The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
FILLMORE COUNTY.
The Republicans Forced to Repudiate
Washburn.

To the Editor:
This county, Fillmore went against us
more than two to one. How and why it
was done is mystery. At all of
meetings we challenged discussion and in
vited questions and invariably had every
thing our own way. We convinced our
audiences that we were right and that we
had been misrepresented. In one meeting
we made such strong case against Wash
burn that Republican leaders in the aud
fence felt it necessary to interrupt and state
that their senatorial candidate did not ad-
vocate Washburn at meeting held there
few evenings previous
In county politics we made our campaign
on the salary reduction law Endorsed by
a large majority on a vote two years ago.
The Republican leaders and candidates have
always opposed this law Yet we were
voted down, and why? Party prejudice, and
the Misrepresentation of Peoples party rule
in other states together with patronage
promises by candidates is the only explana-
ton there is to offer. We might add, how
ever, that the Democrats voted the Repub-
lican ticket in many cases.
1t begins to look if the logic of events
is the only hope. But when people are so
convinced it is liable to be everlastingly too
late to accomplish anything at the ballot
box
Party domination is becoming terrible
power in this country. Merchants teachers
preachers, doctors, and wage-earners each
and all dare not in many instances divulge
their political position. When questioned
they always say 'Well man in my bust
ness can't have any politics. Another seri-
Gus menace to our future lies in the fact
that the more you Cypress and subjugate
people the more easily they are swayed
by the wand of the boss politician. / notice
that the Minneapolis Tribune of the Sth re-
freshes its readers with the following edi-
torial tid-bit 1--WE believe that the country
desires no radical legislation in any direc-
ton. What business wants is rest. 1t
wants to be let alone and given an oppor-
tunty to work out it's own salvation. The
situation so far as congress and the presi-
dent is concerned will be one of deadlock
until 1897. The present tariff and financial
legislation will have to stand. BY 1897 if
the Republicans come into power they will
have time to mature a conservative and
business-like policy both as regards tariff
and finance. The promise by the Republi-
can leaders of soothing and healing
policy will crafty the country and produce
an excellent effect upon business, etc.
If this be the program then l ask in all
seriousness who has been beaten? Is it
not the fellows who voted the Republicans
into power?
Throughout the campaign we were told by
Republicans that the country was going to
demnition bow-Wows under Democratic rule
and to save it a change must be made Now
the Republican wing of Rothschilds hosts
have triumphed and they turn and tell the
hoodwinked voters that all that business
wants is a rest Time to adjust itself. But
1 must cut this short and will do so by
saying to our brethren fight on, and as a
last resort remember that What can't be
cured, must be endured for another two
years. w. E. CUMMINGS.
Preston. Nov H.