The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-03-31

made at the caucuses, and elected
Dominic Burns chairman and A.
y. Thompson secretary of The
city committee for the ensuing
year:
Political fights are the meanest
things on neutrality-suspicious.
fights. A man in politics makes
more enemies, engenders more
bitter hatred, hurts his busi-
ness more and creates more
trouble and worry for himself
and loses more nights sleep in
one short year tnan he would in
a life time in any other walk OF
life. He makes friends-yes,
lots Of them-as long as heis on
top Of tho heap. Today they
greet him on all sides with the
glad hard. borrow his money.
drink at his expense, swell his
head with fulsome praise; but on
the morrow, after be has gone
down in defeat, his friends have
, dowa--thev have disappeared as
mist before the sun. There are
but few to give him sympathe.
! tic hand shake, and such acts Of
kindness only add to the sting
, of defeat. He hears the exujtant
shouts Of nls victorious enemies
and the sounds burn into his eo,.l
like a red hot iron. AS he wal
lows in the slough of despond
| with tho burden Of sore defeat
upon his shoulders, he tirns
pessimist and as he looks back
and meditates upon false
promises and false friends he is
apt to think:
And what is friendship but name.
A charm that luis to sleep,
A shade that follows wealth or fame
Andleayes tho wrstch to weepT'
-*'~ The political scrap is on. The
candidates placed in nomination
by the respective conventions
ara people we'll known to our
citizens, and it is for them 10
judge as to whom they desire 10
place In official position for the
ensuing year. In voting, politj
cal or religious differences should
not be taken into consideration
but every voter should IN an un-
baised manner cast his vote for
those whom he considers best
qualified for the positions to be
filed. Wr en- q voter does this,
he has done his duty as a citizen.
The election roor. back is prev
alent in the land, but by people
OF common intelligence the fab
rications are received with con.
temptuous silence. One Of the
stories adoat. evidently set adrift
for political purposes. is that q
certain candidate for election to
a responsible position will, if
elected, run 'wlde open" town.
In consideration Of the fact that
any citizen can upon complaint
Compel the enforcement Of state
laws, the repetition Of such bun
combe attracts but little atten-
ton.
Hon. Chas. e. Nelson and
Judge Prince are both in the
field in opposition to the cardi~
dact Of D. ". Freeman for the
ermine Of the Municipal Court.
This makes Of the iudeeship a
three cornered fght-with
chances decidedly in favor OF the
winner.
J. r. Michan and VIM. T. Do.
nelly are the two persons who
may complacent)y view the mu-
nicipal contest without fear of
the outcome SO far as personally
concerned. Both gentlemen
have made valuable members Of
the council. and their return is
deserved.
The turning down of Chas. F..
Nelson, an old line republican.
by the republican city copven-
tion, may not be a drawing card
for the ticket on election day.
Mr.. Nelson is worker, and has
inaugurated an independent fight
for the judgeship calculated to
win.
Joel Torpqaist, republican
nominee for alderman in the
Second, was engaged Saturday
in breaking the trunk road from
Virginia north, and neglected to
file his certificate of nomination.
His name will there fore be alb.
sent.from the ticket. =. ~:
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