The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-27
WASHINGTON / ETTF,R.

The State Will Cut a Sorry Figure
in the Next COngress-C1sT
Davis is Still Left Minne-
sofa Republicans Should
Get Together The
Battle Cry for i S92
is Blaine and
Victory.
Union Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a, 1890.
1t will be sorry figure that the
next delegation from the State Of
Minnesota will present to the peo-
pie, but there is satisfaction in
knowing the little Whiteman, Of
Duluth, will not infict himself
upon congress or disgrace the
State before the nation. Nobody
knows what Kittel Halvorsen will
40, but his name is already causing
a great deal of merriment in
Washington. The general i'm
preston is that he is running
mate for Telephone Paulson, whose
stories have received wide circula-
ton in the east. Some of the
Democrats here are bewailing the
fact that they did not secure
Whiteman instead of Halvorsen.
especially as they are aware of the
fact that Whiteman was putting
up for Halvorsen's campaign ex-
penses. However, Kittel may be-
come famous through no fault of
his own, but simply because he is
from the district once so ably rep
resented by Knute Nelson and S.
G.. Comstock. Aside from John
Lind, Minnesota will be almost un-
represented in the house. To be
sure J. N. Castle, of Saltwater,
will be there, but he will cut little
or no figure, and he will have a
narrow escape from being .classed
with 0. NJ. Hall and w. H. Har-
ries, and with a hundred more
Democratic congressman who will
never be heard of in the Fifty
second congress. -..
It is very lucky that Minnesota
is still so ably representated in the
United States senate. People
should return thanks that they still
have Cush Davis to give the
State some standing for brains and
intelligence. It is more than likely
that the success of the Democratic
candidates for the house of repre-
sentatives will really be beneficial
to Senator Davis, because it will
be apparent that he is without a
rival in the Minnesota delegation,
and what Minnesota gets in the
next congress will be largely
through his efforts.
A Minnesota man who has never
taken very active part in politics,
but who has kept a close watch
upon affairs in that State, says
that the Minnesota politicians in
Republican party must come to
the conclusion that they will have
to fight the common enemy, in
stead of fighting each other. It
has been quite a common practice
for men calling themselves leaders
in the party to continue the poiti-
cal warfare after the election was
over. 1t is suicidal policy, and
will result in Democratic victories
every year, or at least make the
elections SO close that they will be
decidedly uncomfortable. Other
close States in making a political
fight end the contest so far as the
party is concerned when the nom
nation is made, and the Mime
sofa Republicans will have to do
the same, or expect defeat like
that of the last election.
The echoes of the last campaign
are still rumbling over the land,
and each returning wave sound
brings back the name of Blaine
with louder emphasis than before.
It would seem that the entire coun-
try is alive to the necessity Of max
ing Blaine the presidential nominee
in order to carry the country in
1892. Blaine's policy has not been