St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-02
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF MIN
NES OTA.

The future of the Democratic party in
this state is promising and encouraging
TO all Its members who regard the tri-
umph OF principles as paramount to all
other considerations 1t has hot won a
full victory since the first state election,
held in 1857; yet lt.has never ceased to
fight valiantly, year in and year out,
through all this painful period of wait
ing. Hope deferred maketh the heart
Slck," and at intervals its rigid adher-
ence to sound principles and their eX-
ponents has yielded to the pressure of a
deluslve expectancy Of success, and the
faithful old party has wandered off
after strange gods; but we are happy
10 be able to say that, notwithstanding
the potency of the temptations that
have asSailed its integrity, its aberra-
tons have been few and far between.
and have never been countenanced bv
the older and more thoughtful members
OF the party; and what aft urds US
greater hope for the future is, that in
every instance of such chimerical e "
peTimenting, the participants have ac-
khOWlejged their error and returned to
the beaten path of principle and consti-
tutlOnal guidance. LIZ was not to be won
dered at that young and enthusiastic
generation of Democrats that had seen
the Republican party win over AMI over
again under the teachings OF HORACE
GREELEY should be led so far astray as
to believe that when he sought nom
NATION from the Democracy they might
also be successful under his candidacy:
nor when the inSincere, but versatile
and smOoth-tongued DoNNELLY sought
preterment under our fiag, was it strange
that this yearnIng for success should
have overcome the better thought of
many of the party leaders; but the dis
aSterS which followed all such efforts
have convinced the party that where
one vote is gained by departure from
Its tlme-honOred principles and the adj
vice of its tried leaierS ten are lost, to
say nothing of outraged conscience, and
that honesty is the best policy" in pol
tiles as i'll everything else.
we are far from being in a hopeless
minority in our state, even if the Re
publican party had not suffered the
decentralization it has in the past few
,
we have elected a majority of the mem
berS of congress and given the governor
so close run as to turn his hair gray
with fright, and the time has now ar
rived when everything points directly
to victory in the future. The Repub-
iican party has LETT the people heritage
OF misery and bankruptcy, occaSioned
by its maladministration of the public
finances, and its disastrous policy of a
high protective tariff, which ought to,
and undoubtedly will, prevent its re-
gaining power for many years to come.
The result of Democratic legislation on
these two vital questions will restore
the country to confidence and prosperity
and insure its pernanency of power.
With the nation in our hands, what is
to prevent our state from falling into
line, If all Democrats will ''get together,''
and stay there? There is no possible
danger but internal disSensions, and
there is nothing i'll sight to give rise to
any such troubles, except the dlstribu-
ton OF the federal Offices which will fall
to the credit of the state.
Heretofore there has been some mis-
understandings and heart burns arising
from this subject, but now that we have
two reliable representatives in Wash
lngton, thoroughly competent, ener-
getic and popular state central com
mittee and wise and strong member
of the national Democratic committee
to attend to all our interests in this re-
gard, we see no reason why peace and
perfect understanding should not reign
in our party ranks, which will certainly
be followed by future victory. Every
body cannot have what everybody
wants, and it cannot be expected
that in each case where an Office is to be
filled the sources of recommendation
will concur upon the same applicant:
! therefore there must be mutual conces-
sions, general acQuiescence in results,
and good feelings all round
The GLOBE, under its present man
agement, seeks only the success of the
party and the principles it represents,
| and regards everything else as secondary
and subordinate; 1t will always be
found battling for that harmony which
it regards as the principal factor in the
march to victory.