Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-11
THE LATE ELECTION.
n Disputed Democrat.

10 the Ed1COr OF the Globe:
ST.. PAUL, MIMI, November Z, 1872
1t has boon customary to sneer at tn,
Greenback party of late, and to regard it a,
a played-out delusion. In the county O.
Meeker the question was tested at the cleo
ton the other day; an active canvass wa
made, and numerous speeches delivered b,
Greenbaok orators. The result was as fol.
lows, on tho vote for governor:
For Pillsbury. ~
rol Melsnen.'.'.' 90
'o1 A''oe'' '''.''''.''........ ...zo
The united vote for Meighen and Rio
was 16O greater than the vote for Pills
bury, and this in county which
was formerly counted good for 500 Repub
lican majority. What was done in Meeke1
can be done in every county in the State
but SO long as Democratic State conventions
vote in favor of sustaining the National
Bank monopoly, 80 long may they be certain
of being patted on the back by the Psozee,
Press, and defeated overwhelmingly at the
polls.
When will they learn that they cannot out.
Herod the Republicans in bringing serv1lity
to the money power? That power dreads
the Democracy by instinct. It knows that
it owes its existence to the Republican party
There is nothing to be gained by attempting
to run the Democratic party on Republican
principles; and whenever the people come
to understand that Democracy means
devotion to National Bank or.
ganization ton times more formidable than
that which Andrew Jackson spent his life in
fighting, they will spew such party out of
their months.
The Democratic party of Minnesota was
"sold OUT in the last campaign by its lead
ers. 1t had noble opportunity, and az
usual it frittered it away. Its "still hunt
was farce; it proposed to win battle with
pop guns, and convert the multitude by
speeohlessness. But what can be expected
of party that supports Republican newspa-
pers. and whose highest ambition is to merit
the approval of the Pioneer Press.
Yours, A Disguised DRMoCRAr.
Tho Mistakes Made and How to Remedy
Thorn. -s.
To the Editor of the Daily Globe:
In our late State election we presented to
the voters of Minnesota candidates of unex-
ceptionable character and qualifications for
the various offices. In fact, had We started
out with tho determination to select only our
best men without Partially, favor or local
prejudice, we could not have improved upon
those placed in nomination, and while We
have greatly reduced the usual Republican
majorities, yet our ticket has been defeated.
Why? In the first place the State conven-
ton was called too late. The candidates
should have been placed in the field in July,
giving them an opportunity to canvass the
State and to make their views known. There
are sections of this State in which the great
principles of the Democratic party have nev-
or been proclaimed, where the people have
been educated to believe that Democrats
have hoofs and horns, and that their bodies
bristle with bowie knives, pistols and shot
guns, and all other kinds of warlike imple-
ments. Their minds should be disabused,
but how can this be done unless our repre-
sentative men go out to these out of the
way places and show themselves, if they do
no more.
In the second place the last campaign was
without enthusiasm. After the nominations
were made the people relapsed into state
of profound indifference, and on the day of
election at least half of them absented them
selves from the polls. A golden oppo1tu-