The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13
MATTERS or INTEREST.
r eaarding Politics and Affairs OF
State.


way one of the men who in partic-
ular has assisted in making the
present administrator famous, says
that silver will be live issue in
the coming campaign. 1t matters
little, however, what Corser says
SO long as he voices the opinion OF
of the governor who give him his
fat appointment. That is what is
expected of him.
One of the Democratic dailies has
been gathering concensus OF opin-
ion with regard to the Philippines,
principally from leading Democrats
throughout the state, knowing well
before, of course, where the Republi-
cans all stood. Thos. H. Shelin, OF
Minneapolis, is quoted in part as
saying:
There is doubt in my own mind,
but that the policy of this govern
ment will meet the overwhelming
approval of the people of this
country at the polls in 1900. AS to
the moral grounds of our occupancy
Of the Philippines, l do not think
that valid objection to our remain
ing there can be urged from that
source. l wish to take the position
also that the war now being waged
in the Philippines is not one of our
seeking; that it was forced on us.
We are not fighting the Filipinos.
We are fighting the insurgents,
Our true position there, as under.
stand it, is to bring peace. The
fight was forced against our soldiers
and now there is nothing for us tc
do but 90 ahead with the war until
the last gun has been fired. Then
there will be time enough to con.
| slider the merits of the case-as tC
whether or not the Filipinos are en-
titled to self-government, it will
take time to develop it. And in my
opinion it will be necessary for the
United States to exercise a pro
tectorate over the islands for many
years, in any event. -
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Almost the whole force of the
Democratic-Fusi D alliance in the
last campaign was brought to bea1
upon the conduct of three important
Offices in the State of Minnesota
says the Red Wing Republican. II
turn three men out of their place:
was the Savowed purpose of thu
opposition. These men we're A. c
Clausen, of the grain inspection de
partment, Warden Wolfer of th'
State prison at Saltwater, and NJ
D. Kenyon, public examiner. Al
of them are gone at last. Now le
us look at the record of these of
ficers and their successors.
Mr.. Clausen was removed only by
the exertion of personal pressure
from the State capitol, and agains
the judgment of the grain and ware
house commission. He departed
with the highest testimonials t.
character and business ability from
his opponents that any man coul(
Ereceive. No fairminded man will
contend that Mr.. Reishus is hi.
equal, or deny that the service has
been packed with political workers
to the great detfiment of the in
terests of the Minnesota farmer.
Mr.. WolferOhas gone on his owr
motion. He was retained and the
effort to raise his salary was made
by those who had been open in criti
cism. He retires because he has
had offered to him a salary three
times as great as that which he was
receiving His successor is a gal
liant soldier and honorable man
whose record0in penal administra
ton has yet t. .be made. With thu
best intentions in the world, he can
not do more than sustain the higl
reputationTof the Saltwater peni
tentiary as a'model prison.
Every chargesagainst Mr.. kenyon
has been proved emaliciously ant
meanly false. His successor ha!
cast shadow on the administrator
responsible for him. Without de
string to cast any reflections upol
Gen. Pope, it is only speaking th'
notorious fact sto1say that continued
and repeated scandals connected