St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-11-11
Messrs Wood and Mcclure,
and the Minnesota Republican


article on our recent election, claims it as
a Republican uictozy, says that MIR. Nc
Clure is, and always has been Repub-
lican; and that Mr.. Wood has come out
Of the Democratic party, and that both
will be found with the Republicans "eyery
time"
The Editor processes to speak ''adpi-
sedIy,' and takes the Pioneer O. Democrat
to task for classifying Messrs Wood and
Mcclure as Democrats and finds fault
with the lMnnesotian for acquiescing in
that classification.
We are very, very sorry to see our
good friend Of the Republican led into
so serious mistake, and think he NIL ht
have accepted our account Of that matter.
The ST.. CLOUD DEMOCRAT, is the organ
Of the victorious party. We have been
in personal communication with the lead
ers and candidates, have been fully &C.
quainted with every measure proposed or
adopted in the late campaign. We have
announced the result as '"Democratic
victory and feel that Mr. CroHut might
have "believed our report
The person from whom he gets his
advice cannot be judicious and we'll
informed friend of the slave, or he would
not seek to pursuade the German Demo
Gratis here, that they have been gul,ed-
that the Representatives they have chosen
have betrayed their confidence, and won
their su1frages under false pretenees.-
Such would be the case if Nessrs Wood
and Mcclure are Republicans.
MIR. Wood was the Democratic Receiver
at the Land Office here all the time Of
General Pierce's Administration, and has
never broken his connection with the
Democratic party, nor has he any inten-
ton Of ever being other than a Democrat
Mr. Mcclure, has never been known in
this country as other than Democrat
We know not with what party he may
have operated in the East, but here, he
has been consistent Democrat, and we
have good reason to believe he was the
same before he came here. Both gentle
men took thestump, and openly throughout
the campaign avowed themselves Demo-
Gratis. AS such, they received the united
vote Of the Republicans Of this district;
and this attempt to brand them with
falsehood is Moccasin trick, or else
originated with some narrow-m minded
Republican who wishes to break up the
union, by which the Moccasins were
defeated, not caring what becomes of the
cause Of Truth and Freedom if thew NAV
not have party triumph
Now, we say frankly to Mr.. Croffut,
for whom We have most profound re-
spect, that we do not think the Repub-
icans Of Minnesota have won a title to
the claim Of Liberty's Standard bearer
Look at the Constitution to which thew
assented, and say if they have the right
to thrust their organization between any,
body and any honest effort for the advance
ment OF Human Liberty. We say they
have not; and affirm that our Staarns
county Democrats are on higher plat
form than they have ever dared to stand
upon, and that they are ready to show
these timid, hating, halfandhalf friends
OF humanity the way to do right
SO, far from our delegation being with
the Republicans "eucry time, we expect
them to be ~iM the right every time and
all the time, and if the Republicans are
there they will be with them; but if the
tight is found with the Democrats then :
they will be with them.
They are just what the Pioneer and
J1t""esotia@ calls them, Independent
Democrats; and if by any act in Legisla-
ture they aid the oppresscr, and take
sides against the oppressed, they had
better never attempt to face their con-
Btituents.
Inc great majority of the Germans in
tnls district are intensely opposed to
Slavery. They. are all Democrats and
claim to be represented in their own way
md IN their own proper character. They
have elected Messrs Wood and Mcclure
rs Anti-Slavery Democrats, and with a
which has been fully re-
c,procated by the Republicans here, have
also elected MIR: Whitney as ~ Republican,
their intense hatred of the
name in thor Iovo ~ :Lo.A-- - -.