The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-15
WE ARE At HOME.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Are there not a few lessons for all in
the elections which have taken place recently?
Hanna is gone, Bushnell is gone, and Nc
Kinley is gone in his own home, and, best
of ALL the gold standard Is gone. The cOun-
try is overwhelmingly in favor of bimetallism,
and when no coercion was attempted and the
voters were permitted to cast their ballots
in accordance with their honest convictions
the fact is made apparent. The Democratic
party, as represented by the Chicago cOnven-
ton, is alive, and in 1898 will elect a con-
gress with majority enough to enact such
financial legislation as the country needs and
pass it the head of the president, if he
should proper to veto it. VIII not the
G o b e, which has wandered away from its
fathers house, like the prOdigal son, return
to its old home and aid with its great power
in the glorious work of 1898 and 1900? Or will
it still keep out in the cold, without party
at its back?
The millions of Democrats who went from
the fold and voted the Republican ticket will
come back in a body in 1898, and l trust the
G 10 b will be with to welcome them
home. They were scared away by the cry of
national dishOnor," population" "anarch
ISM" ''low wages paid in 50-cent dollars"
and like expressions, but already they have
been convinced that it the cry of the
fraud, and the late elections prove that they
have seen the error of their ways, and hence
forth will be true and loyal to their party.
So, dear G e, join the returning throng.
Solid Silver.
Our correspondent represents two
persistent and curious mistakes. The
first is his idea that the G 0 b e has
wandered away" from some place or
r. other that it used to occupy The
G o b stands today just where it has
always stood, as the advocate of JEFF
fersonian Democracy pure and unde-
filed. We stand by the principles of
the Democratic party as they were an
nOunced by its founders and have been
held by it's supporters for the better
part of the last century. What may be
the lesson of the recent elections, that
show so strong a drift of public Opin-
ion away from Republicanism and to-
ward Democracy, is for each man to
measure for himself We have no
doubt whatever, ourselves, that the
course of a Republican administration
in pressing upon the country the most
outrageous tariff bill ever conceived,
and in utterly abandoning it's pretend
ed position on the financial question.
has done thoroughly the work Of
alternating from it popular support.
The Globe never expected
anything better of Mr.. McKin-
ley's administration, predicted from
the beginning that this is what
1t would do. and fought siren
uously against the success of a party
that could stand for nothing but pro-
hibitory tariff and a financial straddle.
We have no doubt whatever of Demo-
cratic success in 1898 and in $780, pro-
vided the Democratic party is wise
enough and great enough, as we hope
and believe, to take advantage of Re
publican mistakes, heal it's own differ
ences and appeal to the people on the
issues on which it's great victories were
won in other years. The G o hopes
for nothing better than the oppOrtun-
ity to lead in the great struggle of
the people against the influences that
dominate and own the Republican par
ty; a struggle so unhappily confused
and made hopeless last year by thrust
ing to the front issues that must di-
vide Democracy and give the victory
to its opponents. The G l o b e cannot
'join the returning throng," because it
has never stepped outside the threshold
of its Democratic home.
There is another curious suggestion
in our correspondents letter, that a
man or a newspaper ought to be chief
Iy anxious about being with the ma
GRITTY This is the "band wagon" the
DRY that is SO prominently placed in
politics. We confess ourselves wholly
unable to appreciate its value. We
would infinitely prefer to have a ma
jority Of the people or all the people
or our side, but there is such q thing
as standing for the right because it is
right and leaving consequences to take
care of themselves. Wherever great
principles are involved, wherever con-
victions are at stake, an honest man
and an honest newspaper must take