St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-04
tried and true Demo Gratis, certainly
should be admitted

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1t is weak and shallow argument
that tries to divert consideration from
the real question at issue by setting up
a straw man and knocking him down.Or
by introducing irrelevant matter and
refuting it, and we are surprised that
gentlemen of the ability of our oppo-
nents should write one column of admiS-
sions of our accusations and two columns
of alleged biography of Messrs. Kelly
party of this state is going to accept
it as vindication of their conduct
in trying to turn Ramsey county over
to the Republicans. 1t won't do, gentle
men. We deny that either Mr.. Kelly
or Mr.. Doran has anything to do with
our actions; all of ourselves and our
fellow reformers are just as much OPP
posed to boSsism as you are or can be.
We all esteem Mr.. Doran as a reliable
and active Democrat, wfo has been true
and sound for great many years, and
promises to remain so, and if he can
succeed in forming clubs in every city
and county in this state he will receive
the thanks of all good Democrats. He
is chairman of the state central commit
tee, and has, of right, general supervis-
ion OF all Democratic organization. But
what has all this about Kelly and Doran
to do with the question? The procla-
nation proves too much. 1t shows that
the action of the county committee and
the authors of the document have been
actuated all through by hostility. to
Kelly and Doran, and have been will
ing to sell out the party to injure them.
Suppose that Doran did aid in organiz-
ing the clubs. and even
PAID MEN
to do the labor. and that he doesn't like
Ames; and suppose also that Kelly has
been boss all his life; does this justify
the county committee in violating the
law in holding the primaries? In re-
fusing the decent and fair requests of
the only Democratic organization in the
county to have the primaries fairly
called and conducted? And finally in
endeavoring to turn the county over to
the Republicans? We must confess we
are too logical to see the connection.
The position we occupy is this: We
could not stand still and see the county
of Ramsey turned over to the Repub
licans by the servants we had created to
take charge of our party interests.
There was but one way to act-to repu-
diate their work and send representa-
tives to the state convention who would
prove true to our party prlnci-
pies. We were chosen if the 9TH
erS were not, and we have shown that
they were not, and are unworthy if they
were. We have simply taken an appeal
from the illegal and unfair action of the
county committee and county conven-
tion to the state convention, where we
shall ask respectful hearing of our
case, and if we are admitted we will be
true to Democratic principles and Dem
Ocratic men, and if we are rejected we
will not only remain the same, but we
will submit with good grace, as we have
often done before, to the decisions of
Democratic tribunals when against our
views; and we promise, no matter what
the result, that all our energies will be
given to the support of the nominees of
the convention, no matter who they may
be, and we will carry with us our ''pow
erful and consistent Democratic constit-
uents,'' and as many Republicans as we
can induce to follow us, including our
opponents in this controversy. If it be-
comes ''impOSSible' to elect member
of congress from this district, or any of
our candidates on the state ticket, we
assure the Democracy and the conven-
ton that it will be none of our fault.