The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-11
THREE NEW WORKERS

These are the times that stir mems
souls if they happen to belong to the
Democratic party. The present stu
alton, which asks of every man that he
set devotion to the ancient PRINCIPLES
OF his party and to the welfare of the
nation above everything else, is bring
ing out the best and the worst that
there is in men. Especially is this true
in the state Of New York, where there
Is really no division of opinion upon
the financial question With the ex
ception of little remnant of theorists
who espouse the free coinage idea. inst
as a similar number would vote for
prohibition or war with Spain or
plural marriage or anything else that
you could suggest, the voters of New
YORK state, Democrats as well as Re
pubhcans, are sound money men.
With the leaders, therefore, it becomes
simply a question Of Regularity"
There is not one Of them from Senator
Hill down or up, who does not know
that the right and true and patriotic
thing to do in this emergency is to de-
clare for sound money, and to guard
Democracy from extinction bv stand
Ing up straight for the election of
Palmer and Buckner and the triumph
of the magnificent Indianapolis plat
form; the greatest proclamation of the
fYnp nrinain1Qc Of
this country since the adoption of the
constitution.
All 1mpediments in the way are mat
tiers of practical politics." These pol
iticians are not quite sure what will
happen after next November They
have an eye to the future There are
state and national conventions to meet
after the year 1896. These conventions
will be called regularly by party COM
mittees and meet under party names.
The gentlemen who aspire to receive
! nominations at their hands must he
able to show their credentials. Now
there is a quavering fear in the breasts
OF ambitious and not too highly prin-
cipled men lest their action at this
time might impair their future stand
ing. If they should come out for the
National Democratic ticket, and if the
Democratic-Populist coalition should
continue to hold and operate the state
machinery, and should call and domi-
nate future Democratic conventions in
the state, 1t would be awkward for
those who had laid themselves open to
the charge of boiling" Therefore,
the dainty gait of him who walks on
eggs is an elephants tread as COM
pared with the progress of the anxious
New York politicians.
In. such a situation the attitude Of
three Democratic leaders is instructive
by comparison. The Hon. Daniel S.
Lamont, now secretary of the treas
ury, man who has reason to feel that
any honor which New York has to
confer in the future might well be
within his right, does not mince mat
tiers. In reply to an invitation to be
present at the notification of Palmer
and Buckner, he gives his unqualified
adhesion to the new movement to per-
petuate old influences, and says: .T
prefer to keep the old faith and remain
a Democrat. and shall accordingly cast
my vote for Palmer and Buckner''
Good for lamont Mr.. Bourke Cock
ran acts up to his great reputation by
the splendid position which he chooses
for himself. He is in the field as one
of the most active and eloquent fight
ers against Bryan Populism, and for
the faith of the old Democracy. He,
however. chooses. among what he re-