The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24
SIGNS OF VICTORY MULTIPLY
The Republicans Having Set Up
Mr.. Becker AS a Stalking Horse
Are Now So Scared That
They Want to Draw His
Votes Away to Nelson.


first page. 1t shows that both the
old parties are thoroughly demoral-
lied. 1t is interesting reading-so
much SO that we quote it in full:
'The Democrats of Minnesota must
stand loyalty by Gen. Becker and the
magnificent ticket nominated in st.
Paul on the 9TH OF last month.
If every loyal Democrat gives Gen.
Becker his vote his election is assured
by a handsome plurality. There is no
question Of this: the Republican state
committee confeSSes it by the action
taken at the meeting of that organic
ation held in this city Thursday.
This is nothing less than an at
tempt to stampede the conservative
Democrats to knute Nelson by telling
them that he,u Is danger Of the election
Of S. VI. O,ren.
Men who call themselves Demo
Gratis are to be hired to go up and
down through the state and spread
this where it is expected to do the
most good.
Having become convinced chat the
speeches of Nelson and the like of
him have failed to break the forces of
O,ren, the Republican managers are
now tapping another barrel, which is
to be used on the Democrats.
THAT such an outrageous scheme
has been planned shows the ignorance
of the Republican managers as to the
effect of such disreputablc nicholson
the loyal Democrats of Minnesota.
The faithful few that have upheld
the banners of Democracy for a third
of century Of defeats cannot be
scared, bought Or intimidated at this
late day.
M, of
gard Knute Nelson as one Of the most
INSCRIPTIONS and unprincipled dcma
gogues in the state and as unsafe a
man when the real interests of the
state conflict with the wishes of his
masters or his own ambitions as there
is to tie found. And what is more,
every Democrat who has lived here a
dozen years and who has followed the
devious course of Knute Nelson in
politics is able to prove this. The
Democrats of Minnesota have no votes
for knute Nelson, and the man who
talks for Mr. Nelson and claims to be
Democrat it will be safe to say has
some more substantial reason for his
action than the fear that the election
of Owen will damage business in this
state.
ALREADY the paid workers of Mel
sons State House Ring are every
where shouting that Minnesota will
become a Kansas or Colorado in case
Nelson is not elected. The state
dairy )mmissoner is shouting this
through the ,only Swedish newspaper
that is supporting Nelson. Nelson's
adjutant general is shouting it
through the columns of the only Ger
man newspaper that is advocating
the giving of new lease of life to the
ring the state oil inspector is daily
preparing estimates of votes to prove
that Nelson is certain to be elected;
the state grain Inspector is inspecting
grain on the same basis, and SO it is
clear down the list to the sanguine
chairman of the state committee,
who makes his claims with all the
more enthusiasm because he holds the
position of private secretary to his
majesty, King Knute.
''If there eyerwas time when euely
Democrat and cre1y good citizen should
ANTE to end the rule of the Republican
oligarchy in. this state, that time has
come.
LET the workers get all the Doodle
they are able to pull out of the Repub-
lican committee. 1t is really the
money Of the state, wrung from those
who have either received substantial
favors or else are expecting them,
anu IL DCIOukS w UIlC DCOIIC. IDUJ ttt
erely Democrat by has rote shOac his detest0-
ton of q party that aciU resort to the meth
Ods of The Nelson managers and that will
dare to present a candidate like
Knute Nelson for the chief office in
the gift of the people of Minnesota. :"
1t is evident from this that the Re-
publicanS are in a state Of despair.
They must take Pecker's vote away
/, 1ofn RaoIy-
ers vote, it is we'll understood, con-
ssts Of the extreme, corporation
ruled Democrats--all the rest of the
party has gone over to the Populists.
The St. Paul Globe, as anyone can see
by reading between the lines Of this
remarkable article, desires Ovens
election and the defeat of Nelson. 1t
has not one word to say against Owen,
but it attacks Nelson savagely. While,
from necessity, it urges all conserva
tive Democrats to stand by Becker,
because it fears if they'do not the Re-
publicans will capture them. The con-
Guiding words of advice are very sig
nicant. 1t says:
s'If ever there was time ere1y Demo-
crats and ere,y good citizen," Chat means
the Populists) should UNITE, to end
the lele of the Republican oligdrchy IN this
state, that time has come"
Not word here about Mr. Becker
1t means union of the anti Republi-
can forces-the Peoples Party and the
Democratic Party! And that is what
is going on all over the state. 1t is a
revolution. a revolution that will
sweep the state, from end to end: and
there is no power on earth that can
stop it. Becker will not have 10000
votes in Minnesota on Nov 9th, 1894
and the Peoples Party will have any
where from ten to fifty thousand ma
jority.
We have been campaigning ir
Southern Minnesota, the most con-
seryative part of the state, and we say
to our brethren that the results there
will be NEST astounding. Three
fourths of the Democrats, even there
where times are fairly good, refuse tt
play cats paw any longer for the Re
publicans, and will vote for Owen ant
our whole ticket. And the Republi
cans who are utterly disgusted will
Continued ON Second Pnge.)