Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-11-03
MINNESOTA VOTERS

new duty awaits you, and it is one that
may Well rouse you to your utmost to
soye this state from becoming the scorn
and by-word of the nation. An infamous
conspiracy, organized long ago. kept Sc
cret till the last possible moment in order
that it. might not be characterized every
where as it deserved. framed in the dark
ness by few unprincipled schemers in
sprung upon the people It is an insult to
every honest voter, no matter to what par
~ he may belong. 1t is an attempt to de-
prlve this great commonwealth of her
vote and rights in the selection of pres
ideat and vice president, and Of her
nghtful share in the national legislature.
It is scheme of deception, Of fraud, of
infamy, of the rejection with contempt Of
every principle that makes political ac-
ton honorable or tolerable to honest men.
what you think
OF the Fusion.
corsummated between the bosses of the
Democratic and Peoples parties, and
to so rebuke it on Nov. 8 that no traitor
again dare to appear before the people Of
the Northwest.
Every man has right and duty in
r. senting the action that has been taken
by the Democratic state bosses, with the
knowledge and connivance of the heads
of the Peoples party: It is common
slur and SANDER and insult on them all
But to the Republican party it should
bring great incentive and a great en-.
coura cement This is no longer day Of
uncertainty or an hour when apathy, can
prevail. Now we know whom we have
to fight and what weapons we must use.
It stands self-confessed truth that tho
Democratic party is no longer asking, in
the name of Democratic principles, for
the control of the state; for it's vote in
the electoral College, for its representa- e
thority in it's legislature. That party has
said, by the voice of those to whom it
entrusted the control of its affairs, that
it resigns every such pretension, and is
willing to turn the state over to any one
Rs9 M assist v to Pre- State eTet IS
bandoned. No man dreams of electing
a single candidate nominated by the
Democrats for any state Office. The leg
islature is abandoned. as far as Democ-
racy is concerned. In the contests in our
legislative districts there is no Democrat
Democrat and Populist mean the same
thing, which stands for no man, reprer
sents no principle, but, in obedience to
the blind dictates of unreasoning hatred,
asks the people of Minnesota to give
W th7 sars @ the f fnsen pan ahes
than to the ablesst and most. conscientious,
says the organ of this conspiracy in st.
Paul, that Minnesota should be repre-
fool than BY Republican" This is the
spirit of the whole campaign. Willingly
may Minnesota be disgraced, if only
through that the overthrow OF the Re
publican party can be accomplished. This
devilish malignity passes all the bounds
Free and Fair Field,
ever known in the Northwest. It Is an
importation into our politics of the spirit
of the vendetta, the spirit Of that land
of democracy where fairness and free
dom are unknown, and hatred and malice
and all observation-disclosures govern IN
political battles. What shall be the an
swer Of the voters of Minnesota to q
plan which would use the honor and pros
perity Of the state as a football for am.
bilious and Inscriptions politicians?
The appeal lies, too, to those men who
have voted, or intended to vote, with the
Peoples party, because they were dis
satisfied with both the old organizations.
What shall these men say of the new
fed and angered when he finds himself
shut into the necessity of supporting
Weaver and Field, what shall be the at
titude of the members of the Peo-
ple's party who learns that he
Is sold out with equal certainty; who
hears everywhere the unconcealed
boasts of Democratic bosses that the
been placed upon the Democratic ticket
will vote for the Democratic nominees?
These men are not Democrats. They
have not united with the third party to
help the Democracy into power. They
have more patriotism than that. Let
them beware. They cannot escape from
the terms of sale that the leaders have
no
themselves spoke plainly long ago. Both
conventions, that of the Democratic as
that of the Peoples party, declared I'M
compromisingly against fusion. Now the
cause of each is tricked and traded, and
the honest intent Of each dehed by the
hucksters who have finished this deal.
No man who votes the Peoples party
act. He is voting, not for that party,
but for
A Shameless Combination
that aims only at Republican defeat, and
has plotted afterward for it's own con-
troll Of the spoils. A vote for the four fu-
sion electors is a vote solidly in the inter
est of the Democratic party. The hope
of the Democracy is that, by the selec-
ton of the fusion electors, the presiden-
tial election will be thrown into the house
of representatives, where the Democratic
vote is amply sufficient to elect a Demo-
cratic president. The present congress
would act in that event. How can this
in any possible manner be beneficial to
the Peoples party?
To the Republicans of tbs state the an.
nouncement of the contamination of that
bargain comes like the call Of the trumpet
to battle. Now, there must be no over
confidence, no Indifference no trusting to
foreordained results. From this hour I'M
til the closing of the polls on election day
every man to whom the principles of his
party are dear should constitute himself
tireless agent and worker for the party
of his faith and loyalty. He knows pow
the dark combination that has planned
it's fall He can measure the danger that
threatens it. He can see the contempt
and the sacrifice that would follow the
successful issue of this political brigand-
age. Now that all pretense of principle
has been laid aside, now that the Demo
cratic party in Minnesota stands no long
er for Democratic principles, now that the
PEOPLES party of Minnesota no longer
represents its platform, but both have
struck hands only through its bosses to
slay Repubicanism and divide it's pos
sessions between them, decisions are van
ished, the eyes of the people are opened,
and we have but to make a straight, man
II and enthusiastic fight to win. Let no
man be dismayed. If there is one les
son written more plainly than another
over all the history of political experience