The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-05
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MONDAY, MARCH S, 1900.
BAD POLITICS.

BAD POLIIICS.
The G o b e regards with much regret
certain features of the official call Just
issued by the city committee for the
forthcoming Democratic city convention.
Every Democrat Interested in the success
of his party at the polls next May had
reason for believing that everything
would be done and everything avoided
by all party adherents in connection with
that election in order to promote the
restoration of the party to power in city
affairs. They had reason to believe, as
the result of the removal of all apparent
causes for disagreement, that In all Of
fetal action taken the fortunes of indi-
viduals would be sunk in the universal
desire for the party's success.
If such a spirit as this has animated
the city committee in their issuance of
the call for the convention, they have
failed to make the fact apparent. They
have not risen to the height Of the con-
fdence imposed in them nor responded,
as they were expected to respond, to the
needs of the occasion. They have not
been frank with their party associates.
nor fair to the mass Of the party ad-
herents. What they have done has not
been done well, and what they have With
held emphasizes very clearly the CHER
fault that must be found with their call
A basis of representation which secures
IN he 90
Ocratic convention 30 delegates, to the
Third ward 10 and to the Fourth IS, IL
1t is designed to promote party success
or TO do justice to party adherents, can
not be said to present itself to the ordi-
nary Democrat in any such light
A call which, while stating the day Of
the convention and the basis of repre-
sentation chosen, is careful to withhold
exact information as to the several places
at which the primary elections will be
held, can hardly be regarded as worthy
Of communication on its merits Indeed
there is full warrant for the statement
regarding it, that it recalls a certain
transaction in the past which forced
Democrats to resort to the courts for the
safeguarding of party interests, and
which it is far from pleasant to the
6 OBJ to be at this time forced to re-
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This is not the way in which to go
about winning party success. The
b 6 does not care q button who con-
rols the next city convention, nor who the
successful candidates for nomination may
be, so long as the action is we'll consid-
sred and wise. 1t refuses, as it has always
refused to lend itself to the purposes of
any faction. 1t wants to see the party
united 1t is satisfied that with a united
party there can be success. 1t expects
to fight the partys battles, and to do
Its full share in the work which alone
can make success assured But If it's
hands are to be tied by a revival Of fac
tionism, such as this call is clearly sue.
gestive of, it certainly will not consent
to remain silent while The operation is
in progress.
1t may not be feasible for the commit
tee to adopt new basis of representa-
ton in the city convention. But 1t Is en-
tirely necessary and feasible that the
Democrats Of this town should be in
formed now with exactness of the sew
eral places where the primaries are to
be held. There can be no good reason
for withholding this information. There
Is every reason, on the other hand, why
the information should be given at oncA
The G o e respectfully asks the city
committee TO furnish that very needful
information without further delay.