Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-10-03

Transcript, Nov. 9, 1898: .'Out
you go, Joe-when youget ready"
n. n. Bergheim's election will give
the county a fearless and capable
county attorney. .s=:. 3 ....,. I. I.
Auditor Butler is satisfying all
patrons of the office, and will be: well
endorsed in November. ii.
Sheriff Tanners good record is q
forcible reason for his reelection, of
which hardly anyone doubts. 4
All who know Andy Fem, and
that's about everybody, wants to
see him Surveyor again. And he will
be. = - = .=.s
DR.. Dumont sat on the corpses of
most of the republican county ticket
two years ago: He expects to sit on
ali % them this time. :.~. ::
Yes, Trettel defeated Richardson
once. but that was when Trettef ran
on the democratic ticket. He has
run several times, before and since,
on other tickets, and always got
left. ..s~4> SO :s
l ~t-'H
The maudlin stuff and mock pa
thos which the Transcript tries to
work up over Cary must be annoy
ing to Fred. He deserves better
luck than to have such arguments
used for him. " -
Little Falls Transcript, Sept. 16,
1898: ''The political future of any
republican candidate for county
office is placed in jeopardy by his
republican friends or republican
opponents by supporting Buck
man." ..-~... ...>..@ - :.
Little Falls Transcript, Nov. S.
1888: AFTER the republican party
had aided MIR. Richardson in draw.
9 public salary for q record break.
ing period, he finally was defeated
fairly in convention. He is now run
ing independents
Little Falls Transcript, Jan. %,
1900: "Last week the Royalton
Banner discovered that Senator
Buckman was talked of for chair
man of. the republican state commit.
tee. There was no possibility of
such an absurd election.' a
This, from the Transcript of Nov.
4. 1893, shows what an unpleasant
opinion that paper had of Buck
man: -
"a political trickster who will com
bine with the opposition to gain
votes for himself and sell bis party
will sell out his constituents when he
he has a chance"
Donat Trettel, who is now q re.
publican candidate for register ol
deeds, wanted to be county auditor
when Mr.. Harding resigned, aid
offered it the democratic leaders
would use their influence to get him
the position, to be, in his own words
"a democrat in county matters ani
a republican in national" OF course
this sounds ridiculous, but it is at'
solutely true. -,
One of the claims for retention @
Judge Richardson is that be is poor
Uncle Nate owns 100 acres of lan6
in the town of Little Falls, fo1
which he wants $4,000; he has a one
fourth interest in 40 acres in tn,
city of Little Falls; he owns a val
liable business lot on First street
and has several residence lots ii
various parts Of the city. he i
much better fixed than most citizens
and there is nothing in the argu
ment that he needs the Office.
Transcript, Oct. %, 1898: Som
Office seekers Of all political partie
place their own personal interest
above every other consideration
They will betray their party associ
tes and their party principles fo
the sake of obtaining some position
for themselves. And when they ar
employed in the most disreputabl
tricks for some personal advantages
they urate the most; IF nn1;tioa