Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-30
THE ACCEPTANCE.
An Able Letter from the Democratic
Standard Bearer for Governor.

An Able Letter from the Democratic
Standard Bearer for Governor.
THE NOTIFICATION.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. Is, 1888.
Hon. A. Biermann, Rochester. MINI:
SIR: 1t affords US much pleasure and
qualification to inform you that the Demo
cratic party of this state, through their
representative committee, have unani-
mously chosen you for the candidate for
governor for the commonwealth of Mime
sofa, at the state election to be held next
November.
We regret the misunderstanding that
prevented your receiving the nomination
at our recent state convention, as we be-
lieve you were the choice of majority of
the Democrats of the state and hope the
honor now rendered you will receive your
favorable consideration.
The coming political contest involves
something greater than mere contest for
place; principles are at stake-measures
as well as men, and we believe your moral
worth and integrity of character we'll fit
you to stand before the people an honor
able representative of the truths and tenets
of the Democratic faith as expressed in
the platform adopred by our state con-
vention.
We therefore tender you this nomination
and feel confident it must meet your dis
tinguished acceptance.
Respectfully yours, the Democratic
State Central Committee of Minnesota.
MICHAEL DoRAN, Chairman,
THE ACCEPTANCE.
ROCHESTER, Mimi, Aug. %, 1855.
GENTLE MEN: have the honor to ack-
| nowledge the receipt of your letter of Au-
gust Is, notifying me of my nomination
as candidate for governor by the Demo
| cratic State Central committee, at meet
| ing held en- the 18th inst.
accep6 the nomination and return to
you my thanks for the honor which it con-
| fers.
Although lifelong Democrat, I deem
it in order to add to this acceptance few
words explanatory of my views on the
platform:
| One of the greatest evils of Republican
party rule is the national tariff laws, which
are oppressive and unjust, favoring
the few at the expense of the
many, encouraging the Capitalization
of wealth and growth of monopolies, which
threaten the very foundation of our free
institutions, The demand of the platform
| that the evil be remedied, must meet the
hearty approval of every thinking voter.
The unwise attempt toward the enact
ment of sumptuary laws, the disposition
to ignore the rights, beliefs and privileges
of others, regard as undemocratic, and il
its tendency dangerous policy. Our con
stitution insures to each individual certain
inalienable rights, and it is subversion o.
its intentions for the majority to interfere
with those rights.
The Importance of our water ways ani
the intimate relation they sustain with the
prosperity of the commonwealth, make
the third section of the plat
form particularly commendable. ani
the. wisdom of conferrlng on the
president power to veto dishonest provi
sions of appropriation bills must be paten
to all.
The enunciation of Democratic doctrines
made in the platform is in its entirety
creditaEle to the patriotism and intelli
gence of the convention adopting it, and {
platform upon which any true Democra
should be proud to stand as the represent
alive of its ideas; and success in Novem
Der would be but just reward for the bolG
and honest advocacy of measures, which
if inaugurated, would be of lasting benefit
to the whole people.
But whatever may be the result of the
contest now before us, which is but mere
skirmish before the greater battle to come
we may look with hope and conf
dence toward 1884, when the
grand old constitutional party
the party that made this country home
for every iberty-loving and downtrodder
son from every cline, will place.in nomi
nation for the presidency that illustriou
patriot, that recognized prince of states
men, our successful standard bearer of '76
Samuel j. Tilden, of New York. Tn,
doctrine of true Democracy teaches III
that Individual interests should be sub
servient to the public good, and that tina
government is best which governs least
This wise statesman and expounder of thu
constitution declared that every American
citizen was entitled to the widest persona
freedom, consistent with the rights of 9th
ers, unhampered by class, legislation o.
sumptuary laws. On that platform he wal
} elected president of the United States by
popular majority of over quarter of 6
million votes. But by the machina
tions of inscriptions politicians he
was defrauded of his right.
and the declared wishes of the people sup
pressed. But T1lden and Democracy still
live, and once more the people are turning
towards that mighty leader, the man who
when defrauded, made personal interest:
subservientito the public good" and call
ing on him to lead them to another glori
GUS victory. His denomination will be the
signal for general uprising, his canvas:
a triumphal march from ocean to ocean
and the American people will prove to the
world that political chicanery will find nc
lasting foothold on freedoms soil, mol
fraud unrebuked occupy the chair at Wash