Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-18
A Prominent Democrat Bolts.


Professor Rasmus b. Anderson, Of
national fame as Il scandinavian
scholar, an influential democrat and
man Of untarnished name, is sur
feited with democracy as developed
since Clevelands election, and de-
clares his purpose to assist in defeat
ing it by voting the republican ticket
this fall. Prof. Anderson was Minis
ter to Sweden during Cleveland's
first term, and has no grievance to
influence his present political action.
He gives some sound reasons for his
course, a part Of which we quote, as
follows:
II regard the conduct of the lead
ers OF the democratic party in the
United States senate, in the state of
New York, and in Wisconsin, 50 dis
credtable that do not see how any
man who values the honor Of his
country more than the success OF his
party can vote the democratic ticket
this fall. Just look at that august
body, the United States senate! 1t
is not necessary to go into details.
President Cleveland has fittingly
characterized a portion of the tariff
bill as party perfidy and party dis
honor. The tortuous methods of
democratic senators who fiagrantly
violated party principles and party
pledges justly raises the suspicion of
corruption and invites vigorous pro-
test at the polls.
In New York the party is now
bending the knee to David b. Hill, a
man regarded by many good citizens
Of this country as the most unscru-
pulous politician of the day. re-
gard him rs the most dangerous man
now to be found in American politics
Now the party machine has agar
insuted the honest and patriotic
voters of New York by presenting
David II. Hill as its unanimous choice
for governor, thus also endorsing him
as It's next candidate for the presi-
dency, but hope and trust that this
gubernatorial candidate with his
wicked eye on the White House al
Washington Will be showed under III
November by even larger majority
than that which buried Maynard
when he ran for the office Of Judge
Of the court Of appeals.
~ look upon the notorious roster
job Of the present administration n
Wisconsin as utterly disgraceful
from every point Of view, and dc
not See how any citizen can main
tain his .elf-respcct and endorse the
candidates implicated With his vote
| Up to the time of the state conven.
tion the disgrace Of the roster jol
attached only to the officials and per
sons involved in the transactions
| bat the state convention having en-
dorsed and renomiuated state of.
| ficials, who, by their own sworn state.
nents, are convicted Of being parties
to this attempt 10 print the roster fol
| the benefit of an administration
newspaper, and at an outrageous eN-
penst to the state, the responsibility
OF the dishonor has been assumed by
the democratic party in Wisconsin
il must therefore take the conse
quences, which can not fail to follow
at the hands of an insulted public.
This fall there Is no doubt as tt
the duty of every friend of clear
government 10 protest AT the polls
against David Il. Hill and his crook
cd methods in New York, and agains
/ the tortuous roster jobbers in Wis
consin. The safest way to utter this
protest Is, IN my Judgment, 10 vot,
I the republican ticket, both in New
4 York and i'm Wisconsin,