Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-27

vast amount of good, and prevented much
evil, while in the control of the lower House
in Congress since 1874. The safety of the
country depends upon its continued existence.
and is to be the hope and refuge OF
the people. 1t is the only party
that has ever existed in this country that has
at all times defended the integrity of the con.
stitution.
| Many of its leaders have erred and blum
dered and will again. Many of its followers
have gone astray, and it has been afflicted with
leaders soured on many but not on all its car
| dlnal principles, but time will, it is hoped,
correct these evils.
favor q square fight by the Democratic
| party against tariff for protection per Sc and
| for revenue only, and for free ships, and for
| the least possible restriction upon the sale of
all commodities, whether produced in this
country or any other, and think l will not
vote with any party that favors the opposite.
Awe want, too, Immediately, a reciprocity
treaty with the Dominion of Canada. No,
do not think a new party could be organized
on the basis of revenue tariff its chief art-
Gle of faith. that would draw to it great num-
bers. "One swallow does not make a sum-
mer," nor will one leading issue, on an eco
nOmic question merely, create new party of
much numerical strength. The exit of the
Whig party and organization of the Repabli-
can was upon vastly different basis.
GEN. R. W. JOHNSON
won a proud record in the late war for the
Union. He can not be called party man, in
local contests always endeavoring to vote for
the best man. His political beliefs are, how
ever, Democratic, and in national elections he
acts with that party. He answered:
I. am, most decidedly, as I belive when
the issue is fairly presented to the people of
America that they will endorse it with great
unanimity.
2. Yes. The party of Jefferson is the party
to continue. When we have met with defeat
and reverses it has been when we have
wandered away from the old landmarks of the
party and sought to worship false gods.
Internal dissensions defeated us last year, but
these differences must be compromised and in
1884 we must present an undivided front and
victory will be ours.
Third. l am opposed to any reorganization
of the party under another name. Let us enter
the next campaign upon purely Democratic
platform in favor of tariff for revenue, but
not for protection. Let us keep clear from all
entangling alliances, and with good men to
bear our standards shall have no fears rs to
the final result
HON. GEO. L. BECKER.
Is another old settler intimately connected
with the developments of st. Paul and the
State, having settled here in 1S49 and having
been for years president of the st. Paul Is
Pacific railroad. Before the war he took a
warm interest in politics, though never an
Office seeker. He was delegate to the
Charleston convention in 1860, supporting
jeff Davis for the nomination. His course not
being endorsed by the party at home, which
fava NJ PanIya t1u cfa mad
one side, and has since taken no part in party
management. He says:
am decidedly in favor of making the next
and all future campaigns with the issue OF
"tariff for revenue only" as one of the lead
ing questions before the people. l would go
to the extent of framing policy which would
work constantly towards ultimate free trade.
Your second and third questions may be
considered together. l see nothing in the
present organization of the Democratic party
which makes it worthy of being perpetuated.
There may be Democrats who feel some pride
in the conduct of the last Presidential election
by the national committee of the Democratic
party, but it is not my privilege to know
them.
The present organization lacks compactness,
Solidity, the energy, force and courage to
make it aggressive.
Numerically the Democrats have large
majority of the voters of the United States.
Our principles will survive wherever free
government is maintained and so long as
free institutions exist.
But under our present organization / do not
feel any confidence that Democratic triumph
would result in any substantial benefit.
We need an organization which will send
place-men and spoil hunters to the rear, and
will make battle with the old time vigor of the
Democratic party for the constitutional cur
rency of the country, gold and silver, for a
tariff for revenue only, for reform and econ
omy in the federal administration, for large
reduction in the force of taX-eaters and Office
holders, civil and military, for free ballot and
q fair count, for a return to the simpler
methods and sound principles, which made IL
lustrious the era of a Jefferson and a jackson,
and in opposition to all the schemes Of So
called paternal government
To such an organization, by whatever name
1t may be called, l believe the Democratic
masses would rally with new hopes and fresh
courage.
HON. CHARLES E. FbANDRAU
came to Minnesota in the days of the Terri
tory, as Indian agent by appointment of Presi-
dent Pierce. He served one term in the Terri
torial council, q member of the constitutional
convention, and associate justice of the su-
prcme court from 1855 to 1864. Since, he has
taken no active part in politics, turning his
whole attention to the practice of his profess
sion, the law, IN which he occupies leading
position He has positive views, however, as
follows:
fst. It is pretty early to decide upon what
issues the next Presidential campaign should
be fought; but, as the question of tariff is the
most important one in it's effects upon the
prosperity of the country, / am in favor of
making it prominent issue in the next and
all subsequent battles to be fought. A ''tariff
for revenue only" is well enough, as far as it
goes, but as long as the government imposes
any tariff on importatiols 1t will be made an
iRstrumentality of oppression to some indus
tries, and of protection and favoritism to 9TH
ers. believe the nation is ready for free trade,
and l am in favor of it.
I'd and Sd. When the country loses faith in
the Democratic party it viii go to pieces. Any
attempt to anticipate such result will prove
failure. Parties are not made nor dissolved
at the will of any one. They are born of cir
cumstances, and grow. If convention
should assemble to dissolve the Democratic
party and create new one 1t would result
in the same constituent elements, being re-
organized under new name. Success was
never achieved by mere names. A great ma
tional party requires more stable foundation.
The worst Affections of the Democratic party
as it now stands, are the various attempts it
has made to prove that it was not Democratic.
Its nomination of Greeley; its pretended SYM
pathy with greenback hercsies; and all its
off to-