St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Every Democratic face in ST. Paul
was wreathed in smiles yesterday
when the result of the Republican con-
vention became known. Every Demo-
crat is inspired with new hope and con
fidence today In one short week the
party has been raised from embarrass-
ment and depression to a firm belief
that it is sure to win. Democratic
courage and fidelity to the best ira
ditions of the party, and Republican
surrender to the machine have wrought
this helpful revolution. If the Demo-
cratic party of st. Paul could have die
tated the work Of yesterdays conven-
ton, it could have desired nothing
more surely in it's own interest.
The nomination Of Mr.. F. b. Doran
for the mayoralty puts at the head
Of the Republican organization it's
least competent, least popular and least
desired leader. 1t was the choice of
the machine. Mr.. Doran has no quail
flcation to fit him for the position to
which he aspires. Tried in minor
place in the public service, the more
intelligent of his associates ridiculed
his pretensions to higher honors. Nom
mated for the same position two years
ago, by the efforts Of the party ma
chine and the power of secret, oath
bound organization, hostile to the prin-
ciples of American political liberty, he
was repudiated by large section of
his party and beaten where others on
the ticket succeeded. This is his record.
The forces behind him are the same.
The strength of his campaign was in
the idea that it represented a division
Of public patronage among his support
ers, and in the hidden direction of the
A. P. A. And there are hundreds Of
Republicans, in addition to those who
refused to support him before who say
under protest, as the party's nominee,
they will never do so again. Mr.. Doran,
by the confession and assertion of a
large portion of his own party, is ut
terly unfit for and incapable Of filling
the office of mayor.
There is little more inspiring in the
rest of the conventions work. 1t nom
mated for comptroller the man who
has incurred justly more personal dis
like than any other citizen of st. Paul;
the man whose dictaterial manner and
administration of his office as pri-
vate affair with which the people have
no concern, have exasperated all who
had business to do with him; the man
whose delight in obstruction and in
mere self-assertion have cost the
city many thousand dollars, under
cover Of nice observance Of the law.
Mr.. McCardy ought to be beaten, and
he will be, by a popular Democratic
nominee. For treasurer Mr.. Horst was
named, who is not likely to make as
good a run again as he did last time,
when he was defeated by Wagner on
a close vote. The candidates for the
assembly and the board of aldermen
we will not review in detail at this
time. They are the usual mixture; a
few men of the highest standing and
reputation, a few who ought not to re-
ceive the vote of any decent man in
st. Paul, and a number of monde
scripts, unknown outside of the inner
circles of politics, and nominated for
their pulls in their districts or with
the party managers.
Perhaps the most characteristic feat
ure of the whole convention was its
reconsideration of its platform. For it
shows precisely how much honesty there
is in it's pretensions. Having declared
for the enforcement Of the laws relat-
ing to the liquor traffic, somebody sug-
gested that this might be unacceptable
to the saloon vote. So the platform
was recalled, and that reference strick-
en- out. Thus does this party bare its
sickening hypocrisy and cant about the
observance and enforcement of the
laws to the light of day. This ticket
thus nominated and reinforced, can
be beaten without question or diCcul-
ty. The time is ripe for it. The peo-
pie are ready for it. The Democracy
has but to choose the right men at its
convention on Monday, to make no
mistakes to appeal to the love Of our
people for their city and their desire
to secure good government, to set any
of the candidates whom it has con-
sidered alongside of Mr.. Doran and ask
the public to draw silent contrast.
in order to make sure of victory. The
opportunity of the Democratic Marty
has come to it, largely by the SURFER
of Republication to the forces to which
it has pandered for so long Now is our
chance to win.
PUSH IT ALONG.