Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-10-28
INSULT TO THE SWEDES

would raise such spirit of antag'
onism to the Swedish people and
bring on such a race war as would
practically put an end, for years to
come, to the consideration OF mer
and measures upon their merits,
\ If Swedish republicans bur.
den themse yes with him at this time
and have his election charged up
against them on the political ledger
they may as we'll make up their
minds they will be paying dear for
the histlp. Paul Dispatch.
From an unusually proIix edito.
rial in the Dispatch, in which the
premise is the assertion that John
Lind was nominated for governor
by the union conventions because
the Swedes belong to the republican
party and because the conventions
hoped to break into the vote of that
nationality by nominating one OF
their race, we make the above ex-
cerpts. ut is time to tear the mask
off, the hypocrisy OF the union con-
ventions,it says, land show the SU edes
how they are being played upon.
But in tearing off what is assumed
to he mask, the Dispatch tears of
the cover OF confident assurance in
the election of Eustis or any "yellow
dog and reveals the state of panic
that prevails in it's camp.
Mr.. Lind is an American citizen.
Those to whom the Dispatch reads
the riot act are also American citi-
zens. Mr.. Lind is not asking votes
because OF his extraction; he would
esteem it an insult to those of SINH
lar derivation to ask their votes
because they came, nearly or remote
~ from Sweden. He is asking votes
and giving reasons for the asking
that appeal to voters regardless OF
their nativity OF nationality. The
question each voter should ask him
self. if he is true and loyal citizen.
is whether the reasons OF state given
by Mr.. Lind are sufficient; are the
reforms he advocates needed; do the
abuses he depicts exist? Is there any
possibility of reforms being made or
abuses corrected by MIR. Eustis,
whose party denies the need of the
one or the existence of the other?
The man is not a good citizen who,
believing what Mr.. Lind says, re-
fuses him his vote, or who, disbe-
lieving his reasons, votes for him be-
cause he is a Swede.
But what a low conception the
Dispatch has OF the Swedes. Any
SWede who reads that editorial and
does not feel a sense of insult must
be thoughtless, indeed. What is it's
significance? It. says to every Swede:
You belong to the republican party,
as does the negro; you must vote
Tor it's nominees; if you do not. if
you vote for Lind because YOU be-
lieve the things he proposes needful
for the welfare of the state and it's
people, you will commit an act OF
treachery to your party. More than
that, more insulting than that, we,
those republicans who are not
.Swedes. will declare a trace wa;''
against you Swedes; we will see that
you will get no nominations for office
Or, i you should, that we will knife
you at the polls. @4@, s.|
I No lash of slave driver was ever
swung over the backs Of his negro
gang more insolently or contempt
!, than does the Dispatc swish
the party lash upon the voters 81
the state who trace descent through
ancestry Ifsuo other reason
existed '2'1 Tor giving the yot ofs every,
such person for Mr.. Lind this edito.
rial should furnish it., 5if only a ~ !
prot est against the inssoe Ience.5$ SIG j ia
the result 5of it. Paul SO: