Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-02-18

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is the case of the Register man, but,
nevertheless, we court the fullest in
vestiigation. We will say this, that
we have at all times honestly endeav-
ored to be right, and when any new
public question has come up we have
not been such a "thick and thin, dyed
in the wooP' partisan that we have
been afraid to discuss it in the light
OF right reason. T bat we have made
some mistakes we frankly admit. The
Register refers to our views on the
tariff in 1887. At that time that
question was practically a new one in
the public mind and the SHEAr did
what it could to uphold and defend
the course of the Hon. Knute Nelson
on the tariff The tariff reform senti-
ment was growing in those days and
affected a very large majority of the
people of this valley, among all par
ties. Since then the growth of the
protection sentiment has been just as
marked, and the bitter experience of
the past few years with partial free
trade makes the people anxious to re-
turn again to the protective system.
Lyman j. Gage, who will be McKin-
ley's secretary of the treasury, voted
once for Grover Cleveland for presi-
dent, and it will be in turn
now for the Register to warn Nc
Kinley against his appointment.
The Register says that in 1890.
when we again resumed the editorial
INA anngement OF the SHEAF, that fall
ing off in advertising patronage
"brought him to terms in the course
OF a few weeks, and the SHEAF and
it's editor, convinced that republican
principles were right, became again
republican, i. r.. ~ ~. =. :,
That statement is false In the
very first issue we signified. our in
|lteltio anti t.a SHEA a aaa
republican paper, which it had al.
ways been, Notwithstanding that the
Register has constantly endeavored
to monopolize that field and has
claimed to be tine ONLY republican
paper. We did not get the republic
can nomination for register of deeds
in 1892 us II reward for anything.
Things looked gloomy for the repub-
licans in the county that year, and
though we did not care specially for
the nomination it was given to us,
and we made the best fight we could
and got left, like many other good
men. Ii Mr.. Stevens will look at the
files of his paper for that year, he
will find many nice complimentary
things printed about us and our
candidacy.
Reference is made to our support
ing two independent local candidates
in 1894 for a consideration" but the
Register does not mention that in the
previous campaign it bolted the Re-
publican county ticket because Thos.
r. Stevens failed to get the nomina-
ton for county attorney. AS for con-
sideration, space is the newspaper
mans stock in trade, and all papers,
including the Register, charge: for
printing the announcements of candi-
dates. ~ .. .a.... s...s.. "
AS to the silver question we had
never given it any spe:ial study and
had said very little about it in the
.SHEAF, one way or the other, until
last campaign. We had few pre-
conceived notions, chat was all. AT.
ter the meeting OF the Republican ma.
tional convention when it was known
that the question was up unpopular
decision. and that we as a citizen ha d
our share in the responsibility Of ef
fecting a right solution, then we be
gan to study the question more
thoroughly, like thousands ofothel
good citizens did. at the time, anC
came to the conclusion TINT the r..
publicans were right, and by our ad
vocacy Of sound money md protec
tion, we did what we could for repub
! lican success This in short is q re
i view OF our record. That we hav,
made some mistakes we freely admit