New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-09-21
oficial paper ofsthe county Of Brown.
Let Democrats Get Together.


Let Democrats Get Together.
II There is no room for djssension in tn,
Democratic household in Minnesota this
year. There are no ''gold" Democrats
MOI any s'silver" Democrats. Not Who'll
ly because men have abannoned the ideas
thatadivided them into those two fac
tions, but because, were the cause still
existent, in no possible way could any
Democrat effectively express his judge
ment upon it in the approaching state
election. The Democratic state cenven-
ton wisely recognized this condition,
and it as wisely and senslbly directed the
campaign to be fought out on issues that
are confined to the state and it's affairs,
on which every voter may give effective
expression of judgment by his ballot.
The position taken by Mr., Cutcheon,
who served as member for Minnesota
of the National Democratic organization,
together with his high character, his ex-
ceptional ability and his thorough going
Democracy, gives to his opinion of Dem
ocratic duty weight that should be de-
terminative for every Democrat who took
the same position he did two years ago.
It was fine tribute to Mr.. Cutcheon
that the intense heat of the factional
fire of that campaign left intact the re-
spect felt for him by those who dissent
ed from his financial opinions. Where
Mr.. Cutcheon leads this year no ''gold''
Democrat need fear to follow. -.
Mr.. Cutcheon recognizes that there is
a fundamental difference in the concep-
tions of the two parties of the legitimate
functions of the state, and lie believes
thoroughly in that held by Democracy.
He believes that the state should inter-
fere as little with the freedom of action
of the citizens as is consistent with the
similar freedom of all other citizens. He
sees that the Republican conception is
the opposite OF this; that the state should
interfere and regulate and restrict when
ever and wherever any specious pretense
of general welfare can be devised. And
he finds in the legislation of the state,
dominated by Republicanism for thirty
five years, ample proof that that party
has been true to its conception.
Immediately upon the nomination of
the state ticket, the Republican press,
knowing that the success of its party de-
pended upon maintaining the division
in the Democratic party, attempted to
raise anew the issue which caused that
division. It dwelt profusely and with
constant iteration upon the affirmation
of the Chicago platform, and declared
that that presented the sole issue for
Minnesota voters to pass judgment up
on. Its convention adopted the same
line of tactics and gave every plank but
one to national questions, and that one
merely avowed the preference of thecon-
vention for good over bad roads. It
sedulously avoided AL the numerous is
sues relating to the public affairs of the
state presented by the Democrats. Mr.,
Cutcheon is not at all alarmed by this
bugaboo. Whatever spasms of alarm
these Republicans may affect now, he
knows we'll that they will be equally
positive in asserting that Mr.. Lind's
election will have none of the effects
here or abroad which, before the event
they predicted. ~ i
Summarized, Mr.. Cutcheon's reasons
for giving his vote to the state ticket this
fall are. A belief in the Democratic par
$ty as an organization and an unbelief In
the Republican party as an organization:
the misgovernment of the state under
thirty-fye years of ring-rule; the loosen
ing Of the grip of the ring on the throat
of the state that Mr.. Lind's election
would insure; the Stiffness of the Repub-
q lican effort to disguise the real issues OF
the campaign with an irrelevant nation
alquestion, and, finally, the cool aban-
donment by the Republican convention
Of all the preteDses of that party for pre-
servationsof the Judiciary from partisan
ry in its rejection of Judges Mitchell and
CAVITY and the nomination of three par
tisans, inspired by the belief that this is
oSbe one Of the years in which Repub-
licans can elect q 1yellow dog These
reasons should be sufficient for every
other Democrat who, two years ago, felt
that he could not follow the organization
St Paul Globe.
A ST. James republican rode down
from st. Paul with one Of Ramsey
county's republican 'spush" the other
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