St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-09
KNUrE A CORPORATION TOOL.
SVenSka AmerikanSka POSten
States Its Reasons for
Bolting the Ticket.
DULUTH G. o. P. DEM0aALIZEI
"Pat" Child Pays His Respects
to the Present Gov
ernOr.

There is more weeping and wailing
in the camp of Knute Nelson and the
state house ring.
Syenska Amerikanska Posten, the
great Minneapolis Swedish paper. has
declared for Owen ana Biermann.
This is the paper which has just
proved a circulation Of nearly $4,000
copies. and the reputation OF which has
always been above reproach. In the
circulation contest between this paper
and one of its rivals. which. by the way.
a week ago declared for Mr.. Owen. j.
F. Calderwood, president of the Mime
apoiis Commercial club; Fred L. Kraft.
of the Hennepin Paper company, and
Nils Nilsson, of the Washington bank.
Minneapolis, a few days ago made the
following statement:
Has the Circulation.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Oct. 4, 1894.
ITO Whom 1t May Concern:
"We, the undersigned, have this day,
Oct. 4, 1884 thoroughly examined the
press reports, the postoffice receipts,
lists and books of the Svenska Ameri-
kanska Posten for each week during the
months of July, August and September.
1894. and found conclusive aud unq ues-
tionable evidence that the said paper
has printed and circulated each and
every week during said months an aver
age of nearer 81, 600 than 10000 complete
x.G 81. -lyo A tfya cIyo
Posten, and no issue during this time
has been below 25.O0O complete copies"
With few exceptions, the entire Scan
dinavlan press of the Northwest is now
opposing the election of Gov. Knute
Nelson. They have declared their
independence, and the plaintive and
pitlful pleas to nationality made by him
and his workers will not get one of
these papers back. That they have
been moved to take this step largely
through The demands made by their
thousands of subscribers but makes the
effect of the revoltso much greater.
Clean Out the Ring.
The people of Minnesota are going to
have housecleaning at the state capi-
tOl Oully Ill Ouhuuiys PuAtiy bGSodSO AZ
is very much needed, and partly to
demonstrate their ability to do SO when
they think it is needed. The people are
tired of ring and corporation rule, and
they are determined to down both. and
it is vastly to the credit of the Scan
dinavian press of Minnesota that it
refuses to follow party when that party
no longer deserves support. These
papers are but following their readers,
not attempting to lead hem.
Already there is a hurrying to and
fro between the Republican headquar-
ters and the offices of the hackers of the
present governor. The handwriting OH
the wall can be seen by even the most
hidebound partisan, and woe is pictured
on the face of not only that astute man
iager, Chairman Tams Bixby, but also
on the countenances of every other
member of the state house ring. Local
issues have dwarfed the great Mckinley
blowout before he has left the state, and
Tom Reeds coming will result the same
way. Four years ago Reeds speech
lest st. Paul and almost the state, and
this year there Is no reason to expect a
different result.
Can't Turn the Tide.
The people of Minnesota have passed
the stage when majority can be per-
suaded that high protective tariff can
help them, and they likewise know that
the legislation of the Republican party
laid the foundations for the great panic.
The majority against the Republicans
on these national issues in Minnesota is
today more than 10000. and it is still
growing.
But state issues are commanding the
attention of the people of Minnesota
this year. and all the Reeds and Nc
Kinleys cannot force them aside. The
legislation of the past twenty years in
Minnesota has all been moulded by the
Republican party. and the people are
going to have a change. The kepub-
licans have already lost the governor,
and nearly, if not of the state ticket,
and the control of the next legislature
is going with it. The detection of all
theleading Scandinavian papers in the
state shows that they are not allowing
the nationality racket of GOV. Nelson
and the state house ring to influence
them. and robs this campaign of that
feature developed and brought into life
by the Republican machine of Mime
sofa. The Scandlnavians of this state
are all Americans, and they want to
receive nominations and honors as
Americans, and not as Norwegians,
Swedes or Danes. In turning down
Knnte Nelson they feel that they will be
dealing the leader of the professional
Scandinavian officeholders blow;
and, while the main objection to Nelson
is the fact that he is the tool of the cor
porations and rings, the fact that he has
always been in office, and as Scandi-
.nayiah. is having great effect.
But 1t will do the thousands of Mime
sotans who know and admire S. j.
Turhblad, of the Svenska Amerikanska
Pssten, for his independence aud abil-'
,ity, good to hear his reasons for refusing
to support Knute Nelson. The Repub-
lican-maehine was ready to pay him a
large, sum of money monthly to take
Nelson's side, but he refused. In six
ysarsihe has built up magnificent bus
hess. and, as he stated it. he is mot
f6ady to throw it away" Here Is the