Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-11
found who will not fully appreciate the adj
vantages offered to the city or who will offer
the slightest opposition to the proposed plan.
JOHN u. o. BR1EN

found who will not fully appreciate the adj
vantages offered to the city or who will offer
the slightest opposition to the proposed plan.
JOHN u. o. BR1EN.
Ga The Political Situation.
To the Editor of the Globe:
The ceming political campaign offers to
the Democratic party more fattering
prospect Of Success than any in the pre-
vious history of the State. The Republican
party, after an acrimonious contest, has held
q State convention and nominated State
ticket. 1t would but poorly express the un-
amiable and disappointed feeling now exist.
ing among the members of that party to say
that great dissatisfaction with the Republi-
can ticket prevails throughout the State. !.
Hon. James B. Wakefield entered upon
his canvass for the gubernatorial nomination
with that ardor and spirit which he always
displays in every undertaking. He had
abundant reason to believe that his services
to the State and to his party, his we'll mer-
tied popularity, and high reputation for
ability, would secure him the prize for
which he sought. His friends rallied
about him with enthusiasm, the honest
uncorrupted country press was loud in his
praises, and at the outset Of his canvass our
worthy lieutenant governor seemed to be
the almost unanimous choice of his political
associates for the highest office in the gift
OF the people of Minnesota. Scarcely had
this outburst of popular sympathy mani
rested itself when the announcement was
made IN various quarters, and particularly
IN the Minneapolis Pioneer, an influential
Journal, owned and edited by the Hon. VIM.
.. King, and noted for its hatred of judicial
tyrants, as well as ITS false pretences of pc
lltlcal independence that John S. Pillsbury,
our present estimable governor, was candi-
cate Tor denomination. At once legion of
friends OF the latter gentleman distributed
themselves throughout the State shouting
loudly in his behalf, Gsbursing large
amounts OF money to further their ends and
rai!ylng to his support all the bad elements
which the political shams could furnish. At
the same time the Hon. W.. S. King,
tnrough his newspaper, commenced
to assail tho character of
Mr.. Wakefield, which had been hitherto un-
furnished, with the foulest abuse and the
most malicious SANDERS It verify seemed
as though corruption and scurrility had
united their best efforts to defeat Mr.. Wake
held, and they finally succeeded. The CON
vention met John s. Pillsbury was nomi-
mated for governor on the first ballot, while
James 3. Wakefield received only forty-five
votes Tor that honor. He had made gal
liant light, but was defeated by the potent
forces OF cash, calumny and fraud.
VINO were the chief actors in the Pillsbury
campaign? The catalogue of their names
mas the sound Of Jail register and fairly
brlstles with animate dishonesty. Many of
the names may be found listed as defend
ants on tho criminal docket of the United
States circuit court for the district of Min
nesota. Others will be found with an un-
complimentary mention in the pages of a
report made by committee of the legisla-
ture which investigated the corrup-
ton prevailing in the management
of our State insane asylum.
Still, others will be found credited upon the
account books of the Millers' Association of
Minneapolis as largely interested in the
| stock OF that organization which accumu-
lates vast profits and makes liberal contribu-
tions to Republican campaign funds by
swlndllng the honest farmers of Minnesota.
| And this precious crew of scoundrels exert
ed all their powers, and called to their aid
tho services of Mr.. King and his very tai
ented assistant editor, Mr.. Wheelock, to de-
fame the sturdy, upright Wakefield before
| the people of the State which had so often
honored him, and hoist again into the candi-
| dacy of the party which they adorn, a gen
tleman who was identical with their business
| interests, and totally indifferent to their
many vicious schemes for securing public
plumber.
1t IS not my purpose to charge Mr.. Pills.
bury with corruption. I believe him to be
personally man whose honor is above
suspicion. But I do charge that
tho graceless rascals who comprised
MS nomination, supported him because thew
felt under his administration security fol
which they could not cope if Gov. Wake.
field should become chief magistrate of our
great State.
The Republicans residing in the southern
counties of the State, who had honed and
iabored zealously for the success of Wake
field, are very naturally indignant at the
contemptuous manner in which tho conyen-
con of their party, in obedience to tho wish
Is OF the Minneapolis clique, spurned their
candidate.
The German and Scandinavian Repub-
licans are filled with disappointment.
coupled with wrathful emotions, because of
the obnoxious candidates nominated for the
offices of state treasurer and secretary of
state. Mr.. Searle has gone sulkipe to his
home in Stearns county, lamenting the fact
that the promises of Radical politicians are
"false as dicers' oaths.''
The Minneapolis Pioneer, tho organ of
the anti-Wakefeld faction, in two lend
ing editorials, evidently written by the edit
or of that journal, William S. King. ESQ.
expresses indignation at the nomination Of
Mr.. CA. Gilman for lieutenant governor, and
in spirit of frenzied excitement calls mon
the Republican party to defeat him. Mr..
Gilman is said to attribute this violent oppo-
sltlon to himself on the part of Mr.. Kings
newspaper to various incautious remarks
made by him with reference to pine land
robbers, the lenient character of the crini.
nal courts in the District of Columbia. and
the improperly las he has unfortun ,tely
termed it) of assigning government con
tracts for the survey of public lands to men
who are not professional surveyors.
1t is surely proper that sound rebnke
should be administered to meddlesome criti-
fcism upon men who seek to emulate in Min
nesota the fame of Robson, a Tweed or nm
Alexander r. Shepherd.
The present situation of political afra;ro
should inspire the Democracy with hone and
confidence. The dissension which prevails
in the ranks of the Radical host ought sure
~ to be met on our part with united, yjeor-
GUS action, a harmonious party, strong, pop
ular candidates, and platform of sound
Democratic principles. Let the Northwest
echo to the battle cry which has in MANY
campaigns expressed in terse epitome the
true Democratic doctrine-.'FREE Trade.
HARD MONEY AND HOME RULE
Let the blazing standard of reform which
led the victorious Democracy in the Preai-
Dental campaign of 1876 be again unfurled
and carried at the head of the
Democratic columns. Democrats of Mime.
sofa! Victory awaits you. Bear yourselves
like mi fho