St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-02
DONNELLY'S DAY.
Contiuued from Firs, pare.

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Minnesota had authority to represent it's
Democracy, it was the candidates for presi-
dental electors, together with the
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES,
although we believe that the primary choice
of officers should rest with the Democracy of
the community where the Office is located.
The fairest and best government is that which
comes nearest to the hearts and voice of the
people. The policy pursued under that res
olutlon has been to have an autocrat in each
community who seems neither to comprehend
the meaning of Democracy, nor to possess
the spirit of liberty, but whose will is SUI
preme, Ignoring Democrats and substituting
himself for whole party. 1t is a kind of
Democracy that does not commend itself to
public favor-an absorption of political
party-oDnoxious' and dangerous. The ma
tional Democratic platform of 1884 contained
these words: 1--WE favor honest civil service
reform, and 1.-THE preservation of personal
rights, the equality OF all citizens and local
self-government. Yet the very men who
helped to adopt that national platform voted
for the Accountable resolution above quoted.
One was a platform upon which Democrats
could stand, the other designed as platform
for oMce-brokers and office-seekers only
What shame and mockery on local self
government and a travesty on the right of
home rule! And "the president and heads of
departments are requested to recognize no
other Endorsement from this state What
political monstroSity! 1t is the very essence
of idiotic stupidity and the quintessence Of
despotic autocracy. 1t is standing menace
to every Democrat who believes in the con-
sututionai right of petition, and an insult to
the people who believe in their right to have
their grievances redressed. Seventy thou
sand Minnesota Democrats will not submit
tamely to this iusolence and tyranny. We
Shall never have peace or harmony in our
party until that resolution is wiped out and
its further enforcement made impossible. 1t
is not the voice of the people, but it is only
the utterance of small committee, large
part of whom were themselves office
seekers and thus sought, by be-
trayal OF the rights OF the people,
to secure official positions for them
selves. That committee well knew that it
possessed no power, but in the greed for
ONCE and ACKNOWLEDGMENT, it passed
resolution which is a monument of folly and
tyranny unsurpassed in the annrls of this
country. When the political campaign ended,
its power ended except to call another state
convention. Whether that resolution was
passed through ignorance or intended usur-
patton it was q betrayal Of the trust confide1
TO the members Of that committee and their
places should be filed by men who will not
attempt to constitute themselves the guar
dian of the peoples rights by usurpation Of
powers
NEVER CONFERRED UPON THEM.
And it has been enforced with spirit of
defiance and Boosting in strict keeping with
the motives which originated ii. The sight of
two men masquerading over the country
back and forward as civil service reformerS
for Minnesota with that resolution in their
pockets, Boosting of what they have done and
will do. is discreditable and disgrace to the
Democracy of this state. And what is the
result of this usurpation? It has brought
discord and dissensonS into the ranks CT the
Democracy where we should have peace,
harmony and united party. It has brought
disgrace and humiliation upon the Democ-
racy, annoying and discouraging, when we
should have had policy broad, liberal, COM
prehensive, giving us life, strength, courage
and victory. 1t has made the people believe
that many Of the Federal offices have been
peddled out as commercial trans
actions instead of bestowing them
upon the deserving Democrats who were
the choice of their party and honest, faithful
and capable men. 1t has defied the will of
the people and forced upon them in many in
stances officers they did not want, regardless
of fitness or qualifications for the position.
1t has placed in Office men whose political
conduct has always been q menace to the
Democratic candidates, and d disturbing ele-
ment to the Democratic party, instead Of re-
warding Democrats who have always been
true and faithful. 1t has neglected the
claims of the laborng man, and it has left
unnoticed the great agricultural interests Of
the country and with an arrogant, autocratic
landlordism disregarded the principles of the
national platform, that labor should be fos-
tered and cherished. 1t has boldly and de-
family opposed the cardinal principle of
Democracy, aDti-monopoly, by constituting a
monopolistic Office brokerage business I'M
heard of before, and unsurpassed in it's
despotic execution. 1t has been used to aid
and strengthen the power of the grinding
monOpolists of the state, that they might
keep their burden upon the necks of the
people. 1t has disregarded the doctrine of
nf1 tho, do
a mockery in this state. 1t has struck a
deadly blow at the very life of self-govern-
ment, and, unless repudiated and overthrown,
will blot out the right of home rule and local
self-government in every community in this
state. II has been faithless to the Just claims
of the old and SCARED soldiers, whose endur-
ance, bravery and sutferings saved the union
of these states forever, instead of allowing
them to become the dead mother of independ-
ent, antogonistic republics
DEMOCRATS OF MINNESOTA,
with such proceedings and such results be-
fore US, what shall do? We cannot en-
courage such proceedings nor defend such
results. We cannot go to the Republican
party for redress or satisfaction. for it is full
of centralized power and intense bossism
It's legislators, its judiciary and its prominent
leaders are continually travelling in the direc-
ton OF Capitalization, rising higher and
higher, step by step, until thousands would
gladly leave party where such power is
always Oh tue rise ana never TAILS. mat
party suffered defeat in 1884 because of its
bossism and its exercise OF centralized
power. II it exercised that power less bra
zenly and more gracefully it did 1t quite as
efectually, until the aroused Indignation OF
the people swept its power away. But the
day of bosSism is not passed. 1t has arisen
again in own ranks, bold, defiant and In
solent. 1t stares Us in the face, it meets US
at every corner it is hurled at US through
the newspapers. until degraded and humili-
ated. we wonder if two men are eve
thing and the people nothi
Is. not offensive partisanship ecu
as reprehensible when exercised towards t..
members of ones own party as when cxer-
cised towards them by a political opponent.
To punish the latter and reward the former is
not melting out justice, nor the exhibition of
successful political policy. In the various
communities in the state there are hundreds
of able and faithful Democrats who have
grown gray in battling for the faith they have
loved and never turned away from, seeking
no Office, but they will never submit to this
usurpation, though their voices are stified
| and their wishes disregarded for the time
being. Look at Minneapolis! Great in her
capabilities and industries, great in her wealth
and the intelligence of her people, with thou
sands of faithful and intelligent Democrats
yet they must travel to ST. Paul and bend the
knee to one or two men before that city of
10000 people can have a postmaster of
| her choice. viii that city endure this
in silence, Or will her Democracy arise
and help punish this crime against the liberty
| of her people. And this usurpation goes out
all over this fair young state of ours, a stencil
| in the nestrils of every decent man. If these
| proceedings are tolerated, the next step will
! be the nominating by them Of candidates for
| state and local Offices
WITHOUT CONSULTING THE PEOPLE,
| and then the issuing of their mandate as to
| who shall be voted fer, to complete their sys-
of 4 ia
! of the distribution of federal patronage, or
| the selection of certain men for official posi-
| tons. 1t is a question of unlimited arbitrary
| power Or local self-government and the right
| of the people to rule. We are minority
| party in this state, and need recruits to our
| ranks. How can we ask others to join US, or
| hold our Democrats who feel Inundated and
| loss of respect for such proceedings, when
| such odious bosssms break out in our own
| ranks. We believe that q ''pubic Office