine by saying, ut makes no difference
about throwing MARCUS JOHNSON
overheard, because the Republican par
ty holds 4 chattel mortgage on the
Swede vote anyway. The Norwegians
are the ones we have to look out for,
because they are inclined to be indie
pendent and are likely to stray off into
the Democratic party unless we feed
them with patronage. If that is the
theory upon which Senator WAsHBURN
breaks faith with MARCUS JOHNSON and
transfers his affections to Fifth district
Norwegian, we may expect still livelier
times in the future than we have seen
in'the past. We have an idea that the