Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-08
COZ. P1I1sBUsY sHoULD SPEAK.

The Pioneer Press has been fusiladlng
about for weeks, like scattering shot
gun, upon the gubernatorial contest. 1t
has had two objective points before the
public: First, to abuse and villify Gen.
Hubbard. Second, to encourage and in
duce as many other candidates as possible
to take the field.
Those on the inside have understood
from the first that all this fuss and fury
was merely blind to cover up its desire
to place Gov Plllsbury on the track, and
to keep the sentiments of the party from
crystallizing about any particular candi-
date. Divide and conquer was its motto
and its rage at Gen. Hubbard has been
because it feared his success. That venal
concern has no love for any of the nu-
merous candidates it has patted on the
back, but by multiplicity of candidates
it hoped to produce situation which
would call for Gov. Pillsbury's appear
ance in a white robe, laden with olive
branches.
AS usual that corrupt affair finds itself
circumvented by the active, working
members of its own party. Instead of
being the mere insignificant tail to the
party kite, the Ramsey county Republi-
cans very properly propose to lead instead
of to follow, and they have accordingly
called their convention in this county for
next Monday. The P. p. tactics were to
have the leading county in the State
muzzled by Withholding it's convention
until all other conv entions had been held,
and it accordingly pounces saw
agely upon the Independent men,
bers of the party who propose
that Ramsey county shall be something
more than mere puppet. The rage of
this thwarted and disreputable journal is
so great that it throws off the mask and
plumply SHES the Pillsbury castor into
the gubernatorial ring. Having placed
ex-senator Ramsey in the tomb of politi-
cal capulets by dragging him into a con-
test where his better judgment told him
he did not belong, it seeks to place Gov.
Pillsbury upon the altar for cremation by
a similar policy.
Gov. Pillsbury is highly esteemed in
st. Paul, but it does not follow from this
that his services are demanded for a
fourth term. Because he discharged his
public duty in the interests of the whole
State, and would not countenance the
petty spirit of jealousy which sought to
move the capitol, the p. p. argues it will
be ungrateful for st. Paul not to send a
delegation to the State convention in his
behalf. This is absurd. He was elected
governor because he was expected to do
his duty, and his proper official acts
should not be placed IN the light of a
bride to secure continuance of political
power. 1t is personal insult to him to
so construe them.
Gov. Pillsbury now has but one manly
alternative to pursue and that is to re-
pudlate the championship of the arrogant
newspaper, which seeks to bedew his
brow with the death damp of it's support.
he has repeatedly stated in private that
he was not and would not be a candidate
for the fourth term. Many of his warm
friends have acted upon the belief that
this was sincere and many others, oppose
fourth terms for any man. Gov. Pills
bury owes it to himself, and to his friends
to act squarely IN the matter. He should
not remain in the false position inwhich he
is placed by his pretended friends, who
are really his worst enemies. If he is
not a candidate he should say so without
delay. If he is candidate it is fair and
manly to declare himself, that all may
understand the situation. To privately
disclaim his candidacy and at the same
time allow his name to be used, casts a
reflection which he cannot afford. We
give him credit for honestly declining to
be candidate If he has new changed
his mind, let him frankly say so. If he
has not, let him be equally frank. His
fool friends have placed him in a position
where he cannot afford to keep silent.