Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-17
4 woRD OF WARNINe.

The Democratic party of Ramsey county
has not been in a harmonious condition
since the nomination of the county and leg
islative ticket on Tuesday. There are issues
at stake this fall which render 1t more i'm
portant than ever before for the Democracy
to present united front to the common
enemy. Unless some movement is made to
remedy the errors of Tuesday, or We might
say of the Monday night primaries, there is
liable, in fact we may say certain, to be an
independent movement, which, when once
begun, will be beyond the control even of its
originators.
The true way is for the patriotic Demo-
Gratis of Ramsey county to recognize the
critical local situation and apply the remedy
without stepping outside of the party organ
ization. There is certainly nothing to be
gained by any procedure which will place the
Republican party in power in the banner
Democratic county in the State. Neither is
there anything to be gained by refusing to
recognize the fact that there are "breakers
ahead " unless some wise action is taken.
That the primary meetings Monday night
were farce every one comedies. No one
faction was responsible for this
more than another. Honors were
easy" so far as the contestants
for the leading Office was concerned. In fact
the crowd was surprised to find in the most
Of the precincts that names of voters were
not being registered and that any one could
vote as often as he pleased, with no ques-
tions asked. As soon as this was known
ttere was plenty to ta'e advantage of it and
the result was, as matter of course, unsat-
isfaclory and an unsatisfactory convention
followed.
Radical errors require radical remedies
and the GLOBE believes this is q case in
point. The Democratic party in Ramsey
was well nigh destroyed three years ago by
somewhat similar procedure as that
of Monday night and Tuesday. Whatever
opinions may have prevailed before, there
are Congressional and legislative issues at
stake the present year which render it ab-
solutely imperative for united action by the
Democracy of Ramsey County. The party
should profit by experience and avoid the
rocks upon which it has previously spit.
The radical but effective remedy Is to with
draw the entire action of Monday night and
Tuesday and call new convention, with
primary meetings kept open at least six
hours, with rigid scrutiny of the party
legality of every vote offered. This will Sc
cure convention which will ensure the Sc
lection of ticket without possibility of re-
proach and will enable the Democratic party
of Ramsey county to cease the internal dis
sension which threatens to rend it asunder.
The present ''unpleasantness" is not sud
zen growth. The party has been by the ears
in this county for three or four years and it
is time now, once for all, to place it on a
basis of permanent success and permanent
harmony.
The suggestion herein made may, to q
certain extent, be regarded revolutionary.
Important and desirable ends are often ac-
cOIupuSH6Q ny IoVOlutlOus ANU IL as tlLu6
to rescue the party from prospective disas-
ter. The remedy will not have to be APP
piled but once and the party will be stronger
for the discipline within its own organiza-
ton, while discipline administered at the
polls will be permanently fatal.
We do not speak unadvisedly in giving this
note of warning. We do not discuss the
merits or dement's of the ticket. It contains
good citizens, good Democrats and repre-
sentative men. II is because the GLOBE de-
sires to save irretrievable disaster that it
urges some action to produce har-
mony and united action in the party.
If the plan suggested is not deemed
wise, let the party leaders confer together
and devise some better plan to secure har-
mony and avert disaster which is likely
to prove immensely more serious than
seems on the surface If it was
simply few offices in Ramsey
county that were at stake the matter would
be comparatively small. 1t is because it ex