St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-29
(, SEPTEMBER 20. 1859.
We only know from Mr.. Parsons accouLt
that when Governor Sibley called upon the

We only know from Mr.. Parsons accoult
that when Governor sibley called upon the
----s, on Monday, they handed him a CO.
py Of the Minnesotian charging him with
being scoundrel and denouncing his
Railroad Companies as set of swindle1s.-
This was the only answer they had to give.
1t occurs to us that Governor Sibley had
better nsyer have told that, and that the
sooner his friends can induce the public to
forget it 80 much the better. The --s
certainly took polite and gentlemanly way
ofinforming him that they considered him
unworthy Of confidence; but the assurance
was none the less pointed for its politeness
Itappears to US that Mr.. Parsons illus
tration is perfectly applicable to the case,
for,as in his case about the building, he
would have had his business all at hap haz-
ard, his credit dependent upon word; and
so have been liable to
be drought up standing at any moment,
Itaprears the Railroad companies and
Minnesota State Government had their
plans built on wind and the first strong
breath blew them over
It is enough to make Minnesotian
blush to think that their government plans
Of the gravest Importance were so loosely
laid that an article in an opposition paper
could topple over the whole. structure. If
government movements can be thus frus-
trated by the opinions of opposition presses
we cannot see how any thing has ever been
done by any national, State, county or city
administration. We certainly never knew
or heard ofany important measure being
carried without opposition.
It is absurd, preposterous to assume tha
men as shrewd as Wall Street Bankers are
said to be, would be induced to forego an
investment on such grounds: Had Cover
nor sibley shown clear record, had his
plans been such as would commend them
selves to the judgements Of business men,
had everything been right the M;nnesotian
might have talked till doomsday without
injuring anybody but itself:
If Minnesota is not able to in&ugurate
same great financial policy which will be-
able to bear opposition, she had better make
an assignment nov, for no matter what par
tyis in power there WILDE a party to oppose
everything it does, and to oppose it to the
extent Of its ability. It is pusillanimous,
childish, contemplate for great party in
full possession fal! the departments of Ma
tional and State governments to charge its
acts or failure to ac4:: upon the opposition,
and the demand Of the Democratic party
that opposition shall cease before it is re-
sponsible for its management of public aft
airs is nothing more or less than claiming
despotic power. Napoleon the IIIrd ST.
lences all opposition presses least they
should. d..embarass his plans of government.
Are the people Of Minnesotaready to silence
their opposition presses 50 that their small
fry Of Napolecn's may be able to carry on
the government after their fashion? IF
not, and if they want to have govern
ment which can carry out its own plans
they had better get one the Minnesotiam
will support. We should not wonder if
Foster sticks to his trade Of fopposing Dem
ocratic measures and Democratic men; and
if his say 50 CONTROLS the action of Eastern
capitalists, We shall always be just where
We are. Let tho Democracy arrange mat
ters ever so carefully and send on to nego-
tiate their bonds all Foster has to do is to
write and publish flaming editorial, send
on the M'nncsotian to New York and IN
goes the arrangement.
We have heard it urged by Republi-
cans that as Minnesota has to look to Ii.
Eastern States for capital and emigration:
and as an overwhelming majority Of the
people and capitalists or those states are
Republican, and have no confidence in
Democratic men or Democratic measures
our day Of financial redemption can never
come until we have Republican State
government. This charge of the Democ-
racy against the Republicans would appear
to Aubstantiate this charge, for certainly if J.,
the Republicans Of Minnesota can destroy
confidence of Eastern capitalists in our &
nancial policy there is no hone for us but
in putting aN the Republican presses into
the river, and 2:,agyiusg all the Republicans
in some quiet way that castcrna folks shall
not know anything about it, sssplacing
the government i,s their hands and hold
ing them directly responsible for It's -man-
a ement. = :
We are in favor of giving them trial
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