The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-12
FROM MIME i. AP0LIS
q Spicy Letter From ..Uncle
JASON on Matters and
Things Interesting.
Judge Vanderburgh Neatly De
sscribes the Situation Of the
Gold-Bug Organs.

scribes the Situation Of the
Gold-Bug Organs.
special Correspondence to the UNION ..H
MINNEAPOLIS, March 10, 1866
Over 400 carloads of the Frontenac
building stone is to go from this State
to be used in the celebrated 100000
st. Johns cathedral which is being
constructed in New York City. New
York architects came out here and
chose the Minnesota stone above all
competition; and vet Minnesota stone
is not good enough for certain State
insti tn tions, that might be mentioned.
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The Mckinley wave seems to have
swept into it's trough even a good por-
ton Of the 100; although Evans and
Hay still crate for Cushie, and object
constructions otherwise i r y
Judge Vanderburgh, in his recent
letter to Senator Cronkite, does not
seem to take much stock in the integ-
rity of the average daily newspaper on
the monetary question. He says:
1.-The banks and creditor class and the
majority of the politicians are on the
side of the single gold standard; while
the common people, who have read
and listened to the subject, instinc-
lively take the other side. The bad
temper aud abuse of the first class in
dictate the weakness of their cause.
The daily newspaper is largely con-
troHed by capitalists, and frequently
does not speak the sentiment Of the
editor-that is particularly true here.''
By 'heren does the Judge mean Min
neapolis?
Hon. j. B. Gilfllan is the latest as
pirant for congress It will be remem-
Ibered that Your Uncle Loren was in,
strumental in turning down Gilfllan
after the latter's single term. 1t will
also be remembered that the latter's
ward was opposed to Fletcher in the
last convention, and is being primed
fore that event again. Fletcher now
has three Richm arrayed against
him-Gilfllan, Frank Davis, and John
Day Smith; and yet Your Uncle Loren
is not whipped yet by a good deal.
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Everybody who has CHANGED to read
the editorial columns of the Mime
aplis Times during the past three
months will remember how it has de-
nounced Dayis morally, intellectually,
politically, up and down, inside and
out. He has been the attorney of
Rockefeller, of Jim Hill and railway
consolidation, and the epitome of
everything vile and dangerous in a
public man, according toe the Times
editorials and long special articles al
most daily since last fall. His presi-
Dental campaign has been ridiculed,
and his political strength poo-poohed
as silly farce to help his law prac-
tice. But who do you suppose is the
Times candidate for president?
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In it's editorial leader of Sunday,
March s, the Times says: ''There can
be no doubt of the vitality and strength
of the sentiment among Minnesota Re-
publicans in favor of Senator Davis
nomination to the presidency, or IN
side the party, the evidence is conclu-
sive that he is the choice of an over
whelming and enthusiastic majority Of
his party. In the face of this ardent
support, opposition becomes a mere
kicking against the pricks.
The Minnesota delega-
tion to the national convention should
60 instructed to vote for Senator Davis
and stand by him SO long as there is a
reasonable hope of his nomination"
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The above. is pretty strong talk to
proceed from an organ which has de-
nounced Davis as traitor to the peo-
pie Of Minnesota and the Northwest;
anu here Is SOul0 ,uOEo LII Gu0 SdluO
editorial leader: s'There is no ques-
ton of Senator Davis commanding
ability and statesmanlike qualities and
it is eminently proper that the Repub-
lican State convention should put him
forward as a worthy representative OF
the spirit and purposes of the organi-
cation. The support that has gathered
about the Senator, in the face of con-
siderable hostile criticism, is a testi-
mony to the esteem in which he is held
by the party he has served SO many
year with distinguished ability.
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This is your metropolitan journal
ism, that which makes the principles
for the people. This is the stuff OF
which platforms and great doctrines
for statesmen are made Great is the