St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.


To the Editor of the Globe:
1 read your reply to my communication
with interest, and ask the privilege of max
ing some comments thereon.
In the first place, what l complained of
IN your Washington correspondence was the
occasional appearance of unfavorable COM
ments upon the doings and policy OF the adj
ministTatiOn. l understand the function of
Washington correspondent to be to furn-
iSh his paper with the news. When it comes
to commenting upon public affairs the man
in Washington don't know how to do it ccr-
rectlv as well as does man 1000 miles
away. The atmosphere Of Washington is
not conducive TO impartiality of criticism.
Nobody knows who the critic is OF how
much weight should attach to his views be-
cause he is doing his work incognito. An
other trick that is played is to SEM out the
scTeed Ofssome diSgruntled office beggar upon
the promise that his name shall not be made
public. Now, while these things do no
harm among the more intelligent classes,
they operate entirely diffe emily upon the
minds OF great many people Of ordinary
intellect, who accept as truth all that they
read in their favOrite journal.
With regard to supporting the admins
tration. do not think the GLOBE makes its
pOSAOAOu CAdCAll CISdI. 1uGI6 Is 10
any use in denying the fact that the Demo-
cratic party Is divided in its support of the
administration. II the tone of leading
Democratic journals is any index of the sit
uation, the party by large majority favors
the Immediate turning out of every Repub-
lican otfcehOlder and the substitution of a
Democrat. Evidently President Cleveland
does not intend to do this, and the question
arises what Is the party going to d. about it?
You speak about Republicans and Demo-
Gratis contesting for offices. l do not think
there are any such contests going ON. In
number of eases Republican oitceholders
are engaged in trying to hold onto their
places until their terms expire, while DEM
Ocrats are trying to force them out that
they may get in-in many cases simply be-
cause the inS are Republicans and the outs
ere Democrats.
You seem to hold that the election Of a
Democratic president indicates that the
people want clean sweep made of all the
federal oticehOlderS in the country.
cannot agree with YOU ] th,nl, that II
Grover Cleveland had not shown during his
career as governor OF New York that he did
rot believe in the doctrine that to the VIC
tors belong the spoi!s." he wCuid have been
& badly-ueleateI candidate. He is 10 Your
party Is Moses was 70 the children OF Israel
lie is trying To Leaf! you from tile slough Of
defeat. lie is trying 10 put yCur party Oh
q higher plane. ana to make it worthy Of
the confidence or the country. Ii. instead
o. sustaining hin. y3u attempt to hold him
hack ana induce him 20 take lAe WlCRg
rDa,l. me country viii, IN 'oS, cast yJu All
into the oUteidarl-reSs, whore there VII be
wailing and gnashiRr OF teeth-and no
Offiees-tor all time 70 come.
The Independent vote of the country de-
cided the election OF - in your faror If
your party throws Grover Cleveland over
board IN 1913 because OF his refusal to violate
LIS pledges ard belle his previous record,
the Independent vote will throw the Demo-
cratic party overheard also. Respectfully,
w. WILLIAMS,