St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-01
lieve it. That is about as reasonable as
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lieve it. That Is about as reasonable as
some of their other ideas.
[ am lot running because l have
sore head, but because | am sick all
over-sick of the weakness. treachery
and hypocrisy of political brokers and
would-be political leaders.
1t is enough to make strong dog
sick, to say nothing about weak.
nervous man, to see tot of political
plugs and officeseekers get together,
claiming to represent the great prln-
ciples of Democracy, and then overlook
every principle and object on which
Democracy is founded and for which it
exists.
Compare the great party of Andrew
Jackson to the present deformed and
demented organization of North Dakota
and see the contrast.
. Look at the hero of New Orleans,
then look at our political dwarfs; see
these political mendicants and beggarS
hanging around back alleys and back
doors with hats under their arms, beg
ging Populists to take them in out of
the cold. Great Democrats these are.
But before begging for the milk of
Populist infants what did they do?
A few of them got together in adj
vance of any convention and traded off
all their principles and the principal
part of the offices for the promise of
the deposit of state funds. They SAID
to a few PopulistS, You take the offices
and give US the bank account" They
sold their principles for a promise Of
gold. But it remains for the people. to
| ratify the contract. Let US see whether
| they do or not.
When it comes to fusion it is simply
a matter of taste or judgment what to
fuse with. There is no law or principle
| regulating it.
There is no reason why Democrats
and Republicans should not fuse as we'll
as Democrats and Populists. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans are nearer alike.
do not favor fusion with any party,
! only as resort to save general demon
allzation- anarchists from getting hold
of the country. AS now entered into to
| gain Spoils it is too rocky"
If anybody knows where my wander
| ing party is tonight it will be appreci-
ated If they will send or bring it home.
1.-The clock III the steeple strikes one,"
and it is time it came home. No one
can realize how badly feel.
Once fellow told me about his wife
leaving him. He did not know she
was going. or that she had any thought
of it. The first intimatIon he had of it
was when he went home and found she
had left He told how he felt, and how
everything looked to HIM. The closets
and bureau drawers were empty.
She had taken the children. Every
thing was gone but some old shoes,a hat
and hair ribbon. He sat down on the
side Of the bed and cried over the stu
alton. Then he kissed and caressed
the hair ribbon in memory of love and
days gone by. Then he told how the
past and the future rushed together
and met in his brain like surging bill
lows. Bow he left the house. and how
the echo Of his footsteps sounded a:
he passed out through bare and deserted
halls. A great change had suddenly
come TO him.
He was left grass widower-per
haps for life. His tale was truly touch
ing. But this mans feelings were
nothing compared to mine when my
party went off and left me. What is i
to have one woman and few children
/, go off compared to large part OF tn,
greatest and oldest party on earth
There is big difference where thou
sands take flight instead OF one. 1t il
just thousand times worse and harde
to bear. l love Democratic principles
and every one who deserts them sends
pang through my heart.
r There is but one thing that will consol,
, and keep man up, when his party O.
wife runs away, and that is, tha
they went off because he objectet
| 10 their going around fusing. If h,
should sanction tusing, it would breal
him up anyway. So when it comes t,
this. they might just as well 60 as stay
, Fusion with other parties is a bad thing
1t has caused more than one family ROY
and broken up mere than one house
hold.
In my case, if am not entitled to til,
sympathy and respect instead of abuse
, who is? Losing party is no small
affair. Think OF party over hundred