The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-23

the other day in the Arlington and he
seemed to be confding many secrets to
the pugnacious Irishman from Min
nesota. Is there any better proof that
this pea in Blaine's shoes is working
for the Democratic presidential nom
ination in 1896. There can scarcely be
any doubt that he has been told by
Grover that he may have the nominal
ton next time, but the Hawaiian mat
ter will wipe out the last vestige of his
presidential possibilities unless the.
universal howl which has gone up
from all parts of the country frightens
him out of his policy and forces him to
yield. The kindergarten statesman
has been recognizing the Hawaiian
provisional government as a de facto
government by sending special minis
tiers and ambassadors accredited to
them and now he attempts to pull
them down. But what could be ex-
pected of men who apparently do not
know the first principles of inter-
national law or of diplomacy?
But what are the Democratic bosses
OF Minnesota doing here? They are
trying to knock. out Major Baldwin on
the appointments in the ST. Cloud land
district. They want Breuner appointed
receiver of the land Office instead of
Ellenbecker of Morrison county, and
Doran is overweening in his confidence
that his man will win. Doran, thus
far has secured about everything that
he has asked from President Cleveland
and it is stated that Grover believes
that Doran did more for his nomina-
ton and denomination than any other
western man. Major Baldwin thinks
that he has equally as good a pull on
Secretary Hoke Smith but the evidence
has not yet appeared. Baldwin states,
however, that if Breuner is appointed,
he will carry the fight into the senate
and that he will make the biggest
stink in the history of the Democratic
party in Minnesota. It is apparent,
however, that whichever way the
fight goes the Republicans will be the
gamers. 49,.
| The ignorance of the pine land steal
age investigators of northern Mime
sofa which Secretary Hoke Smith has
appointed seems to have been so dense
that they could scarcely tell a pine
tree from a poplar one. Three $ot
them have been fired and the three
following were appointed in their
places upon the recommendation oil
Baldwin: John G. Smith, of Oak
Grove; Mac Rankin, of Anoka; and W
W. Wolf, of Motley. The fight be.
tween Baldwin and the bosses of Min.
nesota Democracy has yet only fairly
commenced. There is going to be wal
to the hilt apparently on all State ap.
pointments between Hall, Baldwin and
ex-Democratic congressman on the one
hand, and Doran on the other.
! I am at a loss to know what Major
Baldwin means by obstructing the
passage of the joint resolution for the
relief of the settlers in the old Mile
Laos reservation. He seems to have a
sneaking idea that there is fraud some.
where. The resolution is plainly
worded-it simply provides that the
settlers who went there in good faith
built houses, cleared land, taxed them,
selves to build school houses, roads and
bridges shall be allowed to perfect
their titles to the land they occupy
The pine land ringsters would be
pleased to see the settlers ousted, be.
cause they 1.-THE ringsters) do not wish
to pay taxes for local improvements
There is a railroad lobby also working
against the settlers. I have spent
weeks among those settlers and, Of my
own personal knowledge, I know the
UNION is right when it says their cause
is just. However, Secretary Smith
who is fair-minded man, understands
the situation thoroughly and he il
heartily in favor Of the passage of the
resolution. and his influence counts fol
considerable. - F.a.. as.
49,. ~@ HYDER ALI.
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