St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-17

him among the l0aveS and fishes
of Democratic pluiider? Most any am
bilious young man would do as the
Church compiler of the laws is doing.
Perhaps he sees something more in store
for him if-the legislature don't abolish
the governors prerogative. The Press
should drop it's visions of office through
Democratic channels and join the Re
publican advance on Church'S strong
hold, but the victory will come just the
same, whether ssCalo carries musket
or a saber, or joins the bushwhacke
on the tanks. He can't afford to Sulk."
But let us pass these matters.
WHAT ARE THE GROUNDS -
upon which his friend Pierce put him
forward as candidate? Surely they
cover and will silence such puny objec-'
lions as these. First, after stating the.
offices that he already has had, he puts
forward the recommendation that he is
also editor Of the most pretentious
daily in the territory! Then he gives a
list Of other candidates, that can't at
ford to take the office, among them him
self eve would hate to offer the office
to, PIERCE on golden platter9
estimation of his late constituency
That's rich. amt it'll land a term as
delegate would not catch him. Easier
to catch bird by.throWing salt on it's
The next reason for "Cafs"
candidacy is that he can af-
ford to take. it. ':He is an
editor; and besides he is colonel. In this
dual character he is invincible. His
candidacy, if it failed, would help his
paper. ''NOw you are getting down to
the quintessence of his candidacy. Be
ing an editor, and with the prospect of
great gain whichever way the election
would go, "Cal'' could afford to put up
the ''stuff'' to s'grease the machine"
That was surely happy suggestion OF
Pierce'S! 1t was one worthy OF his
mettle.. Then he goes on: IF he tries
and fails, he wins; if he tries and sue
ceeds, he wins.n Do you see it? It's.
Just as plain as the nose on a mans
face. Why, of course. Why has "CaF'
been slumbering in oblivion so long? 1t
was time that he had some such faith
full Achates as Pierce to bring him out
He has been brought out-there's no
mistake about it. The question now
the wet. But let us go on
with this candidate announcement. cit
would be all grist that come to his MILL"
That's a good expression. We always;
did think that the Office of delegate, If
rightly used, was big thing, but the
trouble has been
''How TO USE IT."
There has been such trouble on this
scOre!; Clifford has become so sick OF
his job, and it has taken so much per
Suasion from his friends to induce him
to hold it; and he wouldn't take it
again; there couldn't be any cOnsdera-
ton that would induce him! Oh, no!
Then Pierce goes on to make the almost
sublime reflection political mistakes
and: blunders would not hurt him as an
editor. An editor can laugh at mis-
takes and make good use OF them as
news" That's the was Pierce does,you
know-has done. But what splendid
qualifications in his friend Caldwell for
the Office of delegate-why of course he
use of going any further, we have had
enough! But we must give few more
of these qualifications to make this all
powerfully convincing. What next
does he say? ''DoeS any one doubt his
lung power? Is it possible it would take
him whole session to catch the speak
er's eye?" Here is more s'qualifica-
TONS" 1t is true that one of those
animals with long ears possesses fair
''lung power" but then ''Cals" is of
the catching" kind, you know. Butas
Samantha says, ''to proceed to go on:p
''Don'tyou suppose Cal would have a
shorthand reporter, and every cOnStltu-
ent, big and little, get satisfactory re-
ply when he wrote him? Does anyone
doubt his availability? Didn't he get
the whole press of the territory to back
him for auditor when he asked Gov.
Pierce for the place? Didn't he &C
complish it by the boldest move in Da-
kota politics-his circular appeal to the
editors of the territory? Could any OTHER
man have done the same thing and sue
ceed? In brief, Cal is what Emory
Storrs called an 'Is-er.'n Here you
have it all in nutshell. If there wasn't
any other way of getting elected ''Cal''
would try the circular method again,
and it is altogether likely that he would
succeed as we'll with the people of the
territory as he did
WITH ':GILIY" PIERCE.
Not only is ''Gilly's" "Cal' an lis
err" but he is an ''Ah, there! Stay
thereof Thus has another candidate,
through the administration of Pierce'S
pungent pen been launched forth on
the sea of an unSuspecting public.
What will be its fate? Let us hope that
it will be kinder than was that of his
master, Ex-Gov. Pierce. But, serious
ly, Caldwell has great many friends
who will be sorry to see him thus dealt
with. If they wish to ''rave and tear
their hair" we but commend them to
read this article, that appeared in last
Saturdays Pioneer Press. There are
those who say that the Pierce Edwards
NOrth-Dakota gang can not thus easily
down Mr.. Cleveland's candidacy, and
that he will be candidate, n0twith-
standing all their profered and pre-
tended friendship. But if there are any
other candidates who want to be an
nounced, we wOnld respectfully refer
them to this sample and its editor, Hon.
Gilbert A. Pierce, care of the Pioneer
Press, Bismarck, jamestown, st. Paul,
care of the Northern Pacific road, OF
most any point from where Pierce dates
his correspondence.
THE LOoKER-IN.