New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-05-18

trary, it improves his chances Of nomina
ton and election.
In thirty days a feet of one hundred
torpedo boats and half dozen torpedo
boat destroyers will be added to Admiral
Simpsons squadron. The vessels have
been under construction for some time
and are nearly completed.
There has been much talk to the ef-
feet that w, w. Erwin would try to cap
ture the gubernatorial nomination away
from Mr.. Lind. In an interview tie
other day Mr.. Erwin said: If John Lind
is nominated for governor, I shall ask
no higher privilege than to take the
stump for him. He is good man and
can be elected over any candidate the
Republicans can name. &~ -.. f..
Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the
navy under Cleveland, in talking of the
situation expressed the opinion that it
would not be necessary for our fleet to
cross the Atlantic. The Spanish navy
he said would be compelled to come
over and meet US. No dynasty could
live in Spain that would refuse to sane
ton such move.
AS between friendly visits to Spanish
harbors and visits of the Dewey kind, we
vote for the latter. A few of them
around the Cuban coast about. two weeks
ago, it seems to US, would not only have
given our seamen chance to exercise
themselves, but it would undoubtedly
have spared US the bother of chasing the
Spanish fleet in order to keep them out
of the protection of Spanish forts. But,
then, we don't constitute the naval
strategy board, and are therefore, willing
to rely on Sampson and Schley to catch
the ships of the hostile fleet as best they
may and give them thirteen-inch projec-
tiles till they can't rest.
In an address before some Confeder-
ate veterans the other day Gen. Wade
Hampton said: "My old comrades, we
know what war is. I do not hesitate to
say that regret the one upon which we
are now entering. But you are South
Carolinans; you are sons of the men who
have shed immortal glory on the Pal
metto flag IN the past, and I would rath-
er die than think that South Carolina
would not respond to the call made up
on her for volunteers. And, old as I am,
can still ride on horseback, and WELD
a sword; add if South Cardinals quota
is not filled, if there is one name lacking
to make 1t full, myself will volunteer.
This is our duty to make it tho champ
ion of free dom for all time to come"
The republ lean papers Of the state are
enthusiastically commendatory of John
Lind's having cut loose from his crazy
demo-pop affiliations and getting back
into the company of decent people, and
they broadly hint that he offered his SER
| vices to his country to escape again be-
ing the fusion candidate for governor,
and to escape from uncongenial politi-
cal society. If what they say in the mat
| ter is true, then the leaders Of the fusion.
lists are better than their followers, and
we have the unusual spectacle of noble
patriot leading a hoard of mercenaries,
who adore their leaders; and over against
him is a pack of knaves leading a host
of-well, of well-meaning people, who
actually don't know enough to vote for
good man when he is put up for office,
| but prefer to follow the banner of their
knavish and demagogic leaders. We
opine that the world was never before
treated to such political puzzle st.
James Journal.
Jerry J.. has been sizing up the con-
gressional situation as far as the reform
parties of this state are concerned and
makes the following predictions. In the
First district, T. j. Meighen OF Fillmore
county will be given the nomination, if
he wants it. In the Second, the contest
will lie between Day of Fairmont and
Evans of Tracy with the chances in IA
vor of the latter. Evans IS \ hardware
merchant, populist by affliation and a
good speaker, thoroughly conversant
with the issues that are apt to arise in
the course of the campaign. Chairman
Rosing Of the Democratic state central
committee will be nominated in the
Third district without opposition, while
| in the Fourth, the st. Paul district, the