Year: 1879

What the Republican Papers Say
Saltwater Messenger >>>.!@ @''..+:'.


The ticket as whole is better than Demo-
cratic conventions in this State usually NOM
mate, and no Republican who conscientiously
opposes the ring ticket need have any fear as
to propriety of supporting this.


Duluth Tribune.


It must be conceded even by Gov. Pills
bury's warmest friends that q nomination for
a third term creates no enthusiasm whatever,
even among those who feel kindly to him per-
sonally, for the simple reason that rguberna-
toral timber in this State is not so scarce that
it is necessary to saddle any man on the party
for three terms.


St. Paul Dispatch, Sept. 26.


With this ticket in the field and with plat
form which is in many respects admirable
and in all respects honest, the Democratic
party presents solid front. 1t lis much
stronger by reason of having sloughed off its
recent debilitating and disreputable associa-
tions. We welcome it again to the political
arena, as foeman worthy of our steel, and
we warn our fellow Republicans in advance
that the defeat of this ticket means no holiday
amusement to+them or their candidates.
Hastings New Era


A few Germans of the State, who could not
run the State convention as they wished, have
published q protest in the Volkszeitung, of St..
Paul, declaring that the German element was
imposed upon, in the defeat of Pfaender for
treasurer. Well, gentlemen-Germans, our
advice is "grin and bear it," You have been
imposed upon no more than the entire people
of the State. An abundant feast of crow is in
store for us, but just think of boiled onions
and eat with avidity.


St. Paul Dispatch, Sept. 26.


Hon. Edmund Rice, the nominee for Gov
ernor, is q man against whose record for party
fealty no Democrat can raise his voice, and
against whose public or private character no
Republican will presume to utter a syllable of
reproach. He is gentleman of ability, of
culture and of refinement; a citizen who has
been identified with the largest and best in
terests of the State and Territory of Minneso-
ia from the earliest dawn of its history. He
has held many positions of public trust, and
so far as we know, has never been accused of
betraying those trusts. The Dispatch honors
Edmund Rice, and no ferceness Of party war
fare will ever tempt us to cloud his well-earned
fame.


Blue Earth City Post.


We shall be pleased to support the Repub-





ports itself; or, whenever ono part of it or its
friends cease warning on the other part. The
unification Of the ticket is one of the essen
tials to its success. We have heard many
leading Republicans in this county assert that
they will not vote it so long as the present
state Of things exists, and the sooner things
are fixed, by an agreement to support the
whole ticket, the greater the certainty of VIC
tory this fall. And yet, victory means the
continuation in power Of corrupt ring of
politicians who have long sought to manipu-
late state politics, and the sooner it is smashed
the purer will be the political atmosphere in
certain quarters. This fall is as good time
as ever to do the smashing; and as there isn't
much to enthuse for, the boys can afford to
lay on their oars and wait.


The Saltwater Messenger, the leading Re-
publican paper Of the st. Croix valley. con-
tains the following:


The Messenger is and for several years past
has been an independent Republican paper,
and its editors have no intention of making
it anything else. While we advocate the
principles of the Republican party, and de-
sire its success when by proper nominations
it deserves success we do not believe to be
Republican it is necessary to advocate the
election OF every hummer or ignoramus who
secures place on the ticket at the hands Of q
packed convention. We believe that when
our party becomes SO corrupt and indecent
that it is necessary for respectable Repub-
lican to hold his nose when he places the tick
ct in the ballot box, it is time to call halt,
and that the only way to reform the party is
to defeat it at the polls until the bummers and
scoundrels who control it learn that they
must retire from the management or at least
nominate decent men in decent way to Sc
cure the sympathy and support of decent vo-
ters. Thus believing we urge Republicans to
vote against the entire State ticket at the
coming election, confident that its everwhe]m-
ing defeat will have most salutary effect on
the party and greatly lengthen its lease Of
life and opportunity for usefulness.


Pioneer Press, Sept. 26.


The Democrats made tolerably good ticket
yesterday. They put at its head a gentleman
of unbounded personal popularity, at least in
St. Paul, where he is best known, and of which
he was one Of. the founders. Mr.. Edmund
Rice has been a conspicuous figure in the his
tory of Minnesota since it entered upon an Or
ganic political existence. He was prominent
in its early territorial legislatures, and has
taken d leading part in the inception and de-
velopment of the great railroad enterprises
which, brought forth in sorrow and trihula-
tions and causing little but vexation and dis
appointment to their first projectors, have
grown into the giants which are working such
daily prodigies in advancing the material in
terests Of the State. He was the first presi-
dent of the St. Paul & PAcifc, WHICH then en-
braced what is now the river division of the
Milwaukee & St. Paul, and if he could have
carried out the magnificent schemes of railroad
construction contemplated by him he would
have been the railroad king of Minnesota.
The financial crisis of 1857 and the failure of
the five million loan scheme interposed such q
series of financial difficulties in the way of
| railroad construction at that time that Mr..
Rice was compelled to turn over to others the
work which he had commenced, but his name
will always be prominently linked with the
history of these great enterprises. There are
few men more popular than Mr.. Rice in tbe
circle of his acquaintance. He carries with
| him the sunshine of genial presence and of
character royalty endowed with the gener-
ou and kindly qualities which attract the
popular liking more than the sterner virtues
which are demanded by the humdrum econo-
| mics of civil administration.