St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-22
WANTS WILSON.
A Democrat Who Thinks the Office
Should Seek the Man.

"A OSIuOcfdC w no ln1nkS the O11Ce
Should Seek the Man.
VI am not in politics, nor have / any
axes to griend," remarked quiet citi-
zen who has not taken an active part in
campaigning, but has always been
known to support the nominees of the
Democratic party; but l notice that
straws, indicating the direction of the
wind, have begun to get quite numer-
Gus i'll the political atmosphere. 1t is
not an easy matter to determine whom
the GLOBE favors, but quite apparent it
is for the success of the party. And
this suggests the question: What is the
best thing for the Democracy to do i'll
choosing it's candidate for governor?
There is strong feeling that with the
proper selection the chances for victory
are not hopeless, but, indeed, the most
encouraging. And this conclusion is
not reached upon considering the power
that might be acquired in the nOmina-
ton of any particular man. The people
are not in sufficiently distressed con-
ditlon to be easily influenced by dema-
g0gnery and led to the polls under the
strains of excitement. There are a
number of vital issues which will be
developed in the campaign to which
reason and judgment will be addressed,
and the result of the election will be the
verdict OF intelligence and conviction,
rather than party zeal and personal
preference.
1.-THE wage-workers of this country
have of late ripened into class OF
thinking people and are rapidly Striding
towards a point where they will be
united in aiming to obtain by legislation
the relief which the effects of unjust
and injurious laws has compelled them
to seek. And the same thing may be
said of the farmers. These two classes
thoroughly combined, would carry any
election in the state. But there is no
possibility of such an organized combi-
nation in the immediate future. Yet
party lines will be broken down with
surprising effect, and it is useless for
party leaders to estimate from past
elections the outcome of the approach
ing one"
"Who should be nominated for gov
ernOr?"
"Well, if 1 should name the man
against whom not voice would be
raised, and in favor of whom every
Democrat in this state would shout with
pride, should say, Eugene NJ. Wilson,"
"But he is not candidate"
'Of course he is not, in the sense that
he is a seeker after office. The very
fact that he is not such candidate is
one Of the strongest recommendations
OF the numerous exceptional Qualltica-
lions to be found in the man. But there
is definition for this term candidate
which brings within it every American
citizen of the character of Mr.. Wilson.
Every man. who by his services or ac-
tions may justly obtain preferment, and
whose conduct tends to secure it, is a
candidate for public office as a matter
of duty, if properly requested to
assume such responsibility. and such
a man, devoted to the principles
of political party, for whose
success he has sought and fought during
a lifetime, would hardly be expected to
decline nomination rendered him by
less so in an hour when his acceptance
would be most valuable to the ends, the
publication of politics, the prevalence
of Democratic principles and good gov
eminent.
'Why, sir, very small amount of re-
Election will teach us that offices are not
created to crafty ambitions nor to pro-
vide places for men who seek after
them, land that it is much greater mark
of responsibility and good citizenship
to allow an Office to seek it's own
man. The people, as a rule, are
correct in the estimation in which
they hold their fellow citizens, and if
an office is to be filled will usually indi-
cate proper person to fill it without his
pressing himself upon them. The ques
ton as to whether man is or is not a
neither should strengthen his
right to acquire an Office nor weaken his
chances for being invited by the people
to accept one. If you will look to his
tory for examples of noble and patriotic
rulers who have left undying names by
acts emanating from spirit of devotion
to the welfare of mankind, you will find
that such men have come to public
places upon the call of the people. You
will also find, on the contrary, that
nearly every selfish tyrant whose deeds
disgrace the annals of the human race,
has been selfish office seeker, who has
indirectly forced himself into, if he has
not actually usurped position"