St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-28

The Democratic state central com.
mittee has issued the following address
to the voters of the state:
To the Voters Of the State of Mime
sofa: The Democratic state central
committee of the state of Minnesota be-
lieve thai the time has arrived when the
| people Of this state should be placed in
| possession of certain facts concerning
the present campaign, and informed OF
the exact political situation as it ap-
pears to this committee. Through lack
Of means this committee is unable to
| communicate with the Democrats of the
| state by ordinary channels; we there
! fore take this method OF reminding
| them of their allegiance.
Our candidate for governor, Hon.
George l.. Becker, is entitled to receive
the vote of every Democrat and of every
other honest man in the state of Mime
| sofa. His integrity has never been
questioned. His devotion to duty. pub
| lie and private, is unsurpassed. He is
scholar and statesman of mature
Judgment, kind hearted and in complete
sympathy with the people.
The Republican state central commit
tee of the state of Minnesota, notwlth-
standing what they may say to the con.
trary, with unlimited funds at their
command wherewith to make COM
| plete and accurate canvass of the state
by counties. and, having completed the
same. and in all cases giving Mr.. Nell
son. their candidate, the full beneht of
any doubt, find that he cannot expect,
at the very most, more than eighty-two
thousand $4,000 votes. These figures
can be relied upon as authentic.
1t is therefore within the power of
the Democratic voters of this state to
elect their governor by a handsome
plurality, and all men, without regard
to party, are urged to cast their ballot
for our honored candidate, George l..
Becker.
In nominating this distinguished gen.
tleman as our candidate, we recognized
at the time the necessity of having for
our standard bearer man of the high.
est personal char acter and worth. A
resident of this state for forty years, he
stands today unimpeached in a single
act, public or private.
The remainder of the state Demo-
cratic ticket consists OF men who are
worthy associates of Mr.. Becker. men
who received their nominations as
tribute of their worth from the people.
Mr.. Becker stands at the head of the
Democratic ticket for Democratic VIC
tory, and represents the true principles
Of Democracy, and the people OF this
state can do no more patriotic act than
to cast their votes for him for governor.
A political campaign in great state
such as this necessarily involves cons
siderable expense, and to give the vot
ers an opportunity of hearing the polit-
ical issues of the day in public would
require the expenditure of at least
twenty thousand dollars (s2o.OO0). This
committee has actually collected and
had available less than twenty-five hun
dred dollars (S2,50O).
This is the first time in the history of
politics in this state that political
party has made public financial re-
port. This committee has done this
hoao,ea II ba,;ayac tbo ,>r,,,,k ,,n,
paign is campaign of the people, and
that no political machine, moneyed cor
poration or grasping monopoly stands
between the people and the committee.
On the other hand. our old and crafty
enemy, the Republican party, is abund-
antly provided with money. and is en-
abled to bring, and has brought here its
most prominent political speakers from
all parts of the United States, hopelessly
attempting to avert the certain defeat
of Knute Nelson for governor.
With complete control Of the state
government for thirty years. they thus
seek to perpetuate themselves in power,
and prevent, if possible, the people of,
this state from balancing the books, and
thereby showing whether or not the
claim made on their part that they have
honestly administered the trust reposed
in their hands by the people of the
state, is true or otherwise.
The Democratic party by progress
slve and economical policy true to the
people aud the interests of the state,