St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-01-01

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the Gubernatorial chair to the Office of
United States Senator, Gov. Ramsey would
bear with him an influence, and take 4
position, scarcely inferior to that Of any
old member Of the Senate, and his repre-
sentations would be listened to with that
respect and attention which is due long
service in public affairs, and an int,mate
acquaintance with all the circumstances
attending the concerns sought to be pro.
noted. .>F. F.
Nor have the services of Gov. Ram
aey to his party been less conspicuous than
those he has rendered to the State. It is
within the remembrance of all that in
early times, in order to secure success
over the uarty which had obtained so pow
ertul foothold in our State, it was deem
ed necessary toput forward into the breach
our very best men. The hopes of the
Republican party at once centered upon
Gov. Ramsey, aud from that time on he
was looked up to as its honored and worthy
standard-bearer; and until the success
Of the party had given rise to personal
jealousies, and led to the formation Of CON-
binations having in view the sole end Of
advancing ambitious aspirants to Office, he
was relied upon by all, and more particu,
larly by the very men who are now fore
most in detracting from his merits, to
breast the storm Of opposition which, as
the representative of our party, the Dem
ocracy found it necessary to pour upon
him. Almost wholly alone, for long and
weary years, in the face of defeat, disap-
pointment, and failure. he kept buffeting
the biilows of adversely, until at last he
landed US safely in the haven of success.
Until that period no person in the Repub
lican party, even in the familiarity of pri-
vats conversation, had breathed ought esxs
|cept in his praise. His merits formed the
theme Of every tongue.
1t is needless to recall the circumstan-
ces under which Gov. Ramsey took upon
himself the cares Of the State Government
or the desperate condition to which Dem
ocratic mismanagement had brought the
affairs Of State. The fabric of her gov
crnment was ready to topple over and fall.
Financially it was already heap of ruins
but he set to work with the ready hand
Of master buizder-brought order out
Of disorder-simplicity out cf chaos-and
of the smoking ruins which the vandals
of Democracy had left as his sole inheri-
tance, he builded an edifce which has
proved the hope and pride, as formerly it
was the execration, Of every Minnesotian
IN the land. The people thanked him for
the magnitude of his service, aud rose up
and did him honor; and because of the
hone sty Of his stewardship, the party
reaped a more abundant reward than be-
fore.
In party sense, therefore, no less than
as matter of public concern, it is meet
and proper that Governor Ramsey should
be promoted to seat in the United States
Senate and unless the selfish malice of
his detractors shall finally blind the men,
bers Of the Legislature, or unless their in
tercst in the welfare of the State be sunk
in the cupidity which profuse promises of
place engenders, his long public services
will be rewarded, and the interest Of the
State secured by his elevation to seat in
the Senate of the United States. :
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