The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-15
DISQUALIFICATION,
The Minneapolis Tribune of June

The Minneapolis Tribune of June 3,
says:
1T looks as if the war had made it easy
sailing for the Republicans this year.
When a. country is engaged in foreign war
1t is the natural disposition of all classes
to support the party in power. The people
know that the Republican party did not
bring on this war. They know that Presi-
dent Mckinley constantly fighting for
delay, and they have reason to believe that
II he had been given time he would have
secured the independence Of Cuba without
striking a blow. But his hand was forced
lingo Republicans, but mostly by loud
mouthed Democrats and Popuists who evil
IDENTIFY imagined that the people were wild
for war and that they were striking popu-
lar chord in urging an immediate declara-
tion before our army and navy were ready
to assume the offensive.
The vast majority of the people were not
in favor of precipitating war. but now that
the war is on, they in favor of it's
vigorous prosecution and Of fighting it to
a finish. And to this end they will support
the administration and the party that has
so skillfully engineered our finances that
we behold the spectacle of rising credit and
increasing prosperity in the midst of arms
For this reason such of the Republican
members of congress from this state who
desire denomination have no trouble in
securing it. Loren Fletcher was renomi-
mated without opposition in the Fifth dis
tr1ct in May; and in the Sixth district, at
Anoka, on the LIST of June, Page Norris of
Duluth, was renOminated by the Republic
an convention without a dissenting vote.
The same scene will be re-enacted in every
seeks a denomination. and when it comes
to election day, reelection will be equally
easy. There is no aspirant for an oppo-
sition nomination who has any real hope Of
success against the Republican candidate
The opposition nominations will probably
be given to lot of aspiring youngsters
who are seeking a little political advertis-
ing for themselves. It is not likely that a
really strong man among the Democrats
Populists or Silver Republicans will enter
the neld Tor congress this year in this state.
This is all very cunning, but very fall
lacious.
1t is six months to the election and
the war may end any day, by the col
lapse of SPANS finances, or revolution.
due to great American naval victory.
Wheat fell June LIST, so cents bushel.
How much more will it fall by Novem-
Der next, with the whole world pouring
out it's supplies of the great cereal? The
farmers of Minnesota who have seen the
spectators selling the grain they never
raised, for $3.50 and $1.85 a bushel.
may have to take so cents bushel for
their hard-earned product. And the
mortgages will be just as big as ever
The war has not helped the common
people particle r.
The times are just as hard now in
Minneapolis and st. Paul as they were
a year ago. We have given instances
of men and even children, perishing OF
hunger in the midst Of a boosted pros
perity. If this be so now, with the
government expending a million and a
half day, what will it be when the
war ends abruptly; and we slump
| back into the hideous embrace of that
| starver of nations-the single gold
| standard? Glory is we'll enough, but II
wont furnish food fer Molly and the
| babies
But it is charged by some that the
| party in power intends to delay and pro.
crastinate the war until after election
and that this is the reason why Cuba
Is not invaded and taken possession of
With 100000 soldiers the American. flaa