St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-15
HARMONY ABOVE ALL.
Views OF Hon. John F. Meagher
on the Political Situation.

Special TO the Globe.
MANKATO, Mimi, May 14.-"It may
sound somewhat exaggerated" said
Hon. John F. Meagher, as he sat be-
fore glowing CRATE fire in his Mankato
residence, 'but III my opinion there is
good fighting chance to redeem Mime
sofa from Republican rule in the pending
national campaign, but this cannot be
accomplished without a great deal of
hard work.
LET us profit by the example set us in
1859, when the state was wrested from
the Democratic column and Gov. Ram
sey elected, and put in some diStin-
guished men to battle for us and the re-
suit will be precisely as it was then.
Such men as Galusha A. Grow, of Penn
sylvania, and Frank Blair, of Missouri,
were on the stump, and no stone was
left unturned by the Republicans to
achieve victory, and the lesson taught
us by our opponents should not be dis
regarded.
.'Here in the Second district, although
it is a good deal like leading forlorn
hope, ex-senator Morton s. Wilkinson
is to be pitted against Representative
Lind, and we calculate very strongly
at least upon decided reduction of the
majority by which Mr.. Lind was sent to
congress as representative. To be
sure, he is a young man and very pop
ular with the NorWegianS, but his tariff
views are diametrically opposed to those
of his constituents. and he will have
foeman worthy of his steel when Mr..
Wilkinson takes the stump against him.
One of the strongest points that the
latter possesses is that he is powerful
stump speaker, and when he brings out
Al. &C 70 NA11D b I
off his efforts Mr.. Lind or any one that
hard time to controvert such
an argument. Among the think
ing people of Minnesota the senti-
ment is growing that this is a free trade
state, and the only real question at issue
between the two parties is that of pro-
lection or free trade. Under such an
existing condition of affairs it would
not be such difficult task as many i'm
agine to make Minnesota turn a Doliti-
cal somerSault despite the majority
given Blaine in the last national cam
paign. That majority was accomplished
III the main by the votes of people who
did not believe that the country could
be properly governed other than by the
Republican party, but the administra-
ton of affairs by President Cleveland
has proven the fallacy of this belief.
and we will not have to fight under the
same disadvantages that we did in 1884.
Hence it is incumbent upon us to make
the strongest efforts to arouse the peo-
pie to
THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING
for their own protection this year, and
not to allow themselves to be hood
winked by designing politicians any
longer.
Coming back to matters in the Second
district, to be sure Mr. Wilkinson is
only a prospective candidate. for the
nominating convention will not meet
until the day before the state conven-
ton assemblies to choose state officers,
and that date has not yet been decided
upon by the state central committee.
1t was deemed advisable to wait until
the national convention at st. Louis had
transacted its business before we were
called together on local matters, but i'm
the meanwhile everything possible will
be done to secure the much desired re-
suit of making Minnesota safe in the
Democratic column.
"A great deal of stress has. been laid
upon an alleged lack of harmony be-
tween Messrs. DOran and Ames, and the
opposition have endeavOred to ferment
strife i'll our ranks by every possible
means, but | will say for AmeS that he
has proven himself tower of strength.
although he has sometimes acted in an
injudiciouS manner.
zone result of the course pursued by
his friends has been to stir up the
friends of Mr.. Doran throughout the
state, and when the convention assem-
bles at st. Paul Thursday the latter will
control the assemblage two to one and
will be in position to dictate who shall
60 to the st. Louis national gathering.
But there should be no chickering's in