St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-30

can comprehend anything that the Dem
ocratic party, if it Should have all over
whelming majority in both branches
of the legislature, with Gov. Boies
in the executive chair, would not
attempt to change in any particular the
method OF choosing presidential elect
OrS. The Democratic party is not max
ing this fight in Iowa for any such pur-
pose. 1t is making it primarily for the
repeal of the prohibitory liquor law aud
the substitution in its stead of a high
license local option law.
Republican editors and orators have
been free to tell what the Democratic
party proposes TO do, but no man
should be so stupid as to admit that
such Republicans are the mouthpiece of
the Democratic party. On the contrary,
they are special pieaders in this cam
palgn for prohibition alone. They are
not able to tell what their own
party proposes to do or will do.
They are hot in position to know
They have candidate for governor
who is unable to tell what he will do,
and Of course they cannot tell. There
is not man OH the state ticket who has
opened his mouth to tell what he will
do, and yet these political bushwackers
have the impudence to pretend to in
struct the people of Iowa about what
the Democratic partyswIll do.
Let there be no mlStaking the issue.
On one side a clear and distinct pro-
poSal 10 repeal the prohibitOry law of
Iowa and to enact in its place a high
license, local option law. On the other
there is confused proposition to con-
tlnue present laws and conditions of the
liquor traffic, or to establish state con-
stabuiarly, making these conditions
more offensive. The question of chang
ing the manner of electing presidential
electors will not even be considered by
the next legislature should that body be
Democratic, and it is. therefore, not an
issue in this campaign.
There is plenty of good authority for
predicting good results in Scott county
j. j. Richardson, one of the proprietors
of the Davenport Democrat. is Il men,
Der Of the state Democratic committee.
No man IS mere hard working than he
in his efforts to secure the election of
Gov. Boies next Tuesday and the tri-
umph OF the splendid ticket of which
the honored governor is the head. Mr.
richardson has a correspondence with
every county of the state, and person.
ally knows the leaders of both parties.
In little chat this evening in the rooms
of the BoieS club, Mr.. Richardson said !:
Il have no doubt that every
man on the ticket will be elected
on Tuesday. The only chance
for defeat is over confidence.
Two years ago Gov. Boies broke the
long siege of Republican rule by ma
jority of 6,375. This was a great sur
prise, even to the most ardent Democrat
One year ago national issues were put
to the front more largely than in the
preceding year. The Democratic ma
Jority In this state on congressman was
9,049. The total Democratic vote for
congressman was 194.S52 and for Repub-
llcan congressman 1S5, 1888. This in
creased victory over 1889 has made Dem
ocratS throughout the state so Jubilant
their oars and take it for granted that
everything is going their way this year
Without their going to the polls. On the
other side, the Republicans are
organized, watchful. and, although
quiet, are intent upon get
ting to the polls every voter
they can command. They have money
without limit, and they know that with
Iowa in the Democratic column this
year there won't be much use of holding
an election in 1892. The candidate of
the national Democratic convention
will be already elected, in fact.
Another thing to be borne in mind
this year is that national issues have
been almost entirely eliminated from
the campaign. This is the only year in
which provision has been made for the
people of Iowa to look after their do
nestle matters, and they are going to
do so. The dominant issue is that of
the regulation of the liquor traffic.
Eight years of paper prohibition have
proved so farcical that no man in
his right mind can claim prohibition as
temperance measure. Saloons abound
everywhere, and the class of men who
golnto the business is not what ii would
be with good license law ! person
ally know scores of men who are Re-
publicans at heart, but who tell me this
year they are going to exercise their in
dependence and vote their convictions.
They rightly feel they can vote with the
. Democrats this year without commit
ting themselves to the support of our
party In the future or indOrsing any
other plank Of the many good ones in
our platform.
Il believe Gov. Boies will not have
less than 10000 majority, with the
chances of going above these figures
rather than below them. In this part
of the state the vote will be out, and if
the same effort is made III the interior
and northwestern counties there is no
doubt that our ticket will win. 1t is
discouraging to the file of the Repub-
llcan party to see so many of their old
and trusted members pronouncing
against the party which is pledged to
prohibition. The revolt is not in spots,
but extends up and down the river ana
from one slope OF the state to the other. -