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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

. TAKING everything into considera
ton it is not surprising that Gov.
clough had such a small plurality over
Lind. The fight of the opposition was
conferred against Clough; no effort was
made q in behalf Of any Of the Demopop
candidates save and except Lind, and
that gentleman was immensely popu-
lar with the voters of his own nation
al1ty. The friends of ex-senator w ash
burn: not only in Minneapolis but
throughout the State, were badly dis
gruntled. The hot contest for the
nomination left many scars that could
not be effaced. The signing of that
measly Hastings &. Dakota deed cost
the governor at least 10000 votes. 1T
may have been the governors duty to
execute that deed, but it was poor pol
ltics. We repeat, it is not to be won
dered at that Gov. Clough ran behind
his ticket. s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19
easy winners.
SENATOR FRANKDAY.

One of the first things the State senate will
have to do is to decide whether Frank Day is
still a senator. He was elected lieutenant
governor when Clough was called to the guber-
material chair by the election of Knute Nelson
to the United States senate Day, however.
continued to act as senator. as well as presid-
ing officer OF the senate and voted on all bills
Several of these were passed by his vote. The
most important was the constitutional amend
ment taxing unoccupied railroad lands. II is
said that the railroads will refuse to pay taxes,
claiming that the measure was not legally
passed. This attitude of the railroads may re-
sult-and probably will-in giving Day his seat,
for the senate will hardly care to prejudice the
peoples cause by saying that Day had no right
to vote. It is nice legal question but as the
senate is sole judge of its own membership the
legal phase is not likely to cut much figure
ST. Cloud Journal Press.
On first thought we were of the
opinion that Mr.. Day had no legal
right to act as senator, that he
ceased to be a senator when he was
elected lieutenant governor, but as
our ST. Cloud contemporary remarks,
1T is a nice legal question:. We are
now FIRMLY convinced that it. would be
a serious mistake to unseat Senator
Dsy-it would be an admission by the
senate that the taxation bill was
not legally passed by that body.
This is q matter that vitality concerns
the people Of northern Minnesota.
Undoubtedly the railroads will fight
the law in the courts, and it would be
unpolitic on the part of the senate to
prejudice the peoples cause in adj 8
vance. Viewing the matter from q
political stand point it would be grave
blunder to nnseat Mr.. Dayit would
be be.l he ], through the length and
breadth Of the State that he was un-
seated by a Republican senate at the
behest Of the railroad corporations.
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

EITHER EITHER OF the other candidates who were
seeking the nomination last June, if chosen
would have been a source of strength to the
national ticket in the State instead of a hinder
ance.-Todd County Argus.
Either Of the other candidates might
have been stronger in some. localities,
but IN the State at large, as against
John Lind, not one of them would have
made a better showing than Clough.
Under the present system Of voting It
is sheer nonsense to talk Of any one
candidate being being source Of
strength to the ticket; each candidate
must, in a great measure, stand on his
merits. Under the old system OF vot-
ing it was different. Then a popular
candidate at the head Of the ballot was
in reality a source of strength to the
whole ticket.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19
SKINNED THE DENIS,

5/ The Populist leaders have shown
themselves much sharper politicians
than the Democrats, whom they de-
luded. They took the meat and left
bare bones to their partners in fusion.
The Democrats lost from 1892 every
thing IN New York, New Jersey, Con
necticut, Delaware, Maryland, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Wiscon-
sin and slice each from Ohio and
Michigan. What did they gain? The
barren satisfaction Of minority electors
in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska,
Montana, Nevada, Utah and Washing
ton, only thirty-eight in all, and good
for nothing. But the willy Populists
not only gets governors and State and
local officers in most of those States,
but senators from four in the west and
others in the southern states herebe-
fore Democratic. Worse still, thew
give governors and perhaps a senator
to the Republicans in North Carolina.
Those long -whiskered and wild-eyed
politicians were not born yesterday.
They have certainly taken their Dem
ocratic allies into camp and stripped
them most completely. New York
World. 5..S &.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19
THE PEOPLE TRUST HIM

That Clough made this light and won
it is to his lasting credit He succeed
ed because the people Of this State, as
whole, who knew him to be a plain,
honest man, who has done his duty in
Office as he saw it, and bowed to no
man or set of mon in political life,
would not let him be assassinated. He
won because the common people be-
lieve in him. He won because the
business interests rallied to his sup
port. He won because, to their lasting
honor, the Democrats who renowned,
either openly or secretly, the alliance
with Populism, stood by him almost to
a man. Red Wing Republican.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

!. LITCHFIELD Revieac: Charles Towne,
the renegade Republican who was de-
feated for congressional honors in the
Sixth district by Judge Page Morris,
is credited with the ridiculous state
ment that he was not beaten fairly and
that he will appeal to the house of rep
resentatives. An exchange remarks
thatif he had appealed to his common
sense before he jumped into the Popo-
Graf party, he, would not have been
where he is to-day. It does beat all
what unenviable positions big head
edness'' will place a man in. What
promised to be a brilliant future for
Mr.. Towne has been ruined by his
we'll we don't know what to call it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19


MINNEAPOLIS Journal: An apology
is due to the farmer. Before the cleo
ton there was considerable doubt ex-
pressed as to whether he was notymore
Populistic than any thing else. There
was a general feeling of apprehension
lest the great agricul tural States would
go for Bryan and his policy of repudia-
ton. But just look at the result.
Illinois was carried bysa bigger major
ity than ever known before; the same
is true of Wisconsin,; the same is true
of Minnesota; Iowa has maintained
her old-time standard; Michigan sur
prised everybody BY her magnificent
majority; Indiana has never done 50
we'll J, for any preside atial candidate
SINCE Grant. The agricultural States
have done as well as any. An apology
is duet the farmer.
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

WHILE the Popocratic committee
has been bowling itself hoarse with
the cry of fraud, (" it has not had a
word to say about South Dakota. It
is estimated that 10000 hobos were
colonized in that State, every one a
Bryan shouter. This is one of the
most elaborate attempts at State steal
ing in the history of the republic and
shows such a system that it is evil
IDENTIFY the work of some sort of COM
mittee.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19
HE UNION has obtained /

The UNION has obtained from the
auditors Of the different counties the
vote for representatives in this legis-
latlve district. It will be seen by re-
ferring to the table that the Mile Laos
men both made a good run, Newton
standing second in the ranks of the
t7ulslonists, while Head received the
third largest vote of the successful
candidates. The Republicans were all
easy winners.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

WEYLER has been given until Dec. Z
to subjugate Cuba. In the event of his
failure he will be recalled and the war
may be said to have ended. There is
very little chance for him to accom-
plish his task and it is to be hoped
that the bloodshed is over. Cuban
patriots have won their liberty if ever
any country has.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

PoPULIsTs who are drawing SO much
consolation from the assertion that the
change of 24,OOo votes would have
placed Bryan in the presidential chair
are requested to figure again Take.
half the pluralities Of the Republ lean
candidate in the States he carried and
&C: add to the vote he received against
Bryan in the other States and Nc Kin
ley would be found to be victorious in
% States. How do you like this twist
ing of figures?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19
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vERITY's CONCLUSION
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Verify CONCLUSION.
Gov. Glough may have received a re-
Duke, but the fact remains that he
polled about 10000 more votes than
Nelson received two years ago. To a
close observer it would appear that
Mr.. Bryan was the chastened one in
Minnesota. - hoo,head Independent.
HIS TITLE CLEAR
David NJ. Clough will keep right on
IN. IN the governor business at the old
stand, dispensing hard common sense,
economy and vigor as usual in admin
lstedrlng State affairs. a unanimous
vote would not have made his title any any
clearer. or his lease any longer Sank
Centre Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

"A VERY apparent truth is thus laid
down by the Iron Age: "The working
man has only his labor to sell and
every day he passes in idleness he
consumes a part of his earning power
which can never be replaced.n -. :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

BRYAN will not rest on his record
but in company with his wife has I'M
dertaken the publication of book on
bimetallism. He claims the honor of
being the leader of the silver party
still although the doctrine was most
heartily repudiated by the American
people. He is evidently, like Mr..
TOWne, mot crushed by defeat
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

ARCHBISHOP. IRELAND is not badly
frightened by 5reasonsof the newspaper
reports to the effect that he had lost.
prestige with the pope by reason. 81 his
political utterances. He, believes that
the reports are canards. The call to
Rome would not come from the news
papers first and is evidently the product
OF some over Jealous brain. Il
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

IT is amusing now to read the de-
clarations of the Times and Penny Z ress
on the money question. Each one
claims to be loyal to the cause of silver
and accuses the other of mercenary
motives. Sixteen to one was killed by
the American people over two weeks
ago and the arguments of these organs
now strikes one as being too stale to
iinterestt the public. s 80. 90 8.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19
LISTEN TO sTIuERs

VIM. ]. Bryan and Chas. "a. Towne
are grand and noble men. Weaklings
may pierce them with the lance Of
delusion, the hirelings Of a throat
foreign m le'riit aristocrpcy may stab
them with taunts, but they will live
on, honored and loved by as patriotic a
constituency of supporters as ever
rallied around flag in nations
peril. The time will be when each
shall have been president Of the repub-
lie. Brai,,erd Journal
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

Rev. J. G. HULL is on trial in ST..
Paul for attempting poison his wife.
Ii one-half the allegations of the in
jured wife are true the defendant has
used his clerical garb as a cloak to
shield him while perpetrating numer-
Gus offenses.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

PAGE MORRIS has a majority of 74O
in the district. It is not a large ma
jority, but 1T is. enough for all practical
purposes. The best posted men in the
district never figured on over l 1000 ma
Jorlty cfor Morris. Wright, Anoka,
Carlton, .Aitkin and Mile Laos rolled
up the largest majorities, in the order
named, for Norris.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

The UNIONS table of the vote in
this legislative district differs from
that of the other papers, but as the
figures it contains we're obtained from
the different county auditors they are
undoubtedly correct
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

The Duluth Neaus-I Tribune is under
going a complete change editorially
by reason Of the recent change in own
ership. J. r. Durham, who has filed
the editorial chair since May, has re-
turned to his duties at Washington
and B. j.. Taylor, a New York journal
lst succeeds him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

a ST. CLOUD Pop, who evidently be-
lieved all he read in the Penny Press
prior to the election, is now trying to
recover $3.50 by legal process, that be-
ing the amount of his betting losses.
He will probably indorse the frog story
story which Congressman Towne de-
lighted to tell two years ago.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19
AN UNPOPULAR ISSUE.

We should think the Democratic
party would get. tired picking up sore
head Republicans and running them
for office in this State. Anything to
beat the Republicans is an issue that
don't take well with the people. Sher-
bu1rae County Star Ne,os.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

The legislators are barely elected
before the fight for appropriations and
positions is on. The taxpayers, who
pay the freight, have nothing to say
in this matter, and the man with the
strongest pull secures the plum.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

ST. PAUL Dispatch: In politics diff
ferent results are often brought about
by the same means. Here is Jadam
Bede, for instance, who had to quit a
Democratic Office because he supported
Democratic candidates, and now he is
likely to get an Office because he sup
ported Republican candidates.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

F1FTY-TWo .Anoka county farmers
have sued the city Of ST. Paul for dam
ages 9occasioned by tapping Center
vile lakes,for it's water supply. The
aggregate amount asked is 1914, 600.
Anoka county water is evidently good,
but it comes high. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

SIX railroads have been indicted for
violation of the unclaimed freight
law. The companies hold that the
laws unconstitutional and will fight
the cases bitterly while the licensed
warehouses will support the law just
as vigorously.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

IT is with pleasure we note that Mr..
J. II. Manchester, of the Lake Benton
NeUs, has been elected a member of
the legislature. Mr.. Manchester is an
able editor, honest and conscientious
and he will make his mark in the leg
islature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

In 1892 the people wanted to specu-
late. In 1896 they had enough Of spec
ulation and were looking for real solid
investment. ,#s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

HEATwoLE's currency commission
is attracting considerable attention
and it is highly probable that the com
ing congress will consider the PROPOSE
tinn ..s H. ~. 49,. -, ~ ay..I .r5,'sa
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

REDWOOD Gazette: Clough' IS election
seems to be extremely bitter to our
fusion friends. They do not like the
small majority attained by the gov
ernor, and while thinking over the
figures they imagine they know where
victory could have been attained.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

JADAM BEDE'S effective work in the
recent campaign will probably be re-
warded by a $4,000 job in the Crooks
ton land office. He will proba bly, be
averse to taking exceptions to the
"pernicious activity clause hereafter
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

NIAGARA has been harnessed and
the beauty spot Of North America is
making itself useful, with no diminu-
tion of it's grandeur.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

SIX million pounds of wool were sold
in Boston the day after election, which
shows conclusively an immediate re-
turn Of confidence among wooden man
ufacturers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

HoKE SMITH, of Georgia, has drop
ped completely out of sight. Although
the senatorial caucus lasted for more
than week, he was an avoWed candi-
date, too, his name was never men
toned --t-- -. -E.-L -.---E 4
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

The coercion that does coerce
seems to be located in the ST. Cloud
land office. Cleveland is a mighty
good nan--since election.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

POSTAL savings banks have received
the Endorsement of the Knights of
Labor. 1t is entirely probable that
the system will be given trial by this
government in The near future.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

FOOTBALL on Thanksgiving day is
exciting the clergy. Chicago Metho-
dists are leaders in the opposition hav-
ing denounced it publicly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

The appointment Of Hon. Nate
Kingsley as railroad commissioner,
vice Col. Liggett resigned, gives gen
eral satisfaction. A better man could
not have been selected for the position.
Mr.. Kingsley is clean-cut man and
lawyer of State reputation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

SOME Of the defeated ones still claim
that protection was not an issue of the
last campaign. In telling how itshap-I
pened, however, several lapses Of the
pen occurred, showing without doubt
that the alteration is not deeply
seated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

''BRYAN's auto post mortem" is the
facetious way an exchange refers to
W. J. Bryan's press interviews.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19

DULUTH is enjoying a cat and dog
affair every time it's council meets.
The waterworks is the fruitful source.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-19
BUT WE'RE AWAKENING.

We were all healthy and prosperous
just four years ago. We were urged
to take a dose of free trade, which was
warranted to make everything so
cheap it would cost us little to live.
We took the dose and have been in a
comatose condition ever since. Louis
ville Commercial.
OWENS .AFTER-ELECTIoN THOUGHTS.
Another presidential campaign has
just ended, another verdict has been
rendered by the mightiest jury the
world ever saw but whether it will
prove the best that could have been
rendered time alone can tell. The
logic of events will have to be the
grand arbiter whose assay will deter
mine whether the American people
have decided wisely or not. But until
that assay is made it is best for all
parties to assume that the majority
is right, and abide the final deter
#mination with whatever equinimity
they can. Fa,n,, Stock 6 Home.
MORE REPAIRS.
Well, get out your darning needle,
and put q few more patches on that
poor old constitution. The new one
doesn't go, for the present dispatch.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-08

Hon. Lewis Bennett, of Weston, who
has been in the city on private business
for several days, was seen last evening
at his hotel by Register reporter,
with particular reference to the proba-
BILE candidacy of Judge w. G. Bennett
for the Governorship:-
What are Judge Benefits views
about the Governorship?"
Il do not know. He has been for
some time, and still is, out on his cir
cult, and l have had no opportunity to
talk politics with him. l think, how
ever-but mark you, do not speak au-
thoritatively-that he is of opinion that
this is year of all others when the peo-
pie themselves should do the selecting
of their standard bearers, that in the
rather unsettled state Of opinion on
many of the important questions before
us, a man who is now acceptable might
be wholly out of the question by the
time of our convention, which comes
after the national one. But, as | have
said, / do not know his mature views
on this question. He5 may announce
his candidacy to-day, or he may in the
same time utterly decline TO enter the
race. However, if it were possible FOR
the people to go 10 this convention I'M
tramelled by even the shadow OF sus-
picion of machine politics and select the
man the people prefer, there could be
but one final result. No one so select
ed could decline; no one so selected
could be defeated"
I'm what shape is your county OF
Lewis?"
Good. Judging from the number Of
Democratic candidates seeking nominal
ton for county Offices, all good men,
there is evidently full faith in Demo-
cratic success there. And as matter
of fact, Lewis is in the best of shape.
There is not particle of discord. They
are all working together, and party
success is their only aim. AS rule,
the people there reason from cause to
effect. They put our present condition.
where it belongs-the result of ruinous
Republican legislation. They listen to
the untenable arguments and false
clamor of our friends, the enemy, only
that their own faith may be made the
stronger When they know what they
have got heretofore, and what they will
certainly get in the future if Republi-
cans have full sway again, every crack
in their Democracy cements itself
forthwith, and they become Democrats
such as they never were before"
How about the silver question
there?"
Our county is divided on that. with
free silver perhaps, in the preponder
ance. But we are Democrats first. and
deem that these questions should be
treated within and not outside of the
party"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-08
mbeelin9 Re9istsr
THE BLUE LINE"
Is How the Il. & o. VIII PROBABLY DO
Known in the Future.

Ia How the Il. o. Will Probably Dc
Known in the Future.
ctv-b,ue will probably be the color OF
all the passenger and Pullman coacnes
ON the lines of the Baltimore ana ONO
Railroad Company's in the near future,
and of freight cars as well. Generai
Manager Greene and Receivers Cowen
and Murray have been thinking over
such departure for some time, ana
few DAYS ago a sample car was turned
on, of the Mt. Clare shops and sent 10
Camden Station for the inspection OF the
general manager. Ii was a plain OLD
passenger coach rebuilt on regulation
trncks. but newly and Handsomely 1ur-
nished throughout, including comfort
able and new spring seats. All the out
side woodwork on the car IS painted
blue. with the exception of the roof,
which is black. The trucks and plat
form are Of salmon shade. inside
the trimmings are of yellow and gold.
The car will be pressed into service at
once and its condition watched. II the
color proves satisfactory and service
able. all passenger coaches on the road
and connecting lines will be painted
blu. The idea came from the famous
and pretty Royal Blue trains, which
proudly make their way along the line
of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Later on, ii is probable that freight
cars on the road will be painted blue
also. This will give the Baltimore and
Ohio a distinctive color of its own. 1t
is the intention of the receivers to bring
the road up to the highest point OF efii-
cheney and to put the rolling stock IN
the best possible condition. In order to
do this the repairing of all the cars IS
necessary, and it has been thought best
at the present time to change the color
Ii is considered that of the conspicuous
colors blue will be the most permanent