The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
STACY GUsHEs PROFUsELY.

Upon his Democratic nomination to
the office of city comptroller F. N. Stacy
in his Free Press gives vent to the fol-
lowing:
The logic of cooperation (the city comp
trollers ofice) Is winning it's way and
gradually bringing order (the city comp
trollers ofhce) out of chaos in Hennepin
county, despite the activity and ardor of
partisan zeal fOr the city comptroller's Of
hce) and confidence, and in spite of Repub-
ncan hopes for the city comptrollers Of
hce), prophecy and manipulate ton to the
contrary.
The road of conference and cooperation
for the city comptroller's office has been
rough and rocky, but it leads to the right
destination the city comptroler's office)
1t has been long and winding and difficult
bcset by hills and swamps, birds and beast
OF prey. mosquitoes and reptiles, drought
and frost and cyclones. But the journey
Ito the city comptroller's office is pro
crossing and the destination (the city
comptroller's office is bound to be reached
Confidence on the part of both Democrats
and Populists in local issues (the city
comptrollers office, born of the prospec-
tive certainty of victory over the weakness
and rottenness Of Republican misrule in
city and county, is at the bottom of the
difficulty (the city comptrollers office).
Confluence OF victory begot greed for place
the city comptroller's office, jealousy Of
ambition and partisan envy and strife It
made both Democrats and Populists too
almighty independents Democrats got the
idea they were big enough to go it alone
(to the city comptrolfer's office withou.
Popuist support Populists got the sus-
plclon they We're going to be given the go
by Ton the city comptroller's office). Both
wanted more than their quota of places
Both were afraid thefother was not mag
unanimous enough and was trying to coerce
things the city comptroller's office with
a club.
But the logic OF victory of reform was
cooperation for the city comptroller's Of
fice) and every niid-r6ad Populist and ev-
cry go-it-alone Democrat knew it all the
time. And SO in spite of the frictions and
buster, the diplomatic contests and the
undiplomatic language, cooperation (for
the city comptrollers office has been MAX
ing slow but steady progress and is now
en- route to early contamination 0he city
comptroller's office. ts'1
The foregoing numerous innuendoes
aptly illustrate the singleness of purpose
actuating the writer. Every argument
that has ever been made for fusion, when
analysed, will be found constructed on
these same lines. It's major premise, it's
minor premise and it's conclusion are all
embraced in the one word, Office
The thoughtful Populist, uninfluenced
by the consuming desire for office, will
intuitively ask, why this chaos in Hen
nepin county unless caused by fusion;
why, if fusion is right, this road to
cooperation should be rocky and so be-
set with difficulties; why, if fusion was
right, both parties should be 'too al
mighty independents" why this suspicion
of Populists and disposition to go it
alone by Democrats; and the unbiased
mind will reach the inevitable conclusion
that all these phenomena are traceah!e
to fusion, that all these complications are
caused by the disease germs of fusion
wriggling and gnawing their way
through the healthful body polite to
reach a petty local Office. EAT.