St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-01

years old running off and fusing with
an infant party only two years old. This
is worse than an old grandfather run
ming off with child. But such is the
weakness Of human nature and political
corruption. So let US bear with it the
best we can. Let us be charitable and
forgiying and write the old man letter
inviting him to return: Dear OH Eel
low-You have made a mistake. You
have listened to the voice of the
tempter and had your head turned.
will forgive and not prosecute"
The head and heart is never turned, only
through temptation, through the hope
of gain, or love OF pleasure. The thing
that seduced and turned the heads of
some of our Democratic dwarfS toward
fusion was the hope of gaining the state
funds and having the pleasure of max
ing something out Of them.
Knud told them they could have
them for Democratic votes, and when
he did, they Immediately transferred
their Democracy over tG him and gave
him Democratic nomination.. From
this Knud claims he is entitled to DEM
Ocratic support by right of purchase, il
| not principle. His theory is that when
| he agreed to deposit good gold with
| Democratic croakers and thereby Sc
cured a Democratic nomination, that
the contract having been made with
supposed bosses, the vote of the party
belongs to him by right of contract and
| purchase. That the valuable consider
alton agreed to be paid the dwarfs
binds the transfer of the party the same
as paying part of the purchase money
down in real estate trade, binds the
transfer of the property.
| 1t is said Knud read law in the old
country before leaving Norway, and is
well up on political contracts and the
| purchase and delivery of political
his purchase if it is not forthcoming.
And one strong pOint,it is said he will
make, if it comes into court, is. that
knowing the character of the bosses
who ran the convention. that WHEN the
| people sent them there to act as their
delegates and political agents. it was
notice to the world that the people
placed themselves in their hands as
mere chattels, to be disposed of as their
agents might see fit, and in support of
this theory many strong cases are cited.
For instance, the case where Boss
Leistikow converted strong man like
Judson La, Moure in single night
used him tor about fifteen minutes for
then let him go back into the Republic
an party to be converted over again
when needed-that six others were also
temporarily and instantaneously con-
verted by the same one, for the same
purpose, and in the same way. Know
ing the ways and powers OF the boss,
there may be point here which the
people cannot go behind in the sale
made of them.
There may not be anything in this
but that which the people can recall
and get out of. But there is one thing
certaiu-there is great anxiety on the
part of Knud and his friends to elect {
supreme judge-it may be to guard thi;
very point. Something strange and un
natural has crept into our politics, t.
say the least. 1t is Well known tina
when the state convention met three
quarters of the delegates were opposed
to fusion. Walsh county was almos
unanimous. But as soom as the hos!
appeared everything turned. He mus
be hypnOtizer.
l thought once my jaw would drop il
favor OF fusion. If hypnotism has crep
into politics through a boss. may thu
Lord have mercy on US.
10 settle the question of Knud ant
the bankers having the right to bu!
and sell the Democratic party, l appea
: to the people for decision. If til,
people Say at the ballot box, "Knud'
contract must Stand" he has it. /
, not, he must drop it.
In appealing from the right of Knu'
and the bosses to buy and sell tin
Democratic party, the case must b
argued before the supreme power O
the land, the people, and in arguin!
this case from now until the poll
close. l shall get over the state ant
before the people as fast and far a
my pen and saddle horse will carry me
In honor Of the stand have taken II
! this matter, IN protesting against tn