St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-01
A POWER IN DEMOCRACY,
The New Itasea Club, Its Objects and the In
huence 1t Will Weld.

During the past five years in nearly all of
our eastern cities, political clubs have been
formed in both of the great politicsl parties,
whose influence for good has been greatly
felt in national, state and local politics.
With membership composed principally of
young men, backed with the moral and
financial support of those whose declining
years have dulled the edge of their
inclination to engage in active political
duties, but who still are patriots and believe
in public as well as private fidelity. These
CLUBS have attemp pied to mold public opinion
into the conviction THAT public Office is
public trust, admission To which should de-
pend on proved fitness" and they have
proved the earnestness OF their endeavors BY
mixing in the fray of caucuscs aud local
elections and their success has been common
surate with their magnitude of their
Iabors. A new and improved era
has dawned in many of these cities, and the
public service has reaped the benefit
THE NEW CLUB.
The Itasca club which has been recently
organized in St. Paul, the articles of incor-
portion OF which will be flied to- N orrow,
has mission to perform which should meet
with the appreciation aud support Of every
citizen. Its member Is being recruited
from the active and enterprising young meu
in our midst who believe that the supremacy
Of D .mocratic principles is essential to the
continued prosperity OF our common coun-
try, aud that hdelity In local affairs
is as essential to the happiness or the people
as 1t Is in the affairs of the state or nation.
These young men recognize the power
hi in n p al nj fact hat
an orga nization to be effectual must be per-
manent they have therefore secured very con-
venient rooms in the Union block GU the
corner of Fourth aud Cedar streets, and are
about to furnish them as home for their
organization. The object of the club is to
make these rooms
ATTRACTIVE IN THEIR APPOINTMENTS,
aud TO keep them open ut all times 10 its
members to furnish library, a reading
room and billiard room in which an even
ing may be passed socially, and to list in
the work of the organization all Of the lounr
men Of the city who are interested In
perpetuating the simple form of govern
meut which has been bequeathed TO
them BY their forcfathers. The club is de-
signed to be social as well as
political In It's character. II ulrcalv
uas an active membership of nearly one
hundred, and as it is rapidly increasing In
NUN beers it Is destined at no distant day to
make its influence felt in municipal and
state politics. Its articles Of Incorporation
already flied provide that the club SHALL never
incur any Indebtedness, level headed pro-
vision which means business, and indicates
TO some extent the character of the men who
are interesting themselves in its success to
give the club It's largest measure
of success, It must be backed by public opina
ion and must have large honorary mein-
bership of men who are interested In hons st
politics aud honest Office holders. 1t is to
be hoped that the older heads Of the party
will second the active workers In its efforts
to provide live working Democratic organ
ization in st. Paul.