St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-11
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
OPPOSED TO RossrsrI.
The "Board of BOsses'' Denounced
by an Old-Time Democrat.

NO ''bOarO Oh 60SSeSV' DenOunCe0
by an oId-Time Democrat.
To the Editor of the Globe.
AS the Democratic convention approaches
l hear large number of persons calling for
harmony in the Democratic party. ], for one,
wish to see harmony in the party, but har-
mony can only be secured by adhering to Dem
ooratic principle. 1t is far better to be q
member of party forever in the minority
and true to principle than one in possession
OF the Offices and false to principle. III the
coming Democratic state convention departs
from the tme-honored principles of the party
any candidate who will accept Y nomination
upon such platform will not deserve, and L
hope will not receive, the votes of true Dem
ocrats. There appears to be q faction or the
party who are DESTROYS of adding plank to
the Democratic platform most Infamous in
its Character, and wholly opposed to all of
the past professions of the party. This is no
less than an adoption and approval OF the ac-
ton OF the central committee in asking the
president and departments to commit high
crimes and m1sdemeanOrS by abdicating
part of the powers and duties vested in them
by the constitution and laws OF the United
States, and turning over and V6sting the same
in board OF bosses created and appointed by
dozen, more or less of very wealthy men and
millOnaires, which board of bosses Is wholly
unknown to and unauthorized by the consti-
tuition aud laws of our country. AS Demo-
Gratis we have always, until lately, denounced
boSsism. Before board of bosses was
openly aud defanty established in Min
nesota By the action of the central
committe, ! had heard the existence Of
bossism denied by the Republicans, but never
defended by either Republicans or Demo
Gratis. 1t was supposed. by some that in some
covert and mysterious manner congressman
managed to control the appointments from
their respective districts. Upon such al
accusation, Dunnell, of this state was de-
nounced as boss, and Senator Conklin was
denounced as a boss, and others were de-
nounced as bosses and the boss system, in
dersion, was dubbed the machine, and the
boss system of politics machine politics."
Then, strange as it may seem, there arose
class Of wealthy or millionaire Democrats in
this state who argued in this way: I'VE
have no congressional bosses; machine is
absolutely necessary to the continued ex-
istence of our free government, and since
we have no existing machine in this state, We
must establish one." And they did have
meeting of about score of Democrats, and
named Messrs. Kelly and Doran to discharge
the functions OF congressional bosses in Min-
nesota, and further requested the president
and departments not to receive or consider
any recommendations for Office not coming
from them. which request, it granted would
amount to denying to the people of Minnesota
the constitutional right of petition, and to
LIE uUulCdIlOH vi pow CTS anu fGSlCu
in the president, and comforting them on an
usurping board of bosses unwarranted by
any law of the land. In short, had the presi-
dent done as requested, he would have been
guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors for
which he ought to be impeached. l have been
an applicant for no federal Office, and was not
a member of the anti-boss convention. But,
if it is proper for a score of Democrats to
meet to establish machine" why is it not
just as proper for 800 Democrats to meetto
.disestablish that same ''maohine?' Do the
first score of Democrats, who meet wholly
without any authority from any Democratic
convention, and wholly outside Of any duties
they were appointed to perform by any Dem
cratic convention, by having been the first to
invent system of bossism, repugnant to all
former Democratic teachings, acquire by
right of first discovery an ownership in fee
simple of the Democratic party, forever. l
write this as my views only but If what say
is the truth, it will be apparent to all true
Democrats, and they will not stultify them
selves by voting the ticket of any convention
that shall indorse this infamous resolution,
or the action of the boss system created by it.
OLD-TIME ANTI-BOsS DEMOCRAT.