Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-18
THE MINNESOTA Plan FOR BUILD
ING UP THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,

TIE MINNESOTA Plan FOR BUILD
ING UP THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
1t seems to be generally conceded that the
Republicans will renominate Bill Washburn,
The bride giver and corruptionist, for Con-
gress. Mr.. Donnelly announces that he is
not candidate for a nomination on the
Democratic side, and hence there is clear
field for Stalwart to enter the race. Mr..
DonnelIy obtained a sufficient number of
Republican votes two years ago to be elected
in spite of the corruption, if the Democrats
had given him their votes. The GLOBE be-
lieved, and still believes, that it would have
been great victory for the Democracy to
have defeated Mr.. Washburn, though the
successful man might not have been born q
Democrat.
There seems however to have bea4 sufi-
cient number of Democrats who prefer to
keep bride giver and corruptionist like
Bill Washburn in Office rather than run the
risk of having somebody climb over the
fence and get into the Democratic party.
There will be a clear field this fall and the
Democrats should take advantage of it. The
Republicans will place before the public the
champion bride giver and coTruptionist,
Bill Washburn. AS this is Republican
District the Democrats can make splendid
point by resolving in their district con-
vention that no man who was not born a
Democrat will be permitted to vote against
Washburn. They should follow this up by
placing challeugers at the polls, and certainly
who did not vote for James Buchanan in
1856, and who has not consistently voted
the Democratic ticket ever since. No in
terlopers or new corners should be allowed to
get into the party. Any fellow who attempts
to get into the Democratic party should be
rotten egged back into his
original party affiliations. He should
be denounced as turn coat
and refused all fellowship and encourage
ment.
If men who have voted the Republican or
other tickets sheuld be allowed to vote the
| Democratic ticket, there would actually be
danger that the Democratic party would in
crease. Whatever the views entertained else
where, that isn't the Minnesota plan. Here
no one must be allowed to get into the party,
and as death thins the ranks OF the old timers
the beautiful minority must be
allowed to become more beautiful in
its minus proportions. This is the way
to build up party. At least this is the
Minnesota method.
1t would be we'll to appoint vigilance COM
nnittees as well as ehallengers, and if any
man can be heard of who proposes to leave
the Republican party and vote the Demo-
cratic ticket, the Democrats should denounce
| him, and tell him TO 60 back to his own.
Just think of what might happen if this is
not done. If these aocretions were to be
allowed, the time would actually come when
the Democrats would elect their ticket. 1t
might even result in the defeat of such bribe
giver and corruptionist as Bill Washburn.
This would be terrible. We close our
eyes to conceal the horrible vision. Shut
| the door. Lock it. Bolt it. Place bar
across it. Make port hole and with a
mountain howitzer blow any one to smith
Greens who attempts to enter. Put up the
sign:
Democratic party. Anyone who attempts
to come in will be Instantly shot to death as
deserter from the enemy"
We propose to keep up the enemy's forces
If we allow deserters to come over
to US in little while there would be
more Democrats than Republicans. Great
God, this will never do. The very idea oil
allowing an interloper to get into the Demo.
cratic party in Minnesota must be frowned
down. Form your picket lines. Send oui
hyour scouts, and shoot every man who tries
to get into the Democratic camp.
This thing is getting serious. Bill
Washburn the convicted Republican bride.
giver and corruptionist, must not be allowed
to suffer defeat. Sound the long roll. Beat
the tattoo. To arms, to arms, ye valiant
Democrats. Beat back every fellow who is
such fool as to attempt to join your ranks
Die in the last ditch, gloriously fighting te
keep your numbers from being increased
If any one pretends to have been born again
have him drawn and quartered as an impos
tor. Only those who were
originally born Democrats must be
admitted. No secondhand midwifery viii
pass muster. This is the Minnesota patent
for building up the Democratic party. Il
ought to be endorsed and encouraged, for il
makes grand success absolutely certain
| fol- the other side.