The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-24
PRINCETON COUNTY THURSDAY SEPT 1891
pecial guardian of the school lands.

pecial guardian of the school lands.
Let some reservation be opened
and see how quickly the officer Of
some railroad company sets up a
claim for the odd numbered sec
tons. 1t has been more than a
year since these lands were segre-
gated from the Indian reservations.
yet no one on behalf of Minnesota
made a claim to them. They were
about to be appraised and sold,
and Senator Davis comes forward
with his statement and citations
and shows conclusively that the
land belonged to the State. The
commissioner Of the general land
office Investigated the matter and
said there was no question about
it. Sections Is and SO in all that
vast country coded are decreed to
belong to the school fund of the
State of Minnesota. That is only
one Of the many things that Sena-
tor Davis has done for the State
he SO creditably represents. It
would be great mistake to defeat
him. .... r.....
Another thing: Do not let that
idiotic and demagogic cry ''he's a
Twin City man. defeat him. 1t is
not only the cry of the demagogue,
but it is also the bray Of the jack
ass. What difference does it make
whether he is from St. Paul, MIN
neapolis, Duluth or Princeton, so
that he is all right and represents
the State fairly and honestly?
Senator Davis is broad enough and
great enough to be from Mime
sofa, and those who raise the local
ity cry against him have the bow
els of the demagogue, or the ears of
the ass. If he has not been good
senator knock him out. But if he
has been a good senator and is de-
feated because he does not live in
some other section Of the State
than that which has always been
! his residence, for years and years,
how would it be possible to retain
good men in office? Perhaps it is
desirable to continue the rotation
of important Offices in order that
all the politicians may be served,
but you can't get good men in
that manner. Eastern states Sc
cure influence in congress because
they secure good men and keep
them. But mark it down, it is
the demogogue and the jackass
that raise the sectional cry in a
State like Minnesota.
The vampires that were trying
to kill James G.. Blaine by work.
ing on his imagination, have made
a complete failure. The great
statesman is coming back to Wash
ington and will enter upon the
duties of his office and next year
will be the candidate of the Repub-
licans for president, and what IS
more will be elected. It would be
! rank nonsense to say that he is the
only man that could be- elected, be-
cause it is not so. He could be
elected with less effort than any
other man. It would be very hard
work to pull B. Harrison through
again. He has not the art of max
ing friends, and is most successful
in making enemies. The attacks
upon Secretary Blaine in the ram
pant Harrison organs, and espec-
! ially in those which his son has an
interest, have made him more enc
mics than all the friends he has
made. This is a Blaine country
and we will all be glad when he is
the candidate Of the Republican
convention.
IF Knute Nelson is elected GOV
ernor he will succeed Davis in the
senate, : is a statement that is often
seen floating around some Of the
papers Of the State, and is used by
those who are unfriendly to Davis.
1t is very easy to see the object of
those statements. It is an effort