St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-29
kandlnaven and other Chicago pa.


pers.
For the first time in its history Skaf.
faren is supporting the straight Repu6-
lican ticket, and this would in some
measure offset the refusal of the twenty
or thirty other Scandinavian papers to
do SO were it not tor the fact that the
entire staff of Skatfaren. is
also on Gov. Nelson's staff,
and most of them are holding good
salaried positions under the state. Great
credit is due Skaffaren for its heroic
stand in this crisis. Unaided and alone
it stands as the only representative of
the great Scandinavian race which has
the tension of nerve to aid in the cleo
ton of the representatives of monopoly
and greed. And the editor only gets
$500 year from the state. at that.
The use to which the forthcoming
issue of the Chicago Scandinavian is 10
be put is to convince the Scandinavians
III the rural districts that the land
which Auditor Biermann wanted to
cede to the Great Northern was the very
cream of the public domain. and
that Gov. Nelson refused to sign
the grant on that account. OF course
the absurdity of the proposition immed-
lately appears 10 any intelligent per-
son. but the Republican committee does
not entertain for the intelligence of the
general run OF the Scandinavian
people very high opinion.
They think the Scandinavians
and especially the Swedes, are
so supplemented that they will accept
as inspired truth anything that ema-
mates from Republican headquarters.
Hence when they set up the theory that
MIR. Biermann is reSorting to legal
process to force the Great Northern
road to accepta gracious gift of valuable
land they expect the Swedish voters to
fall down on their knees and worship
at the shrine of Republican consistency
and kpute Nelson.
When the Minneapolis Tldnipg cut
loose from the old ship and tossed
knute and Bob Dunn into the briny
deep. the Republican leaders and Gov.
Nelson's inspector of cheese and aXle~
grease threatened the most dire and
dreadful calamities. They would SIM
ply withdraw the subscription list
OF the Tidning. That was all. Mr.
Souderstrom, the publisher, has now
stood the battle for several weeks, and
teStifieS to the efficacy of the boycott Oh
the part of the leaders and the cover.
nor's butter tester by an increased cir
culation of over 5000. He has found
that it " as the popular thing to do.
The trials and fluctuations of the com
mittee are daily increasing, and much
of it comes about in this way: The
publishers ct the local papers approach
the candidates and local leaders
off with the explanation that
each has to make considerable
! CONT Hutton TO The general campaign
fund. Then of eoulse, MIR. Editor trics
| 1t on the state central committee, and
| gets the stand-off, for it is costing $4,000
week to keep the Chicago Scandi-
navian papers in line, and there is moth
ing left for Minnesota paper, especially
one published in English.
On the whole Mr.. Bixby is having
good deal more trouble and not half as
much fun as a man with dozen active
| bOils. Then Gov. Nelson's temper is
| not of the best since the GLOBE
and the Scandinavian papers have
| been making some comments on his
| connection with various questionable
! deals, and it is not altogether pleasant
to be around with his excellency when
| he is not feeling just exactly right.
When he is feeling we'll and his affairs
| are prosperous he is about as ami
able as a hyena with the delirium
| tremenS, but when things are running
| as they are now he is not so companion
able. He sees certain defeat staring
| him in the face, and it does not im-
prove his temper any. The general
sentiment among ambitious political
leaders seems to be that Mr.. Bixby is
welcome to his job.