The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-04
BAD ADVISERS.

BAD ADVISERS.
More Importance will no doubt be at
tached to the elections of Tuesday than
naturally be disposed to discover In the
outcome of the elections In such cities as
Chicago and ST. Louis more political sig,
nif1cance than they really possess. The
party victories which have been achiev-
ed will appeal to them as indicating in a
greater or less degree the tendency OF
public sentiment to demand a restoration
to power of the opposition to the prevail
ing rule Of syndicates and personal rav-
oritism in our national concerns.
While the Clio b is not disposed to
draw any positive conclusions from those
elections or to indulge itself in preddc-
tons of future success in national and
state contests, the result will unquestion-
ably have the most wholesome effect
It shows additional reason for unity and
hard work. 1t proves that issues which
divided the adherents of the party in
the past few years are gone beyond all
hopes of revival, and that the re-thresh-
ing of old political straw is not likely to
receive any liberation from the rank and
file of the party's adherents Of the Demo-
crazy.
In st. Louis and Lincoln, Nebraska,
this lesson is taught with such plainness
that the men who disregard it must rem
der themselves chargeable with utter ig-
incapable Of judging the significance
| Of current political events. In st.
Louis the regular Democratic candidate
for mayor labored under the grave dis
by two such influential men as William
j. Bryan and John T. Altgeld. These
gentlemen and their immediate following
in ST. Louis devoted themselves to Sc
| curing the defeat Of the party candidate;
but the event proves that the shallow
views to which they committed them
selves in that contest have no sustain
ment to look for from the rank and file
Of the Democrats of ST. Louis nor from
the intelligent, law-abiding elements OF
its population
Is it not time that this outcry about
| gold Democrats were brought to an end?
What party or public good is it that
| these gentlemen seek to accomplish by
its maintenance? Is discredited leader
shin forever RI rama n a ,,iJ1c+opa n ro,,p.1
the fortunes of the party? It is already
| time for the leaders of the opposition to
the present national administration to
| meet in conference as to the most advfs-
| the country Of an administration whose
principles and politics threaten. the dis
Indignation Of the most important safe
| guards Of our constitutional system.
What hope can there be of the successful
Inauguration Of such movement if this
eternal cry Is to be raised at every Juno
| ture in the party's fortunes, and If men
whose leadership in the past was at least
successful are to continue to find them
selves the object of hostile propa ganda
on the part of those who should be their
political brethren?
The Clio e only seeks to ally all
factional spirit. Men in political life are
guided chiefly by the defeats and victor
les which attend their activity. No one
Of sense believes that principles which
continue to be discarded by this peo-
pie time and time again are worth wag-
| ing war for. They can only continue to
be urged against the recognized public
and party Will, as well as against the
real interests of the public OF those
who will not benefit by experience, no
matter in what walk of life they seek
to make their influence effective, It Will
always remain true that they never learn
| and never forget. They are alike un-
fitted to lead or to follow in any true
| popular movement