St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-23
HAS NO ENCE.
Delegate Clifford Fails to s'Caich
On at Washington.
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On at Washington.
Special to the Globe
GRAND FORKS. Oct. GA GLOBE rep
resentat tive lately sought an interview with
Secretary Mccormack. whose guest Hon.
NJ. II. Day, the Democratic candidate for
delegate, was during his sOjourn in the
North, and endeavored to ascertain what
hopes the territorial Democracy have for
the election and ON what basis the campaign
proceeds. He found the secretary in a
communicative mood, and the conversation
readily drifted to the objects OF Mr.. Days
visit to North Dakota and the hopes he en-
tertans for a large vote.
lyon see,'' said Mr.. Mccormack, "our peO-
ME are all business. They can see farther
through any subject than any other people,
and We have hopes that when they look at
this matter of delegateship as business af-
fair politics will have nothing to do with it.
OF course Mr.. Day is a lifelong Democrat and
a veteran of the war. His principles are well
known But be is q good business man and
one of the truest friends man ever had.
And for this very reason he is the man to
send as delegate to Washington"
How do you figure out that z" asked the
reporter.
DAYS STRONG POINTS.
s'Well, he stands high with the president
and ali the departments. He is in accord
with the majority in congress. and whatever
Dakota wants he would be pretty likely to
GEL He would stick and hang until he got 1t.
President Cleveland told me that II he wanted
TO get any Office he would rather have Mr..
Day working for him than anv man be knew.
Said he: He never tires; he never gives up.
This is the highest sort OF compliment TO the
perseverance of Mr., Day, 1 should say. Now,
here is the point. A delegate, as every
body knows, has no vote. Politically,
he is cipher. All the good a man can do his
constituents is by his work in the depart
ments and in working bills along in committee
and through the house. A delegate is sort
of business agent for u territory. He is not
a representative of party. voting on ques-
tions which divide parties. What we of North
Dakota want is a man of business. We want
one who can get US our legislation and look
after our interests.
GIFFORD's WEAKNESS.
"Just here interrupted the reporter, ''why
cannot Clifford do that?
"NoW YOU please me- said Mr.. McCor-
mack, with evident delight. 'GiHord is a
good fellow, socially. But what has he done!
Has he got single thing for Dakota, even a
small appointment? / am sure you know he
did nothing when he was not out with the
folks at Washington. But since he lett WASH
iDgtOn he has talked badly about them. and
they know it, too. He has said things about
the men he will be expected 10 ask favors
from. and he is out worse than ever. 1t will
be folly to return him. 1t would be such d
mistake in business point OF view as no
business man in North Dakota would dare TO
make 1t would be like me sending an agent
to sell -four to amerchants of Washington.
every one of whom he had already insulted
and driven away.
But how does Day stand on divisionT'
asked the reporter.
THE PLOPLE WILL DECIDE.
THAT has been fully answered. Mr.. Day.
personaly has been in favor of division.
He stated so in the convention. But he, like
q sensible man and good citizen. is willing to
leave that to the people. Whatever their
voice shall be, he will obey. In this he differs
from his opponent, who fears to trust the
people. Clifford is for division at all hazards
He is for nothing else. He would not push
North Dakota bills for fear they might hurt
the Harrison bill. If ever anything was
needed. it was a division of this judicial dis
trict. Everybody was in favor of it. Our
Judge is worked almost to sickness. Business
is piling up in every county. 1 ar
told the bill was favored by the
proper committees in both houses of congress
last winter, but Clifford held back till the diyi
sion bill might be out of the way. 1t didn't
get out of the way.
IT is CORPSE
| there ana Will remain So IOI All tlho. on, u
send Clifford back is to indorse his do-nothing
policy, ana to put Dakota's statehood off fol
years more. That is the size of it, Now
| Mr.. Day meets with encouragement
wherever he goes. At Bismarck the Other
night there was monster ratification meet
in9-all solid for Day. He was vel
received at Fargo and, if am 6
Judge of the business tact of Nortt
| Dakota elections, Mr.. Day will be the mex
! delegate. His campaign in South Dakota il
managed by his friends, and many counties
heretofore Republican will give Democratic
maiorities. North Dakota can hardly gt
back on herself now when she has gooC
chance to get a true man from South Dakots
| that will not forget her interests for myth
| Day is in the field to win. You can say
tho sc are my sentiments"