The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-13
Oar MUNICIPAL Eicction--its r.suIt--The
Defeat OF the regular Democratic Ticket
--Rchectlons thereon. Party o,gani,s-
ton aud Party obligations.

Defeat OF the regular Democratic TICKET
--Re ctlOns thereon. Party o,gsni,a-
ton aud Party obligations.
" ihc Eirofs II 'hr Pioneer and nrmorrai.
Our city elections are past The manner
in which they were conducted s II subject Of
congratulation. 1t is seldom in any city
that three thousand yot>s are poHcd ai;l. SO
much order, and with SO little rowdyism
and untalrncSs. The fact, that we have in
this city three thousand iegai voters has been
proven conclusiyely and If three thousand
voters. then the conclusions is just, that we
have fifteen thousand inhabitants. Al this
is subject OF congratulation our progress
III the past, our prospects for the future, our
good order and sense OF the sacpdncss of the
ballot,at least, in the majority of our people
This is all well enough. Congratulations
| do not design Offering, however. in this
present writing The regular Democratic
Ticket WAS defeated. !, was defeated Mt
our city elections last Spring, 1t was dc
ieaicd last Fall, IL has been defeated at
this last election serious questions here arise
and wherefore For the reason that if this
Is TO continuc--if our party organization
is iorsaken, if the regular Democratic ticket is
defeated at every election, and that through
the fundamentally OF liz own members. if
Democrats are to vote at every election
with Republicans, two years more will sec the
city OF Saint Paul Republican Two years
and We shall be under the rule and do
mnion OF Know n othings, abolition, negro
worshipping fanatical, Maine Liquor Law
Missionaries. II is all political clnp.trap and
nonsense to talk Of 'schewing party roitt,os
in municipal Elections In what city. in
what country, under what reign, by what
party has this ever been done. II never has
It never will, IT never can to- Effected. The
proposition is incontrovcrtibIc, hat our pre-.
sent pot'ty wiH 'e,thm sho,i hme make the
city Of Sint PAU RepuJi,mn. Because, to
repeat, without party organization with.
out cordial support Of the action oil the
party by its members, and disaiiec,on IN It's
ranks, and just grounds therefore existing, no
party can be successful.
What then Was our late ticket--reg.
udr tickct-justiy defeated! ought the
ticket in par, to have been Dictated Many
Democrats, good, honest Democrats, thought
50 aud why because they suppose them
selves TO be bound by the action Of the Dem.
ocratic party, but by no clique Of the party.
Because they looked upon the party, in days
OF old, as seeking an expression Of the popu-
lar villas the advocate Of the peoples
rights, and standing upon its broad prnci.
pies and doctrines, they suppose their obi.
cations to support party nominees are dis
charged, when these nominees nre not the
free choice Of the whole party. This plain
but It is truth--truth spoken sincerely,
and with sorrow that occasion should re.
quire il TO be spoken. The Democrats who
supported the "Citivns Ticket" IN Tuesday
last, a. whole or In part are honorable.
god honesthearted Democrats, ~ they have
ever been, 70 far as principle ia concerned.
But they want ticket--a regular ticket II
tie people-refiecting the will Of the major.
ity Of the party-Dominated by the party
according 10 Democratic principles and pre-
ce'lept, aU] 10 due and onont style. LIT
this be don, and the Unaffected will rally to
its support, and our good old banner will
long wave from Our City Hall. How il
may be aceompIisbedr-,he evil, II any which
exists, ana the remedy 70 be sppIieJ,-of
these ] propose 10 write hereafter. am q
Democrat--dsvoted 70 the party and 70 i,s
principIes--becsuse il has kept our govern.
mens for sixty years conservative, Tree and
pr"perous-becsue upon iu suoce~ rest
Our only hopes for that future which lies be-
yond desire to zee its organization CON-
pIete, presenting an unbroken and onwaver-
ing phalanI in every town, hamlet, and
county within this wide spread laoA. For
these ressoos desire 70 contribute al can
70 kspine the party together in our town
Of Saint Paul. There 10 but one way 70 &C
complsh this desired Object Crua
81. Pau, Nay 3, 1853.