St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

| WILL HE ACCEPT?
The suggestion of the GLOBE, made
day or two since, to the effect that it
would be desirable that Judge Willis
should inform the public of his inten-
| tions us to the acceptance or declinatiou
or the nomination OF the Peoples party
| Tor associate justice of the supreme
! court, has eliciied vague and lnconse
| quential response from the Judge in an
interview published i'll the Dispatch of
| the 18th inst. He there expressed him
self as follows: IL. am in complete
| sympathy with the glorious aspirations
| which animate the Peoples party. And
| my interpretations of the dogmas Of
| JetferSonian Democracy,t to which l have
been devoted, inclines me TO cooperate
with such men as Sydney NJ. Owen,
lgnatius Donnelly. I. &. Hodson, Gen.
Barrett, Kittel Halvorsen and Judge
John l.. Macdonald III efforts to abolish
social and political abuses. and to
| ameioriate the condition Of the indus
| trial classes.
~ am especially interested in the
Peoples party because of its mani
fest purpose to secure the rights of
labor. This lofty, humane and Chris
tian purpose Is worthy of all praise"
ana so on, with tub to the farmers
and an apology for his Democratic prin
cipleS, to the end.
GNo one diSagreeS with Judge Willis in
approving the GLORIOUS aspirations of
any body or any party; or in the ''lotty,
humane and Christian purpose" of aid
lpr fnhOp. or in
upon the rights and privileges of the
agricdlturiSt. On the contrary, all
well-diSposed people and associations
| are heartily i'll accord with such efforts,
and none more so than the Democratic
party. Judge Willis will not be COM
PEELED to abandon the Democracy to
crafty his heart yearnings in any of
these directions: he has always found
cheerful cooperation in the Democratic
party in any and all legitimate endeav-
ors to advance the cause Of labor and
the great industry Of esota-agri
culture. The Democratic party has ever
been the party of the people. and will
continue TO be as long as the Populists
allow this government 10 exist, and no
| one has done more to proclaim this
truth in the past than Judge Willis.
SO it now becomes question of
considerable public interest whether,
as a candidate for one of the
highest offices in the state, Judge
Willis accepts the People'e party in its
| entirety or only its GLORIOUS aspira-
tlons." What the GLOBE, represent
| ing the Democracy OF the state, wants
Tn i, II, = -
sympathy with Gov. Waite's desire to
wade in the blood of American citizens
up to the bride of his horse. if they do
not follow him and the Peoples party
in their absurd silver vIgaries?
Whether he approves the resolution
of Senator Kyle offered in the United
States senate in aid of lawleSsness and
the Grim S of the A. R. u, which Sena.
tor Davis achieved q national reDuta-
ton by striking down in its inceptio u?
Whether he sanctions the utterances
of Senator PETER that he woaId destroy
the senate and house of representa-
tives. and govern the country by one
man from each state if Dab; does not
succeed III his aWleSs aims?
Whether he sanctions the methods of
DeDs and Sovereign TO advance the in
terests OF labor, which, in their brutal
atrocity, have been repudia.ed by the
very men they pretended to benef t?
Whether ne believes i'll that most dia-
bollcal OF all crimes, the boycott, that
would reduce to the vilest slavery
every man, woman and chill who dared
to differ from the party invoking it, and
which tha afiaf IF
PopulistS in the recent strike9
Whether ne joIuS Ill the Populistic
Cry Of vengeance toward and impeach-
ment of. the president for interposing
tine strong arm of the federal govern
ment to enforce the laws of the United
States, save the republic aud crush ont
anarchy?
All OF which menaces to the existence
OF liberty and popular government are
the direct outgroWth of Populistic doc
trines. Such condition of things as
has been developed in the past year or
two in this country is unprecedented in
our history, and is directly traceable to
the teachings of the PopuIiSt party.
This government must be one of law to
be successful. and its citizens must be
taught to respect and uphold tue law,
and not to advocate resistance to its
| mandates. # we hope to maintain our
Institutions. Not one word Of COM
mendation has issued from any Populist
for those who have recently rescued the
country from anarchy, while some of
the gentlemen whom Judge Willis eX-
presses such desire to cooperate
with" have been loud in their deuunci-
ations of every effort which has been
made to restore peace aud order.
We do not expect Judge Willis to ad-
NIT that lie approves any of the danger
GUS doctrines that this party has incul .
Gated, or of the criminal acts that have
resulted therefrom with the certainty
Of cause and effect, any more than we
would expect the same from Debs and
Sovereign, who are loud in their denun-
Citations while in the very act of promot-
ing and abetting them. 1t is not high
sounding and unmeaning words that the
Democracy wants, it is deeds, and we
are very glad that the Peoples party
has decided not to accept The say-so of
any candidate of its nomination, but
demand his sign manual to its poIit-
ical creed. A man Is largely judged by
| the company he keeps.
Let us hear from Judge Willis, and
this time in no uncertain voice.
The action Of the supreme court
seems to be something like that of the
moderator at town meeting in putting
a OueS eStiOn-"Fha rumn scam. to hava