St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-01

hall patriots (who, on account of the sup
posed political advantage it might be to
them, were demag ogues enough to take
a place in such parade. even though
they were inwardly cursing st. Patrick
at every step tramped after the hon
orable Dan on that occasion, he was
therefore disqualified from expressing
an opinion on so trifling a matter as
running the city primaries according to
the uniform custom"
Is it too much to characterize the in
PRODUCTION of such trash, as a defense
against the crimes with which they
stand charged by their fellow towns
men, as absolute nonsense and stupid
ity?
in regard to the eulogy pronounced
upon the character of Albert Scheffer,
it is only necessary to say that his char
acter has not been assailed, nor is it
likely to be. There is, l think, how
ever, prevailing impression in the
state that his political consistency is
hardly of the character one would like
to observe in one who in all other re-
spectS is such an admirable gentleman:
nor was anything done by me or any one
else of whom have any knowledge to
make necessary the fulsome praise of
Mr.. Scheffer; and l beg to remind this
committee that the day is not distant
when Albert Scheffer will be justified
i'll laying the defeat of his political am
bitions at their door. They are willing
to
SACRIFICE BOTH
Albert Schetfer and the party they pre-
tend to serve to the qualification of their
greed for the spoilS of the local offices.
am quite willing to agree that, un-
der some circumstances, Mr.. Scheffer
might have been an available and even
desirable candidate for the Democratic
nomination, but insist that at no time
since the first mention of candidates for
that position have the circumstances
been such as would warrant a consider
alton of his name in that connection.
l have read with great interest the
communication of III. p. Hall in to-day's
GLOBE, and while there is force in the
argument, yet, how, / ask, could it be
applied to Mr.. Scheffer? For the last
four years at least he has been, and is
at this very hour, an avowed Republi-
can, and for months past has been seek
ing the nomination for governor from
the Republican party. IaSSure the peO-
pie Of the state l am no eXclusioniSt; l
want no "ChineSe wall'' built about the
Democratic party to keep people out who
may agree with us on matters of princi-
MI or nd for.
to receive and accord them all the priv
legeS that any of us are entitled to: yet
l am not among those who desire that
places of honor and trust are to be
offered as a sort of bribe to an am
bilious office-seeker, like purse hung
up an agricultural fair, to induce those
who banker for the lucre to come and
engage in the struggle for the sole
purpose of obtaining it.
Before 1 conclude wish to make a
statement in regard to
ONE OTHER
matter, and am done.
1t has become somewhat the fashion
of late in reporting the result of county
conventions to refer to the delegates
chosen to the state convention as
''Doran delegates or as tanti-Doran
delegates Now if anything is meant
by or is Intended to be inferred from the
term "Doran delegates" other than that
they are Democrats whose purpose is to
protect and advance the interests of the
Democratic party by an honest and
| straightforward declaration of prin-
cipleS, and the nomination of reputable
and competent Democrats as candidates
| for places of honor and trust, as against
| trucking in our platform and trading
for candidates in the interests of local
and individual schemes, then 1 protest,
not only in my own, but also in behalf
| of the delegates referred to. If the ap-
| plicatiOn of the term means no more
| than that we are in accord as to the
| above purposes, l am willing to acqui-
esce, although even then the term is an
improper one.
l desire it distinctly understood that
under no circumstances do | require
any personal allegiance or service, and
any insinuation that do. or that the
delegates now being chosen to the state
| convention are under obligation to rem
| der such, is as unjust to me as it is to
the delegates to whom the term is ap-
piled.
Delegates may properly be designated
as Ames and anti-Ames, as Wilson and
anti-Wilson, and so on through the en-
tire list of candidates for Office, in so
| far as
THEIR PREFERENCES
may be known; but l have stated so
often, and it is so well known, that
am not and have not been a candidate
for any office, great or small, within the
| gift of the coming convention; nor
have any preference for candidates,
except as heretofore stated, so that I
can see no excuse for the continued en-
deavor to make it appear that am con-
ducting a life and death struggle for
political advancement.
That some of our energetic fellow
citizens, who were disappointed in not
receiving federal appointments and who
blame me for their failure, are now de-
sirous of seeing me disciplined, am
only too well aware; but / hardly think
thew will have an OnpOrtnnitv for the