Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-06

i that is,he proposes to be elected in hope
lessly Democratic district on the Republi
can ticket by purchasing for money suff-
cient number of Democratic votes, that is
; votes which would otherwise go to his op
ponent without money or reward being
used to obtain them. Now, this is no idle
talk. The money for the purchase of the
votes referred to has been and is being
!, used, and amounts to some hundreds of dol.
| lars.
a 'nan must indeed be of high position
and character acho can be elected by such
means, and be aoithOut stain aud acorthy OF
the admiration of las fello,v citizens.
For my part, prefer Mccarthy with all
of mis- alleged sins.
= And while I am on this subject it is per-
haps as well to discuss for moment. all
his talk OF Democratic corru otion and DO
iiticeI de1auchery. Strange as il Is I get
a little tired Of it, that is, cnce and awhile.
Of course know but little of those things
and can't quite explain them all, and when
able editors, merchants, bankers and
railroad presidents, ct id omne, cry out
about the canaille and voting cattle and
corruption. feel sad to think that our
liberties are ct the mercy of
the ignorant voter. So tried to find out
why the voter was so bad and corrupt.
Why he sold his vote, etc. Well, a re-
cent occurrence in the lower part OF
the city threw some light on it.
A number of men recently arrived from
the widest and most savage part of Ire
them speak English; none of them can
read or write. They have not been in the
United States two years. Last week
prominent Democrat. God save the mark,
who is openly working for the election of
the Republican ticket at so much per day
or per vote, naturalized seventy five Of those
men. They will all vote the Republican
ticket and for ttoiag so feceire so much per
Ieod. Ask them theic politics, they will
say they are Democrats, bat they vote for
Republicans because they have been paid
to do so. and are paid so much per vote.
Now these men are wholly and densely ig-
norant. They never voted before and
have not had the slightest instruction on
the subject or IS to what is the nature or
character of the ac5 they perform in cast
ing their ballots, or their duties to the
state or the laws governing eie ctio-is.
Their FIRST lessor: in -4DtericGn politics is
that their ballot Is q p,:rcaasa6ie article
10 be openly sold to the highest
bidder for cash, and that
lessoss is taught to them tcilfulIy aud delib-
etatetq by TIE Republican candidate for
congress, because being -ayealthy he can
spare tie money better than lis tinle, cna
aciu not come IN contact ,r;H, the cattle lie
hos fought.
And yet we ere told he is an honorable
man, and that We of the Democratic party
are corrupt men, unworthy of public con-
fdence. Well, was going to lose my
temper and cry out whitening curse upon
such practices, but I won't. Perhaps it
can be palliated or excused in some way,
but would not like my boys to hear
those things and then come and ask me
il participants or perpetrators of such acts
were honest men. think am a Democrat.
that is, as understand it, but if the men
who call themselves such and are now, as
I have stated, working either against the
congressional or county ticket, Or the indi-
vidual candidates. ARE entitled to the name.
then am not. A DEMOCRAT.