St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-22
THE DEMOCRATS DUTY
A Prominent Dakotian Takes Issue With
Mr.. Boynton and Favors an EARLY
Democratic Convention,
strenuously Urging That Action be Taken
Without Reference to the Doings
Of the Republicans.
The Men Who Are Carrying on the
Wrangle to be Sent to the Rear
Right Speedily.
Favors am Early Convention.

FaVOrs an Early Convention.
To the Editor Of the Globe.
In the GLOBE of Monday last there APP
peared a telegraphic proclamation from
Abraham Boynton, who is now at Wash
ngton representing a certain wing of the
Democratic party of Dakota, to the Demo-
Gratis OF this territory, in which he en-
phatically warns the territorial central COM
mitteemen and members of the party gem
orally to beware of a supposed scheme now
occupying the attention of M. III. Day, the
national committeeman from this territory.
The alleged scheme, charged at the door of
MI. Day, is that an early Democratic con-
vention should be called by the central
committee for the purpose of declaring in
favor of the division of Dakota on the sew
enth standard and to place candidate In
the field for the delegateship election next
November. Mr.. Boynton appears to be very
much alarmed that in the face of his and
Chairman Inman's protests majority of
the central committee will insist upon call
ing an early convention. The position now
occupied by Mr.. Day and the division
Democrats and that of Mr.. Boynton and
the
ANTI-DIYISION MEMBERS
of the party, is very plain. On one hand
you find the former faction aggressive, and
on the other hand you find the latter fac
ton on the defensive. The former recog-
nizes the fact that, generally speaking,
when politically party places itself on
the defensive the battle is already lost; and
the latter equally recognizes that, as a fac
ton of ObStructiOniSt tactics, it is doomed
to humiliation and defeat when the conven-
ton meets; and not looking in the direc-
ton OF this party's progression, but that of
individual ACKNOWLEDGMENT they would
place the date of their burial as far distant
as possible. We are minority party.
We are a party wholly unorganized We
are party whose sense it is to go onward,
to go forward; TO progress as we watch
the unparalleled progression of our neigh
bor-our brethren of Iowa. We triumph
when we yearly see Iowa Democracy COM
ing nearer with rapid strides to the pinnacle
of their ambition. Will minority party
live and attain victory by
WAITING AND WATCHING
to see what the majority party proposes to
do, and then do the opposite? An honesty
of purpose and a straightforward platform
of procedure are the only course to adopt
whereby we can hope to gain the goodwill
and utilization of our independent, thinking
class of voters. 1t should matter not to us,
as party, what the next Republican con-
vention may or may not do; we should
bear in mind that we are a party of princi-
Piles, and not one of accident. Again, can
a minority party, unOrganiZed, hope for
any good results whatever with three
weeks campaign in which to organize and
plead their cause to the people? The
Democracy of Dakota has a large amount
of campaign ammunition-enough, if prop
erly handled, to electa Democratic delegate
to congress. The corruption of the Repub-
lican party of Dakota territory has never
been preached to our people. The adj
vantage to be gained by all territories in
sympathy with an administration is I'M
known to our voters. The fact does not
seem to be realized by
THE HOPELESS DEMOCRATS
of the territory that the Republicanpartv is
iii demoralized condition; that its organi-
cation is rent asunder throughout the North
and the South. Democrats, for some reason,
are not awake to the fact that it is utterly
impossible for the Republicans of the North
and of the South to support the Republican
nominee for delegate this fall. If their
candidate is chosen from the South the
nominee of our party will receive nearlythe
solid vote of Central and North Dakota and
vice versa if chosen from the other sections.
very last moment before holding our con-
vention? No! We need a campaign of at
least ten weeks. We require at least four
weeks to organize our counties and as many
more to allow two hundred stump speakers
to enlighten the citizens of our TERRITORY.
We must take the bull by the horns if we
do anything at all. We must adopt our
platform irrespective of what the Republi-
can platform will or may be. We must
nominate our candidate in view of
A PEOPLES CHOICE.
and regardless of whom the Republicans
may select. If it is the will of the next
Democratic convention that the party should
declare in favor of or against the division of
the territory, let us abide by that decision.
Neither Mr.. Day nor Mr.. Boynton carries
the Democratic party of Dakota in his vest
pocket, nor do believe they desire to do so.
What they individually wish the party to
do should cut no important figure in the
coming campaign, only so far as any one
Democrats view may be taken into consid-
Grafton. A united front must be presented
to the common foe from now on, and the
Democrats of Dakota will see to it that all
who are DESTROYS of continuing the present
wrangle are relegated to the rear at the
next convention. But it is the obligated
duty of our territorial central committee to
convene our party in an early convention.
and failing to do so, they will violate their
duty and bring down upon their heads the
righteous, indignant wrath of an outraged
Democracy. G.. G.. FROST,
Huron, May 10.
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