The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-19
WILL HAVE TO Go.

WILL HAVE TO Go.
The progress of political events Is
fatal to the ambition of Mr.. SewaH, of
Maine. He is going to be compelled
to get off the Bryan ticket. Those of
the old Democratic party who made
up their minds to make the best of a.
bad bargain and support Bryan and
SeWaIl, on the plea of regularity"
have insisted, and still insist, that Mr..
Sewah must stick, He is the only
member of the firm who can claim.
with any show Of reasonableness, to
be a Democrat. Mr.. Bryan long ago
abjured that faith. He announced
that he would not stand by the conyen-
ton if its platform did not suit him.
He proclaimed publicly, In a speech
last March, that he was not Demo-
crat. He has said, even since hts nom.
ination, that he would have bolted If
the free silver people had been in a.
minority. There is not much in the
nature Of partyc obligation to attach a.
Democrat to this man on the ground
that he should receive the votes of
Democrats. He Is far more Popu1ist
than anything else, as all his speeches
bear witness
Mr. Sewall, on, the other hand,
has a record for regularity, even
though his political principles have
been determined rather by self-interest
than by devotion to Democracy. The
fact that he is on the ticket has held
to 1t great many old line Democrats
who have found in that an excuse for
not boiling Bryan. Put Tom Watson
on instead, and the mask would be
thrown off. The Chicago ticket would
then appear. as q Popalist affair." with
out admixture and without disguise.
In doctrine and In personnel 1t would
speak for Populism, and 1t would be
hard to tell whether Bryan or Watson
would represent more accurately the
wild notions Of government and the
rebellion against law and order that
have made their way recently into DO
dtical contests. Such ticket would re-
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ceive little more than the normal Peo-
pies party vote, which can be found In
the returns of the last election. ssse
But this is what is coming to pass.
The Pepulists have been dissatisfied,
ever since the Chicago convention,
the presidential nominee is really one
Of them. they want the earth. In state
after state, where they are the big
end OF the fusion deal, they have in
structed their electors for Bryan and
Watson, and in several states sepa-
rate tickets have been put in the field,
one standing for Bryan and SewaIl and
the other for Bryan and Watson. If
this situation continues 1t will divide
the vote, making success impossible,
while, even where there is an agree
ment as to the candidate for whom the
fusion electors shall cast their ballots,
the presence of two vice presidential
candidates is embarrassing and weak
to retire before the November election.
The result in Maine seems to have
settled 1t that Mr. SewaH will be the
victim. He has not accomplished the
end for which he was placed upon the
ticket, and he must go. 1t will be for
tunate, rather than otherwise, when
this happens, for it will present the
plain and naked issue to the people in
the shape of practical Popu1ist candi-
dates on a PopuIist platform.
AN INJURIOUS MISAPPREHENSION
A careless reading of the news
paper reports of the difficulty about
opening the schools of ST. Paul has
given circulation throughout the state
to more or less injurious reports which
need instant correction. The Clio e
asks Of those country papers
which have published, and are
still publishing statements to the
effect that the public schools of ST
Paul have been closed through lack of
funds or through mismanagement, and
that probably a part. of the school year
will be cut offcon1 this account, that
they will make d proper and fair state
nent OF the. actual circumstances.
These circumstances, let us repeat,
are that the difficulty rose, not out Of
any present question of finance; for
the money tossupply the immediate
necessities of the schools was either in
the treasury at the time or certain to
be paid into the treasury from definite
sources before it would have to be ex-
pended. The whole trouble rose from
a. failure on the part of the mayor to
understand and comply with the city
charter. The charter requires the
school board to send In an estimate
each year OF its requirements for the
year next ensuing to the mayor. The
mayor must submit this to- the council
The council must vote the money in
lump sum before the 1st OF September.
Until these formaIities are compiled
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