The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-10
not only caused by, mine. but by a
mine shaped like a Klondike placer.
The Democratic Citizens Movement.

The Democratic Citizens Movement.
ic Citizens party, representing local
Democrats and friends of good govern
ment in the last city campaign, has is
sued call for a convention to be held
on the last day of the present month.
Primaries are to be open the day pre-
ceding. and the Democratic Citizens
movement will thus be first in the field
in preparation for the coming city e,ec-
ton. This course has commended
itself to the judgment of those who are
emulous of Kidding st. Paul of the
curse of the present administration,
and of uniting all elements in favor of
that true democracy which consists in
a business administration of business
affairs, and we are heartily in accord
with the policy which they have in
augurated.
1t is in order now for every man who
has at heart the interests of the city to
attend these primaries, and to lend his
activity and the weight of his influence
to the convention that has been au-
thoriZed. No one pretends to deny that
the Democratic Citizens committee
represents the Democratic party of st.
Paul. 1t also represents and ought to
represent the union of all those who
are DESTROYS of reScuing our local gov
eminent from the sordid, incompetent
and impure hands into which 1t has
fallen; the story of whose disgraceful
performances is written in the history
OF municipal policies for the last two
years. We have here a plain and SIM
pie issue; one not perplexed by differ
ences about candidates or platforms or
nice legal subtletieS, but one of public
spirit and good citizenship. Once more
the fight for good government Is to be
waged. This time it is with the warn
ing before us of an administration so
intolerably stupid and weak that men
have no patience to speak Of 1t. This
time reform will win.
We urge, therefore, the utmost unan-
unity in responding to the call Of an or
ganiZation that represents the spirit
and essence of local reform. All good
Democrats can join in it, because it had
its origin in the necessary rescue of
the Democratic party two years ago
from unworthy hands All good Re-
publicanS, who have had enough of
Doranism and of government by the
street railway company, can join in it,
because it does not put partisanship at
the front, but comes to the voters Of
st. Paul with simple appeal for the
selection of the best men to take charge
of municipal affairs for the next two
years. No other body will have either
moral or legal authority to speak for
Democrats; no other will have the dis
position or the opportunity to speak for
reform.
1t is seldom that those who are seek
Ing to overturn existing evil and to re-
form a municipal government from
within find work made so ready and
easy to their hands. The pioneers Of
two years ago blazed a path along
to a worthy and honorable conquest,
Personal differences and disagreements
about larger questions of party pOlity
may we'll be laid aside temporarily,
while all Democrats who love their par
ty and all citizens who love St Paul
unite for the approaching campaign
The time is short Let every man take
off his coat and labor for such a success
at the meeting of the Democratic Citi-
ZenS' convention, for the nomination of
ticket so representative and accepta-
BILE that harmony will raise the stand
ard for the victory that is sure to fol-
low.