St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13
a GREAT MISTAKE.
Refusal of the State Committee
to Indorse Grover Cleveland.

Refusal of the State Committee
to Indorse Grover Cleveland.
Mankato Review.
When we read in the Twin City Re-
publican papers Thursday that the
Democratic state committee, by vote
of l6 to 3. had rejected resolution
heartily d)rsing the stand taken by
President Cleveland on the tariff ques-
ton we deemed the statement so pre-
poSterOus that we assumed it to be an
invention OF the enemy, and gave it no
consideration. 1t seems, however, to
be verltable truth, and that it is will
be no greater surprise to Minnesota
Democrats generally than it was to lis.
And the excuse or explanation given for
this strange action is worse than the
action i'll voting down the resolution
itself. 1t is claimed that it was done at
the instance of Minneapolis Democrats
who said that the feeling against the
president is so strong in that city for
calling out the troops to suppress the
Chicago riots that any indorse ment
would give OffenSe and might drive
many votes to Mr.. Owen and the Pop
ulist party. If this is true, the reason
was all the stronger why the resolution
should have been passed. for on neither
the tariff nor the strike issues can tn e
Democratic party of Minnesota afford to
take an uncertain position. When the
Republican stats convention refused
to commend either the action
Of the president or the patriotic
stand taken by Senator Davis. it
forfeited the confidence and respect of
the better element of the party. When
Mr.. Owen made his Fourth of July
speech at Minneapolis, and denounced
plutocracy and monopoly, and discussed
kindred abstract subjects, with not
word of condemnation for the acts of
hose who, by riot and the torch. had
practically stranded the commerce of the
Northwest and suspended the mails, he
demonstrated his unfitneSS for the posi-
ton he aspires to; but for any consider
able number of Minnesota Democrats to
withhold their approval of the president
i'll his heroic efforts to secure the carry
ing out of the party's tariff pledges, is
so extraordinary as TO be accounted for
on tue theory OF mental aberratlon.
In common with the party generally.
we have had great respect for the Demo-
cratic rank and file OF Minneapolis, but
if any considerable number are tender
footed in regard to the presi dents ac-
ton in the strike riots, or uncertain
and wayering in regard to his attitude
on the tariff question, the sooner they
flock to Mr.. Owens standard the better
1t will be for the Democratic party.
The former was necessary to the
existence of the government itself.
while the latter is conscientious re-
gard for the fulfillment Of pledges
which placed the party in control of
federal affairs. But we do not believe
that the masses of Democrats feel to-
wards Mr.. Cleveland as Is accredited to
those at Minneapolis, but that it Is
weakness on the part of those who hap
pened On this unfortunate occasion to
represent them.
When the state convention assemblies
there will he no uncertain stand taken
upon either Of these important issues.
Minnesota Democrats are loyal to the
Union, to tariff reform and to President
Cleveland, who is made by the action of
the committee the living embodiment o
these issues.