Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-10-28
FROM THURSDAYS DALI
CONSIDER 1T.

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The Brainerd Journal, of which H
c. Stivers, once OF the Democratic can
didates,for the legislature, is editor,
recently had a write-up OF the Demo
cratic legislative ticket, and the usual
amount OF newspaper modesty pre-
vented him from devoting much over
half a column to himself AS an ar
gunent intended to be in his favor
he publishes some rather wise state.
ments about local interests. From
what we know of Crow Wing coun-
ty, we Judge that the article will not
tend to decrease Judge Fleming's
vote. If the voters of Little Falls
and Morrison county will carefully
consider, from a local standpoint,
the arguments advanced, we trust
the vote Of the Republican candidate
from this county will be materially
increased. Following is a portion OF
the article:
There are indications that the
people of Crow Wing county will be
more than usually Independent in
their voting on the legislative
ticket. There was never a time in
which this county and district had
such great need of men at the head
OF affairs to push to successful issue
the material interests of the people,
In Crow Wing county, especially,
great possibilities of growth, develop
ment and increased wealth have been
opened. New Development has been
set on foot this season, and what
our people need now is men in the
lead who can ably and wisely guide
the ship Of progress, and set the
sails to catch every passing breeze
to carry forward the work so nobly
begun. The man who can do the
most to build up the city and county,
give value to property, create a
market, give employment to labor
and success to industry and trade, is
the man the people want.
1t is now conceded by those who
have carefully looked over the
Legislative district that two members
Of the legislature are not likely to
be elected from this county. Each
county has three candidates, one
representing each of the three
political parties, and the voter who
votes for all three, or even two,
throws away his vote. 1t does not
help a candidate to receive a vote
when his competitor also receives a
vote on the same ballot. The relat tive
strength Of the opposing candidates
is not changed by such ballot. The
people must decide what candidate
they want to represent the county's
interes is and vote for him.
1t is not altogether a question of
legislation. 4 man who works to
influence eastern capital to enlist in
the work OF improving his county
finds his influence greatly injured if
he must go as a defeated candidate,
rejected at the polls by his own peo-
pie. The purely legislative side OF the
question is OF small moment. We do
not say who the people should vote
for. Possibly each of the three local
has confidence in his own
ability to best look after these i'm
portant interests, important to
every person who owns a foot OF
ground in the county, or has Il days
labor or a dollars worth OF goods to
sell. The people must decide that
question for themselves, and we be-
lieve that il the necessary work to
build up a wealthy and prosperous
community here is we'll done, it will
not make any difference to the people
whether those who have best pro-
noted the work are members OF any
special political party or no party at
all. The question to be considered
is where the interests of the people
are, and how they can best be served.
Yes, there is IL United States senator
to he elected, and we know voters
who are willing to scrape the bones
of poverty all their lives if they can
only help some high-up politician to
q seat in the senate The wiser vot-
ers will look after their own interests
first, and the interests of the poll
ticians afterwards. Happily, when
you have determined which one OF
the local legislative candidates can
best serve you, it doesn't cost you
anything but the mark of a pencil
to help place him where he can help
you.