New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-09
Political Points.

The Farmers Alliance Convention
will be held on the 10th. So far the or
ganization has been unable to find a
mau of strength or ability enough to
give the head of the ticket any show OF
success and there is some talk now that
they will unite with the prohibitionists
in endorsing the cold water candidate,
Pinkham. For a time the Alliance
looked to Knute Nelson to come to
its relief, but Knute is too good a Re-
publican and does not believe in organ
izing political party for the mere pur-
pose of enhancing the interests of one
particular class of men.
To hold one man responsible for the
faults of another is not proper or decent
treatment, Notwithstanding it is often
put into practice. Three weeks ago all
was solid for Merriam in Hepnepin
County. Now all is turned around and
sentiment has changed against him.
He will be knitted in the convention,
and all because a few men in st. Paul
saw fit to interfere with the Minneapo-
lis census returns. Such action cannot
be anything but wrong, no matter how
you look at it.
State Auditor Braden is man, who
is usually taken at his word. He is
honest, frank and careful in what he
says, and for that reason ia statement
from him generally carries great deal
of weight. OF Gov. Merriam and him.
self he talks in a strain as follows: It
has been the crowning ambition of Gov.
Merriam's life, during the last year and
a half, to make a good governor.
Toward that end he has bent all his
energies, and even his enemies admit
his success in this direction. He will
60 out of office a good deal poorer than
when he came in, perhaps, but if the
state has had good sound business
administration, that is all he will ask,
The one great object that Gov. Merriam
has worked for was TO surprise his
enemies by making himself a great
deal better governor than they thought
he would. His place is not an easy
one. There are dozen candidates for
every office, and almost every time you
make friend by an appointment you
make about eleven enemies. l don't
want to be governor. All ask is the
nomination for s1ate auditor, and l am
not begging nor hustling to get that.
1t was not many weeks ago, that the
Review made the statement that among
the Republicans of the state there was
very little or no opposition to Merriam's
denomination. The St. Paul News then
undertook to correct us by saying that
our limited range of vision did not per-
NIT us to see things correctly. Instead
of all being quiet, the News from its
extensive acquaintance with public
opinion in all portions of the state,
could see a decided effort gathering,
like a brewing storm, to defeat the gov
ernor's cherished hopes. Now that the
returns are coming in, without single
delegation that is not impressed favor.
ably with the present administration,
we are led to wonder if even the great
dailies do not sometimes look through
a glass darkly, SIS it were, or with Vi
sion that is blinded to truth by partisan
hatred.
The daily papers in political matters,
as well as in everything else, are al
ways inclined to make knoll appear
like a mountain in size, and a flea of
opposition to somebody's political aspi-
rations proportionately enormous. They
take up the statement Of every man
who comes along, who is willing to say
anything on politics, and no matter how
small q potato he may be, his opinions
are given in capital letters. To il
lustrate, the Pioneer Press, of last
Wednesday, contained an interview
with an Hon. A. M. Crosby. of Lu.
verne, who talked of Mr.. Lind's chanc-
es of reelection after manner that
would indicate them to be pretty slim.
He said that Mr.. Lind was unpopular;
that the Republican sentiment of the
district was against him; and that any
other good Republican could easily Sc.
cure the nomination. Now as matter