The Saint Paul globe., 1898-11-08

None of It's Former Strength-
Comparison of Meetings Shows
the Democrats Have Drawn the
Largest Crowds - Have the
Strongest Candidates.
Whatever the outcome Of todays
election may be locally or otherwise
there Is no single Individual actively
connected with the campaign who has
won more Of general praise than has
been bestowed upon Mr.. Humphrey
Barton, chairman of the Democratic
county committee. He Is what the or
gan of the grafters and street car con-
Germ calls "a new man." The idea Of
the organ, as of the school OF corrupt
politics Which 1t speaks for Is that no
man can know anything about politics
unless he makes his politics q profess
sion. They forget that the Australian
ballot Is in operation; that it has come
to stay, and that voters have cultivated
the habit for some years past of sizing
up people In politics, as in every other
form OF activity, for what they are,
not for what they pretend to be-
MT. Barton has acted In conjunction
With an executive committee which is
composed, too, Of new men"-that Is.
Va AitOtA WIN COlICSIll LHGIIlSGlNSS DOLL
tics, not with view to their personal
ambitions or gain, but as good citizens
and men of enough patriotism to main
tain deep interest IN the success of
their party and in the advancement of
the cause Of good government 1t Is
doubtful whether a stronger body of
men, morally or intellectually, ever had
charge Of a campaign than the execu-
tive committee of the county commit
tee of the Democratic party this year.
1t Is certain that their methods have
been the opposite Of those adopted by
their opponents, who have risked all on
the old plan of making a Doodle and
beer campaign. There has been little
or no money available for any but the
barest necessities of a political cam
paign. The appeal has been to the in
telligence and the public spirit Of the
voters, and to that alone.
When The G o b reporter asked
MIR. Barton what he thought Of the
probable outcome, he said he expected
to see Mr.. Lind elected governor and
the
ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
succeed. He thought that there might
here and there be a candidate less pop
ular personally than his Republican
opponent, or whose efforts were not as
active or intelligent as his Republican
opponent. who will meet defeat, but the
ticket as a whole Mr. Barton believed.
would be successful.
When asked for the reasons on which
he based this rather sweeping predic-
ton, Mr.. Barton did not hesitate for
moment; but spoke carefully and
slowly as follows:
Il rest my conclusions in a general
way ON the belief that normally Ram
sey county is Democratic-to what ex-
tent, of course, I do not pretend to
say. But L believe that ordinarily this
county Is still Democratic. Now; it Is
certain that there have been no con-
verts from Democracy to Republican
ism this year. L don't think any one
will claim that much. Every meeting
we have had-especially our large
meetings-have been exceptionally well
attended. The people in the local cities
seem to have an active interest on be-
half of the Democratic candidates. And
where Republicans have held meetings
in the same halls about the same time,
1t has been made quite noticeable that
neither In attendance nor interest could
they compare With the Democratic
meetings.
UNITED DEMOCRACY NOW.
Another thing; for the past six years
or so the Democracy has been rent into
y
have been all kinds of parties and fac
tions within the ranks of the Demo-
cratic people. There is no such thing
today. The party is for the first time
III years united. Its leaders are in
agreement, and the rank and file are
Jealous to win back for it its old time
prestige in this city and county. OF
course we have had but little money
to pay even the legitimate expenses Of
the campaign, while there has literal
ly been money to burn on the other
side-and I wish to say too, that 1t has
been burned, and lots of it, For my
part, l am not believer in that kind
Of politics. If voters must be paid to
vote and work for candidates, I would
rather the other side would do the pay
ing. 1 will have nothing to do with
that sort of thing.
- There Is no denial, Of course that
the Republicans bought all kinds of
people for all kinds OF purposes in this
local campaign. They had hundreds OF
men that we know will not vote fol-
their candidates carrying torches in
that Eustis meeting on Saturday night,
which was so lamentable q failure in
point Of attendance They paid as much
as $l.5O each for men to do this torch.
bearing business. 1t would be quite
a wise precaution if the Republican,
managers would row appoint commit.
tees to see that these men stay bought
after they have received their price.
ENEMY'S GUNS SPIKED.
''In addition to all this, we have had
decidedly the best of the argument so
far as the literary side of the cam.
paign is concerned. We spiked the
enemy's newspaper guns completely,
and The G b e was head and shoul,
ders above the two Republican sheets
in its publication of matter which
would reach to the Judgment and in.
telligence of newspaper readers.
Il think we have gained considerably,
too, by the despicable conduct of the
Republican county convention in drag
ging their judicial nominations into the
thick Of their very dirty campaign. BY
stress of circumstances the two Repub-
lican candidates for judge-each a very
estimable gentleman-Was obliged to
get out and hustle as the expression
goes. This, Of course, involved a deal
that was unpleasant to the candidates
and disgusting to the public. If judi,
cal position must be fought for in thiS
way of course 1T will be necessary, If
a judge is to be renominated, that he
shall come down from his bench and
scuttle out into the wards and lower
himself in every conceivable way in or,
der to win an election. In time, too,
it is bound to be that the fellow who
can do most OF
THIS ROUSTABOUT CAMPAIGNING
will get elected; and, Of course, reputa,
BILE and self-respecting attorneys will
refuse to engage themselves in that
sort of thing Republicans everywhere