The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-09-15
CAN'T FOOL THE Y ETERANS.
THE SMOOTH SCHEME OF THE
DEMOCRATS WON'T WORK.

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land and l.aWle r--. Record Of
the Democratic Party
and Its Candidates
Exposed.
There is q rumor to the effect that
the Dem ocrats arestriving to organize
q counter movement in the interest OF
Cleveland and Lawler among the vet
eran soldiers and their friends in this
State. The movement originates in
Minneapolis and is being enjoined by
certain ex-soldiers who are supposed
to be men OF influence with the men
who fought to put down the rebellion.
1t will be remembered that the old
soldiers Harrison and Morton Club
in the interest Of the Republican can
,didates, originated in Minneapolis in
1888, and what an effective engine it
was for promoting the interests OF the
Republican ticket during that exciting
campaign. That organization was
the pioneer political club among vet
eran soldiers in the country, and, be-
fore the close of the campaign which
seated Mr.. Harrison in the presiden-
tlal chair it demonstrated how thor
oughly the hearts of the men of 1861
were in sympathy with the Republican
party. Over 1900 veterans placed their
names on the rolls OF the Minneapolis
clubs alone; while branches of the or
gan1zation were formed in all the lead
ing cities of the country. There were
no less than twenty Of these clubs in
Minnesota, and at almost every poll
ing place in the State, veterans
could be found dispensing straight Re-
pulican tickets on election day.
Out OF the old soldiers Harrison
and Morton Club a permanent organ
lzatlon known as the Union Veteran
League has grown. The headquart-
ers OF this leagues in Minneapolis, and
the effort to consolidate the Democrat
ic soldiers against this organization of
course originates there. 1t is safe to
say that it will be impossible for the
Democrats or even the Peoples party
to make any Roadway among the
veterans of the late war.
In the first place. the veterans
who fought and suffered on southern
battle fields are we'll acquainted with
the principles OF the Democratic party.
They foug Int Democrats forfour years,
and received bullets from guns that
were held in Democratic hands. They
suffered from disease contracted in
southern swamps while guarding the
national capital from Democrats,
armed with muskets.
But this is not all. Perhaps it is
time to bury all::antagonism developed
by the war. Maybe the bloody shirt
has served it's purpose, and may
be placed at rest-buried in the
same last ditch that covers the de-
funct corpse OF the southern confeder-
acy.
But the three candidates for COVER
nor OF Minnesota are typical OF the
trying times of the great civil war
almost a generation ago. .....-
Mr.. Donnelly, the candidate OF the
Peoples party for governor, was a
resident of the state in 1861. In that
ever memorable year hesheld the pos
ltlon OF Lieutenant Governor Of the
state-a snug berth that became much
snugger when he was elected to con-
gress in 1862. He was a. young man,
strong in health, and came from a
race known for it's patriotic instincts
as we'll as for it's fighting qualities.
He was an Irish American, born in
Philadelphia. One would have sup
posed that 1T would have been utter
ly impossible for him to have restrain
ed the splendid impulse that carried
so many young men off their feet and
sent them to the front to fight out
the salvation OF the great Republic.
II Mr.. Donnelly had yielded to that
impulse, his name might today be
writ item beside that of Macdonald,
Of Revolutionary fame or of
Thomas Francis Meagher of the Irish
Brigade in the civil war. But Mr..
Donnelly, while a fighting man OF known
beligerent attributes, prefers the
tongue to the bayonet, as a weapon of
offense or defense. He loved his coun-
try, certainly, but he loved bodily
safety and comfort better and hence
did not don the uniform OF the nation
IN those trying times.
Daniel w. Lawler, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, was not old
enough to serve his country as a sold
Ter at, any time during the war. He
too is an Irish-American and if the
fates had ordained him a date of birth
q few short years earlier he might we'll
have wooed reputation at the lannon's
mouth. But it was not to be. Mr..
Lawler, nor his father, nor any Of his
collateral kindred seem to have
found q lodging place in the ranks of
those who went forth as defenders of
the nation and the flag.
Hence there is no good reason WHY
the veteran soldiers should rally to
any great extent for the cleo ion of
Mr.. Lawler as the Chief Magistrate
OF the State.
How; was it with Knute Nelson? He
wasa mere boy, working ona Wisconsin
farm when the war broke out. He did
not ask for a 'soft snap" or take
refuge behind the fact that he
was alien born. He simply left the
plow in the Through, like General
Putnam of old, and proceeded to the
nearest recruiting station where he
enlisted rs a soldier-and he remained
steadfastly at the post of duty
through four hard and dangerous