St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-20
THE TICKETS FOR '92.

Is the president preparing to use the
public patronage, and the party to SUBJ
NIT to its use, to dictate the nominee of
the Republican party in 1892? The Re-
publican presidential prospecting seems
thus far to be upon this assump ton,
will be an interesting thing to watch it's
progress. In the meantime the Demo
Gratis can defeat either Harrison or
Blaine with Cleveland, Hill. German,
whitney, Carlisle, or any other man
sound Oh the tariff. Ohio will be in it
her fences are being fixed for Demo
cratic victory in November-and per-
hapS BuckeyedOm may furnish the next
president in the Democrat who carries
this state next fall.-Columbus Post
(Dem.)
1t Is not an unworthy ambition for a
president to attempt to administer the
ONCE III such way as 10 commend his
party to the people and insure its con-
tInuance IN power by making such con-
tinuance a guarantee of the public well
fare. To prostitute the Office to per-
sonal ends or to use its vast power to
force the nomination or election of any
person woulG be Infamous. To wish to
administer it in such way as to compel
public approval and support is most
iaudable ambition.-Indianapo Jour
nal (Rep.(
Mr.. Biaine's standing is not depend
ent Oh the caprice of politics, and the
applause he wins is nations grateful
tribute to great achievement. He is the
party idol because he is the embodiment
of party principles and the abIest ex-
ponent Of principles that will benefit
the whole people. The plain fact is that
the rank and file of the Republican
party are pretty much all Blaine strik-
erS.-St. Joseph Herald (Rep.)
There are good reasons why Gov. Pat
tison might be regarded as having a
place among those distinguished Demo
Gratis who may be regarded as preSi-
Dental possibilities. In the first place,
he is very clear-headed and vigorous
young man. He was but little more
than thirty years old when he was elect
ed governor of Pennsylvania, and his
administration of the affairs OF that great
state was entirely satisfactory. His
second administration has so far been of
the same Observation-Disclosures Age
DEM
Blaine's bad health is all that stands
between him and the presidency, in case
Mckinley fails to be elected governor of
Ohio. IL will be either Blaine or Me-
Klnley in 1892. - Evansville Journal
(Rep.)
\ portion of the Democratic press
and many politicians throughout the
country seem 10 regard Mr.. Cleveland
as entitled to the Democratic nomina-
ton in 1892 by prescriptive right, and
lose no opportunity TO press his boom"
and make it appear that he is the one
and only available candidate to lead
the Democratic fostS to victory in the
contest of next year. The South is
Democratic from center to eircumfer
enee, and will, of course, support the
nominee OF the party, whether it be
Cleveland or Hill or German or Camp
bell. or any one else who may receive
the nomination. But our observation
leads us to the conclusion that Mr..
Cleveland is not the choice of the
masses. They give him full credit for
honesty and integrity. and agree that
he has the courage OF his eonvlctionS;"
but the trouble is his convictions do not
accord in several important and material
particulars with the wishes and views
of the people.-BrunSWick (Va.) Ga
zette (Dem)
AS to Virginia. the unvarnished fact
is that Mir. Cleveland lost this state III
1888 on the popular vote, the first time
such delinquency has occurred since
Virginia refused to vote for Horace
Greeley in 1872. Cleveland not only
lost Virginia on the popular vote, but 1t
is an inc0nteStablG fact that, but for the
fortunate squabbie between Malone
and LangstOn in the Petersburg dis
trict, he would have lost the ELECTORAL
vcte OF the state which gave Fitz Lee
1000 majority three years before and
Phil Mckinney 44.000 one year later.
If Cleveland got through by a scratch
in 1888, while occupying the preSlden-
tial chair, may we not well entertain
misgivings should he be nominated in
1922 Lynchburg News (Dem.)
Even Alger. who is in one sense a
rival of Blaine for the presidential NOM
nation. acknowledges that the whole
country is for Blaine for president if he
will accept the nomination. Blaine'S
health and Blaine's ambition seem to
cut a bigger figure in American politics
Just now than all the thousand and one
federal officeh0derS who are supposed
to be loyal to Harrison. Trib-
une (Rep.)
If it be true that Mr.. Blaine's health
is so bad that there is no probability of
his being a candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination. the president would
rather have the fact concealed than
made public, because so long as Mr..
Blaine is regarded as probable candl-
date there is not much danger that other
candidates will be brought out.-Savan-