St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-28
EMPHATICALLY DENOUNCED.
FPenchmen Rctaliate on the Re-
publican State Committee.

EPenChmen Retaliate on the Re-
publican State Committee.
Last Sunday evening the French
voters of the city held a meeting at
Drea's hail. A committee, consisting
of John B. Olivier and J. B. a. Paradis.
was appointed to draft resolutions
which would outline the position of the
French element i'll regard to the present
campaign, and as a result the following
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
whereas, The legitimate object of politica
parties is to he sought. not in the possession
of power, but in the triumph of principles
Considering. therefore, that Offices of q
purely administrative character should be
confined 10 the most capable and worthiest
among the various aSpirants, no matter what
party they may belong to:
Considering, further. that the obligation of
fidelity to party, which is only of secondary
importance in such eases as those above re-
ferred to. becomes an obligation in the very
opposite direction when the candidates
themselves set the example of treachery to
their constituents and their colleagues by en-
tering into any deal or combination that may
further their personal intereStsJ
Whereas in fine, it is an established usage
in Ibis country to give due consideration to
the just susceptibilities ana claims OF the
various elements of our mixed population in
the distribution of public offices and patron
American ciIiZens of Ramsey county, in the
| state of Minnesota
First-That while each and every one of
us be left perfectly free to follow the party of
| his choice in all matters pertaining to federal
politics that is, to the election of president
| vice president and mel ber of congress for
| this district We pledge ourselves to support
| in the present campaign. only one and the
| same ticket. for ali Offices under the state and
| county administrations;
| Second-That that ticket be made ND en-
| tirely without reference TO party lines or
| affiliations. butsolely OIL the ground. first. of
the fitness Of the candidates. and secondly
| of their claims 10 the confidence of the
| Freneh-s peaking population.
Third-That we denounce the attitude of
! the Republican state central committee, as
| well as that of the sO-called regular Demo-
| cratic party of Ramsey county towards our
| countrymen. The former. by organizing
| only the semblance of an electoral campaign
| among the 1890 French voters of Mime
sofa. and the latter by refusing their fellow
| Democrats among US all participation in the
management of public affairs, prove equally
| their desire to hold us. if they can, in the
! character of political dummies-a character
| which is foreign to the traditions of our race
as il would be contrary TO the interests of our
| adopted country.
Fourth-That we appeal 10 all our country
men of Minnesota in this work of patriotic
vindicatiOn. The situation created by our
fellow citizens of various natIOnaIities, is
| such that we have but one of two courses to
| follow: We must either take effective means
| 10 enforce our claims To recognition in the
| management OF public interests, or we must
resign ourselves TO being used as a foot ball
| among opposing cliques and factions: we
| must either organize on the field of ideas and
convictions, or leave our population TO be
! proved upon by those manipulators of CON
/ Veltions. with whom politics is but trade
/ and corruption a system.