St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18
on so long and in such bold manner
without discovery.
1T BEARS SCRUTINY.

1t is a custom whenever a political
year comes around for the politicians to
get out among the farmers and work"
them in the interest of certain candi-
dates. 1t is being done this year, just
as it has been done in other years, but
apparently without the success that at
tended former efforts. The truth is, the
farmer is beginning to realize his inn
portance, and is consequently more dis
posed to assert his independence. From
present indications the great mass of
our Minnesota farmers have concluded
to await developments in state politics
this year, and to see what sort of candi-
dates the political parties propose tOput
in the field before they take definite
action. 1t is fortunate for the Democrats
that they have a ticket which will bear
close scrutiny. 1t is nearly three weeks
yet before the Republicans will hold
their state convention, and until that
time the farmers of the state will have
their attention directed exclusively to
study of the Democratic state ticket.
The one Office which the farmers of
Minnesota are most interested i'll seeing
filled acceptably is the Office of gov
ernor. The official who has the appoint
ment of the railroad and warehouse COM
mission, who has the power to veto eX-
travagant legislation, and whois respon-
sible for an honest and economic admin
istration of the state government is the
one man above all others that the farm
erS need to keep their eyes on. Our
farmers have had some bitter expert
ences in the past with promises that the
dominant party has made to them
promises that were made to the ear
| only 10 be broken to the hope. They
have gone into convention after cOnven-
ton, and demanded declarations in
the platforms favorable to the farming
interests. They always got them. But
that was all they ever did get. In the
end the corporations managed to con-
troll the nominations, and to put men
| in Office who were more loyal to the inter-
ests of the corporations than they were
to the interests of the people.
EUGENE WILSON and DANIEL BUCK
| have public records. There is not
| farmer in the state of Minnesota who
| does not know them to be the true
friends of the people, and the pro-
nounced enemies of monopoly. Both
of them are known to be men
of singular independence and un-
bending integrity. They have never
been afraid i'll the past to stand
up in defense of popular rights or to
fight monopoly to the bitter end. What
they have been is the best assurance Of
what they will be. The more their
characters are studied and their
records are examined, the more con-
vinced will the people be that there is
no risk to be incurred in putting such
men into office. Every interest of the
commonwealth will be safe in their
| hands, just as every national interest
| will be safe in the hands of CLEvE-
LAND and THURMAN. 1t is therefore
fortunate that the voters of the state
will have this opportunity to give their
! exclusive attention to a study of the
Democratic ticket, because the more it
is scrutinized the more popular will it
be. 1t is impossible for the RepubIi-
cans to name better ticket. for the
simple reason that they haven't the
material out of which to construct a
| better one.