Little Falls weekly transcript., 1895-09-06

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M B SS1 Last geek \ Brainerd Journal
|| contains 4 spe.sonal letter writ \ I. ttsn
ssby Congress sma1 Towne to's u y Hon. oln.
I. %. Stiyers, editor Of that paper.
M I. Towne expresses THE most 'a
Sgrat tefnl appreci cation for the sup
port he receives from that tree
silver Democ cratic paper 4 "a 3l'1l' his
4 sudd den conyersion y those \ views g''t1
he Journal publishes the letter ttt'earl
4 sfor the alleged reason that II rs is
sso p full of true patr iotism and and
to principle that we y ea can a
not refrain from giving IL ~ pub. ,ulb.
8licity II The letter yeals tos Mr.,
gStivsrs (and then to the world
I " lhat u disint ntereste YEA and con:
sciientious man Ar. owne is, and and
how little lie cares for. his own
future, 40 that he may be Of aid li'I5ilI' il
The great g ontest 'be tween tbs tbs
gold bro kers and the general mass pss'
of humanity and isl delighted l2't' to
/ find such honest and patriotic men
as MI. Stiyers who sustain him,
even If memb bers Of another politi:-
cal party. AS the Journ.l was 4 i
staunch supporter qf Maj. Bald
/ wirl, Y, and the two Republican pa
! pers of Brain nerd worked hard for
Tow,,inree, il and ind 1ow repudia big
Y financial views, 1T is an indication
sof the unfortunate Il political con.
ditiomn Il i in the district when the
former supporters of ToWnlee V1ll feel 'Ia
compelled to oppose him, and d. hi. his
former opponents are il receipt Of Of
y grateful thanks for their present y
attitude Mr.. Towne q views were
.so we'll und erstood on the financial ma q ii'l.
question that his unexpected led
advocacy Of what he formerly de-
ss,nrounced as financial lunacy
Il came Il ln as q shock to many Of his his
warmest and truest political.
friends. he apparently desires Illt,ss
those who hold the same views '}t'll' on
free coinage as he professed to 2
year YEA ago to overlook the deception,
and to treat him with all the
respect and consid Grafton that they
would i staunch and straig ghtfor-
ward political opp ponent IS 81 kittle .le.
Halverson, with his free silver
ideas, 81 Maj. aldw.n, with his. his
free trade no ions, had " been n
elected none of' those who differ ll's1
With them d would hay efslt ggrieyedl 1ll
or displayed ntment. ~ y s7'laI is
toward the shifty. double. faced
public man that such 9 spirit ls
sometimes shown, but it is seldom pm
that 4 man who honestly sustains
any principle has much cause TO
protest against III usage. One Q l1ls''t'f OF
tie sentences in Mr.. Towne's
grateful letter to his fellow patriot,
Bro. Stivers, is
.sI should be greatly pleased it
men like Mr.. Fuller would try to,
rcmem Der that the question now
under discussi on isa great world
problem, and would address them. n
selves to argument father 1sn' than
abnse. u. .5
w Whatey yer influence any argu- y.
ment in the Transcript might gt
have, would be confined very
closely to the county in which I. i. i
is published, and up to the present
time it's editor has failed to tiudj
.a .any free silver Sc ntinlent among the hp's
former supporters Of Mr.. M. Towne ne
III ii Morrison count hose VII who J.
nov agree With Towne ,t ne arc l., sthe. 9.
men n who voted for Halv Haaal'' erso no 4 I
last year, and he rec iyed l'l. 2l1yot'ets' ''t't'
out al the 8, 600 il the county y.5
MI. Towne may rest assus s1ll ed Il that AZ
The editor Of the Z Transcript will
.confns hims SIC 4 to argument to.
M 4, atever extent IS requisite u an.
!, earnest ii sr,a effort to keep solt timent in
s.Iorrison county opposed TO free
silver coinage. The present local
condition on that question y most
.sssatisfac tory aud if spaceis devoted Y ;sl
III 5i these olumns to regrets Of the.
Etreacl1e that Republ blicans deeply
feel it is not entirely with the