St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-06-19
Conversational Nomination,

EDITOR OF THE DExocRAr.-In your las.
you say that any local politician who shall ad.
vocate the nomination, for Congress, Of any
one but Col. Miller will lay himself liable to
charge Of collision with the enemy and seek
ing to secure Democratic victory. Now let
me say that think this an unfair way of hand
ing the friends Of Lieut. Gov. Donnelly over to
the enemy. l, for one, believe that his name
Is tower of strength that he would run, in
Stearns County, second to no man. believe
this, first. from tn. confidence inspired by the
manner in which he has performed his duties
In the high place to which the people Of Min
nesota have twice called him and second,
from the fact that as a member Of the Catho-
lie church, one born Of Catholic parents,
named after the founder of the most powerful
order which ever existed in that church, of
which his wife as we'll as himself is most de-
vout member, he has claims upon the great
body Of the Democratic party in this county
would command larger vote than any other
n"n-Col. Miller not excepted.
s.earns county will, of course, cast her vote
IN district Connection for Col. Miller but
shouid be not be nominated, I feel that the
strength Of the party will not be diminished
BY the nomination Of the only other man
seriously thought of, nor will the local inter.
ests of this district suffer BY the election of Mr..
Donnelly. FAIR PLAY.
The communication Of "Fair Play" was
received during our absence, which &C.
counts for its appearance so long after date.
We should have declined publishing it,
but that our motive would have been mis-
represented; it would have been asserted
that our partisanship for Col. Miller leads
u, to deny hearing to the claims Of 9TH
OH, whereas in fact we never refuse any
one hearing through our columns be-
cause he differs from US in his views.
"Fair Play" must be young politician
or he would know better than quote the
religion Of lis candidate as likely to bring
him votes. Docs he not know that FIRE.
mont was defeated III '56 by the anti. Cath
Ole vote, because he had been married by
Catholic Bishop while every Catholic in
the country voted against him? In all
our experience we have never known a
Catholic vote for man because be was
Catholic. A vast majority Of that churcb
belong to tho Den ocratic party and will
vote its ticket if Archbishop uushs were
running on the opposit,on-unless some
local interest should influence to vote 9th
erw,se. A Republican get the Catholic
vote OF this county on account of his rclis-
ion! We would. earnestly advise all good
housewives to catch the iIea and preserve
it to, be used in greening pickles. But as
to the fact, Mr.. Donnelly is not mem.
Der Of any church. He was born of Cath.
olic parents and educated in that faith, his
wife is dovout and exemplary member
of that church, but he is anti.sectarian,
and tho next election is not to be carried
on transubstantiation platform. ReIig.
ion succumbs to Railroads and Rebellion
and nobody cares whether a candidate is
catholic, quaker Or. Observation-Disclosures
he was named for John Calvin or John
Wesley. Tho question with one class is
lis he in favor Of making peace with
rebels on their own terms?">
If he IS, those who love slavery more
than tho Union will vote for him. Anoth-
or class asks if he IL 10 favor Of destroying
ashsllion by abolishins its cause, and max
log AA rebels pay tho expense Of ths war