The Irish standard., 1892-10-01
LAwLER AND NELSON.

LAWLER AND NELSON.
The Sank Center Herald adorns it's
pages with caricature of Knute Nelson
and pretends to believe that ''the little
Norwegian" was not nominated for gov
ernor to secure the Scandinavian vote.
It alleges that the Democrats find no
other fault with him than that he is a
Norwegian. thus insinuating that it is
the nationality and not the man they
object to. The Democrats of this state
were the first to nominate Norwegian
for governor. The present state auditor,
Adolph Biermann, was honored by them
for the governorship eight years ago
when Knute Nelson was in Congress adj
vocating low tariff and voting for the
Mills bill. The Democrats are opposed
to Nelson, not on the score of nationality
but on account of his regeneration, and
they believe that the same party which
mathematical him in consequence OF
his low tariff principles made him the
gubernatorial nominee for the purpose
of maintaining their control in this state
by the aid of the Scandinavian vote.
Knute himself knows that to be the case,
and like the little demagogue that he is
he loses no opportunity of dragging the
nationality question into the campaign.
The Democrats adj ire consistency in an
ofice-seeker, but that is "a jewell which
Knute Nelson does not possess He has
trampled his principles under foot and is
willing to become the obedient tool of
the Republican party to crafty his am
bitlon. The Herald says that Dan Law
lew is an Irishman, and yet no Republi-
can has seen fit to declare that he was
nominated for the purpose of catching
the Irish vote. In the first place, Mr..
Lawler is no more of an Irishman than
the editor ofthe Herald, and even if he
were the Democratic party contains but
a paltry proportion of Irishmen in this
state as compared with the Scandina-
VANS. Dan Lawler is an American by
birth, and so was his honored father be-
fore him. 1t is as appropriate to call
him an Irishman because his grandfather
was one as to call Grover Cleveland an
Irishman because his grandmother was
a native of the Emerald Isle. The Herald
is mistaken if it thinks that the name
freshman can be applied with the
same propriety to Dan Lawler as ''Nor~
wegian" can be applied to Knute Nelson
The one is native of Norway while the
other is native of Wisconsin. One is
foreign-born and the other is native born
That, however, should not cut any figure
as between the candidates. Both are
good Americans, and one is as eligible
for the Office as the other. They both
represent certain political principles
One has been consistent in his polltica
creed and will be mo mans man ano
wear no mans collar" If elected. The
other has been inconsistent and will
wear the collar of monopoly
if he reaches the state capitol
The man who believes in low tariff and
advocates the Mckinley bill and its
denominations should never be elected
governor of this commonwealth. The
Norwegians know perfectly we'll why
Knute Nelson received the nomination
We beg to draw the attention of the Her.
aid to the following sensible remarks oil
Budstikken, the representative organ OF
Norwegian nationality in this city: Every
voter who believes that the necessaries
Of the people ought not to be taxed fol-
the protection of the few and rich man
ufacturers ought to vote against Knute
Nelson at the next election. He was NOT
nominated on account OF his political
career, but in order to- fish Norwegian
votes; as good American citizens the
Norwegians ought not to let themselves
be persuaded to vote on such grounds