The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-04

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money in trying to assist those
honest hardy sons Of toll, that the
apologists of the Morrison county
ballot-box manipulators stigmatize
as squaw-men and drunken lum-
bermen. Boys, remember the
Caters, the Stivers, the Bells and
men of their ilk hereafter.
Mr.. Stivers confidently asserts
that the supreme court has decided
that ballots cast for any candidate
should be counted for him without
regard to initials. Then why such
haste in giving E. E. Price GER
titcate? Why was the certificate
made out in advance and handed
to Mr.. Price the moment the can
wasting board by vote of 4 to 3
decided him elected. Where was
the necessity Of resorting to sharp
practices to accomplish something
that was right and legal. We
quote from Mr.. Stivers' article in
the Journal: ''Sheriff Raiscott
hastily drew from his pocket a
mandamus which Dunn's attorneys
had procured to restrain the audi
tor from issuing a certificate of
election to Price until the point at
issue was determined judicially.
He was too late. Mr.. Price already
had possession of his certificate of
election. However, Mr.. Stivers
does not state the truth. The in
junction was served before Auditor
Ellenbecker handed the certificate
to Mr.. Price. The auditor and
every honest member of the board
knew that Dunn was legally enti-
tied to the certificate. The Little
Falls gang knew that if the certif-
cate had been awarded Dunn
and a contest ensued, there would
be such a mass of rottenness de-
veloped in Morrison county that
Dunn would never be unseated.
even by Democratic legislature.
Right here and now we will say
to Mr.. Stivers, and the imaginary
gentleman from northern Mime
sofa who aired his opinions in the
St. Paul Globe of the list inst, that
we are fighting to obtain our rights
through technicalities. We be-
lieve, in fact we know, if the votes
cast for R. c.. Dunn in Morrison
county, had been honestly counted
and returned, we would have a
clear majority over all the votes
cast for Price or Pierce without
regard to initials. If we did not
believe this we never would have
entered upon a contest. If the
courts decide that we are entitled
to the certificate, we'll and good.
The certificate that Mr.. Price OBJ
tanned by sharp practices will then
be worthless. If the courts decide
against us, then we shall contest
for the sole purpose of proving to
the people of the district that we
were fairly elected. We care but
little about seat in the legislature,
but we do hate to be swindled out
Of an office by ballot-box manipu-
latOrs.
We have made fair square and
honorable fight all through the
campaign just ended for our party.
We have treated our opponents,
especially Messrs. Price and Sti-
vers, courteously. We never laid
a straw in Mr.. Prices way; never
solicited man to vote against him;
yet in Mile Laos county, where
Price and the writer both reside
Mr.. Price received 256 and Dunn
713. We had no big campaign
fund to draw on either. Mr..
Prices friends boast that he will
have unlimited financial backing.
We are not able financially to make
a very strong fight for our rights,
but we will make the best fight we
can under the circumstances. IF
the courts award us a certificate
Mr.. Prices friends will have an
opportunity to squander portion
of the unlimited means at their