Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-12
5 Comedies Too Much.

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present at the ceremony.
Comedies Too Much.
& The Royalton Banner is too ready
to cQncede strength to the nemoc-
racy, and to attempt to discourage
Republican hopes in MORRISON county.
Two years ago. the Banner took
little stock in the campaign made to
carry the county, and scarcely did
it's full share toward bringing about
that victory. ... 49,. '=r
This spring the Banner has been
unusually active in discussing Re
publican politics. and when the
Transcript expressed a hope that it's
activity in matters pertaining to the
Republican party would continue
during the campaign, the Banner
treated the expression as sarcasm.
When the Transcript stated that the
Banner had considerable influence III
Republics II towns, that paper re-
scented the statement, and proceeded
to, ridicule the Transcript. Every
loyal and worthy Republican is Just
as anxious for the Banner to work
heartily for Republican success, as
he is for the Transcript or any other
paper to, and the most complete
victory can be won only by united
action, But the Banner would ap-
parently rather attack the TRAM
script than the opposition. Last
weeks Banner says: ...-.
"The Transcript has had much to
say lately about the political situa-
ton in Morrison county. 1t claims
the county will be carried by the Re
publicans this fall by majority of
1000. That is the veriest nonsense,
and printing such rubbish neither
makes votes nor serves any other
good purpose. Morrison county
always has been Democratic and is
Democrat tic today. The Republicans
scored a great victory two years
ago, it is true, but it was Democrat TIC
votes cast for Republican candidates
that did the business. WIZ mar
mOny and q good ticket we believe
it is possible to win again, but 1t
never can be done with a ticket
made up largely of Democratic rene
gades." '| p 4 7. 81.
Now the victory OF 1894 was due
to two causes. First, the gain OF
the Republican party from the Demo-
cratic party-which was great in all
parts of the country and especially
large in some precincts of Morrison
connty-such as the city Of Little
Falls and the towns of Belle Prairie
and Ripley. Second, the large In
crease of votes in Morrison county,
which increase was mostly Republi-
can. Morrison county cast nearly
900 more votes in 1894 than in 1892,
and that increase was very largely
Republican.
Now there is no good reason for
doubling hut the voters who Joined
the Republican party in 1894 will
vote the Republican ticket in 1896.
The party locally and nationally de-
serves all the confidence they placed
in it in 1894. The increase in voters
in the county since 1894 has been at
least 500. They are undoubtedly
largely Republican. The head OF the
Republican ticket received 6S2 more
votes in 1894 than the head of the
Democratic ticket, and it is not an
extravagant claim to assert that
with a good local ticket and an ag-
gressive campaign. that the Repub-
lican majority can be brought up to
1000 in 1896. The Banner ia unneces-
sarily alarmed about an unsatisfac-
tory county ticket. We believe the
party will nominate the strongest
men available, and carefully consider
location and all other elements OF
strength possessed by the aspirant.
4 ticket can be nominated that will
aid in the effort to make the majority
in this county 1000, and we believe
that with harmony and good work
the figure is not placed too high.