St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-12
The Situation as Seen by a
Murray County OBJ
server.
Congressman Snider to Be
Renominated at AnokaI
Sept. 2.
j. o. Barrett Defines His Po-
sition--Fipst District Can
didates.

John Llnd'S managers are badly
scared over the outlook in the Second
district" remarked a Southwestern
Minnesota man at the Merchants yes
terday. 'sWhen they are asked about
the prospects of Lind's reelection they
are far from boastfu. They point to
the fact that he had about 10000 ma
iority two years ago. and then venture
the prediction that he will be success
full this year, but by decreased ma
jority. The most enthusiastic of his
followers decline to discuss his record
on the Mckinley bill and the silver
question, but every time they dodge
these two live issues they make it
worse for their man. for if the people of
Southwestern Minnesota were ever
thoroughly and heartily against
any bill, they were against the iniqui-
tous tariff bill introduced by Congress
man Mckinley. Lind voted for the
passage of this in spite of the opposition
of his constituents, and there are not
few of them who will remember him
for it at the polls. On the other hand,
the district was almost unanimously in
favor of the bill providing for the free
coinage of silver. and-here again was
their congressman found voting
against the wishes of his people. For
these reasons do not hesitate to say
that if the Democrats name the right
kind of man John Lind is serving his
last term ia congress-"
The GLOBE has from time to time
mentioned the fact that 'all was not
wel'' in the Republican ranks in the
;,fr, .4@ Tot ,fc
are fully borne out in the following
situation written by one of the best
posted gentlemen in Murray county:
To the Editor of the Globe.
FULDA. MIMI, Aug. 1.-THE poll
tical outlook in this congressional dis
trict is,uOt altogether flattering for the
Republican ticket. There will be from
present indications large falling off
from their usual majority. The Re-
publicans are not satisfied with Gov.
Merriam. and especially the farmers.
They feel that he is not the man who
would or could have at heart that inter-
est and sympathy for the welfare of the
farmer which the executive should have
in this agricultural state. His business
relations and associations have always
been of such nature that agricultural
pursuits haye received but little if any
attention by him in his past life, and
his recent and claimed conversion to
their interest is looked upon by
them as matter of political
eXpedlency rather than conversion
at heart. His "busineSS Administrations,
which is claimed as his chief stepping
stone to another term, comes from the
politicians and those who have been IA
vornd N tho Instrumentation Of Offippc
The voter who stays at home and reads
and watches the progress OF political
events fails to see wherein the admins
tration of affairs of this state for the
last two years has been in any way adj
vantageOus to the interests of the
farmer. Assertions are one thing, but
facts are weightier and more cOnvinc-
ing. They are not cited to any particu-
lar act which has received the especial
attention of the executive during the
last two years, or which he has been
chiefly instrumental in working out to
their interest. 1t needs no prophetic
eye to see that for the last two years
affairs have gone on in about the same
old way, plotting for a second term
and to perpetuate the Republican party
in power. If the Democratic party nom
mates man whose life has been such
wants of the agricultural people, and
knows wherein they can be aided by
willing executive, such nomination
will make large inrOadS in the Republi-
can ranks in this district.
Then there is considerable specula-
ton as to the standing of John Lind in
this congressional district. Some Re-
publicans claim that he will be elected
by the usual majority, while others
claim he will be elected by small ma
iOrity, while others assert they would
not be surprised to see him defeated.
The truth is there is general diSsatiS-
faction with Lind'S record in congress,
and especially upon the Mckinley
tariff bill. In conversation with one OF
the leading lawyers of this district.
and who has been one of the foremost
Republicans for years, he Informed me
that he wanted to see Lind defeated.
He said he considered his action on the
tariff bill an insult to the intelligence of
his constituents, and that Lind was
either kuave or he considered his con-
Stituents proper subjects to be robbed.
He said there was no use to argue Or
discuss the features of the Mckinley
bill, because any intelligent man knew,
who had ever read it, that it was
Numerically opposed to the financial
interest of the people of Lind'S district.
And this is only an illustration of how
the intelligent portion of the Republi-
can party in this district feel about
Lind. When the time comes to vote
they may eat crow and vote for Lind,
but it will not be because he mer-
It's it, or that they vote accord
ing to their convictions; it will
he the party lash or the fear
of Democrat going to congress that
will actuate them in so doing. There is
adopted at MankatO on the tariff ques-
ton. OF course it is we'll understood
that Lind came all the way from Wash
ingtOn to prepare platform to his
own taste and that would jibe with his
inconsistent and improper position in
congress on the Mckinley bill. He
wanted the people to think that the Re-
publicans of his district Endorsed his
action in that respect, bat it is felt that
the delegates should have drafted
platform which clearly and plainly
enunciated the true position of the Re-
publicans of this district as a party, and
not tariff plank that represented the
whim and fancy of Congressman Lind
and to help him out on his plumbers
while in congress. His speech be-
lOTc tll6 COHVtH6iOH de IhO tiiuC
was made up of apologies and
laudations, and he spent nearly an hour
to give some explanation for his vote in
favor of the Mckinley bill. His very
conduct showed that he knew and real
lied that there was feeling among his
people that he had not done right; that
he had betrayed his trust; that he had
been false to their best interest.
Lind knows as well as any man in
Minnesota that when be voted for the
Mckinley bill he voted under the party
lash and protective influences. and that
the effect would be, if it became law,
to seriously affect the financial interest
of the people of this district, causing
additional exactions from an already
over-burdened people, and he ought to
be held to strict accountability for his
conduct; and were it not for the fact
that he has the great lubbering majority
Of 10000 at his back he would
be defeated out of his boots. On sew
eral occasions, when interviewed as to
his prospects, he remarked "that he
thought he would be reelected"