St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-27
THE TRAITORS AND THEIR
CUCKOOS

CUCKOOS.
The Democrats are cursed with two
papers in the Twin Cities asserting
themselves to be Democratic, and each
doing its best TO elect Nelson. One of
these is the independent" Minneapolis
Times.
The GLOBE has information that there
are men who call themselves Demo.
Gratis; men who have wiggled them
selves onto its committees, who are
covertly advising Democrats to vote for
Nelson. pretending that 1t is necessary
to do so 10 prevent the election of Owen.
The GLOBE has exposed and denounced
this infamy. 1t isn't through with it.
This deputy Republican paper. with
hypocrisy that would do credit to
Uriah Heep, says Of this action Of the
GLOBE:
The GLOBE is right In calling down
all the men under suspicion, and IN
trying 10 hold the party organization
tOgethef;but 1t must remember that the
prevention of such a state or AFFAIRS as
has come about in Colorado, 10 name
only one MANNED aud bleeding common
wealth, is OF Infinitely greater impor-
lance than the election OF a party can.
ditiate for merely partisan reasons. III
Gen. Becker stands any show OF election
whatsoever, no Democrat can hnd the
shadow of all excuse for voting tor Mel.
SON; and it is undoubtedly true that II
the Democratic central cUinHittee had
started in to win and had wagrd
vigorous campaign, the complexion OF
the political situation would DO vastly
different from what 1t is To-Day"
Fine words butter no parsnips. Put
this in plain English, scrape off the
slime of words, and what is the thought?
Becker stands no show. 1t is of more
Importance TO prevent Owens election
than to elect Becker. Owens election
must be prevented. Vote for Nelson.
That is what was in the writer's mind.
and what he means shall be read.
That is what a cowardly, sneaking.
treacherouS pack of Democrats are
whispering OH the street corners; that
is the word that is being sent out of
and the same old work, only more
openly done. This paper and the other
Uncomfortable one are but the cuekoos
in type of this gang. They don't want
Becker elected: They never wanted
Democrat elected. They defeated Eu-
gene Wilson and Tom Wilson, and they
want Becker defeated by just enough to
give Nelson plurality.
1t is time for plain talk. The state
central committee has done all it could.
1t has no means. Bricks can't be made
without straw, Eor can campaigns be
run without money. The men cuckoOed
by these papers, and who are advising
Democrats to vote for Nelson, are the
very ones who besought Becker to be-
come a candidate. He told them he was
poor, and could not stand the expense.
They assured him the means to make
the campaign would be forthcoming.
When called OH they cooIly gave the
solicitor the laugh, and told him to
berate the committee!
Why did they beseech Becker to
stand? We have told of that Sunday
meeting OF July 20 in the Merchants
hotel. 1t was there decided that
ticket must he put in the field. or Owen
would be elected and Nelson defeated.
They hunted the state for a candidate,
and met with uniform refusals. They
knew Becker's sterling loyalty 10 his
party, and they played Oh it. They got
him nominated, aud theu deserted him.
thinking they had bagged their game.
Now, alarmed at the detection from
Nelson, they fear that Becker or Owen
can to prevent it.
These are the shameful facts. We are
sick and tired of this kind Ut politics
and Of this sort OF Democrats. We are
weary of witnessing the great loyal host
of Democrats biennlally made trading
stock of by this gang of rotten. boodling,
81
ing and boodling and bulldozIng their
way into the organization SO as to be
able to sell the party out. They plot
and intrigue to get where they can ditch
the party and then ''pull the legs' of the
Republicans Tor the dirty work. These
cuckoo papers are but their organs
crafty doing their bidding.
1t is right that the Democrats of the
state should know this. The GLOBE. as
their only representative here, is but
doing its duty in telling them the facts
ana letting them know what is being
done by some of their so-called leaders,
and what this hypocritic sniveling of
these assistant Republican papers
means. We know the Democracy of
Minnesota we'll enough to know that it
will apply the remedy and sorely disap-
point the plotters by voting the Demo-
cratic ticket.
A real cyclone of uoDularitv is heinu