Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-01
A REPUBLICAN MERCHANT.
The Dark lantern Game of Kno,Cnothjao
Saaal L.. O.

The Dark lantern Game of Kno,cnothiaq-
Ism Rectved In St. Faml 6y the Friends
of Mr.. Richter.
To the Editor Of the Globe.
One of the secret lodges Of Druids has sent
out private circular to its members signed
officially by Robt Lufsky, secretary, urging
| the brother" as a Druid to vote for "our
brother Frederick Richter" and cautionine
the brother" to keep dark, and not let the
light reveal to the public the sly scheme they
are playing SO fine.
This dark lantern style Of politics by which
secret societies can put up Job in their mid
night oonclaves. and give stab in the dark, Is
not the style of politics which any free Ameri-
| can citizen can adopt aud win. It was tried in
| the old Knownothing days, and caused the
blood of foreign born citizens to stain the the
streets OF some Of our large cities, and the
o oafs OF to the d.s ,nrsnd5ary IT,, to
churches which were doomed as the victims of
| their secret Vaccinations. The American
people under the lead of the Democratic party
crushed out the movement then; and now
UNDER the auspices of its old friends, the Re-
pu5icsns. it shows its hydra head again in
tins free city of st. Paul, and calls upon its
brethren" to elect Richter sheriff ga a mem
Der and brother of this dark lantern secret
conclave. If it does not return to plague it's
inventor we are mistaken in the sentiments of
this cosmopolitan city. In European cpun-
tries these secret political societies light the
torch of the iucendiary and whet the dagger
OF the assassin. Every freeman in St. Paul
owes 1t to his respect for an open ballot and
free fight, to stamp out this dark lantern
scheme and administer lesson of rebuke to
all secret societies to let politics alone and at
tend to their Legitimate business. It involves
principle and question far higher than
Grace or Richter, or who shall be sheriff. It
involves principle of liberty and free govern
ment-open daylight, fair play-and whether
secret cabals shall be allowed to hold midnight
conciaves and plot political schemes of any
sort or description whatever.
This is the first time any such serpent like
work as this has been attempted in St. Paul
since the Knownothing days. It is the worst
feature of Knownothingism revived by Mr..
Riohter's friends. Let it be so effectually
stamped out, repudiated, and rebuked by the
free votes OF the people of all parties, as will
make it the last attempt of the kind in st.
Paul.
This city is full of secret societies-Druids
United Workmen, Odd Fellows. Masons and
others. If this scheme succeeds, it will en-
couIage its repetition hereafter, and we shall
never know what midnight plot is to startle us
by the Hash of its dark lanterns, and its muf-
lied drums. until the stilletto of the assassin
CLEANS before our eyes. and bursts upon US
Ike clap OF thunder in an open sky. Crush
out the incendiary movement then by a vote
punishment. Crush it out by giving MIR.
Richter broadcast which he will remember
the balance of his days. The most effectual |
ana successful sure way of doing this is to |
vote for the Democratic nominee for sheriff, |
John Grace.