Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-13
From the st. Paul Dispatch. "a.
!. A REPU BLlC.AN YEAR.

n A REPUBLICAN, YEAR.
In spite Of all the absurd
claims and visionary predictions
of Populists, Democrats and Silver.
ties of every complexion, the fact
remains that this is = Republican
year. We who have kept tab on
state elections for a dozen years
remember that the opposition has
always entered upon each cam
paign with the assuring declara-
ton that this year, at last, we
are going to wln." It was SO in
1885, when the Republican party
took the initiative on the high IL
c.nse question and followed it up
with law that remains to this
day practically unchanged, and a
model for every progressive. state
in the union. And the Republi-
CN"o "oAs
It was so again in 1890, when
the Democrats nominated the
strongest man then or since in
their party and conferred the
whole fight on the candidate for
governor. They had strong
committee and an ideal candidate;
they had ample funds and favora-
BILE conditions for a fight. And
the Republicans won.
Again in 1896, with practical
fusion clear down the line, with
the national committee pouring
funds into the state, with the
whole ticket sacrificed in the In.
terest of the candidate for govern
or,.they entered hopefully upon
the campaign and declared that
this time, certainly, they would
win. The Republican party was.
and for forty years had been, in
power in the state; times were
hard, and money scarce. The
people were disconnected, aud the
new issue of free silver promised
to tap fountain of wealth In
every mans back yard. Republic.
ans W. re placed on the defensive
by the unrea soning and mad rush
ofpublic sentiment to the free
silver mania. The Democrats had
magnetic orator at the head of
their ticket, and the easy side of
the argument from superficial
point Of view was with them. It
seemed so easy to make two dol.
lars out Of one that everybody
wanted to try the experiment.
But the people got to thinking be.
fore election day. They got to
asking themselves why two fifty.
cent dollars should be better than
one 100 cent dollar. And the Re.
publicans won.
And they will win this year.
They have nominated as good a
ticket as ever was presented to
the voters of the state. Not q
man on it hut whose record is
his strongest endorsement-no, one
on it but whose record is
the equal of his Democratic OPP
ponent in everything, and his SUI
perior IN that he is a Republican.
And this year when Republicans
are proud of the party, as the
party is proud Of its candidates.
1t is a year when southern Demo
Gratis and swestern Populists make
it their proudest boast that they
supported the war policy of Re.
publican president and Republic.
an congress; when southern brig.
adiers who ask for election to con-
gress make their campaign as the
trusted lieutenants and personal
advisers of the Republican com.
mander.in.chlef Of the army and
navy.
It is a Republican year, and
every Republican candidate for a
state office and for congress will
be elected by a majority which
will speak for the. intelligence,
patriotism and loyalty of Minneso-
ia. The Democrats, Populists and
silverites of every shade of belief
may do their utmost; the yer.
dict will soon be rem Tered and the
Republicans will win.