Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-21

PREMATURE President MIXING.
Stimulated by the late D emocratic politi-
cal victories, candidates for the next presi-
dency are spfinging up like mushrooms.
Political figures and Prophets are in the
field, naming favorita or prospective cam
didates feE presidents in 1884. This would
seem to indicate that in the eyes OF
certain greedy. hasty, impulsive political
partisazs, president making is the chief
end Of man.
It should be remembered that thousands
| and tens of thousands of Republicans, dis
gussed with the selfish methods and aims of
their boss machine leaders voted directly
for Democratic candidates as a
reb1ke, ~ and an expression
OF their disgust and condemnation of boss
7escality in their own party. But these
Gaen are still Republicans in sentiment and
preference; they have not become Demo
Gratis in a twinkling of an eye, and are
not to be depended upon in their future
actions as such. They have not joined the
/ Democratic ranks, in definite and
permanent affinity, but have declared them
selves, for the time being, independent of
all party restraints and obligations.
Having broken away from the leadership
of party corruptionists, they will be careful
of their future action and posi-
ton, and can be relied upon
for future co-operatson only where
there is a we'll grounded prospect of gen
uine reform, devotion to sound principles,
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party and political action.
The people who have thus burst
the bonds of party, may be re-
garded as in earnest and sincere.
In Pennsylvania, where an independent
anti Cameron ticket was run to smash the
boss machine slate, more than ten thou
sand Republicans voted direct for Patti
son, the Democratic candidate for governor,
so intent were they upon overthrowing the
boss system. They meant to make
sure work of it, and would not
venture the intermediate action OF voting
for the independent ticket, but adopted
the sterner and more effective act, of Civ.
!, ing a direct and stunning blow be.
tween the eyes to arrogant boss
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majority for the Democratic can
didate for governor was swollen up to the
immense majority of some 100000, only
by the direct votes of tens of thousands Of
Republicans.
Can the Dem ocrats retain these votes ii
future contests? This is grave ques
ton, and should be we'll con
: sidered. The Democratic party
can retain them only on one condition.anc
that is by showing that it deserves them
:: Transparent sincerity, honest, vigorous pur
= poses of reform, determination to reduce
the burden of taxation, a judicious revis
ion of the tariff, an aboli
: ton of the internal revenue
L system, and other needed reforms, vii
secure confidence, and that secured, ap
= propriate fruits will follow.
The candidate for the presidency has
!, not yet been definitely named or design
!. ated. It may be properly said, as things
now are, the Democratic part.
has fair show for future
triumph. Let the party deserve the conf
dence of the great mass of Independent
voters that have rallied to its standard il
= the late eletion, and that confidence viii
be secured. Give the peopl'
deeds instead of words; act
instead of promises; measures that attes
| patriotic, unselfsh devotion to the gen
!. eral welfare, and the future is secure. Tru.
. desert will meet its reward. Principles
y first, Imen afterwards. Having secured tn,
just confidence of the people, then name
, the candidates and elect them.