St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-29
THE HEREsY or FUSION.

THE HEREsY OF FUSION.
As the time approaches for the meet
ing of the Democratic convention to
| nominate candidates for the various
| state offices to be filled, we hear q great
deal about whether the Democrats will
indorse any of the candidates who have
been already chosen 10y the Popuists,
| but not a word seems 10 be said about
! the Endorsement of the candidates of
any of the other parties. The Republi-
cans have placed full ticket i'll the
| field. and so have the Prohibltionists.
Why, if the Democrats propose nominal
ing any but men of their own party,
should they be confined in their choice
to Popuiists? For our part, we would
! much prefer either of the other parties.
The Republicans embrace many worthy
citizens, and only disagree with us upon
the question OF whether we shall nave
protection or tariff for revenue-a matter
of vital import to the business welfare of
the country, it is true, but in no way
affecting The integrity of the nation. The
ProhibitloniStS are generally composed
| OF the best of our citizens, having for
their sole aim and object the most
philanthropic and beneficial of purposes
temperance. All good citizens fully
agree with these people that the driuk-
ing OF intoxicating liquor is the worst
curse that was ever inflicted upon
humanity, and ought to be stopped; the
| difference between them and the Demo
Gratis only being as to the Test means of
| reaching the desired end. There are
many worse things than prohibition.
! The Populists, on the contrary, cOmpre-
| bend all the vicious elements. all the
mistaken elements, and, In fact. all the
cranky ingredients of the populace.
| They are crazy on financial questions,
all astray ON labor problems, the
bitterest enemies of capital. haters of
thrift and progress, ready to annihilate
every one who differs with them on any
! measure. Socialists anarchisus-in
word. their party includes every ele-
ment that desires. and every scheme
| that. if carried out, would destroy the
| republic-what possible excuse would
we have for affiliating with these poo
pie? Ii we are to abandon our Or
ganization at all, if we are to surrender
| TO any one, let us select as our captors-
patriots-reputable organizations whose
doctrines we can accept without shame
and disgrace, and with whom we can
act, still feeling that we are faithful to
our c0nStitution'and our laws.
But why surrender at ali? Why not
stand by our principles and our men?
The usual pretense of the fusiOnist is,
we must win if we want to maintain
our party; we must elect candidates or
our people will become discouraged.
Would we elect candidates so chosen?
Have we ever succeeded by such means?
Ana what would we gain if we did elect
man here ami there by such mis-
cegenacious combinations?
All experience has shown that where
one Democrat will vote for a candidate
selected from party not his own. a
hundred will vote to defeat him.
We were tired of defeat once,
and nominated Donneliy for COM
| greSS: did we elect him? and a
pretty mess we would have made of it
il we had. Another time. being weary
of defeat, we nominated Greeley for
as we'll have asked the great majority
Of Democrats to vote for the arch enemy
of mankind. We did, on one OCCASION.
fuse with our enemies and elected THEIR
| man, and what have we got? We have
| simply made ourselves the laughing
| stock OF everybody. Shall we repeat
| the mistakes Of the past? Never; and
| especially not at the present crisis of
our nation, when we want judges who
will declare the laws, and governors
who will enforce them. The Democ-
racy is right. The great American peo-
| pie have so said in 1884. and again in
| 1892 They so believe now. and the eX-
| perience of the past month has demon
| strated that in times when the exist
| ence of the nation Is threatened the
| Democracy can always be relied on TO
| support and defend it.
a few timid Democrats have lost their
heads because the United States senate
has developed some traitors in the party
! OH the tariff question, and think every
| thing is gone with this treason, when
the truth is exactly the other way.
The president and the house of repre-
sentatives. the only fruit Of our last
triumph, have fulfilled the desires and
demands of the people and the Demo-
cratic party, and maintained our honor;
they will be sustained in the coming
election, and any weakening Oh the
part OF the constituency now will be
worse than the treason of the senate.
Ii there ever was time for Democrats
to stand by their colors, the present is
that time. No fusion with anybody. No
surrender to anybody. and victory will
will surely be ours. Even Minnesota is
far from desperate. With four tickets
III the field, all of them but the Democ-
racy's loaded down, one with iEfamy and
the rest with Objectionable policies, the
Democracy ought to win; let us all so
act as to inspire confidence, and the bat
tie is half won.
1t has in all times and among all peo-
pies been regarded as sublime to fall
upon the field of battle, fighting for the
right; posterity has ever delighted to
honor such heroes, but the stamp of in
fanny has always and will always attach
to him who plays into the hands of the
enemy or flies from the battle. Demo.
Gratis have now the chance to make
themselves heroes or Benedict Arnolds.
Choose ye.
STEW-PAN CRAFTSMANSHIP.
There is an unfortunate combination