The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-09
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POLITICAL POINTERS.
Topics of Interest Discussed at the
State Capital.


Topics of Interest Discussed at the
State Capital.
Judge Thomas CAVITY, one of the
Democratic idols, formerly one of
the supreme judges of this state,
has developed into an expert bomb
thrower within his own party.
Judge CAVITY made two speeches in
Minneapolis the past week which
have called down upon him the
wrath of the Bryan-Lind-Rosiu ag-
gregation. The Democrats have
been dumbfounded at the courage
with which the judge denounced
his party. In his first speech he is
reported in the Democratic St. Paul
Globe as saying in part:
II want to point out some of the
mistakes which I think the Dem
ocratlc party is now making l
wish to say right here that, in my
humble opinion, if Bryan is nominal
ed on a Is to l platform that we
may as well concede the election to
the Republicans and acknowledge
that we are already beaten. The
Republicans are stealing all of our
thunder now: and they look to the
nomination of Bryan to insure
victory for them. You may think
this is strange move on my part,
but am in the habit of saying just
what I think. I voted for Bryan
four years ago, and. if he is nominal
ed, | will vote for him again. Butt
want to say again that we are max
ing a great mistake to continue
along the path weare now pursuing.
[ tell you that Bryan has misman-
aged the campaign up to date.
There has been mismanagement in
the West and 'treachery in the East.
A signal instance of Eastern treach-
cry is the action of the Vermont and
P Pennsylvania Democrats in sending
Bryan delegates to the national
convention. They intend to let
Bryan S nomination and McKinley's
election 60 by default. They have
put themselves in the position of
saying: We want to give the Bry-
an fellows rope enought to hang
themselves. They think that it
will insure McKinley's election.
minnesota went $4,000 Republi-
can at the last election, and unless
we bestir ourselves in energetic
fashion in the right way, Minnesota
will be lost to the Democratic party
in the coming election. y
In commenting on these sensation
al utterances the Globe says: mo
one but himself Judge Canty) had
the slightest mixing that at such
time and place he would commit
himself in such st,ong language
against Democracy chieftain and
the recognized leader of the fusion
forces. The fact that it was so en-
tirely unlocked for made the Incl
dent all the more sensational.
In his second Minneapolis speech
Judge CAVITY continued the arraign-
ment of Bryan in such vigorous
fashion that the Democratic oracle,
the St. Paul Globe, only made refer
ence to the address while the other
twin city dailies published two or
three columns of it. Judge Canty:
Bryan insists on the suicide pro-
gram. Instead of acting like a
statesman and retiring after the
great fight of 1896, he continued to
talk in season and out of season.
Conditions soon began to shape
themselves so as to show that 16 to
l was becoming less and less avail
able. But Bryan continued to talk
more and more. BY his course he
has hoodooed himself and is certain
to meet with defeat this fall.
LAS far as human foresight can
now discern, it is only too plain that
if we nominate Bryan and put 16 to
/ in the platform, there is no reas-
enable probability that we will
carry single northern state, except
that he may get the electors in
Nebraska as compliment to favor
tie son, and there is not much pro-
basility that we will carry Kentucky,
Maryland, Virginia or West Vir-
ginia.
''Bryan has stood too long as the