Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-30
RAMSEY AND JOSEPH.
Il Desperate Effort Of the Latter to 1t
himself to the Coat Tails of the Forl,

Il Desperate Effort Of the Latter TO fftoch
himself to the Coat Tails Of the Former.
[Glencoe Register Rep.)]
Ex- Senator Ramsey has finally cast his
glove i'll the Senatorial area, or if he has
not, his faithful squire, Joseph Wheelock.
has done 1t for him, and from this time
on, to the close of the contest, there will
be music by the full band. We may be
sure that the old political Pegasus has
not been resaddlcd until thorough re-
conn distance of the whole field has been
made; for neither Senator Ramsey nor
his friends can afford, in view of the stu
alton to enter the field and be defeated
1t IS probable that thorough canvass Of
the Legislature has been made with re-
suit so encouraging as TO make success
appear almost certain to those who so
ardently desire it. If we NAV accept Mr..
Ramseys word for it, he does not himself
desire return to the Senate. He
says he is tired of the turmoil and strife
OF political life and wants to be left TO the
quiet and rest of home. If it be true that
the old man is tired and really needs rest
1t IS very unkind in his friends to drag
nm, as 1t were, away from home when
there is no need, when we have so many
younger and ADLER men who would find II
a recreation to perform all those duties
that have become so irksome to- him
And further, we agree with the Pioneer
Press, THAT the State is entitled to the
services Of the men who can serve it best
and most efficiently, and that il is the
duty of the legislature in selecting a Uni
ted States Senator to have regard solely
to that consideration. A man needing
rest, tired and worn out, is not the man
to render such services. A
pair of soft slippers, smoking cap and
easy chair and lounge, and the quiet home
library room better becomes such man
than the Senatorial toga and excitement
incident to the discussion of great aues
tlons of State. The old man needs rest.
let him have it, and let the young men
take up the burden that he has so long
and so patiently borne.
The Pioneer Press does the Republican
heart of Minnesota great injustice in even
suspecting it of being so hard and unfcel-
ing as to wish 10 force the old man back
INTO the Senate against his will We can
not think of a half dozen in Mcleod
county who would think it wise to send
him there again, even if he desired TO go.
But seriously it does seem to Us.
''A"N Iiii' iiiON NillCIt VI tllt lOuGCI 1TtSS
to substitute Ramsey for Mcmillan in the
United States Senate, is too unreasonable
for serious consideration Ramsey has
no qualifications for the place that Nc
MILAN does not possess in greater de-
gree. 1t is very easy for the u. p TO
claim superior craftsmanship for Ramsey,
but 1t would be quite different thing 10
prove 1t. If the comparison had been
made SIX years ago Ramsey would have
had very decided advantage over Nc
MILAN on the score of acquaintance with
politicians and political affairs. But
during the last six years we have been
making political history very fast Nc
MILAN is student; Ramsey is not and
never was; consequently Mcmillan
has to-day a much better
knowled &c of the political situation than
Ramsey. Mcmillan is live. progressive
man OF the present. Ramsey is relict of
the past. McNIillan's friends arc the
living representatives of to-day Ramsev's
friends and political associates belong to
generation that has stepped off the
stage. Ramsey is largely, we might saw
almost wholly, indebted to his superior
social qualities for his high standing.
both at Washington and at home McMil-
Ian has won for himself the high position
which he holds in the regard of his
associates in the Senate. by hard
work and answering adhesion TO
principle. 1T is singular fact that
Mcmillan stands higher in the estimation
of the people of Washington, who have
watched him closely during the last six
years, than he does in his own CITY of St
Paul
The State of Minnesota cannot afford
to swap off Mcmillan for Ramsey. The
only consideration that can he urged
with any force in favor of change, is
that very laudablc ambition of thousands
OF Minncsotians to have our young State
represented in the grand council of the
nation by the only man who lfas the
natural and acquired ability to fill that
exalted station full, and we need not
say that man is G. X. Davis We arc sat
isticd to leave the SenatOrship where it is.
But if there must be a change, let us 60
higher for our man rather than lower
The Pioneer Press makes very spite
full fling at 'Brother-in-law Day. the
head center of the custom house ring"
All! here is the source of the inspiration
OF this Ramsey movement Six years ago.
in the good old days of Ramsey's reign.
Joseph Wheelock was the ''hcad center
of the custom house ring Restore RAM
sey and you restore Joseph.