Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-26
Mis0oueran,est and It, Remedy.

10 G00 E1ktOI OF Inc CflOOes
The Democratic party has suffered 20 much
unwarranted defamation in the course of the
last decade, and has 30 often been placed in :
defensive posture by the mistakes of ito lead
ers, that even its most jealous adherents
scarcely appreciate the grandeur of its doctrine
and the lofty character of its purposes.
It is a party which cherishes fondly the elo-
rious traditions of the past and indulges in
the proudest aspirations for the future. It
has been censured by its opponents for too
great conservatism, but the political philoso-
pher, Us we'll as the honest patriot, cannot hes
itate to commend pr reference for the creed of
Jefferson, Madison and Douglas, rather than q
concession to the ill-conceived yagaries of
Sumner and Greeley, or the vicious sectional
ism of Morton, Blaine and Oonkling
The patriotic impulses which actuate the
Democratic party lead it to desire the welfare
of every section of the Union, the preservation
of the rights of all classes Of American citizens
and the utter obliteration of all governmental
favoritism to any section or to any class of
people.
In advocating return to the methods of adj
ministratiOn which characterized the early his
tory of the United States. the Democratic party
proposes a measure of reform, but assumes an
attitude corresponding to that in which our
ancestors met the attacks of British monarch
and q British parliament upon their chartered
liberties. We contend with a foe as dangerous
to liberty as Charles the First or George the
Third of England. The continuance Of the
debauchery, malevolence, criminal fartieanship
and high-handed usurpati0ns, combined with
the sedulous fostering of m0n0polies and q dis.
regard for popular rights, which have marked
the course Of the dominant party, inevitably
| lead to the total annihilation of our govern
mental system and the overthrow of constitu-
lift be not too late to marshal the friends of
liberty in her defense, propose to demon
strate the necessity of last effort for the res.
toration of good government in the Union and
in our own State.
The political corruption which has prevailed
during the last three national administrations
has been too fragrant to admit of excuse and
net minister has been openly convicted of dis.
ton. Another has been conclusively proven
Q have converted the navy department. of the
United States into system OF
unprecedented corruption which will
render the name of George M. Robson
eternally odious. committee of Congress
has discovered the startling fact that deficiency
of over two hundred millions exists in the treas
ury department. which has been hitherto con.
| cealed by fraudulent balances and forged en-.
| tries on the account books of the national gov
| ernment. The nations of the old world, fami
| lar by long experience with the dishonesty OF
public officials, stand aghast at the depravity
which has been displayed in America, and are
| almost convinced that the blessings of liberty
are too dear when they must be connected with
| the rule Of villainy and fraud.
To crown the unprecedented list of outrages
which have been perpetrated upon the people
of the United States, the last President elected
| under the federal constitution thrust aside
and q man whom the popular voice had Eepu