St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13
THE SNUB TO GROVER.
Voice of the Press on the state
Committees Break.

Voice of the Press on the state
Committees Break.
Chairman Cutcheon and Secretary
Smalley, Of the state Democratic COM
mittee. have resigned. The reasons
they give were sufficient proyocation.
They could not retain their own SELL
respect or the respect of honorable
Democrats had they not done so. We
believe the next state convention will
turn down the Minneapolis Popuist
odoriferous Doc. Ames crowd and rein
state these gentlemen.- Martin County
Democrat
The rank and file of the party in the
state care very little why these gentle
men resigned. but they do care why the
committee refused to approve of the
stand that President Cleveland and the
house of representatives have taken III
regard to the taritf.-Dodge County
Record.
Whatever NAV be the reasons as
signed for tabling the resolution indOrs-
ing President Cleyeiand's attitude on
the tariff, which was presented at the
meeting of the Democratic state central
committee last week, it was surprise
to the rank and file of Democrats
throughout the state. President Cleye-
lands tariff policy is Endorsed by 80 per
cent OF the honest Democrats of the
state. and the opposition to it must
learn to respect the will of the major
ity.- FarbauIt Pilot.
e"
Messrs. Cutcheon and SmaIley did
exactly the proper thing. Upon what
ground the gentlemen opposed to the
resolution could have arrived at so ridic-
uiouS conclusion is a puZZler. The
rank and file OF the Democratic party
stand hand in hand with the president
upon this question. Sank Rapids Free
| Press.
This is matter for the committee to
settle among thems Ives, and concerns
| the public but very little; but the fact,
undenied by anyone, that a resolution
| sustaining the president and the house
! of representatives In the endeaVor TO
carry out Democratic pledges regard
! ing the tariff was voted down, is alto
! gether another matter and concerns the
| Democratic party of the slate very ma
| terially. The conditions are
| such that the house and the president
| need every encouragement, and the
| action Of the state central committee
| will be understood in no other way than
! sympathy with the enemies of tariff re.
| form in the senate
That such action should have come
| from any portion of the Democracy of
| Minnesota, which has always stood in
| the front line of tariff reformerS. is tx.
| ceedingly discouraging, especially as in
! ali probability the state convention will
, meet too late to place itself on record
previous to the conclusion of tie strug-
gle now going On between the house
and senate over a tariff bill; but it is
very evident. and quite well under
stood. that the action OF the state central
committee does not represent the sentl-
ment of the Minnesota Democracy, and
no harm will come aside from the hu-
initiation of iI.-Faribault Democrat.
Things have come 10 pretty pass in
Minnesota when member of the Demo-
| cratic state committee who fears it Will
injure his chances of election as alder
| man, can prevent the committees in
dorsing the action of the president.
| This is the first time, no doubt, that Mr..
! Cleveland knew that he and his affairs
| stood second 10 those of Lars II. Rand,
! OF Minneapolis Times.
| were Intelligent members of the Demo-
! cratic state central committee i'll Mime
| sofa who would not indOrse the stand
| taken by the president and the house
on the tariff question. Their declining
! to give the Endorsement is akin to trea-
son.-Kanabec County Times.
| The refusal to pass that resolution is
in no way chargeabie to the Minnesota
| Democracy. The state central commit
| tee does not voice the sentiments OF the
party. When men are willing to Sacrl-
| fee principle for policy they have be-
| come worse than useless TO the party.
! They should never again be permitted
| to disgrace the party as committeeman.
We believe CutcheOn and SmalieY
! should not have resigned, but should
/ have remained i'll and carried Oh the
| fght.-Little Falls Herald.
-
| At meeting of the Democratic state
central committee last week reSolu-
| ton Ind0rsing the course of the preSi-
! dent and the house in regard TO the tariff
! question was voted down, and in conss-
! Quence Chairman CutcheOn and Sacre-
tary Smaliey resigned in just indigua-
ton. They are 10 be congratulated on
their bravery and promptness of de-
| ciSiOn. 4 nldn who voted the Demo-
| cratic ticket for the sake of tariff reform
| and now lacks the backbone 10 stand by
measure i'll accord with that policy is
| q pretty poor specimen to be h0uored
| by the name of Observation-Disclosures
! County Democrat.