New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-08-06

When you find Democrats all over the
district, who are free to admit that as
between Lind and Baker they would
prefer to have Lind represent them in
congress, it is safe to say that, Of q saw
DRY political record, Baker hasn't much
to lose What talents have been award
ed to him. he has pretty successfully bur-
led in questionable political methods.
st. Paul people are angered by the
order for a recount as they never were
before. It is always thus with the Of
tenders of the law. The innocent meet
investigation with calmness and COM
posure, while the guilty fly off in rage.
St. Paul may not be at the bottom Of
crooked work, but the action of its citi-
zens, now that recount is ordered,
makes the proba bility, that she is, very
strong.
Secretary Window is preparing, at
the request of the president, compre-
hensive statement of the amount of rev.
enue derived from the importation of
sugar by the government 1t is gener-
ally understood that this statement is to
be used as the basis of a special mes
sage from the president, giving his ideas
of what should be done with the tariff
bill. There is doubt as to whether. he
will advise the Blaine idea of reciproc-
ity outright or some sort of compro-
mise. The latter is the most probable.
1t has been, going the rounds of sew
eral papers that the Republican Con-
gressional platform endorses the Nc
Kinley bill, and that Lind in his speech
defended it. Neither of these state
ments are correct. The platform does
not endorse it; in fact, it doesn't men.
ton the bill in single line. The plat
form simply says that, while the Repub-
licans of this district are in favor of
protecting our laborers, they are OPP
posed to the imposition of higher duties,
than are absolutely necessary to meet
competition from abroad and defend
our independence at home. And as
for Mr.. Lind's speech, he opened it by
saying that he wanted tariff revision as
well as the rest of our citizens, but, as
he did not write the. Mckinley bill,
he was not to blame for certain of its
features which were Objectionable. He
voted for the bill, because nothing was
to be gained by voting against it, and
much was to be realized in thus secur-
ing the help of party leaders in pass
ing measures introduced by himself
In the senate, where the Northwestern
sentiment was stronger, he expected
that the bill would be amended so as to
more favorably strike the people.
When Loren Fletcher, of Nlinneapo-
lis, becomes wroth and opens his mouth,
something vulgar and offensive is sure to
issue forth therefrom. His letter to
Joseph Wheelock, of the Pioneer Press,
is fair sample of the foul stuff which
be always has at his command and
which he is ever ready to exhibit when
opportunity offers. The answer is in
the same style and no less to the dis
credit of its author. 1t is nothing more
or less than low and contemplate eff
fort on the part of each to cast shame
and disgrace upon the other, and to dis
interested parties it is sickening in the
extreme. That men of their standing
should indulge in such scurrilous con.
troversy, demonstrates to what degree
man of high position in life can make
fool OF himself by allowing the grip of
self control upon his coarser nature to
be loosened by an exhibition of the cur
in somebody else. We are apt to look
for such quarrels among the rowdies of
this world and think little of it, but
when men like Wheelock consent to use
their position as editors Of great news
papers in answering silly SANDER by
abuse that is equally senseless, it be-
comes a sample of weakness that re-
quires looking after. Such men need to
be cared for.
The New Ulm Review says that it
has heretofore called Gen. Baker a
humbug, and since his nomination for
congress by the farmers alliance it re-
peats the characterization This Will
make the general feel very bad, coming
as it does from Mr.. Lind's home organ.
In view of this representative relation,