St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08


southern and central portions of the
state whom he could have made up with,
and done it without sacrifice of dignity
or principle. If he is renominated, as
seems probable, he will have the poor
satisfaction of knowing that party ex-
pediency. and not personal popularity,
brought it to pass. 1t is some
what of a humiliating position
that he occupies in being the first
Republican governor in thirty years
whose nomination for a second term is
contested. by not only majority of the
party leaders, but also by two-thirds of
the representative newspapers OF his
party.
Loren Fetch Suggestions are in Or
der for an appropriate
er's Tomb epitaph to be placed
upon the political
stone. tombstone of LOREN
FLETCHER. Something
like this might do, if friends Of the de-
ceased offer no serious objection:
''Hic facet
LOREN FLETCHER,
The Wizard.
.sHe died martyr to the cause of HIM
self. loved best by those who knew him
least. Cut down in the prime of life by
the remorseless scythe Of a combina-
ton, this last testimonial is paid to his
memory by his pal. ANDY McGILL."
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Jim Baker Re- 1t is cruel to give
currency to this, but
tired. Gen. Jim" BAKER
ha recently been
dubbed san antiquated and disSlpated
political flirt." This delicate CHASING
of the general with the ladies is round
about compliment to his powers OF fas-
cination as gallant. The general has
spent the winter in New Orleans, writ
ing back from there for home circula-
ton letters on tariff reduction. The ru-
mors afloat that he intends to run indie
pendent in the Second district against
JOHN LIND have no foundation in fact.
In the language of HORACE. CICERO,
WILLIAM WINDOW and MIR. GIL
MAN, the general is out OF pol
tiles until he gets in again. He
is not the factor in Minnesota
politics that he formerly was, land where
once he was the first orator of the state
he has now dozen rivals. Then, too,
when a man takes to farming as the
general has, and secludes himself from
the vulgar gaze, he not only becomes
more or less rusty as politician, but
the public and press cease to discuss
him. How he dresses, walks, parts his
hair, pares his finger nails; what style
of hat he wears, where he was born,
who he is related to- his wrOng-dOing,
and all other similarly important trlfieS
are no longer considered. Once in a
long while some man will ask another:
"What's become of Blank"
And the other will reply:
ssGone farming"
els he out of politics."
''Had to get out-no good any more"
This, sad as it is to relate, seems to be
the fate of Gen. BAKER.
John Wise I am indebted to the
Hon. JOHN C.WIsE, of
on Flax. Mankato, for some val
liable information as
to why the farmers of the state might
oppose the placing of flax upon the free
list. Mr.. WISE says:
I'm this state flax is raised for the
seed. and when so raised the straw can
not be used for linen fabrics. but is used
for a rough kind of tow used by furni-
ture men. To raise flax for fabrics it
must be sown thick and gathered be-
fore the seed is ripe, and to prepare it
requires great deal of labor. This
raising of flax for seed has been great
they never were able to grow wheat
proftably. The tariff keeps out India
seed, which without it could be obtained
cheaper by the Eastern mills than they
could secure it in Minnesota. By re-
ducing the tariff One-half, Minnesota
farmers would still get fair price for
flax seed. But to remove the whole
duty would lower the price of our seed
below 80 cents. which would not be re-
munerative. Flax is one of the crops
peculiarly adapted to pioneer farming,
and for this reason some little protec-
ton might be favored"
Demand for Tt is probably that
within the last two dec
CIeveland's AIDES no public dOcu-
ment has received the
Message. extent of general cir
culatiOn that President
CLEvELAND's message has. / under
stand that up to the present time, in
Guiding the newspaper reports of it,
over 200, 600 copies have been placed in
Minnesota alone. The demand for it
has come largely from the farming cen
tiers. A gentleman from the interior of
the state said lately:
81 find the presidents message in 10
calities where BLAINE's Paris cable
gram defending protection has never
even been heard of. In one locality
rural debating society has taken the
message up, article by article, and de-
bated it." Out of the presidents mar
rage and this document has been coined
wife and then read his message"
Those who haven't seen his wife should
read the message anyway.
Tariff The tariff campaign
in Minnesota is bring
Orators. ing out some public
speakers who are do
ing valiant work for the cause of tax re-
ductiOn The two foremost just atpres-
ent are EARLE S. YOUMANS, of Winona,
and WILLIAM M. CAMPBELL, of st.
Paul. The latter simply bristles with
tariff points, and the nOvitiate IN that
subject who begins an argument with
himlsoon drops it and beats hasty re-
treat. FL. G. STONE made his debut be-
fore the Algonquin club last week, and
proved himself to be a student OF the
question. He has made particular
study of the tariff in its effect upon
labor and wages. He will probably be
heard in st. Paul before the close of the
campaign. E. J. HoDGsoN is doing eff
fective work with his pen in vigorous
communications to the country press.
Judge JAMES BROWN, of Mankato, has
also commenced series Of articles. A.
w. BLAKELY, of Rochester, has fitted
himself to write and talk of the ques-
) ton intelligently for the education of
the masses Reports from all sections
of the state of the work being done are
encouraging. By Fool.
1t Means Something.
Boston Globe.
The Republicans may have to with
draw money and speakers from New
York next fall and devote them to the
task of saving Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Iowa. When the powerful Farmers
alliance of Minnesota, made up of men