New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-05-04

as he PROFESSIONALLY With enlist
ment may possibly mean more votes than
otherwise would be the case. If Lind
had gone to Cuba, or somewhere else in
| 1896, instead of galloping over the state
talking free silver, he would be governor
today. He was his own strongest oppon-
ent in that year because Ct the cour-e
which he pursued IN the stump, and the
doctrines he advocated.
! St. Paul Dispatch: 1t. John Lind
meant what he said when he last de-
clined to be u fusion candidate for gov
ernor again. But the democratic popu-
list-ex- republican fusionlsts have put
little faith IN his refusal. They have
counted upon him as their leader, and
now they have no leader and no one
worthy to be his successor.
Two years ago the reform forces' had
their way, and Lind consented, reluct-
antly and against his better judgment,
to head their ticket Now he will Lave
his way and they must hunt elsewhere
for candidate. That is no easy under
taking, as the nominations of the last
few years show. Becker was sent out
with the forlorn hope, but few expect
ed such thing till the very day of the
convention. Dan LAWYERS case was the
same. It has been and is hard job to
induce democrat to accept his party's
nomination for governor, for only the
most devout party loyalty can make
such sacrifice. The case is worse this
year than usual, for who can be. found
that will unite the. silver democrats, the
gold democrats, the non committal St.
Paul democrats, with the other ele-
ments9 John Lind could do 1t, because
he was foreign to all the factions, and
none of them could complain that he
belonged to the other fellows. Lind has
nc successor in sight, and is not likely
to have any.
The Manila affair will at least go on
| record as slight remembrance of the
Maine incident. +
The Spanish fleet sailed from Cape
Verde Islands early Friday morning.
| Its destination is unknown.
A few more Manila engagements and
even Herr Kaiser Wilhelm will be ill
cllned to treat us with some show of re-
spect.
The time for quibbling over the short
comings of this or that statesman has
ceased. United and speedy action should
be the watchword.
Further comment on the Spanish de-
feat at Manila than this is hardly nee
essary: 1t was deserved drubbing, and
scier tifcally administered.
If Longfellow were living today he
would repeat the words: War is terri
BILE thing, but in cause that is right
eous sweet is the smell of powder.
Because we are in the midst of heated
war excitement is no valid reason for
permitting the political machines to- win
by default. Give a little of your atten-
ton to them also.
The nomination of Editor Hunt as
postmaster at Mankato was sent to the
senate on Friday. McCleary's debt tc
Hunt for going back on Some1ville two
years ago has now been redeemed.
Mrs. John A. Logan and her friends
are trying to force Gov. Tanner Of Hi
nois to appoint young Logan as colone
of one of the Illinois volunteer regi
ments. That isn't the way Fighting Jacl
Logan won his straps.
Major Generals Lee and Wheeler! He
, roes of the confederacy about to become
, united nations heroes in its struggle
for the eradication of Spanish tyrann.
$ from western sell! The whole countr'
d applauds the appointments. -
1t will only take 591 votes to noml
nate candidate for governor in the re
publican state convention this year, say
the St. Paul Dispatch. That's 5S7 NOR
than the Dispatch's favorlte receive
two years ago. We, refer to VIM. Henri
Eustis. @t
The Ohio senate has endorsed the con
70 mittee resolution which charges Mar
}. Hanna with bribing his way into II
J. senate. Now If Hanna had a spark
is manhood, he'd resign. But he hasn'
j. and there aren't enough Of his ASSOCIATE
j. who have to compel him to do so.
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