St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-20
TRYING A new DODGE
Republican Managers Will
Now Try to Stampede
the Democrats.
OWENS ELECTION A MENACE
70 All Business Enterprises
They Are Hiring Men
to Claim.
DEMOCRATS WILL BE FIRM.
EeatWole's Peculiar Views on
the Income TAX
Gossip.
OWENS ELECTION A MENACE
cEMOCRATS WILL BE FIRM.

The Democrats of Minnesota must
stand Loyalty by Gen. Becker and
the magnificent ticket nominated in
ST. Paul on the 5th OF last month.
If every loyal Democrat gives Gen.
Becker his vote his election is assured
by handsome plurality. There is no
question OF this; the Republican state
committee confesses it by the action
taken at the meeting of that organiza-
ton held in this city Thursday.
This is nothing less than an attempt
to stampede the conservative Democrats
to knute Nelson by telling them that
there is danger of the election of s. NJ.
Owen.
Men who call themselves Democrats
are to be nired 10 90 up and down
through the state and spread this where
il is expected to do the most good.
Having become convinced that the
speeches of Nelson and the like of him
have not only failed to break the forces
OF Owen, the Republican managers are
now tapping another barrel, which is to
be used on the Democrats.
That such an outrageous scheme has
been planned shows the Ignorance of
the Republican managers as to the ef-
feet of such disreputable methods on
the loyal Democrats OF Minnesota. The
faithful few that have upheld the BAN
ners of Democracy for third of cen-
tury of defeats cannot be scared, bought
or intimidated at this late day.
The Democracy of Minnesota regard
Knute Nelson as one of the most un-
scrupulOus and unDrinclpled dema-
gogues in the state and as unsafe man
when the real interests of the state con-
fict with the wishes of his masters or
his own ambitions as there is to be
found. And. what Is more, every Dem
ocrat who has lived here a dozen years
and who has followed the devious
Course of knute Nelson in politics Is
able to prove this. The Democrats of
Minnesota have no votes for kuute Nell
son. and the man who talks for Mr..
Nelson and claims to be Democrat it
will be safe to say has some more SUBJ
stantial reason for his action than the
fear that the election of Owen will dam
age business in this state.
Already the paid workers of Nelson's
Estate House Ring" are everywhere
shouting that Minnesota will become a
Kansas or a Colorado in case Nelson is
not elected. The state dairy commits
siuner IS shouting this through the only
Swedish newspaper that is supporting
Nelson. Nelson's adjutaut general is
shouting 1t through the columns of the
only German newspaper that is adVOcat-
ing the giving of new lease Of life to
the ring" the state oil inspector is
daily preparing estimates of votes to
prove that Nelson is certain to be
elected; the state grain Inspector is in
specting grain on the same basis, and so
1t is clear down the list to tie sanguine
chairman of the state committee, who
makes his claims with all the more en-
thuSiasm because he holds the position
of private secretary to his majesty,
King Knute.
If there ever was a time when every
Democrat and every good citizen shou Id
unite TO end the rule Of the Republican
Oligarchy in this state, that time has
come.
Let the workers" get all the Doodle
they are able to pull out of the Repuh-
lican committee. 1t is really the money
of the state, wrung from those who have
either received substantial favOrS, OF
else are expecting them, aid it belongs
to the people. But let every Democrat
by his vote show his detestation of a
party that will resort to the methods of
the Nelson managers and that will dare
to present candidate like Knute Mel.
son for the chief Office in the gift of the
people OF Minnesota.