Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-10

New York-those who have hitherto
voted the Republican ticket-consuIt
their own future interests, they will take
the opportunity of the present year to call
halt on Mr.. Arthur's administration in
the state of New York by defeating his
secretary of the treasury.
1t Is not at all necessary to measure Mr..
Folger's capacity or personal character
with that of his opponent. Granted that
ne is man OF experience and ability, he is
the representative of one of the most con-
| scienceless and dishonest machines that
ever undertook, under a second-rate pres
ldent, to get astraddle the principal state
IN America, and through it to permanently
control the presidency. I apprehend hat
the Democratic vote in the state of New
York will not be divided this year, and if
that be the case, there is a genuine oppor-
tunity to scratch, and it ought to +, APP
Piled by every young man who believes in
return of respectable methods in
politics, to seating in this
state an opposition administration
which SHALL hold the state of New York
away from the federal power and show the
people here that audacity and venality
cannot continue to succeed and become
the rule Of public life in this common
wealth.
| The Republican state ticket seems to
have been made upon the worst theories
of bargain and trade. In the first place
Duchess county delegation, which was
controlled by Gen. Ketchum, was made to
start the line of desertion from the oppo-
sition columns, promising that one delegate
should get the place for lieutenant govern
or. The treason was accomplished, the
man got his reward, and no great injury
can result from scratching his name with
| that of the head of the ticket.
The detection of robertson continues to
be regarded as singular, considering that
he was one of the politicians to the Chica-
go convention pledged by the rule of his
state convention to vote for Grant. and
there broke instructions and led the oppo-
sition to Grant, and then came
near protesting against Arthurs
nomination. The whole thing looks fishy,
and will reduce the estimate of the leaders
OF the half-breed column. The voters in
that column generally mean business.
Both Arthur and Folger belonged to the
Tweed interest. Sheriff O'Brien told me
that when he was in high standing with the
Tweed faction he ran out OF his political
boxes Judge Folger's name to
be voted for by Democrats
for The court of appeals. The education
and bias of the men in political methods
is hardly what ought to be expected OF
men of honor in very high places. They
started like pigs with a branded rump
Cleceland's acceptance.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-Grover Cleveland. il
a letter accepting the Democratic nomina
ton for governor, says:
Our citizens, for the most part, attach
themselves to one or the other of the great
political parties, and under ordinary cir
cumstances they support the nominees oil
| the party to which they profess fealty. I,
is quite apparent that under such circum
stances the primary election or caucus
should be surrounded by such safeguards
as will secure absolutely free and uncon
trolled action. Here the people them.
selves are supposed to speak; here they
put their own hands to the machinery oil
government, and in this place should be
found the manifestation of the popular
will. When by fraud, intimidation, or any
other questionable practice, the voice OF
the people is here smothered; a direct
blow is aimed at a most precious right
and one which the law should be swift te
protect. If the primary election is uncon
taminated and fairly conducted, those
there chosen to represent the people viii
lgo forth with the impress Of
the peoples will upon them
and the benefits and purposes of truly
representative government will be at
tanned. Public officers are servants and
agents of the people to execute the laws
which the people have made and within the
limits of the constitution which they have
established. Hence the interference of
officials of any degree, whether state..or
federal, for the purpose of thwarting or
controlling the popular wish, should not
be tolerated. Subordinates in public
places should be selected and retained for
their efficiency and not because they may
be used to accomplish partisan ends. Peo-
pie have right to demand here as in
cases of private employment, that their
money be paid to those who will render
the best service in return, and that the ap-
polntment to and tenure of such places
should depend upon ability and merit. If
clerks and assistants in public depart
ments were paid the same compensation
and required to do the same amount of
work as those employed in prudently con-
Quoted private establishments, anxiety to
hold those public places would be
much diminished, and, it seeems to
J me, the cause of civil service
| reform materially aided. The system of
| levying assessments for partisan purposes
on those holding Office or place, cannot be
| too strongly condemned. 1 am unalterably
opposed to interference by the legislature
with the government of municipalities
The doctrine of home rUle,as I understand
it, lies at the foundation of Republican
institutions, andcannot be too strongly
insisted q