St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
A Fargo Democrat Asks and Answers
the Question,
SHOULD HE KICK CHURCH !?
The Cass Democracy Said to Be United
in Support Of the Party and
Governor.

EDWARDS OHlco IN Ino Argus Dullulng
his headquarters, and the Argus Off
cially announced that Mr.. Day, having
failed to come to an amicable under
standing with Gov. Church, had de-
clared war upon him. This has since
been followed up by the Argus with
very bitter and reckless abuse of Gov.
Church and some of his appointees.
Mr.. Day spent couple of days here,
during which time he called on many
Democrats and sought to enlist their
sympathy in his war upon the governor,
but
WAS COLBY RECEIVED.
He admitted in a general way the
statements published in his behalf by
the Argus, thereby assuming response
bility for them. He claimed he wanted
nothing for himself, but was acting
solely in the interest of his friends.
Who his friends are, in this locality at
least, in whose behalf he seems anxious
to wreck his party along with his own
political future, no one here knows, ex-
cept Maj. Edwards.
Mr.. Day might as well understand at
once that no Democrats, and few Re-
publicans, in this section are lying
awake nights worrying about securing
an Office for Maj. Edwards from DEM
ocratic administration. Indeed, it may
be truly said that no act OF Gov. Church
has been so much cenSured as his NOM
ination of Maj. Edwards for public eX-
aminer. Fortunately for the governor he
corrected this mistake by withdrawing
the nomination before the council had a
chance to reject it, which was believed
at the time they would dO. MIR. Days
arrival here under such auspices was
most inoppOrtune. There was split i'll
the last Cass county Democratic conyen-
ton on the question of indorsing a lot OF
boiling Republicans who had been pre-
viously nominated at farmers con-
vention. Two sets of delegates were
elected to the Aberdeen convention
which nominated Day for congress.
The delegates who were admitted and
their friends supported Day at the polls,
but those who were rejected returned
home
HOT UNDER THE COLLAR,
and refused to allow his name to be
printed on the fusion ticket. In this
way Day came to be quite an issue in
Cass county, and during the campaign
Democrats were classified as Day or
anti-Day men. After the election
those who had supported Mr.. Day,
not on personal grounds, as he
seems to think, but because he was
the nominee of the party convention,
felt they had discharged their duty, both
to him and the party, and did not con-
slider him any longer an issue to cause
division. 1t was assumed that he had
fallen back into the ranks like any other
defeated aspirant for office. Both his
supporters and opponents here, deem
ing party union of more vital cOnSe-
Quence
THAN DEAD ISSUES
over Mr.. Days late candidacy for con-
gress, agreed to unite in call for
county convention to elect delegates to
the Watertown convention. The union
meeting was held at the hotel where
Mr.. Day was stopping, and his presence
in the vicinity did not seem to disturb
the harmony in the slightest degree. A
solid delegation will be sent from Cass
county in favor of strengthening the
hands of the administration, both ma
tional and territorial. In this regard
there is but one sentiment here as to the
duty of the party at large.
Those friendly to Mr.. Day deplOre his
action in seeking to draw them into a
position of antagonism to their party
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., WllllO LID OPPohOheo
denounce him for
HERDING WITH EDWARDS
and other Republicans and seeking to
plunge his party into a faction fight.
MIR. Day seems to be on the down grade
to political suicide and, it appears,
wants to draw those who stood by him
when he was a candidate after him.
If Mr.. Day has failed in receiving the
recoonitiOn he thought he was entitled
to from the president it is his misfor-
tune. That is one of the diScOmfOrts OF
political life which most men experience
some time or other. Let him take his
disappointment philosophically and
some time he may bask in the sunshine
of executive favor, or better still, be
the executive himself. But he can
never attain that end, or help his friends
for whom he processes to want to tight
now, by adopting the rule or ruin policy
in order to rebuke the president for
Sights, either real or imaginary. Now,
WHAT Is THE ISSUE
between Gov. Church and Mr.. Day on
account of which the party is threatened
with a great row at Watertown? Mr.:
Day publicly stated at the territorial
committee meeting that he had a long
conference with the governor, and it
act together in the interest Of peace and
harmony, and that he was in favor of
indorsing Gov. Church's administration.
This treaty was ratified by the presence
of Mr.. Day at the reception to the com
mittee and others at the governors
mansion that night. Two DAYS after
wards he appears in Fargo and declares
war on the governor through the Ar
gus. son behalf of his friends" No
satisfactory reason is given for this sud-
den change. Perhaps his demands upon
the governor were like those told of his
friend, Maj. Edwards, of whom it is re-
lated that on one occasion in the good
old days when the major and few of
the old timers used to meet
and apportoin the county offices,
each was asked in turn what he wanted
until the mayors time came, when
party present who had somewhat soured
on him said: mo need of asking that;
he wants the earth"
1t will be remembered that when
President Cleveland took charge of the
national government, there was great
they should be allowed to dictate his
policy and appointments. President
Cleveland could not be swerveG from
the lines he had marked out, and now
the whole party is in favor of indorsing
his course by denomination.
When Gov. Church assumed Office he
was confronted by lot of unfriendly
Republicans filling all the offices, and a
Republican legislature in session and
anxious to control him in the interest of
it's party. In addition to this he was be-
set with lot of alleged leaders of his
own party, seeking to dictate his
appointments. 1t would be strange,
indeed, if, under such cir
cumstances, he could succeed
in pleasing every one. So far it must
be conceded he has come through the
ordeal with great tact and appears to be
anxious to harmonic and unite all sec
lions. No complaints are heard, with
the exception Of few disappointed