St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-13
WANT THEM ALL.

1t is reported from W aSnlngGOn IHaI
all political interest there centerS in the
inchoate states of the West. The Re-
publicans have immediate urgent need
of the votes of the new members OF
the national family in the organization
of congress, and they regard it as eS-
sential to their political rectitude that
the states shall have the right party
christening. In their philosophy 1t
will aid materially in keeping them in
the Republican line if they come in as
Republican states. HARRISON has in
spired those about him with the feeling
that he would regard it as blotch upon
the eScutcheon of his administration to
have even one of the states come in
under the Democratic flag. and to avert
it the patronage of the administration
is available, and even the son of his
father is banished to the old world.
The president has enabled one at his
elbow to state that he is quite anxious
that the Republicans of the country
should render whatever assistance can
be properly and legitimately rendered
to make the elections certain for that
party"
That was done last year in the general
election to the extent of some millions,
effectively difused by QUAY, DUDLEY
and their associates. There will be no
misrepresentation by the men who man.
age such things for the party, as to the
meaning of this intimation. 1t is stated
that QUAY, CHANDLER, GARRISON and
DUDLEY have conferred, and initiated
the requisite measures. They will have
all the aid that can be afforded by money
and pelf. All the available Republican
congressman are to be put in the field
to fire the prairies and ranches with
enthusiasm for monopoly and taxation
by high tariff. supplemented by the
more material and convincing argu-
ments in cases where they will do the
most good. 1t may be taken as GER
tainty that the Republicans will not miss
one of the states through neglect or
oversight. The people in the ter
ritories will rather enjoy the attention
given them, as it will have the element
of novelty, and they have been outside
so long that it is somewhat fattering to
have attentions shown them. The Re
public ans have the advantage of having
carried all the four territories last year
by very emphatic majorities. The small
est was in Montana. and was equal to
$4,000 majority in New Hampshire. The
largest was about Is 600 in South Da-
kata. out of some $4,000 votes. There are
no indications that any considerable
help from the outside will be had by the
Democrats in the new states. Mr.. Cox
rode over the great railroad in his palace
car, and at point or two flew Western
eagle, and that is about all the visible
evidence of any Democrat in the field.
Possibly there may be activity later, but
the field is imperial in extent,
and the election but two and
half months away. If there were
an efficient local organization in
each of the coming states, hopeful
contest could be waged in at least three
of them, if not even in South Dakota.
The argument is with the Democrats
as the champions of tariff reduction
and lower taxation, and the people out
there care more for their material in
terests than for any party. A few score
of the most effective speakers of the
party could do good missionary work.
There are splendid possibilities for the
Democrats in North Dakota as purely
agricultural region, and from the fur
ther fact that the Republican machine
is in the hands of the carpetbaggerS.
IFS SunnnSS means the sending to con-
gress of men who would hardly meet a
challenge if one were to vote in Wash
iugton, the second in Minneapolis and
the third in Duluth. The people are
likely to prefer those who would be
with them, even if there were no fat
offices to take in. Fine chances will be
missed if the Democrats do not make
the contest interesting in North Dakota,
as we'll as Washington and Montana.