St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-26
MIR. DORAN'S LETTER.

1t is with unstinted pleasure that the
GLOBE yields spacet TO Mr.. DoRAN this
morning to vindicate himself from the
many ugly things that the politicians
have been saying about him and are
still saying. The GLOBE, having no in
terest in this or any other fractional
fight, refrains from reviewing Mr..
DoRAN'S communication further than
to say that he has made two mistakes.
One is, in being citizen of LIE Sueur
county, to attempt to interfere in Ramsey
county politics. The other is in his mis-
apprehension Of the GLOBES mission on
earth. The GLOBE is NEWSPAPER in
the fullest sense of the term. Its bust
ness is to gather the news from all di-
rectionS, and from the most reliable
sources, and when gathered to dispense
without fear, favor or affection. If
there is anybody who doesn't want this
row or that ruction mentioned in the
columns of the GLOBE, the only way to
avoid it is not to have the row. For
just as sure as it does occur the
GLOBES news-gatherers are going to
get it; and the GLOBE readers are 60
ing to learn all about it; for it is in the
terms of our contract with the public to
furnish the news, and all the news. We
are not Withholding anything of public
interest, and we are not going to.
So far as the GLOBES political rela-
tions are concerned, they are easily de-
fined. and we apprehend are pretty
clearly understood by the people of the
Northwest. The GLOBE is the sincere
advocate of Democratic principles, and
labors for their establishment by purely
honest methods. And yet it wears no
mans collar. 1t is not the organ of any
clique, faction or individual. 1t is SIM
ply a great newspaper establishment,
which is the property of its proprietors
and responsible to no one else for its
opinions or utteranceS.
With this brief statement of facts it
Will readily be seen that the GLOBE is
utterly Indifferent to Mr.. DoRAN's criti-
cisms respecting what is good journal
ism or what is good politics.
The GLOBE believes that party organ
iZatiOn is essential to party success, and
for the reason that it desires Democratic
success it adheres to the idea that party
discipline must be preserved. The
state central committee, of which Mr..
DoRAN is chairman, is the properly
constituted authority to call a state
convention and prescribe the manner in
which delegates shall be elected thereto.
To question its authority in these mat
tiers wOnld be to rebel against Demo-
cratic usages of so long duration as to
have the binding force of party law.
BY parity of reasoning we hold that
there is no authority in Ramsey county
outside of the Democratic committee to
call a county convention, or to prescribe
the method for choosing delegates
thereto. To question the author
ity of the county committee in
one case would be just as absurd
as to question the authority of the
state central committee in the other.
Therefore, we take it that all the hub
bub Mr.. DoRAN and his friends have
kicked up about the action of the
county committee is inexcusable from
the standpoint occupied by one who
wishes party success. and who recOe-
niZes party discipline as an essential
means to secure success. The GLOBE
speaks all the more freely on this point
because it has no favorite candidate for
any Office, and has no favors to bestow
upon candidates. With an unselfish de-
votion to principles, we are laboring
for the success; of party which is
greater than any one man.