St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-28
SO THE SHOE FITS.


as eagerly as a hungry trout in the
merry springtime. We felt sure that
1t could not keep up the pretense in
definitely, but we had hardly expected
so naive and effusive a defense Of the
A. P. A. as appeared in it's columns
yesterday. This was it's leap at the
bait Of a G / o b cartoon. That car
toon made not the slightest reference
to the A. P. A. It indicated the Off
cial slate which Mr.. Doran might be
expected to prepare, naming three Of
his prominent supporters for important
positions. Thereupon the Pioneer Press
jumps Justify into the field with an
A. p. A. issue Of its own making.
Hereafter let no one question the ori-
gin of the claim that the A. P. A. is
behind Mr.. Doran; for 1t is his sup
porter, the Pioneer Press, which af-
firms it, without challenge or assertion
from any enemy.
The Pioneer Press says that both
Mr.. Lawton and Mr. Woolsey are "well-
known members Of the A. P. A" For
once we will pursue the perilous course
OF accepting It's assertion as a fact.
without further investigation. It is
then due to thetpublic to remark that
both Of these gentlemen are ardent
workers for Mr.. Doran, and are in
frequent and confidential consultation
with him. Furthermore, there was no
secret made Of the fact that Mr.. Wool
sey was the A. P. A. candidate for
secretary Of the Republican convention
that nominated Mr.. Doran this year.
The night before the convention, men
Intimate with the workings Of the
organization stated that Mr.. Wool
sey would be elected, and that he
would receive 141 votes. He was chosen
by that number precisely. And so
the Pioneer Press kindly makes itself
the medium through which what it
calls false and wicked charge" is
brought home to the Republican candi-
date.
The bringing into the discussion of
this question Is no work Of ours. AL
though no reasonably INFORMED person
is ignorant of the facts, we would
prefer to deal solely with the other
grave aspects Of the campaign, which
require every man who has the future
Of this city at heart to vote the ticket
headed by Mr.. Cullen. But the over
much protesting Of our contemporary
discloses a sensitiveness which exists
only when the truth has been brought
to press hardly upon raw spot. It is
aware that two years ago, the A. P. A.
was the force that secured the nom
ination of Mr.. Doran. It knows that
but for this he would not have been
dreamed Of as a candidate. 1t knows
that this secret order worked for him
ardently. It knows that ballot was
distributed by the A. P. A. in Mr..
Doran's interest. It is aware that he
has been closely associated with the
leading spirits Of that order ever since.
And it is authority for the statement
that they are pegging away for him
now night and day.
1t is for every voter to decide for
himself what these things mean:
whether the assertion that Mr.. Doran
is not personally connected with or
pledged to the A. P A. is the truth
or another Of the falsehCods of which
the Republican campaign has pro-
duced so plentiful a crop; but the fierce
resentment of the Republican organ at
a suggestion that two men whom 1t
labels leading spirits of the A. P. A.
might be appointed to office by Mr..
Doran, although coupled with another
name not open to any such interpre-
tation, is conviction enough as far as
it is concerned. AS far as it is possi-
bic to involve Mr.. Doran in the A. P. A.
movement at this time, the Pioneer
Press has done it. 1t has put on the
shoe which no man offered to it. and
declares that the fit is perfect. If this
| does injustice to Mr.. Doran, the re-
sponsibility lies with the newspaper
that, by excusing him when unat-
tackled, effectively accuses him.
We leave the subject of the rela-
tions Of Mr.. Doran to the A. P. A.,
and the influence which they are likely
to exercise over him in case he should
ever be Trusted with office, to the
tender lnercdeR Of tne. extremely in
judicious Or disingenuous supporter
who has insisted that they be dragged