St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-29
Questioning a Candidate.

anu Tile contempt Oh man,
Questioning a Candidate.
According to appointment G. G. An
drews, Moccasin candidate for State Sen
ate, and S. Miller, Chairman of Repub-
lican District Committee met in Wilson's
Hall to discuss the policy of the two par
ties. :. Mr.. swisshelm Republican candi-
date for State Senate is and has been in
Pennsylvsniass since some time previous to
his nomination. Mr., Miller proposed on
his behalf and on behalf Of tho party, to
answer any questions Mr.. Andrews should
propose as to the policy which. should gov
ern him in the event of his election; and
requested Mr.. Andrews to answer the fol-
lowing queries:
l. Do you endorse the Democratic plat
form adopted at the State Conven Of 1859
especially that part of the 18th Section
which pledges tho State of Minnesota to
provide for meeting tho interest and prin-
cip.l Of the $2,500,000 thousand Railroad
bonds now issued.
2. Will you, if elected, vote for a tax
upon the property Of our citizens to pay
the interest or principal of said s., 500, 900
3. Do you believe that Senators Shields
and Rice did right in voting against the
consideration Of the Homestead Bill, for
the purpose of securing the consideration
OF the Cuba Bill?
4. Are you in favor of purchasing and
annexing Cuba according to the provisions
of said Bill If not, are you in favor of
said purchase at all-and upon what con-
ditions
S. Will you, if elected vote for Gener-
al Shields, provided he DO the Democratic
caucus nominee for United States Senate?
6. Will you, if elected, vote for Reso-
luton. requesting or instructing our Ma
tional Representatives, to labor and vote
for the passage Of alaw, declaring the ar
rest or impressment of any American citi-
zens, by foreign government, an insult
to the'nation, unless it be for the eom1ais-
sion Of an offence, recognized as crime by
the civilized world?
7. Are you in IA 70 Of in.tructing our
said representatives to.Iresent "the mon
strous doctrine Of the impressment of A.
merican citizens- by foreign despots," by
the declaration Of war, provided the said
despots continue to claim such right and
exercise such power?
8 Have you full confidence in the admin
istration Of James Buchanan and his cabi-
not, that they have fulfilled the most san
guins expectations Of the people or of the
Democratic Party, in the administration
of the government
The only answer Mr.. A. would give
was that he stood upon the Cincinnati and
Democratic S4ate Platform Of Minnesota
He utterly denied any mans right te
question him as to how and what hs should
vote for in hi, capacity as Senator --..
Mr.. Andrews is certainly in advance O.
his time. Granting that the Moccasir
power is not to meet any check, until thi.
government becames an absolute despot
ism, in which the Presidout like Napoleon
the Ord shall command the votes of thu
LEGISLATORS elected ostensibly by the PEG
IG!e, this is rather too soon to proclaim tn.
doctrine of representatives right to se
the wishes OF + his constituents at defiance.
/ Mr., Andrews oug.s:t to know that in .
Representative form Of government thu
people have Alright to kso'o what a man in
tends to do in their name, when he asS:
them to elect him to represent them. Fo,
him to deny their right to question
j him is the height Of arrogance. Mr.. An.
drews by denying that right has, in fact:
proclaimed the diviue right Of rulers t.
govern the people for the benefit Of the
rulers; and has plainly given the lie to the
Declaration of Independence which as,
serts that all just powers Of government
are derived from the consent Of the gov
erncd ..-.. e.:,