The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-20
FITNESS AND AMERICANISM.

Charles B. Cheney, the astute polit-
ical editor of the Minneapolis Journal,
has started something and started it
right. The Union heartily approves
of Mr.. Cheney's views and also of
those of the gentleman he quotes.
Next year all the patriotic voters of
this state must stand together. re-
CARELESS of their previous party affili-
ations, and elect men to executive
and legislative positions of whose
Americanism there can be no shadow
of a doubt. Copperheadism must be
eliminated in Minnesota. 1t may be
necessary for the republicans Of the
twin cities to draft such democrats as
John Lind, D. W. Lawler and T. D.
O'Brien. Only two, qualifications
should be requisite in any candidate
FITNESS AND AMERICANISM. S..
We quote from Mr.. Cheney's column
in the Journal Of the 18th inst:
Republicans and democrats of Min
nesota, who are who1e-hearted in their
loyalty to the United States iii the
war, may join hands in the next .politi-
zeal. campaign and sink all issues but
one, the elimination of copperheads
from public office, ~
Signs are pointing strongly to "an
era of good feeling"in the coming cam
paign among all men Of patriotic prin-
ciples, and the possibilities are being
freely discussed by leading men of
both parties.
every rightminded republican is
supporting the war policies of Presi-
dent Wilson," said Eric L.. Thornton,
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee, today. eff the war lasts until
the next presidential election, I don't
expect to see, the republicans put. up
any fight against Wilson, and he will
be elected for third term. There is
no difference of opinion between re-
publicans and democrats on the vital
question Of the hour, and don't see
why they should fight in Minnesota
next year. OF course, as the majority
party in this state, we would expect
democrats generally to support repub-
lican candidates for state office, and
already they are demonstrating. quite
a feeling along that line.sss*All other
issues are likely to be crowded out by
the war as long as it lasts"
Loyalty will be the only touch
stone in the next, campaign" said Fred
e, Wheaton, democratic state chair
man, when the question was put up to
him. 'tThe voters are not going to
ask whether man is a republican or.
a democrat where the issue of patri-
otto support Of the government comes
uplbetWeen two candidates. OF course,
we don't know what is going to de-
velop. and under our primary law a
COMPLETE fusion is impractical. Dem
ocrats. no doubt. will nominate their
own ticket, and I think we will have
la state conference before the prima
iHries to agree on the ticket: But our
action afterwards will depend on what
DEVELOPS. If there is danger Of the
election of men tainted with disloyalty
to high places, nothing can stop the
loyal voters of the state from getting
together to bury such men at the
polls" Il Rs.
The state has just been going
through a campaign, more impressive
and more fervid THAI any political
campaign in its history. It has been
q campaign to rally loyal citizens to
united and effective support of the
government and to face down copper
heads and traitors. In the campaign
nearly all the leading republicans and
democrats Of the state have been
working shoulder to shoulder. They
have gone side by side to meetings,
! sat in councils together, and have We'd
with each other in showing their 10y