Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-27
his Democracy. He replied to the queries as

fore the country was and is free trade. w
are free trade party, and must be consistent
the same in every State of our Union. The
masses of the people will only enjoy true, real
honest protection through free trade. am
opposed to any change in the name of the
liberty, of free institutions, and the only rep
resentative of true Republican form of gov
the people, it cannot therefore
die. I am entirely free trade man, and op-
posed to all schemes of Capitalization of pofiti-
| cal or corporate power; opposed to special
and class legislation, and to all sumptuary
laws, and believe in the constitution, the
Union, aud the rights of all the States under
the constitution.
HON. WILLIAM LEE
is one of our leading dry good merchants, a
conservative in business but in politics a radi-
cal Democrat. He was for several years chair
man of the state central committee, giving
literally of his means to defray the necessary
expenses, and was also twice mayor of the city.
His answers to tho interviewer were brief and
pointed.
/. Yes, most emphatically, with the pro-
viso that constitutional money, gold and
silver, be given the second place in the party
creed.
3. Beyond all question. It is the party of
the country. Although it has suffered many de-
mated from the politics of the country the na-
ton would drift to political anarchy. Its prin-
| ciples are those upon which free government is
| founded, and the bill of rights might as well
| and destroyed as to remove theDemocratic party
and it's principles from party politics. In the
majority or minority, it is vital element, and
| if convinced another Democrat could never be
IL. r
| maintaining the Democratic organization.
8. No. Reorganization could accomplish no
good. All that is needed is for the party to
take bold position upon the live issue of the
day, tariff for revenue only, constitutional
money, and kindred measures. The party
name is too closely Unidentified with many of the
grandest achievements of our country to be
abandoned. 1t may have made mistakes,
but the good it has done SO far outweigh the
the people, its name, or the memory of its
mistakes, would not deter pratriotic citizens
from enrolling under it's banner.
HON. ). i. EaAN
is the present county attorney, good speaker
and worker for the cause. He said: am in
favor of making ''tariff for revenue onIy''
one of the prominent issues to be presented
before the people, but doubt whether a presi-
Dental election can be carried upon it. It
certainly Is question that affects directly the
interests Of the people, but the people seem to
take no interest in ita public discussion. It is
a simple question and easily understood; yet
it has been made dry and learned, and audiences
cannot be aroused nor the public pulse stirred
on the subject. think if it were made the
central issue, the presidential campaign would
be stern chase.
1 believe it worth while to maintain the
Democratic name and organization. 1t is as
good q name as Republican. Write them to-
gether, it Is as fair a name; sound them, it
doth become the mouth as well; weigh them,
it is as heavy; conjure with them, Brutus will
start spiritas soon as Cesar.
l see no exigency whatever making it expe
dent to change; make the policy and prin-
ciples such as will promote civil service re-
form and advance the best interests of the
country, and the party is all right.
HON. G. F. BUCK
is State Senator from Winona county, but the
Times man caught him and fired the three
questions at him. Mr.. Buck came into the
party On the Greeley wave, but unlike many
others of that crowd, he sticks, and is one of
the best and most indefatigable workers in the
Democratic party in the State to-day. He
said:
From the present outlook the Aext presi-
Dental contest ought to be squarely made on
the issue of "tarif for revenue only"
Whether it would be advisable for the oppo-
nents Of the ruling dynasty to abandon the
Democratic organization and organize under a
new name is question of expediency. Per-
hapS 1t would be better to do so.
would favor any organization which prom
ises to administer our government in the in
terest of the people. And ''No Protection" in
any aoay should be the rallying cry of the
party.
HON. LEONARD B. HoDGBs
| represents the granger element of the party.
He formerly lived in Olmsted county, where
he was leading spirit in the
so-called granger railroad legislation, he being
| a member of the State Senate when the act was
passed. He ia now secretary of the State
Forestry association, and doing o good work
in educating the people how to grow their own
fuel and wind breaks. His answers are posi-
| tive:
1st. Yes, not dollar for protection; would
sooner go in for absolute free trade, annihilate
| every custom house in America, and set the
occupants adrift.
3D. am not one of those Democrats who
| are either ashamed or afraid Of the name. Let
us fight it out under the old flag. The name
| is good enough. 1t is synonymous, and part
of all the beat history of the republic. 1t is
| no time now to go back on Thomas Jefferson
and all that school of statesmen and patriots
who made Democracy glorious. Let US all
emulate the example of its founders, and let
the name be perpetuated for all time.
Sd. As to making q revenue tariff and no
protection chief plank for the future, Yes;
but would sooner go further and declare for
war against all tariff duties.
A tariff at the best is thief, but if we are
compelled to tolerate it, we will find it easier
to get along with sneak thief called "revenue
tariff" than the robber of the public known
as protection"
JOHN W. WILLIS
is young Democratic lawyer who cast his
first presidential vote for Gen. Hancock He
says:
I do not believe that the Democratic party
should abandon its historic name, which is
associated with a host of grand political
achievements. Neither should it surrender it's
organization, since the returns of the late pres
| idential election shows that Gen. Hancock re-
ceived a majority of the popular vote of the
union. No political party has any substantial
ground for encouragement when Its vote out
numbers that Of its opponents, even though
| the operation of an electoral system may place
ittemporarily 1t at disadvantage.
An aggressive campaign based upon the
principles of ''a tariff for revenue only" would
| in my opinion, be an excellent policy for the