The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-28
MINNESOTA POLITICS

N. p. Olson, formerly deputy labor COM
missioner under Lind is now editor Of
the Apoka Free Press, which he started
as a democratic paper. Recently he an
nounced his intention to be independent
In politics hereafter, and an editorial In
last weeks issue seems to indicate that
he Is thinking Of coming the rest Of the
way. He reasons that 1t is a waste Of
time for democrats to attempt to carry
Minnesota, or to reform the republican
party from without. They might attain
results by going into the republican par
ty. AS he puts it:
Suppose that, instead of going thru
these biennial mock elections. they had
for a time abandoned party lines and
thrown themselves into the whirlpool Of
republican politics and there, together
with reform -loving republicans, become
the balance of power between the good
and bad elements within that party-will
any one claim that such a course would
not have accomplished more good for the
state Of Minnesota and for the people at
large than has the course that has been
pursued?
I'VE believe the democrats of Mime
sofa can reform the republican party
that is. can eliminate the rascals and
nincompoops from public life and substi-
tute good, honest, capable men; and may
also from time to time, inject the leaven
Of true democracy into the republican
ranks But we begin to doubt that they
can ever do it from the outside. They
will have to get within the breastworks,
and this they can easily do as individu-
ais, but not as a body
OF course, there Is no law against a
merger of parallel and competing political
parties, but the whole theory of our gov
eminent is based on party control and
rivalry, and when 1t comes to reforming
the republican party, why assume that
democrats are any more high minded and
pure OF motive than the average repub-
| liican? Republicans and democrats do
not think alike, those who think at all,
but they are pretty much the same sort
of people, and the rascals would have
just as good chance If all the democrats
should turn republican.
The; Harmony News thinks:
by the way the governor Is swinging
around the county fair circuit and jolly
| ing the farmers, one is led to believe that
he Is really a candidate for a third term.
Van SAINT has made splendid governor,
but his continuance in office indefinitely
IS not necessary for the welfare Of the
| state or for his own Qualification. A new
4 man equally as good Is what is wanted"
Herald Star: ~
Minneapolis announces her determi-
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supreme bench, and will probably offer
Judge Elliott the chance. The country
controls the supreme court at present and
IS quite likely to retain this little advan-
tage for some time to come.''
! The twin cities furnish nearly half the
lsupreme court cases, but they are not TIC
be allowed representation on the bench
I Is that it?
The Clara City Herald looks into Hen
nepin long enough to observe:
1T looks like Eustis and Lind are go
ing to fight it out In next years congress
sional fight In Hennepin county. Eustis
/ is receiving a great deal of sympathy be-
cause he didn't land that New York posi-
ton, and his friends are now trying tt
urge him to. run for congress, but this
sympathy will all be forgotten by nex
lyear. 1t will take a Swede to beat Lind
4 in that county"
A Charles B. Cheney.