New-York tribune., 1896-10-19
MINNESOTA Is SAFE.
POPOCRITIC CLAIMS ABSURD.
REVIEW or THE SITUATION IN THE
GREAT WHEAT-GROWING STATE.


SOUND MONEY DEMc Gratis ACTIVELY WORKING
FOR MKINLEY-ct NcENTRATIYG ORATORS
FOR A MIGHTY EFFORT IN CHICAGO
ILLINOIS DAY AT CANTON.
fBY TELEGRAPH THE TRrBUNEl
Chicago oct. 1S.-Minnesota, while source
neither of uneasness nor apprehension, has yet.
as a result Of peculiar conditions existing in
that State enga yed the attention Of the Republi-
can National Committee TO such an extent OF
late as TO furnish the manager Of the Popocratic
campaign excuse for putting forward the
most extravagant claims. Chairman Jones'
whose policy is to claim everything in sight and
more besides has r.ver permitted statement TO
leave his headquarters which did not include
Minnesota among the States considered by nm
as dead sure" for Bryan. Estimates as to other
States might be just trihe rosy, those when
placed Minnesota in the Popocratc column.
never. You might well question the result III
Arkansas he said. consider the great wheat
producing state OF the Northwest debatabe
ground.
The hopes for Popocratic success in Minnesota
are based upon two propositions. namely: Tne
great popularity OF the Populist candidate for
Governor among the Swedes especially and the
vote cast in 1892 which disclosed the fact that
bered the Republicans by about 1000, fusion
having been arranged this year which extends
from the electoral ticket down to the least I'M
portant county nomination, and Is, therefore,
more effective probably than any other entered
into FOR the purpose OF the present campaign
II follows according to Popocratic logic. that the
ticket headed by Bryan and Lind must be sue
cessful This and the further contention that
lack Of harmony marks the action or the man.
ayers OF the Republican canvass, furnish the
basis Of the 10000 majority which Chairman
| Jones sees rolled up for Bryan in November next
REST ON A WEAK ToUNDATIoN.
1t is not difficult. to dispose OF these claims
| Conceding the popularity of John Lind 1t would
| be rash to assert that he commands greater re-
| spect or has a more numerous and devoted toi-
lowing among his countrymen than Senator
| Knute Nelson. Nor can he measure himselt
politically with his ryal in the race for the
| Governorship. for while his chief claim to dis
| tinction is to be found ia the fact that he Is a
| renegade Republican and one OF but few
| vears' standing at that. David NJ Clough mas
! all his life been true to the principles OF ms
marty and served IT, II not with distinction, GER
| tainly with credit 10 himself and the constitu-
| .ncics that honored him The Popuiism' IN
deed Of John Lind is OF very recent date anu
| II is distinctly traceable. moreover. to disaP-
! ,ir,,,or, in not securing n denomination TO
Congress 4 Republican who arrhyed himseii
| in opposition TO his own party by vicious at
,acks upon those who sought to place small
/ protective duty on binding twine. attacks whi'h
, had no higher object in view than the attain-
| ,ror, ~ n cheap popularity at home. he turned
| rorui,s, tho minute T. McCleary secured the
nonuhl,cnn nomination for Congress in his dis
fn-1l
tho Swedish vote hut the Norwegian as well
| II ba docs IL will he the first time In history
/ ,h,, ,hese two nationaiiies have agreed upon
anv,hirg Good Judges of the situation In the
| state asser, th-t he may possibly poll three
fourths ~ the swedish vote and practically
nothing ~ the Norwegian
THE yoTE TWO YEARS AGO.
While u ,s true \ claimed by Chairman
Jones that I'm the elections OF lS'- Inc hePuo
,,,a, ,o,e foil short o. the Democratic and
| y,nnulistic votes combned. II must not be lot
GOTTEN that IT vas the year Of A great Demo
o,i. landslide and that two years later. in 1871
! ,h.. conditions we're completely reversed. The
p.rullican plurality was in that year more than
az nm and the combined vote Of Democratic
and ponulsts fell short by 22O00 Of equans
tho Ronuncan vote. The conditions now may
ro, lac the same that existed two years ago "u'
,bev do not differ from those OF lS'l enough
n warrant n serious consideration of the pre-
MYSTERIOUS claims set up in Popocratic head-
quarters here.
rho assertions that there is lack of harmony
+, uo,uh,can councils are a ngment Of the
Popocratic brain. They rest upon old stories
~ dissension among Republican leaders long
ago and have no bearing upon the present cam
raisn Their denial in detail would be waste
Of energy and space
rbese are the popocratic claims. The Repub
,can nredictiuns Of success in November next
ros, ON more solid foundations. Minnesota. to
bocin with. is state in which the foreigh-oorf
element predominates 1t Is composed OF Ger
s Irish Swedes Norwegians Firms. Poles
a pohemians The Germans and Swedes
o,oll, outnuuher the others. Next in impor-
,a,co come the Irish. The native element makes
,,sole reIt in aggressiveness rather than mum
hore So far as it IS found In the rufai ais
,ricts il furnishes the backbone OF Popuiisii
and politicaI discomfort Even the Poles ana
Robenans are conservative in comparison WITH
the average American farmer In Minnesota
THE CAUSES BEHIND POPULISM
r,o reason Is the wastefu extravaganza tc
,,, tba native American farmer has been ac-
,o,,ed az rule and which in these times OF
,rssslon has inevitably led to bankruptcy ano
.,;u Tho more thrifty foreigner Is weatherinS the
,or,, with infinitely more ease than his spend
,,,,, reichbor and therefore finds fewer pre-
,o,,s for prumbling. The native element IN the
c,,ies consists OF men in business and In the pro-
,oss,ons 4 considerable portion OF this e!emeh'
no,vevcr. is made up Of spectators and Others
engaced in occupations which flourish only when
times are good
xo,v no state in the Union can show greater
....,,,,or NJ .boom towns" so-called. whose not
h,,,so and wholly artificial growth has been -
,,,,t. able to ress' the chilling winds OF com
,.,..,i,l aaversty than Minnesota. 1T would bt