St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-05
NELSON'S TRRACHERY.

The candidacy of Knute Nelson for
the United States senatorShip is pecu-
liar one, based upon peculiar grounds
of hope aud depending upon peculiar
methods for its successful outcome.
Elected governor of Minnesota on the
express pledge that he would serve out
his term as governor, aided i'll his can
dacy by man to whom he had given
promises of support for the senatorship,
he c0olly ignores the pledges made only
a few weeks ago, and becomes himself
a candidate for an Office for which his
support is pledged 10 ano Their man.
There is not in all the shady records OF
Minnesota's political history parallel
for the ingratitude, cupidity and treach-
cry involved in the candidacy of Knute
Nelson for the United States senate at
this time. Not that the GLOBE is in
terested in or gives one thought To the
candidacy OF w. D. Washburn or
any other Republican candidate:
not that 'Knute Nelson is less
able man than any other of the many
aspirautS; but that all the people, re-
CARELESS OF party or creed, may come to
respect political as we'll as commercial
integrity, ami that they may hate dis
honor and perfdy in public as they do
in private life, the GLOBE characterizeS
the conduct of Gov. Nelson as it de
serves-as the very lowest development
of political perfidy. treachery and dis
honor. This is strong language, but it
is not written in the heat Of partisan
struggle; it is not the expression of
party prejudice. 1t is the language that
is in the mouths of thousands Of honest
Republicans all over the state Of Min
nesota today, and it should be the lam
guage Of the epitaph which cOnSigDS TO
perpetual oblivion the man who has
violated every obligation and pledge
which should be sacred to him who is
Jealous of his own honor.
Bat there is another phase of Gov.
Nelson's candidacy which must not
pass without a word Of comment
The main ground upon which
this candidate bases his hope of ultimate
success is that he will command the vote
of all the Scandinavian members of both
houses of the legislature, regardless of
their political ties. And upon this issue
the representatives Of Scandinavian
birth or parentage are required to stand
or fall. They must clothe themselves
in the enduring robes OF shame and for
felt the honors they have so nobly won,
or they must rise superior to the domi-
nation and influence of prejudice that
has no right TO live under the American
flag Anything approaching unanimous
support of Nelson by the Scandinavian
mnmbers of the legislature will be con-
strued as a declaration that Scandina-
VANS will support Scandinavian, re-
CARELESS of other and greater considera-
tions. The GLOBE has a profound ad-
mirati0n for the sterling character and
stubborn honesty of the great majority
of the Scandinavian people, and it
does not believe that Mr.. Nelson
can crack the Scandinavian whip
over the backs Of Scandinavian
members of the legislature, and. much
as the success of Gov. Nelson's plan
would injure and disrupt the Repub-
lican organization, the GLOBE earnestly
hopes that this threatened race war will
not be precipitated. If Nelson is elected
by the means Indicated, it will hasten
the day when Americans and citizens
of other natonalities will unite and
rise to crush the political power OF