The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-20
PRINCETON MINNESOTA THURSDAY NOV 20 1890

people That the law OF economics
which awards prosperity to one
people compels another to endure
adversely. But such is the law.
And we have divine authority for
the rule that ''He who provideth
not for his own family is worse
than an infdel!" Americans who
uphold protection are simply pro-
viding for our own American
family. 1t is source of sublim-
est satisfaction to- know that the
Mckinley tariff measure cannot
under any possible combination of
circumstances be repealed under
three years from this winter-and
probably it will be full six years
before it can be meddled with. A
very great quantity Of political
ldlocy may be transformed into
Instructed economic intelligence in
from three to six years.
But what I started out to saw
was, that even the most DESTROYING
Democratic casualty is never an
irreparable misfortune. There is
really no necessity for Republicans
losing their nerve because of the
volcanic eruption. The calamity
OF Democracy may be compared to
the plague of the locusts in Egypt,
or the scourge of grasshoppers-
it is awful while it lasts but comes
very seldom and only stays for a
brief period. Two years from
now the Republicans will not be
1ndulglng in personal quarrels.
They will not be fighting like
guerrillas and freebooters from
behind stumps and trees
fellow for himself and the devil
take the hindmost- as they were
during the campaign just closed.
The old party will be found with
ranks closed up and determined on
victory. There is nothing like a
dose of blue mass to clean the bile
out of the liver, and set the wheels
Of health in motion. There is also
nothing like dose of Democracy
to teach the people the value Of
being governed by the Republican
party. The only misfortune is
that the Demo cratic party doessnot
have Legislative majority without
the necessity of anying itself with
the farmers. It should have
abundance of rope, if it is expected
to hang itself quite dead. But it
probably has enough power to
bring itself into full and perfect
contempt during ninety days
session.
The friends of the editor of the
Princeton UNION residing in the
twin cities have been mourning
over the unexpected defeat of Mr..
Dunn. Before the full particulars
of the disaster were known, his
calling and election were regarded
as certain. He has the satisfaction
of knowing, however, that he
went to the bottom in extremely
good company, and not without
the inspirational hope of a joyous
resurrection in 1892.
Some of the newspapers and a
few nervous Republican leaders
are discussing Owen, Tom Wilson,
and other possible senatorial sue
cessors to Hon. G. K. Davis in 1898.
These gentlemen can rest their
souls in patience. Senator Davis
will succeed himself. The Farm
ers' Alliance movement reached
the floodtide Of its prosperity in
1890. Mr.. Owen is doubtless
fully as intelligent as ten thousand
other men who reside in Mime
sofa. But he is in no sense a great
man and Minnesota will not per-
nit the proceedings of our digni-
fed American senate to be dis
turbed by the rafting around of a
little fellow in Mr.. Davis seat,
like dried pea in an inflated blad-
der. Mr.. Owen in 1890 did not
come to the front because of ex-
allied craftsmanship. He was sim
ply symptom. There was a fever
in the blood Of the body polite,
A boil resulted, and Mr.. Owen
was the head of the excrescence.
The boil broke and discharged it's
pus. The flush Of generous health
will superyene before 1892, and
Mr.. Owen will be merely a remi-
niscence. @
FRANK j. MEAD.
When you see a little boy that is so
pleased to see his father come home
that he can hardly contain himself,
you may know that that father is pro-
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