St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-08
MINNESOTA FOR CLEVELAND.

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capital, and by singular coincidence
the Washington correspondents OF two
| of our local papers, instead taking
| much-needed vacation, exercised their
active brains over the problems of Mill
nesota's home politics. One would i'm
agine off-hand that they were at some
what of disadvantage in this field be-
cause of the barriers of space and time
| But the race of newspaper men is not
easily daunted. and the interested pub
lie learned more yesterday about the
coming gubernatorial contest in this
state and the divisions in the Minnesota
Democracy from source 1,500 miles
distant than it could CLEAN by weeks
careful investigation at the closest
range The disclosures thus made had
the merit of being entertaining. but if
their complete inaccuracy Is fairly In
dicative of the general character OF
their authors work, these gentlemen
deserve high niche among the roman
GERS of their generation.
If there are any two things which can
be said to be settled in this world of I'M
certainty, they are these: The Democ-
racy of Minnesota is unanimously and
enthusiastically in favor OF the nomi-
nation of Mr.. CLEVELAND at Chicago
in June, and the services of IGNATIUS
DoNNELLY will not be engaged at any
price by the party III this state. either
for the purpose of concluding fusion
with the Alliance or for the conversion
of votes to its support. When sane
man, in loaded type, ventures to suggest
doubts as to the truth of these PROPOSE
tons, it shows to what rash deeds the
demand fol matter will sometimes drive
even the very intelligent. lGNATIUS
DoNNELLY is discredited figure in our
local politics, however much prestige
his rhetorical accomplishments may
have won for him abroad. His assist
ance would be of absolutely no value to
any cause founded upon honesty and sim
cerlty. Ii he is for sale, as the GLOBES
contemporary declares, this very fact
would mark him as a political harlot.
Association with such one would re-
suit simply III remorSe and ruin. 1t
were better that the Democracy should
spend It's years in the isolation and
loneSOmeneSS of a hopeless minority than
that it should enjoy the pleasures of
success in company with one whom it
could not trust and whom it deSpised.
Every good Democrat IN this common
wealth indOrses these views, and is sat
isfied that they are both wise and true.
Again, the Democracy of Minnesota
recognizes the greatness of all its ma
tional leaders. The GLOBE, as parti-
san newspaper, has spoken frankly and
kindly of them all. Gov. HILL has
many admirers here, because he is
Democrat, because he is able, because
he is fearlessly aggressive, because he
has the power to achieve. But at no
time. even when his friends elsewhere
were most dOwnhearted. have the Dem
ocrats of this state lost their faith
in GROVER CLEvELAND's destiny.
or their devotion to his cause. He
is with US not only what CHAUNCEY NJ.
DEPEw called him, the typical Ameri-
can, but also the foremost American.
No man in public life commands the
respect and affection which are paid
him here by the members of all parties.
The very things which it is claimed
have destroyed his availability have
won him friends in Minnesota, His
tariff message, his silver letter. his diff
ferences with the political bosses, re-
dound to his credit in the eyes of the
people of this section. One reason is
that they show his bravery. and we love
a brave man above all others. Another
reason is that we believe his opinions
on the great questions of the day which
he has thus expressed to be the right
ones. We believe in tariff reform. We
are opposed to the free coinage Of silver
on the BLAND plan. We are at war
with the domination of the machine in
politics.
GROVER CLEvELAND's career emit
ties him to the leadership in fight for
Industrial freedom, honest money and
pure administration. These aims seem
to the Democracy of Minnesota para
mount to all others at this hour. 1t had
rather be defeated contending for them
than to win by disloyalty to its princi-
pies. Anybody who thinks he can find
a respectable contingent of influential
Democrats within our borders who are
at variance with these sentiments is a
victim of his own delnsive imagination.
Minnesota is for CLEVELAND, and will
Sc nd elegation to Chicago which will
fight for his nomination from the first to
the last ballot.