St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-24
ETERNAL VIGILANCE.

To one who has carefully watched the
progress of the state campaign it is appar-
ent that AMEs is going to be elected. The
only way by which he can be defeated is
to count him out. and it is to this matter
that the GLOBE respectfully calls the atten-
ton of the Democratic campaign committee.
The Republican managers are convinced of
the utter uSeleSSneSS of attempting to stay
the popular tide which is sweeping AN1Es
into the governors Office. Everything that
money could do has been done to stay it,
but in vain. Ali the skill of machine man.
ipulation. in which the Republican bosses
are adopts, has been exerted to unhOrse
AMEs. but to no purpose. The big orator
ical guns have been opened upon him-the
WINDOWS, the DAvIsEs, the MCMILLANs
and all the great lights of the Republican
party have been thrown into the breach,
and yet AMEs rides them all down. The
people have got it into their heads that
they want AMEs for governor, and nothing
else will satisfy them. They know that he
is not the tool Of the corporations nor the
puppet of the wheat ring. They know
that he is the friend of the laboring man
and that he is broad, Iiberal-minded man
on public questions. He is emphatically
tile champion Of popular rights, and that
is enough for the people to know. No
amount of calumny or dirt finging can
destroy their admiration for the bold, ag-
gressive young leader who has displayed the
courage to grapple with the power of corpo-
rate monopoly, and they are going to stand
by him and uphold his hands until the battle
shall be won, despite the Influences that are
brought to bear against him. The Repub-
lican managers are now conscious of this
fact. They realize that there is no possible
chance to defeat ANEs by fair means, SO
they have deliberately determined in their
own minds to count him out In view of
this fact, the GLOBE calls upon the Demo
cratic campaign committee to see to it
that a thorough local Democratic organize
ton is perfected in every county during the
coming week. Let it be the purpose of
those local organizations to see to it that in
every county of the state there shall be an
honest ballot and a fair count. Let sub
committees be appointed to attend each
polling precinct, who shall be charged with
the duty of keeping close watch over the
BALLOT boxes. Let it be the duty of
each precinct committee to see to it
that every vote cast for the Democratic
ticket is counted and that no votes shall be
counted for the Republican ticket that were
not cast. The GLOBE speaks advisedly
when it SAYS that agents of the wheat ring
have already been active in laying plans in
certain strong Republican districts to swell
the MCGILL vote by dishonest methods. In
the event that the Democratic campaign
committee should fail to effect the local Or
ganization herein suggested. then the GLOBE
calls upon the Democrats of each locality to
go to work at once and organize. Let every
Democratic voter constitute himself a COM
mitteeman. If there is but one Democrat
at any voting precinct let that one Demo-
crat constitute himself a committee to see
that his vote is counted and to see that the
opposition ticket is not credited with more
votes in the summing up than it is fairly
entitled to. AsIEs is going to be elected.
but it must be remembered that eternal Wig
lance is to be the price of his election.