The Irish standard., 1898-10-29

element of the population has MANIFEST
ed no enthusiasm for him, as might have
been reasonably supposed. Coupled with
this is the fact that the Swedish-A
leans were completely ignored by the
Republican party when nominating can
upon the city and county tickets, and
yet the Republican managers and their
subservient organs affect surprise at
their lack of enthusiasm in the cam
paign. They now attribute their defec-
ton to the fact that John Lind is of their
nationality and that they are going to
support him on that account. But there
is not a particle of truth in the allega-
tion. When John Lind ran for governor
two years ago a very large percentage
Of the Swedlsh-Americans in the
Republican party cast their ballots
for David M. Clough and helped to defeat
the candidate of their own race on the
Democratic ticket They demonstrated
their allegiance to party principles by so
doing and the charge now made that they
are supporting Mr.. Lind for any other
reason than that he is better man for
governor than William H. Eustis has no
foundation except in the imagination of
his managers and in the vaporings of the
partisan editors Of the Twin Cities.
But granting that the Swedish-Ameri-
cans, as alleged, are going to support
John Lind because of his nationality,
what is there wrong about it from Re-
publican point of view?
For the past six months the Republican
organs in st. Paul and Minneapolis have
been fayoring an alliance between the
English-speaking nations-the United
States and Great Britain-because the
people of both countries are Of kindred
races and "blood is thicker than water"
The same argument would hold good
with Swedish-Americans as with Anglo
Americans, and what then is all this
pother about?
What prompts us to write on this Ques-
ton of nationality in politics is the fol-
lowing utterance of the St. Paul Dispatch,
which is edited by an Englishman:
If John Lind should be elected governor,
votes it would raise such a spirit of an
tagonism to the Swedish peop.e and bring
on such a race war as would practically put
an end for years to come. to the cons.d-
GRAFTON of men and measures upon their
merits. If Swedish Republicans burden
themselves 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 that they will l,e paying
dear for the whistle
The st. Paul Globe replies to its con-
temporary as follows:
Mr.. Lind is an American citizen. Those
to whom the Dispatch reads the riot act
are also American citizens. Mr.. Lind is
not asking votes because of his extraction.
He would esteem 1t an insult to those Of
similar derivation 10 ask their votes be-
cause they came nearly or remotely, from
Sweden. He is asking votes and giving rea-
sons for the asking that appeal to voters
regardless of their nativity or nationality.
The question each voter should ask himself
if he is a true and loyal citizen, is whether
the reasons of state gwen by MIR. Lind ara
sufficient; the reforms he atlvoca les
needed; do the abuses he depicts exist?
is there any possibility Of reforms being
made or abuses corrected by Mr.. Eustis.
whose PARTY denies the need of the one
or the existence of the other? The man is
not q good citizen who believing what Mr..
Lind says. refuses him his vote. or who. dis
believing his reasons, votes for him b; c U.s.
he is !, Swede.
The Irish Standard heartily Endorses
what the Globe says, and calls upon its
Democratic readers to vote for Mr.. Lind
in preference to Mr.. Eustis. The q,les-
ton OF nationality should cut no fig
ure in the campaign. Each candidate
stands for different principles One rep
resents the plutocracy and the other the
democracy. John Lind Is the standard
bearer of reform against corruption and
should receive the votes of all honest.
citizens in Minnesota.