Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-29
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.


ME-. Macdonald's Address and the Call for
Convention.
OFFICE OF THE ST.. CLOUD TINES,
ST.. CLOUD, Mimi, July %, 1882.
To the Editor of the Globe:
am requested by the Fifth District Demo-
cratic committee, to transmit to you for pub
LEGATION copy of the within call for con-
vention, and address.
By their insertion, you win much oblige the
committee. Yours truly, 1Ts.9 s-i
CT. MACDONALD, Sec. q
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS OF THE FIFTH con-
GREssIoNAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
To the Democratic Voters of the Fifth Con.
gressional District: o
Upon the very threshold of this, our first
canvass since the formation of the district,
we are confronted by state OF affairs which
will make the campaign more memorable
than any which can possibly follow it. Our
political opponents, made bold and reckless
by powerful majority, have exhibited con-
temptuous disregard for all well known and
respected modes of determining party's
choice, and have descended to the lowest
depths OF degradation and fraud 10 secure the
end in view. By scenes of shameful debauch-
cry, uEseemly contention, rascally trickery,
wholesale bribery and downright ruffianism,
they have brought upon themselves the con-
demnation of public sentiment and the eyecra-
ton of honorable men of all shades Of opin-
ion. The outrage upon our elective system,
perpetrsted throughout the length and
breadth OF the district during the Bast two
months, and which finally eliminated in the
aaa hi inn OF ha mat
OF a mob of "howling, swearing and
fighting partlsans," Is one which
no language of ours can faith
fully portray. Men went there armed with
revolvers and other, weapons, large police
force was found necessary in preserving the
public peaces, and even then the angry fac.
tions swere not prevented from coming to
tions as this brings the blush OF shame to the
face of every American citizen who loves mis-
country and reveres her institutions. 1t has
been denounced by the Republican press Of
the state as 'disgraceful, degrading, outrage
GUS and damnable, and many of these partisan
journals have not hesitated to declare that
the voters of the district without regard to
party ties, should put the seal of strong con-
demnation up these proceedings, by re-
pudiating the nominees of both factions at
the polls. So far as we can pass judgment.
no distinction can be made between the chiefs
Of the two wings Of the opposition. Both
are ecu ally culpable and both have been guilty
OF practices which, If allowed to become sue
cessful and 60 unrebuked, will result in under
mining our present form of government and
eventually destroying the republic itself.
This is no empty figure OF speech--it is fact
which the unbiased statesmen and patiots Of
to-day admit, deplore and warn us against
Wkatis the duty OF Democrats in this crisis?
The right thinking men of all shades of opin.
ion are looking to us for relief from the incu-
bus under which they are placed. They ask
as to place in the field candidate for con-
gress who will be worthy of their SURFACES
one whom they can support without a sacri.
fcee OF self-respect. To satisfy this demand,
as well as to perform patriotic duty, the
Democratic Congressional committee has this
day decided to call convention of the party
to meet at Fergus Falls on the 7th day
of September, 1882, to place In nomination a
candidate for congress. In furtherance Of the
purpose in view, the committee earnestly ap-
peals to the Democracy Of the district to
arouse to the importance of the occasion.
With Democratic vote of $500, coupled
with the division ia the ranks of our oppo-
nents, and the repugnance of the better elc-
ment of the Republican party to support
either of the present candidates, all that is
necessary to our complete success is a wise
nomination apd united support. Let no
Democrat be 60 recreant to his party as to aid
or encourage either of the contending fac
tious.
We call upon you, therefore, to assemble in
county convention, select your best men as
delegates, let them meet together, take into
consideration the interests Of the entire dis
trict, and select as our standard bearer the
gentleman who can best represent these IN
terests. When this is accom- lished his cleo
ton will certainly follow.
J. SIMMONS,
JOHN FREDERICK,
r, L. FRAzEE,
PETER DEAN,
G. F. MACDONALD,
Fifth District Dem. Cong. Com.