The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-07


pending conflict. Yours truly. 80 -ras
IF. II. Cutting, Secretary.
The d'Autremont Letter.
Mr.. d'Autremont's letter to the Du-
luth Hearst club follows:
Duluth, Mimi, April 18TH 1904-To the
William Randolph Hearst Club. Duluth
Minn.-Gentlemen The Cleveland Democ-
racy, or reOrganiZers, have had much to say
IN Minnesota of late favoring uninstructed
uelegatIons from the various counties to
the Democratic state convention, and an
uninstructed delegation from the stale
convention to, the national Democratic
convention. Were they stronger in this
state you may rest assured they would
talk differently. 1t Is their hope if dele
gates are not instructed and the unit rule
not imposed. that they may slip in enough
OF their friends to neutralize or destroy
the wishes of the great majority of the
Democrats of the state.
The county conventions are the nearest
to to the people and represent more fully
the feelings and wishes of the great mass
or the party than any of the other con-
Vent1ons. In order that their wishes may
pc carried out every Democratic county
convention in Minnesota should instruct
Its delegates to the next state convention
to use all honorable effort for the nomina-
ton OF the presidential candidate of it's
choice. and to vote as a unit upon all
questions coming before the convention
Democrats in Minnesota are so from prin-
ciple only, and are entitled to express
their choice in the selection of presiden-
tial candidate and such choice WIFI be
more in accord and much nearer the
wishes of the Democracy of the United
States than the selection. which may be
made by Democratic machine Of the
East which Is dominated by and under
the control of Wall street 7e
The Democratic party Is at a crisis in
its history. Shall it be Republicanized
and nominate candidate desired by that
element. which wants to overthrow every
party principle that endears it to the great
mass of the people of this country, who
only desire good government, or shall 1t
continue as during the past eight years,
to stand for the best interests OF the
whole people. There is an attempt In
this state to Clevelandize the party and
turn 1t over to the reorganizerS and It
should be the watchword of every county
convention Instructed delegation" and
those Instructions should be so strong and
under the unit rule, so that the wishes
OF the people would not and could not be
diSregaTded.
The Democrats should see to it that a
delegate county convention is held in ev-
cry county In the state. so that it will be
impossible for two or three interested
persons to get together in some back room
and make out credentials certifying list
or names of their own choosing as dele
gates to the state convention, which do
not represent the sentiment of the De-
mocracy of the respective counties. IF the
Democrats in every county are interested
in preventing the corporation and trust
influences from controlling the Demo-
cratic party, they will insist on holding
caucuses and selecting delegates to every
| county convention, who will truly repre-
sent their political sentiments. Very
truly yours, g d'Autremont, Jr.
Hudson's Letter to Frank A. Day.
T. T. Hudson wrote Frank A. Day,
setting forth the position of himself
and other Hearst men in Minnesota,
as follows:
Frank A. Day. Fairmont, Minn.-Dear
Sir: Fesler has shown me copy
of Lind's letter to Mr.. Corser. l was
aware Of his views through a number
of conversations had with him last jan
uary. have for years regarded Lind az
one Of my best friends and l think very
few men have enjoyed his confidence in
a greater degree than /. My political
convictions, however amount to a sin
cere mans religious BELIEF. l can more
easily sacrifice my strongest friendship
have Of my duty to my family, my fellow
men and my country.
The contest is on between the reaction
airy. elements IN the Democratic party,
which can be defined more tersely as
Cleveland Democracy" and the progress
sive element of the Democratic party,
which can be intelHgently indicated as
to tell you that the Bryan Democracy
demand that the burdens and favors of
government should be equally borne by
ana ulStIlDuIeQ among ali the people, and
the securing OF equal opportunities under
the law for every man. woman and child.
for you know it. We had a forceful
demonstration of "Clevelandism between
1892 and 1895. "A return to this, however,
would mean a more complete domination
of affairs by the menopoIistic and specu-
lative combinations of capital now than
| in the past, because they are stronger.
1t is just as logical for the Bryan De-
mocFacy to unite and harmonic with the
Republican party as il is to unite with
| the reactionary element of the Democratic
party.
When the Bryan Democracy come to
realize what this contest means as
] believe they viii Within the next sixty