St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-15

reasonable scheme failed he did not turn
patriot agaiu and thus secure his own cle-
vation to the position held by Washington.
Has any advocate of party dissolution
in Minnesota any just cause to desire
change from Republican to Democratic
policy in the administration Of our State
affairs? Under the Democratic admins
tration the State expenses were nearly a
quarter of million annually, and at the
commencement Of the present administra-
ton funded and floating debt of some
thing near $4,000 was hanging over the
people. The first year of the Republican
administration of our State affairs, our
floating State debt was reduced to less
than 100000, the interest paid on our
funded debt the machinery of the State
Government smoothly and economically SGT
and kept in motion. X
Under the Democratic administration
Goodrich got some $40, 900 per year for
public printing under the Republican it
cost only half the amount. (Thc present
year but little over quarter of that sum.
ED. Press } If Goodrich cannot get
the Democratic administration to restore
the $4,000 pickings, he would, of course,
willingly and gladly take the 'alf and 'alf,
and get 900: DO Republicans wish to
aid him in his scheme
| Should he, for his shrew assistance to
Democratic State administration in plum
dcring the people, be made the special OBJ
jcct of Republican praise, because he
teigns repentance for encouraging seccss.
ionlsts? ...
DO such men desire to change the eco-
nomical administration of our State affairs
under Republican rule for repitition of
the extravigance that characterized the
Democratic administration the first two
years Of our State existance? Perhaps
they may desire the change, but the tax
paying people, the laboring masses-far.
mers and merchants-desire no such
change.
As we apprehend the disorganizing
spirits who wish order reduced to chaos
thinking, probably, they will gain thereby
will find the Republican masses of the
State will be slow to follow their lead.
They know and feel the necessity of cun-
omy in the administration Of our State 8
atfairs-to our States prosperity-and
will insist upon continuation Of the >ame
practice hereafter, and noe ooly SO, but
they will insist that the men selected to
administer our State government shall be
either the present tried, efficient and eco.
nomical managers Of State affairs, or men
known to entertain similar views Of public
economy, and identified with the popular
reform lnaugurated by the present justly
popular administration Of our State. They
will consent to no experimental combira.
tion or fusion of elements out of which a
State administration shall be manufacture
ed. X
i If these disorganizers have any charges
against the present administration of State
affairs, or the Republican party, out with
them like men. If our State government
has been to economical let the people know
wherein they would be benefited by ex.
,ravagance If the Republican party wcra
wrong last fall or are wrong now specify
your charges and complaints. We have
confidence in the intelligence and honesty
OF the people, and if our reasons are good
they will listen to them but if you have
no better reason to offer for disbanding the
party than that Goodrich had turned pa.
triot when he couldn't help it, then you
had better "sesesh."
The Republican administration of State
affairs thus far has been altogether too sat-
istactory tothe people to make the destruc'
ton OF the party an easy thing in this
State, and the people have sense enough
to understand the motive which prompts.
such Democrats as Goodrich to becme pa
triots-
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