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Show KNUTE NELSON. The Minnesota Democrats will not put a candidate in the field against United States Senator Knute Nelson, whose re-election is thus assured. This is a fine compliment for the aged senator, sena-tor, and will no doubt be appreciated, for there havo been few such cases in the political history of this country. Some months ago it was announced that Senator Nelson would not seek reelection, re-election, and he expressed a desire to pass the remaining years of his life resting from his labors. But it seems that he simply could not take off his harness while the war trumpets were sounding tho call and the young mon of the country were marching forth to do or die, for Sonator Nelson, be it remembered, re-membered, carried a musket in the union army during the civil war, and knows what it means to charge the enemy in the face of a storm of shot and shell. Although one of the adopted citizens of this country, he is American through and through. Undoubtedly the voters of Scandinavian birth resident in Minnesota have had much to do with the political success of Senator Nelson, but his next triumph at the polls will not be a Swedish and Norwegian victory, vic-tory, whatever may be said of past elections, for he is now the unanimous choice of his fellow citizens, native and foreign born. This unanimous support is due to his patriotic course in the senate since the United States entered the war. In this connection it may be said that he has not indorsed all the acts of the administration admin-istration or remained ilent when he considered it his duty to raise his voice. At the same time, he has not placed any stumbling blocks in the pathway of those who are charged with the duty of prosecuting the war to a successful conclusion, and has not indulged in political attacks under the guise of "constructive criticism." Prom the very beginning of his entrance into public life the Minnesota statesman has been a staunch Republican of the stalwart stal-wart type, and he has done .yeoman service for the party. Without doubt he still clings to the cardinal principles princi-ples of Republicanism, and will continue con-tinue so to do until the end. At the same time he must be given credit for subordinating party interest to the general gen-eral welfare of his country in time of war, and for this he is to be unanimously unanimous-ly re-elected by the people of the great commonwealth of Minnesota. |