New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-15
A Cheering Outlook.

The latest information rom the nuaer-
eous corps of correspondents enables the
Pioneer Press to take this view of the
situation:
There is reason for satisfaction with the
Republican outlook in Minnesota. Some
.disafection was expected, and some disar-
fiction there has been. But ii reached its
height, we believe, week or more ago, and
is now decreasing and will continue to de.
crease until the day of election Tho Re-
publican campaign has only just begun 1t
will be q manly, straightforward and not a
defensive campaign. The state uuministra.
ton needs no apology. 1t isits own best I'D
vocate. The affairs o! Minnesota have prot
tied by having in the governors chair @
man Of high business and executive ability,
and at the neads OF departments men of pro.
bity and in harmony with the people. Whas
could any administration do which this ha,
not done! What better fortune could Min.
nesOta ask than continuance OF the regime
that has advanced her interests and helpea
to make her people at least more prosper
Gus than any Others similarly situated? 1t
is questions such rs these that voters beein
to ponder as soon as the first hurrah OF Il
campaign is over; and issues such as these
that weigh with them as the time for casting
thelr ballots draws near
Nothing has SO helped the Republican
cause as the now open and nvowed fusion
between the Democracy and the Farm era'
Alliance. As long as these two bodies bore
the scmhlance of independent organiEa-
tion's even confident Republicans con essed
chat the situation had its serious features
There is 30 tact of politics better established
than the power Of party name The Dem
ocrntic party, as the Democratic party,
could hold the vote of almost every man
who had ever belonged to it. It's ranks
would STEADY. The Farmers Alliance,
by virtue OF the name, would capture con.
siderable vote in the agricultural commune
ties; and, in the nature OF things this vote
would be drawn more literally IRON Republi-
can than rom Democratic sources. II the
Detection became considerable, there might
he danger. But this prospect was SO alur-
ing to the Democracy itself, and the ad-
vantages Of a secret collision between it and
the Alliance were so evident, that it could
not keep itself within bounds. It proceeded
to the further step OF a regular offensive and
defensive union with the Alliance, md there-
! by forfeited the very advantages it had hoped
TO gain. tits o loser from that time forth
The Republican farmers who we're getting
ready to vote the Alliance ticket are not
Democrats by any means. They were being
beguilel into support OF the Alliance only be-
cause it represented to them 20 new and sepa-
parties they are Republicans every
time. Now that they see the Alliance
movement to be but " cover for the Demo
cratic attack, they have changed their base.
An Alliance ticket mems Democratic
ticket, and that they will never vote. In
{ chs way. the announcement OF the fusion
is turning back to the Republican, lines
otherwise have left them. It is working
equally unfavornbly to the Democrats in
tile opposite direction The Democratic
farmer reasons in the same way. He had
intended otter the manner OF his kind. to.
/. vote The regular party ticS-t; though the