Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-21

ern themselves and to change their rulers a
will, those party leaders nevertheless foisted
defeated candidate into the chair of the chie1
magistracy, there to administer the govern
ment according to policy condemned by the
people through ministers repudiated by thu
people.
Every one of the contrivers, abettors, Gdvo
Gates and apologists, all were straightway
| awarded for their several shares In the con
spiracy of fraud by the foremost beneficiary OF
that unexampled political crime.
Republics cannot shirk the care of their OWL
| destinies. The lawful exercise and orderly
| transfer of the peoples power through success
sive administrations of the government
prescribed by the peoples choice, is q
fundamental condition of d representative
Democratic republic. 1t is the political object
for which institutions and laws are framed.
1t is the first of the popular rights, for besides
being the greatest of them, it is the one with
out which the others cannot exist. 1t is that
for which republic is everywhere
preferred above monarchy, where the transfer
is by hereditary succession, an escape from
usurped magistrates and civil wars. 1t is the
substance of civil liberty. As for Democracy,
the peoples rule the peoples right to rule, is
the very breath of its life.
This then is the momentOus issue, the right
of the people to exercise and enjoy an elective
self government without impediment by force
or fraud from any quarter, least of all by fraud
and force from their temporary but discarded
servants. Shall tho conspiracy of 1876
be sanctioned as precedent
by the impunity of its authors and submission
of its victims. Its victims are the honest citi-
zens of all political parties to destroy and stig-
matize them that the corrupting prece-
dent by inficting fatal blow upon
the Republican party, whose recognized
and awarded leaders were guilty of it, is the
supreme duty of the American people. Neg
lected now, in the nature of the case, it is lost
forever. Not now to make the crime odious is
to invite its repetition. The pointing in
fanny unpunished and sanctioned
must 90 on demoralizing all political parties,
phttlng their leadership at the mercy of bri-
gauds and inhioting their healthful conten-
tions with disease and death. The character,
the future of this republic, are all at stake in
the next Presidential election.
The Democratic party of New York add to
their condemnation of the electoral conspiracy
oe 1876, an emphatic declaration of their con-
tinued confidence in the character, ability and
fitness of that distinguished citizen of New
York who was then defrauded.
RtSolyed. That the delegates to the Demo
cratic national convention to be appointed, are
hereby instructed to enter the convention as a
unit and TO act and vote as man in accor-
dance with the will of the majority of
the members thereof, and in case any
of its members shall be appointed delegate
by any other organization, and shall not forth
with, in writing, decline such
his seat shall be
regarded as vacated, and delegates
shall proceed to fill the same and they are
hereby also empowered to supply all vacancies
by death, absence. resignation or otherwise; |
and
WHEREAS, The Democratic party of this
State, has, in the four last national contests, !
its delegations to the Democratic |
national conVen ion to enter the convention
rs unit, for the purpose of protecting itself |
thereby against fictitious and fraudulent con
tests for seats of regularly appointed delegates;
therefore
ReSoI0ed, That in case any attempt should |
he made to dismember or divide.the delegation |
BY contesting the seats of portion of the del |
egates, and any of the delegates appointed by |
this convention, should counte |
nance such attempts by assuming to
act separately from the majority of the dele |
cation appointed by this convention, or to |
enter the National convention separately |
from such majority, or should fail to cooperate |
with such majority, the seats of such delegates |
shall be deemed to be vacated.
The resolutions were adopted with few dis
,enting Vot 3.
DELEGATES.
The following are the delegates at largo to
,he national convention: Lucius Rob
nson, Calvin E. Pratt, Ru- |
Jus W. Peekham, Lester W. Peckham.
Alternate: Vim. H. Henderson, Jas. +. Star
Duck, f. B. Hart, r. A. Parmenter.
Without filling vacancies on the State com
nittec TIE convention at 1890 adjourned,