St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-28


Gen. jackson was the candidate otthe De-
mocracy then, as Mr.. Cleveland is now.
Inc old dynasty, by long lease, of power
mad become corrupt, as the Republican party
has now. The Old dynasty feared the great
popularity and growing strength of Gen.
jackson with the masses, as the stgrand old
party" Tears the same in regard to Mr.. Cleve-
land now.
Ihe Old dynasty, to break the force of the
popular acclaim for Gen. jackson. opened
Inc walls OF wrath and personal and
vituperation, as the Republicans are be-
ginning to do now upon Mr. Cleveland.
Inc decency OF the old heroes marriage was
called in question, even the ante marriage
chastity of his wife was assaned. and a cam
paign OF bitterness, lying, calumny and de-
traction was waged, more in accordance with
mems ideas of the diabolism of the pit, than
anything of earth. What was the result?
The old hero went through the fiery fur
mace of detraction, without the smell Of
fire, or the faint OF wrong doing upon his
shameessly abused WIFE
The malignity of the loathsome. living az
saults reacted. A large majority of the
American people, embodied in the great Dem
ocFatic party, gathered in their might at the
oaliot-oox, and vindicated the character Of
the illuminated old hero, by triumphantly
electing him. And so will it be in the case
OF Governor Cleveland History will repeat
itself. There is,abiding in the breasts of the
great majority of the people, a sense and
love OF justice and such will rush to the sup
port and defense of chosen leader, calum-
mated by fiery malignity and devilish hate.
The worst of the canvass of 1928 was, that
the aspersions OF the campaign killed the pure
vlrtuous and sensitive wife of the old veteran
whom the suffrages of the people had exalted
70 the highest official position in their gift
Her aged forces weakened by inflrmity and
grief, gave way, and she passed beyond the
verge OF yillainous detraction between the close
the campaign in November, and inaugu-
ration day in March,
The old hero bereft of the faithful wife
who had been his comfort and consolation.
went bowed down with the EXTREMIST sorrow
TO his executive duties, and after his
first term was triumphly reelected without
serious opposition, and left an administration
whose history, like that of Jefferson's, is a
model and praise in our annals From
that day to this, no such personally vitupers-
tive campaign has been inaugurated, as that
which is now being DEVELOPED. Trusting to
the sense of right and justice of the people,
we may well look for Democratic triumph
like that which characterised the ferocious
campaign of 1928.
The Democratic party has never intro
duced such elements into a campaign, as the
Republicans are now bringing forward, to
blight, and blacken, and blast, and destroy
and defeat Governor Cleveland. But what Ia
meant for deadly blow will be in operative.
The vipers gnaw files. In the fierce and
bitter contest when Henry Clay ran for the.
Presidency as the candidate of the old Wing
party, the alleged gallantries of that promi-
nent statesman were passed by in silence
He was opposed on other, and legitimate
political grounds, and was defeated
But equal forbearance may not always be
practiced. The corrupt old party, having
opened the sluices of wrath, and calumny
may be compelled to drink at bitter foun-
tain. The Democracy if forced to it, can,
and, will, inscrbe ''ier ta1io,as,'on its ban
ners; an eye for an eye and a tooth for
tooth. The law of retaliation is not only not
always Objectionable, but sometimes impera-
lively demanded by just regard for the
right. 1t is for the pure alone, to cast the
first stone, and for the impure to 90 out
abashed conscious of their own iniauitv.i
If this style of campaign, which has been
INN nfod - DIFF, IL i
ing the sanction of the Republican press, is
to go on, let the ''Plumed Knight be look
ing out cautiously from his own glass house,
lest iingling masses may rattle about his own
head Let him call off his sleuth hounds, or
they may turn and rend him. If driven to
the wall and made necessary, a rehearsal of
the unsavory personal indiscretions of the Re-
publican nominee, will cause the sensitive
and virtuous ''Cousin Gail,'' to blush, if it
does not blanch the hardened physiogn omies
of his lying cohorts.
Meanwhile, let the reader be assured that
these Buffalo calumnies will be fully ex-
ploded. But they have been deliberately
started on their travels for the campaign and
it need not be expected that they will be re-
tracted. All know the outcome of the
proverb of lie well stuck to. If the Repub-
lican party, despairing of all other tactics,
have inaugurated this salacious element for
the campaign they can have retalatory re-
prisals to their hearts content. If they want
in this direction not only war to the knife,
but Che knife to the hilt they can be accom-
modated.
Tn fh.ir yNf,;,, 4 H.,
to retain their clutch on shamefully abused
power, the ''grand old party'' is developing
disgraceful and disgusting tactics, and by SO
doing only add to the accumulated dishonor
of their organization by thus iesorting to the
INSCRIPTIONS PRONUNCIATION of lying and
calum NOUS fictions