St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-08

traders. Great corporate interests command
non-interference. 1t was a lame defense of
his devotion to improve civil service to cite
the fact that during prolonged public service
he only advised the removal of 'sfoar
persons" The expert observer will con-
clude that the true betterment of the
service demanded the removal of ten
times four He should have emphasized
his position by noting the fidelity
with which horde of relatives have been
constantly fed at the public crib, notably the
favorlte brother Bob, drawing pay for
another's service. Nor will the citation of
his pacific assurances to Mexico quite cover
up his South American policy and inter
ference to protect the Landrau guano
scheme. The death of his servant, Hurlbut,
whom he feigned to rebuke, may serve to
partially conceal the true inwardness Of this
affair, as did his garbled rendering of the
Mulligan letters first mislead many charita-
bic people touching the Little Rock bond
job.
The disingenuousness of his letter of ac-
ceptance is further betrayed by its signif-
cant silence touching the events of the past
three years. Bringing down his historic
figures to the present would have revealed
the fiction involved in his statements; would
nal values; would have noted the downfall Of
business prosperity and business morals, and
would have pictured as few can do so graph1-
cally as he, the furnace fires dying out, the
wheels of factories standing still, wages re-
duced, beggary usurping the place OF
labor, bank, and business failures, creditors
and depositors wantonly defrauded, homes
lost, and crookedness in public affairs. Mr..
Blaine is Objectionable furthermore for the
company ne keeps, for the friends he has
made. Will the chief promoters of his NOM
ination be his chief advisers, if elected2
There's the rub. l need mention no names,
but will suggest that the least Objectionable
of his pet supporters are the IribWne'S sup
porters of Greeley in 1872 and accusers of
Blaine in 1876 and 1880, charging him with
bribery and other penitentiary crimes.
With no pronounced issues between the
two great parties, we can safely afford to yield
temporary executive control at this time to
an honest man, though he be Democrat
And if grave questions of public policy were
at issue they cannot be determined by the
executive. This is the pTerogative of con-
gress, the law making branch, heretofore for
a time and now under Democratic control.
1t is vastly more important to good govern
ment that the Republican party be restored
ministration of law be entrusted to an un-
worthy partisan surrounded by bad
counsel. While Mr.. Blaine is known
to be unworthy, Governor Cleve-
land has demonstrated his fitness
and worthiness for the position by his
fidelity, ability and integrity in the dis
charge of his executive duties as mayor of
Buffalo and governor Of the great state OF
New York, and, in my opinion, very large
majority of intelligent and unprejudiced
voters believe he should be elected. If one
half of the Republican voters who agree in
this opinion have the courage of their con-
victions and vote conscienciously he will be
triumphe Atly elected. The scandals affect
ing the domestic lives of all candidates
should be committed to the political ghouls
and hyenas.
While it is my fixed purpose to support
Cleveland and Hendricks, it is no less my
determination to support all fit and worthy
nominees of the Republican nominees for
county, state and congressional positions.
Regretting and depreciating the conditions
which compel what will be denominated
bolt, remain very truly,
THAD. c. POUND