St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-27
FOR HONE>T BALLOTS.
Col. Robertson Writes About
Frauds at Elections and Eulo-
giZes Doran and Cleveland.

To the Editor Of the Globe.
have read attentiyely the article in the
GLOBE of this morning headed ''Ah There,
Doran, and the balance of the four columns
on the controversy, relating TO the conflict
between the city Democratic clubs and the
city and county Democratic committee. On
reading these columns the warm Democratic
blood OF my younger days, still unct strained,
seeks utterance of words which | feel to be
and know to be in accord with the best senti-
ments of every Democratic head and heart
in the younger and better days of
THE REPUBLIC.
respectfully ask the editor of the GLOBE
to permit me to speak these words to the
Democratic voters of the state.
Let these be my cred; ntials for admission
to the columns of a Democratic journal. l
founded, edited and published the first and
Tor some time the only Democratic journal
III the territory of Minnesota. i caused the
hrst Organization of the Democratic party of
Minnesota. i have since then lamented the
growth of machine politics in every city of
me United States, not excepting the cities of
Minnesota. and have seen the consequent
general political decentralization throughout
THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
have therefore read with delight
the letter of Hon. Michael Doran. pub
lished in the GLOBE this morning 1t
is courageous declaration of war against
the ST. Paul political machine which has
been run for years with impunity under the
patronage of the city and county committees.
believe that Mr. Doran. chairman of the
Democratic state committee will be sup
ported i'll this open declaration of war by the
overwhelming voice of the Democracy of the
state. Cur municipal machine has too long
sacrificed public interests to secure the votes
OF professional ward bummers, who are not
only paid for their votes. but for running
into the primaries and conventions of the
Democratic party, and under this false pre-
tense demand of
ALL DEMOCRATS
that they shall vote the straight ticket at
the risk of suffering themselves to be in
suited, and if resenting such insults, to be
KNOCKED down, perhaps, as warning to like
independent Democrats.
If the new election laws were aggressively
enforced alike in nominations and elections
our corrupt municipal machine would soon
be smashed into Splinters, beyond the posi-
nIilty OF reconstruction, provided only that
all worthy citizens would continue to be
guardful and yigilant in the defense
and prosecution of such laws. With the ad-
vent of President Cleveland a new era has
commenced in American politics, in party
legislation and administration. 1t is impor-
tant that the Democratic party conventions of
TINS state should make such nominations for
state Offices and presidential electors as will
command The approval of all worthy Demo-
Gratis. This can not be done by pandering to
the ''wide-open' influence of the sumS or to
the tricks and cunning diplomacy of
HUCKsTERING POLITICIANS,
however, powerful i'll money, whose supple
hands are continually reaching higher and
higher to grasp the slippery rungs which
they vainly hope will enable them to reach
nigh position on the political ladder. I'm
PEELED by the example of President Cleve-
land influence, the corrupt municipal ma
chimes of America must soon entirely disap-
pear. see and hear the evidence of this in
our own city; we hear it, we feel it every
where; we are on the eve of the second
declaration Of independence. The first made
the great American republic. the second al
ready declared, will save it from the despot-
ism of every form of dishonest success in
politics. Respectfully, d. a. ROBERTSON.