St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-28
THE PARTY DISCIPLINE
Must Be Maintained and Peace Enforced
at the Watertoxn Convention.
THE MOST IMPORTANT HELD
The Governor Always the Authority Of
the Administration in a
Territory.

territory.
| Special to the Globe.
WATERFOWL, April 27.-On Wednes-
day, May 2, at IL o'clock M, the Demo-
| cratic convention of Dakota territory
| will convene, and the fears, the hopes,
the desires and the wishes of the 'snoble
army of martyrs" will be trembling in
the balance. The coming convention is
| perhaps the most important ever held
by the territorial Democracy. 1t is
fraught with great interests to the
| greater as we'll as the lesser lights of
| the party. At this time two men will
be selected, who shall represent the ter
ritory in the greatest and most notable
| convention in the history of the party.
! To be selected as delegate from Da-
| kota is an honor that any man might be
| proud of, which honor he might Justly
| ''bequeath as a rich legacy upon his
ISSUE" At this convention, according
to Republican authority, is to be deter
| mined whether OF not Hon. M. FL. Day
| shall dictate the policy of the party in
| the future, or whether another shall.
No true Democrat will for moment adj
| nit that
AUGHT BUT HARMONY
| prevails in the ranks, but, admitting for
arguments sake that there be a sort of
| a difference, as it were, among the boys
as to men and measures; admitting that
Day, with his Shrewd and recognized
| ability OF organization, is DESTROYS of
holding the reins of power and of being
| considered the party boss, let us for a
| moment consider his rights in the mat
ter 1t is fact, known to many, that
Mr.. Day did urge upon Judge Church to
allow his name to be used as candidate
for the appointment of governor. 1t is
equally true that all or nearly all, of the
leaders of both factions that had prior
to the fall OF 1856 existed urged upon
the president the propriety of such an
appointment. 1t is true. beyond a
doubt. that the president, viewing the
matter as solution of the problem of
Dakota Democracy, looking upon the
appointment as cementing the party
henceforth, perceiving that all appeared
satisfied, appointed Judge L. X.
Church to the position OF governor,
extended to him all the privileges and
prerogatives of that exalted position.
From time immemOrial in both parties
the custom has been to refer all matters
of Importance pertaining to the terri
tory
TO THE GOVERNOR
appointed. 1t could not be otherwise
without causing schismS and perplex-
tiles. The present case is no exception,
and Gov. Church was made the referee
of the administration in territorial mat
tiers. Now, to one not in the circle and
not interested, it seems that the part OF
a loyal Democrat was to accept the in
evitable and support the wishes and ac-
ton of the president. To ''kick' against
the appointment, to oppose the APP
pointee, would seem alike suicidal and
useless. Mr.. Day, it is rumored, could
not submit to the rule in such cases.
He, as member of the national COM
mittee, must be recognized. His indi-
viduai friends and allies must be in
position to aid him OF he would de-
clare war and go to the people
in convention, either to be sustained
in his untenable position or to be
condemned for his uncalled-for action.
In plain English, to one who has not the
ear of the moguls, it would seem that
the situation was of that nature. Pa
triotic Democrats, who regard party as
greater than any single individual, haye
by the very nature of things been
FORCED SIDES,
have been forced to state that they
believe in Cleveland and his methods;
that they believe that Church is what he
should be, fearless, honest representa-
tive of a fearless, honest president; or
they have been forced to admit that any
smart man, feeling that his dignity has
been hurt, that his worth has not been
duly appreciated, feeling the itching for
position that would force all men of
his party to pay tribute and do homage
TO him; that such man has the right to
disrupt his party for the accomplishment
of his desires. The coming convention
| will surely settle that question once and
for all. That convention will be COM
posed of representative men-of men
who care not for Office, who believe in
no boss, no slate, no rings; who believe
that the party is greater than
any one man and that the party's
interests are to be considered before
any personal interests or feelings.
They will by an almost unanimous
vote say to Mr.. Day: eve respect
you for your energy, your tact, your
| perseverance,; we admire you as a
loyal Democrat, but you must not, I'M
| masked as you are, you must not under
! take to let
| SPITE AND REVENGE
get the best of you; you must not
undertake to split onr army of Demo-
| Gratis, who have powerful enemy to en-
counter, and which demands our at
tention in the front. We can have no
fire in the rear. We cannot, Mr.. Day.
allow soreheadism to be the ruling prin-
ciple, and you and your followers must
| Subside and hide your time"
Such will be the action of the con-
vention, and Mr.. Day, like the true
Democrat he is, will take his medicine
| and be the better for the dose.
Republican influence and Republican
| papers are not considered very good
| sustainers for Democrats. and Mr.. Day
| will see that the people do not relish
that sort of backing in his case. The
clonds willroll away, and the Democracy
will meet again Without quarrel on
| their hands, prepared to enter the race
for the prize of delegate to congress.
By using harmony, they can elect the
next delegate. Let no one say the
Democracy always make mistakes.
| They will not do so at this time, and,
purified by tribulation, they will do
battle shoulder to shoulder, and win.