The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-14
VIII He Stand?

VIII He Stand?
1t is the belief of some of the Demo-
cratic managers who will meet the
delegates in convention, in Minneapo-
lis, tomorrow, that John Lind will be
nominated for governor.
Will he stand?
That is a question which they must
be prepared to answer to the satisfac-
tion of the delegates, or take the con-
sequences. And these will not be light
gled at the very beginning. The man
agement or leadership of delegates is
! one thing-that of a 81 eat party in the
state entirely another The quality of
inspected, and by its results carefully
measured by Democratic voters gem
orally. hereafter.
Mr.. Lind offered his services to the
government for the war. Can he afford
to beat retreat before he has actually
smelled powder, for the purpose of en-
gaging in a campaign of politics? is
there less glory at the front than at
the rear? Is there less physical dam
ser in a political campaign than in d
campaign against the Spaniards, cow
ardly as we are wont to consider them
to be? These are questions which need
not be asked necessarily tomorrow, but
they may be required to be answered
hereafter.
Any day is likely to see the Minne-
sofa troops summoned to the front,
there to battle for the country they
love so well. Would the retirement OF
a Minnesota officer at so critical a june
ture be likely to help or hurt him as
a party's nominee? Mr.. Lind certainly
has established no reputation in this
state of being a coward, but what help
would that be TO him if he should re-
turn to the state Tor day or an hour
to look aftef-his canvass? The Repub
Hcans, it must always be borne in
mind, are ingenious to the point of
Giabolism in placing an opponent in a
false position. They are capable Of
distorting facts. Seldom are they gen
erous in constituting motives, and who
believes that they would hesitate for
an instant to circulate the impression
that John Lind was wanting in patriot
ism; that he preferred a blocdless CAM
paign on the hustings to a bloody one
at the front, if he should leave his
post of duty?
Ii would be awkward for a party,
ard pitifully embarrassing for it's man
weighed by the candidate after the con-
vention is over and, as the result of his
profound convictions as the politi-
clans phrase il, to learn that it's nomi-
nation for governor had been declined.
If, on the other hand, it is proposed to
name a candidate for governor who
will not be on the ground to give the
canvass his personal attention, that
fact may be accepted by never gener-
Gus Republicans and used as such
throughout the canvass-as an utter
abandonment of the campaign by the
Democracy at the very start. So here
are two horns Of a dilemma; which
will the astute managers take?
Either? Or will they pitch upon
some Democrat as their standard bear
er who will camp down upon Mime
sc'ta soil, there to labor, from the OPEN
ing of the canvass to it's very close?
Sheridan's ride would never have been
made nor his name become famous,
The campaign upon which the Min
nesota Democracy is about to enter
is one to make leaders ponder, if they
are sincerely earnest in the endeavor
to dislodge their old-time enemy. The
man whom they counsel delegates to
make their leader must determine that
he will go into the fight to win. The
more ardent a Democrat he is, the
greater will be the confidence which he
will inspire among his followers. The
rock-ribbed Democrat who dies, but
never surrenderS, is the man to forge
the bands that will weld the party to-
gether. Democrats want no half
hearted campaign any more than they
want handicapped leader.