The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
Mr.. O'BRIEN REPLIES
Riddles Misrepresentation of
the Albert lea Standard.

| paragraphs on matters falsely said to
| have happened at the meeting of the
Democratic state central committee.
Two of these reflected upon the sup
| posed words and acts of Mr. c.. d.
OBrien, of ST. Paul. That gentleman
thereupon sent to the publishers of the
| standard letter of correction and
admonition in manners that makes ex-
cellent reading. The letter is as fol-
| lows:
Messrs H. G. and c. H Day, Publish
ers of The STANDARD, Albert Lea. Mimi
Hehliemen: am this morning in receipt
OF copy of your valuable paper of the
I'd inst, addressed to me personally and
containing three marked paragraphs
apropos Of the recent meeting of the
democratic state central committee In
the first paragraph you kindly saw that
Mr.. Pyle, of T h GIob e; DR.. Cullum,
or Duluth, and myself were cleveland
craWhshers" and "were struck with a
frost in their attempts to sidetrack Dem
ocratic principles and to swing the com
mittee into line for Wall street candi-
date. In the second paragraph you do me
the favor OF saying that in company with
John Lind. L. A. Rosing, Mr. Cullum I
am not good enough to be a delegate to
the ST. Louis convention unless with, the
otners frankly pledge myself to advance
ana stand by the Kansas City platform
IN the third paragraph you regret that Mr.
Pyle, who, as you say. made a speech to
the committee advocating Grover Cleve-
land, was not thrown out of the window.
NOW, don't know whether or not l am
lndebted to either of you gentlemen per-
soIlaiiy Tor this copy of your paper, wheth-
er l am or not want to say to you that
your brother, Mr. Frank Day, of Fair
mont, was present on the occasion you
refer to and knows the fact that neither
myself, Mr. Pyle, Mr.. Rosing nor DR.. Cul-
lum advocated the nomination of Mr.
Cleveland at that meeting, on the con-
trary. those of US who spoke, with the
exception of Mr.. Pyle strongly opposed
II. MIR. Pyle did not advocate the nom
nation or election of Mr. Cleveland but
related for the information of the COM
m1ttee the conditions he found existent in
the East. Personally, 1 am not a candi-
GATE as delegate to the st. Louis conven-
ton; further than that under no circum-
stances would If rendered the nominal
ton for that position accept it. l will
not go to st. Louis during the month of
July for any purpose, so it is unnecessary
to ask me to make any pledges as to
what would do if 1 went there.
NOW, want to say to you in all kind
| ness. that it is due to yourselves as we'll
as to myself and everybody else that a
man taking part in Democratic pro-
ceedings should be truthfully reported
and not unnecessarily attacked I am not
now and never have been, since his last
term, in favor of the nomination or re-
election of Mr.. Cleveland.T have my
own views as to what the next Democratic
platform ought to be-, and 1 have my
hopes as to the character of the candidate
to be then nominated. Insthese matters
have at heart only the interests of the
Democratic party and the resulting ben
eft to the country at large. Nowsswhy
can't hold these views and express them
without being subject to paragraphs OF
the kind contained in your papess2s II
We Democrats cannot get together and
discuss the affairs of our party and the
nation fully and fairly, each one express
ing his conscientious views as to the best
method of procedure, without being sub
jected to misrepresentation and abuse at
the hands of other members of the Dem
ocratic party, who are just as good as we
are and just as CONSIDERATIONS, and with
the further difficulty that when such mem
bers happen to own newspapers they have
an opportunity to print and publish these
misrepresentation and abuse-what
chance is there for the Democrats to dis
cuss with each other and with proper re-
speet for each others conscientious oplrl-
ions the interests of the party and the
country?
Now, we expect abuse and misrepre-
sentation from our political opponents.
but are we not justified in wishing or
desiring that our political associates
should treat us with the considera-
ton and respect with which we treat
them? If you or either of you have ever
heard or known of my indulging in any
abuse or misrepresentation of fellow
Democrat who was a Democrat you
might have some reason for printing the
careless and untruthful things which you
have said Of me in your issue of the I'd,
but as 1 have not done so, and as have
always held it to be a principle that q
man who wants his views and opinions
respected should start out by respecting
those of his fellow citizens, and partic-
ularly those of his political associates, Is
1t entirely fair that because may differ
from you or either of you in some detail
of the method of our common procedure
for the benefit Of our party and the coun-
try that I should be, as have said, mis-
represented as to my sentiments and put
in the position of one who Is unworthy OF
confidence and respect?
Now. t don't want at your hands any
such compliment as that which you be-
stow in the same newspaper on Mr.. Lar
rabee who is in every way entitled to 1t,
but don't you think that before printing
such paragraphs you might at least have
called upon your brother, Mr.. Frank Day.
who was present on the occasion, and
asked him whether not 1 said or did
the things which you say did?
This is the first time that / have taken
the trouble to reply to anything Of this
kind do so in this case because / have
inferred that you sent me the paper, and
If you wanted me to give you the truth
Of the matter I have complied with your
unspoken request. If you merely wanted
to hurt my feelings and irritate or annoy
or hurniliate man who has never done
you any harm. wanted to be able to
tell you that the paragraphs have failed
in that effect, so that when your con-
science shall have resumed its direction
of your affairs you will understand that
you have not done me- in my opinion any
injury. Yours very truly,
&C. d. O'Brien.
st. Paul. Mimi, March 4, 1904.