St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-27
MORE DEMOCRATS NEEDED
In Many Districts Of Dakota to Knock
Out Rings and Bad Republicans.
THE CASE IS WELL STATED
BY Candid Republican Who Is Able
to Rise Above Here Party
Prejudice.

Special 10 the Globe.
MANDAN, Oak. Oct. 26.-The GLOBE
correspondent was at the capitol to-day
at Bismarck, when he met Republican,
good deal OF politician, who has had
some little to do in the past in making
and nominating Legislators. But he had
a frown on his face. There was not the
gladstone smile that is to be met with OH
the cOuntenance of the average Repub-
lican citizen, who has long ago come to
the rash conclusion that Harrison will
be The next president. Something was
evide ntly
TROUBLING HIM.
'What is the natter" | asked,
"Was his legislative ticket in danger
that he had been putting up? Were the
Democrats going to Knock it Out?'
mo, not that" was the reply. The
fact was, the ticket referred to would
be elected too easily. He would be bet
ter pleased if it wOnld be Il harder job
TO elect it.
Queer all this. and so declared it.
''Seo here, young man. | am going
to be frank with you, and tell you few
plain truths. | am Republican TO the
backbone, but l consider that the terri
tory needs more Democrats TO hold the
Republicans level. The present condi-
ton of things is most unsatisfactory.
Of course, there is no use Disgusting
the fact, and, though you are Demo-
crat, you will admit that the Republi-
cans outnumber the Democrats very
largely when it comes 10 the election of
members of the legislature. AS re-
suit of this the Republicans, meeting i'll
their district legislative conventions,
don't care snap of the finger as to the
caliber of the men they put in nOmina-
ton. Any faction that may, by the lib
eral expenditure of money, get control
of the primaries of the party. can put
up what man it chooses, and his nOmi-
nation is considered the same as his
election, and rightly so considered.
The point make is here: If the two
parties were about evenly balanced.
the Republicans, and the Democrats. too,
would be exceedingly careful as to
whom they nominated, for they would
realize that bad nomination
WOULD MEAN DEFEAT.
81 have in mind a case in point. which
has caused me to give especial heed to
the crying needs of the day-more Dem
OcratS. A rich ranchman. who has
spent the last twenty years among cows
and Indians, got the legislative bee in
his bonnet. He was liberal with his
! money, and placed himself and his
purse in Che hands of henchmen who
would use money to advantage. eau
cuseS were purchased. bulldOZing tao
ties were reSOrted to where necessary.
contests were instituted OH the most
frivolous excuses where bulldOZing and
money were Intellectual, and so, uD and
up, he got the SOught-for nomination at
the hands of the district convention.
He will be elected. The Farmers ALI
ance men and large number of other
voters are opposed to him. His personal
habits are of
TIE MEANEST SORT.
''He never gets with other men
without getting intoxicated. His
best friends admit that he will
he full of whisky all the time
the legislature is in session. But what
can be done? The Democrats have
made their nominations ill the district.
but those nominations are weak. If the
parties had been more evenly balanced
in this particular district 10 which |
refer, the result would have been differ
ent. If the Republicans had had the
temerity then to put up their present
candidate the Democrats would very
easily have put up one that would have
knocked the Republicans out at the
polls.
81 consider the national administra-
ton has
NOT TREATED DAKOTA
with fairness, and, as a Republican, |
am likely to continue thinking so: but
my loyalty TO the territory leads me
above mere party. and 1 aver that the
territory needs more Democrats. We
want greater equalization of parties.
In local elections it is an easy matter
for the Democrats to put their nomi-
neeS in when they select good Demo
Gratis to run against Republicans whose
record is bad. But the task is not as
easy in legislative fights. and will not
be until we get larger number of
Democrats. AS a Republican and a
citizen. L say this candidly."