Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-03
DAKOTA DEMOCRACY.

1t is OF the Stnl,cart Kind and DON'T Pro-
pose to Go IN for Carpet Baggers.
To the Editor of the Globe.
FARGO, Jan. 3O.-Your special CORES
pondent. writing from Fargo under date of
January IA, in touching SO freely on political
matters in Dakota, after enumerating the
many Republican candidates, would seem to
indicate that something potent, may be,
even to the contents of bar'l, had caused
him to be prejudiced in favor of the "new
Richmond" for delegate honors, who he
designates as j. T. Raymond, the present
United States marshal. We claim that it is
perfectly legitimate for the "rapacious
horde" of played-out political carpet-ba
adventures who 'swooped down upon the
South at the close of the rebellion to fatten
upon the misfortunes of an Impoverished
and helpless people," to now migrate to the
Territories for the purpose Of controlling the
administration f1esh-pots. We are perfectly
willing they should fight like Kilkenny cats,
and eat each other up, all but their tails, but
we do seriously object to their using the
Democracy for the purpose of aiding this or
that political adventure. The Democracy of
the Territory are 'stalwart," and purpose to
let the Republican factions work out their
own salvation, and in the words of Macbeth.
let
BLACK spirits and white.
Red spirits and gray
Mingle, mingle, minsle,
They that mingle may"
In the language of your special oorrespon-
dent, Raymond may be "by no means radi-
cal, but in many respects eminently sound.
suitable and conservative such conse1ya-
tism will lot have the effect to swerve
Democrats from their straight party alIeei-
ance, and as he affects to believe Raymond
had no aifilistion with the "rapacious
hordes'' down south, he is certainly il trait
ing here now by the boss carpet-baeger Of
them all, the whilom Spencer, the United
States Senator without State; represen-
tative without a constituency Spectator
in town lots and real estate broker on lar g
scale in Iowa; a bonanza miner in the Black
Hills, and other auriterous regions, and also
is said to own an addition to Fargo of 160
acres. With the numerous faction leaders,
the Democracy of the Territory can single
out none to syrnpathize or affiliate with.
They own and have nothing in common with
either ex-senator Spencer's candidate, Judge
Bennett, or with any the rest of them. The
people of the Territory will continue to be
cursed if either faction should prevail, and
as between Satan and Lucifer, the Demo-
Gratis have no choice.
While an individual or two may assume
to speak for the Democracy here, who are
willing to become tools to Republican car
pet baggers, that assumption can effect
nothing politically, as they have no follow
ing.
They are neutrality-suspicious. one thing
or the other. While protesting to be Dem
ocrats they are mere lick-spittles to carpet
bag bummers.
Although nearly six years have INTERVIEWED
since Dakota Territory has elected Demo
cratic delegate to Congress, the Democrats
have great expectations at the coming cleo
ton, and while if there should possibly be
failure, they would have thorough organiza-
ton, so that, in another contest, with the
prestige of Democratic administration at
Washington, they are sure of successive sue
cess thereafter, and the party leaders would
have control of the loaves and fishes under
the new party regime at the national capital.
National with big an"
STALwART DEMOCRAT.