The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-08
EDITORS VOICE THE
DEMOCRATIC FAITH
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to the galleries, achieving, thus far moth
Ing beyond the throwing of a little dust
INTO the eyes of unthinking people? Does
NOT ms whole career, Illustrated by his
WrlLlngs, his sayings and his doings-his
needless criticisms, his spectacular ex-
quotations, his broken promises to
US self-Willed adventurer upon the
nlgh seas OF public life, having no rud-
DER or compass except his own ambition,
of decking the machine with the iounces
and furbelows of civic righteousness,
while violating the spirit and sacrificing
the actualities of the civil service by a
| line of partisan appointments to Office
never surpassed during the worst times
OF 5ne spolls system he has SO stignatized
and exempliied?
A Coming Robesplerre
Already the Republican press is making
q nero OF Tom Watson-the coming
Robespierre: harranguing the sections and
preparing the way for another reign of
terror, by and with the advice, consent
ana sustenance Of the Republican national
commit ee
BEHIND Theodore Roosevelt stands a
group OF RADICAL Republican leaders ready
70 do his bidding. If the predecessors of
these radical leaders had been given their
way after the war of sections we should
at TINS moment, have in the South an
they have had their way, from old Ben
wade to Henry Cabot Lodge and Theo-
dore Roosevelt. We. have seen higher
tai disregard of the written law and the
constant menace of force After forty
lhree years of but twice broken dominion
as nigh hand under Theodore Roosevelt
as, after but a little longer dominion, the
democratic party proceeded, under Pierce
ana Buchanan and from the same
cause.-The belief that it has the world in
sling and may do as it pleases
Pupnc opinion needs to rise upon, its
nina legs and kick the Stuffing out of it:
at least to kick it into realizing sense
| tnat there is something yet greater than
money and partyism and patronage; that
the machine is not invincible; that there
God. . . people 'hae mere IS Sun a
For never could a change of parties be
eneeied with SO little danger to existing
Republicans take in setting Roosevelt and
Fairbanks aside and in preferring Parker
and Davis? The money of the country is
SaIeT beyond human agency to disturb it.
me revenue laws are not likely to be adj
justed to suit me and men like me until
the manufacturers come to see, as they
surely will, that the protective tariff is
hlndrance and not a help to American in
dustry. Where, then, is the danger? My
able. learned and ingenious friend, the re-
OF our nominee for vice president. If Mr.
Parker is elected president, says Mr..
Ko9t. h sr,1ny make Mr. Hill secretary Of
dent, might die. Then, some Guiteau or
tCzolgocz might remove President Parker
| and then-and then-why, then Mr.. Hill
Will be president.
That recalls the familiar story of the
good wife who was found by her loving
husband in the throes of a great sorrow
Suppose she said between her sobs
suppose our Mary Jane should grow up
and marry man by the names of Jones.
and suppose they should have little
baby named Sallie Ann, and suppose the
drown-n-ded!" But even this luxury Of
grief has been denied Mr. Root, for Mr..
Hill says he won't be secretary of state
always knew MI. Hill hates the Repub-
leans. but never before conceived the
intensity of his hatred.
What He Believes In
For one. I believe in the Democracy of
the declaration of independence and the
constitution of the United States be-
which carries with it the promises Of the
declaration of independence and the prin-
eiples of the constitution of the. United
States believe in the flag, but beneath
it only, and always, uniformity Of laws;
believe in the tariff, but in q tariff
levied solely for the support of the gov
lieve in the public credit, supported by a
sound, stable circulating medium express
ed IN gold and silver and paper, eonverti-
BILE into coin on demand, the single stand
ard of measurement permanent and abso-
lute.syI believe in the public order; all
parties, the labor unions and the labor en-
government the master of both.
Through my life have fought to attain
these ends. Some of them have been at
the people. and. belieVing in int the people
I am confident that they will take no
chance, either in the would man on
horseback or in new lease OF power to
party already too firmly set in the saddle.
but will come to the rescue of their
threatened institutions while they may.
They did this in 1876, and, though cheated
81 ir,r,,, n ioto of t1ai WIZ
tory, they yet Scotched corruption and put
a check upon arbitrary power.
Another Tilden has arrived upon the
scene, and, flttingly, here in the Empire
State of New York; a very tribune of the
people, calm, resolute and qualified; in all
things the exact antithesisl Of Theodore
as Tilden was elected, he will be elected.
And when elected, he will be inaugurated,
and all will be well.
Speaks for independents
Herman Ridder followed. Speaking
of the German Americans, he said:
Like all thoughtful and cool headed
Americans, they are of the opinion we
have plenty of problems to solve at home
without going abroad with big stick. At
this time particularly do we Independents
believe the country needs safe man in
the presidential chair. The war spirit Is
abroad and a rough rider may want to
manly course on the money question has
made our commercial stability secure. Do
you care to risk upsetting peaceful condi-
lions by electing a man who in his eager
ness to 3do things" would not, competent
authorities say, hesitate to plunge us into
war? The Republicans for a long time
have boosted that theirs is the conserva-
tive party. But this year the Democrats
have the conservative candidate and we
Independents are with him heart and soul.
A letter from Joseph Pulitzer, writ
ten from Bar Harbor, Me-, to Chairman
Daniels, in which the writer said that
physical infrmities prevented his be-
ing present, was read. The letter says:
PuIitzer's Diagnosis
The result in Vermont reported today
should be accepted as a warning, not as
dscourag cement Remember the largest
total vote ever cast in Vermont is only
Sc, 600. 1t is absurd to suppose that the
result of the presidential election is de-
cided or even foreshadowed. in the fast
nesses and farms of the little Green
Mountain state The contest is to be
fought out in New York the Empire
state, whose habit it is to vote independ-
emily; in the rich and populous industrial
cities of Connecticut and New Jersey; on
the wide plains and in the busy marts of
Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois, and in the
doubtful states of the farther West.
There are signs of a reaction against pro-
lection, privilege and plutocracy; against
personal government militarism extrav-
agance and the political power Of the
trust.
Mr.. Roosevelts weakness as a candidate
in his own, state has been demonstrated
at every election Should he carry the
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