The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-20
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

NO. IL WABASdAW d. Z AoA
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
Our esteemed friend, the editor Of the
lie sueur Sentinel, publishes an editorial
entitled, ssShaN 1t be the Democratic
Party or an ,Alf and 'A!f." 1t is well
considered, moderate discussion Of the
questions involved, from his standpoint,
to.vit, the standpoint of a life long Dem
ocrat.
If the Democracy had clear majority
in Minnesota, there would be great force
in his reasoning; but it must be remem'
bered that such is not the case. Here
are the figures of the vote SIX months
ago. both candidates being popular and
unexceptionable men, and therefore the
vote fair test of party sentiment:
Mcmillan, (Rep) ...... 1893. ........ ol,99o
Wilkin, Dem $500. .......'. -. 80. 4S'lll
Total vote, 96.l07; Republican major
ity, 9,sS5; majority equal to one-tenth
of the entire cote.
Jnother words, to make this State nom
Republican, 1912 voters, or, in round
numbers, 5000 who voted the Re-
publican ticket six months ago
must, next November, vote the
Democratic ticket!
Is this possible!
Last year the Opposition State con-
vention was organized by three different
State committees uniting in calling con-
ventions at the same time and place.
They did not unite in calling one conven-
ton, for tho St. Paul Democrats, under
the lead of the chairman of the Democrat
ic State Committee, refused any coalit.
ion; they issued their call; and the Lib
erals and Anti-Monopolists were permit
ted the poor privilege of printing their
calls underneath, in the same paper, in
yitine their followers to send delegates to
the same place selected by the Demo-
cratic committee.
But if with this joint action of Democrats,
Liberals and Ant. Monopolists, we feel in
round numbers, 10000 short Of success,
can the Democrats alone achieve success,
u they refuse all alliances and scourgc all
converts out Of their camp? Ia other
words if A, B and c cannot together whip
D, can A do it alone!
Nor will it do to say, tive invite all Re
publicans to enter the Democratic party,
and If they will not it is their own faul:. y
How would it sound for the Anti-Mono-
! polists to say in reply: "Comc drop
your Democracy turn your back upon
yam feelings and predjudices and if you
will not, you don't want success.
4 Are editions made in that way! Was
it in that way the Republican party rose
to powera
We are aware that some Democrats
think that there is vast population Of
old fashioned ultra members of their
marty. who have not voted for years, but
who are ready now to rush to the rescue
if the banner Of Democracy, pure and
simple, is infurled to the breeze. If SO,
where were these worthy men prior to
1870. when no alliance was preferred from
any,ouarter! Why did they not carry
the State then! Why did they not cleo,
that most excellent and honorable gen.
tleman, Winthrop Young OF st. Anthony
Governor in 1871, when he ran as the re-
Z preventative candidate Of unalloyed De-
mocracy No; with oil his undoubted
merits he was buried beneath $4,000 ma
jority
No, gentlemen Democrats, he is your
enemy who fans the flame of your
vanity, and strives to convince you that
yours is "a name to conjure with" "You
may call up spirits from the vastly deer
but will they come !!
Again: Some say, 1.-THE Democrats fur
nish three-fonrths Of the Opposition
votes: what rights then, have the one
fourth that the three-fourths are bound
to respect!"
Let us indulge in parable:
There is our excellent friend Isaa'
Staples, of the St. Croix valley. He own
perhsps million dollars worth Of lum
her it would take . man many days ant
weeks to count the boards in his piles o
lumber. Now suppose that Mr.. Staple
fan overheard into Lake St. Croix, ant
could net swim and death stared nm II
/, in the face. A fellow on the bank has
piece Of plank in his hand and offers T
sell it to Mr.. Staples. lntrinsically tn
plank may not be worth ten cents; prae
ideally it is, At that junctare. worth NOR
TO the drowning man than all the board
IN all his lumber yards. In fact b
II would give them all for it.
So with political party.
nav have 10000 votes, an
vet lack 5000 votes Of sue
cess: without those 5000 votes it
10000 votes are literally worth nothing
Now is there anything wrong or dis
creditable in those 10000 meeting th
5000 on platform OF courteous negoti.
ton? And IS there any sense IN the 4o,O0
deliberately telling the 5000 that the
don't want them! Is It worth while
fling the ten cent plank aside before 70
reach the shore!
There is . very small but exceeding!
tive ring in St. Paul who THINK u