The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16
FAIRLY ASKED AND FAIRLY AN.
SWERED.

FAIRLY ASKED AND FAIRLY AN
sWERED.
st. Paul, Mimi, July TO- 1900.-Editor
Globe: Permit me to ask you a question
anent your editorial of the 7th re-
and platform, and the one of the 9Th
advocating the denomination Of Gov
Lind, who is pronounced Silver Re-
publican, and to whom you offer your
good Offices in advance VIII you support
Gov. Lind and the state Democratic-Iiop-
Ulist-Silver Republican ticket on a free
silver Is to l platform, and, If so, will
it be the policy Of the G b e to ad-
Vocate the election of the state ticket,
and at the same time use it's influence to
slaughter and defeat the electoral ticket?
"A F. Storey.
The G 0 b is an out-and out believer
in the basic principles upon which the
Democratic party was erected. but 1t at
taches more Importance to matters OF
practical consequence than to political
shibboleths; and it is not therefore, suf--
ficient for amy old thing to simply and
anyhow get labeled Democratic" to Sc
cure for it the Endorsement of the
G 0 9. Convinced that the Is to sill
yer plank introduced into the ma
tional Democratic platform four years
ago, and reintroduced the other day, Is
wrong in principle, a menace to material
public welfare, and, moreover believing
that it has no proper place therein, the
G o b then declined, and again declines
to support the national Democratic ticket,
the head of which was then the apostle
in-chief of the silver heresy, and is now
wholly responsible for its reincorpora-
ton in the platform.
In Gov. John Lind the GIob recog-
nizes a man who Is an ornament and
credit to the Democratic party, and one
whose administration has been beneficial
to the state and to the people, AS the
chief executive officer the G lobe be-
lieves that he has honestly and con-
scient1ously administered public affairs
en- sound business principles. and his acts
as public officer have been guided by
common sense and with the single pur-
pose Of conserving and protecting tho in
terests of the taxpayers Of Minnesota
retained in the office he has SO ably filed,
and therefore the G o b can and will
heartily support John Lind for re-elec-
ton
The Introduction of 10 to 1" into the
state Democratic platform would be as
sensible an act and as useful as adding
fifth wheel to a wagon. Such a declara-
ton would be wholly incompetent and en-
tirely irrelevant. The state government
in all its branches-legislative. executive
and judicial-has no more to do with the
question of coinage than it has jurisdic-
ton or control over the United States
navy. Section of article 1 of the con-
stitution of the United States gives to
congress the sole power to coin money
and regulate the value thereof. and sec
ton 10 of the same article specifically
deprives states of any power to Interfere
with coinage. The G b cannot there
fore perceive that the reelection of Gov
Lind will affect the coinage question one
way Or the other, and any declaration In
the Democratic state convention would
not only be futile, but It would be ab-
surd-just as futile and absurd as intro
ducing the question into municipal cleo
ton.
Gov. Lind's claim to reelection and
for the support of the taxpayers will
rest not upon any question as to coinage
but upon the practical value of his sery-
Ices in relation to home questions and
state issues-those economic and social
affairs which are matters of EVERYDAY
life to the people of Minnesota-matters
which are near to the people and In
which their material interests are bound
up.
In these things the public record of
Gov. Lind has demonstrated that he is a
safe, sound, capable administrator of our
public affairs, and the Globe therefore
regards him as eminently worthy of the
support of all classes of citizens. His
record while governor has added luster
to the name of Democracy.
The G l o will always stand for DEM
ccratic principles. and will not be the
victim Of decisions and chimeras; it viii
give its best and most loyal support to
all those public questions which are
practical and substantial. and to the men
whose views and acts in the opinion of
the Globe are best calculated to adj
vance the real interests of the people.
The Clio e believes John Lind to be
such man, and supports him in the In
terests of the state.