St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-18
MINNEAPOLIS.
POLITICAL Pov-PoURRI.

Corporal Tanner, the man who won
fame and official decapitation by his
untiring efforts to reduce the United
States treasury surplus, was In Mime
apOlis yesterday scattering political
opinions broadcast like a seed-sower.
The corporal couldn't resist taking
little fling ut the administration that
spanked him. lie did it thus:
TO my mind the most significant fact in
regard 10 the success OF the present admin
istr6tlon was the way in which The Demo
Gratis beat us in The states represented in the
cabinet Down in Pennsylvania Wanamaker
was urging ms customers, through the ad
veItising columns of Pennsylvania papers,
10 come out of the wet and buy literally be-
fore the Mckinley bill sot in its cleyatinS
influence on prices. \ on know how Penn
sylNania went? Up in Wisconsin. where
Uncle Jerry was supposed 10 be able 10 hold
things level, there was a stampede. The
people of Indiana, diSTegarding the large
amount CT stock they own IN lbe aQmlnslll-
ton, fell over each other in their wild scall'
bic 10 get aboard the Democratic band
wagon. Minnesota. with Secretary Window
holding the right of line IN the cabinet 1t
seems has been crowding the sldcshow 10 the
point of Suffocation. Notwithstanding the
fact that there was plenty of room in The TWO
main tents"
Tanner doesn't seem apprccative of
advertising his name so that he could
establish paying pension claim office.
Alger is his presidential candidate for
1892.
W. Ii. Lynn. memberelect of tie
state legislature from the Thirty-frSt
district. has this sensible opinion on
legislation:
Il believe in being reasonable in our legis-
iGuon. We want no crazy law making. |
am also in favor of consulting the wishes Of
the two Republican members of the legis-
lature from Hennepin. They are good men.
faithful 10 the interests of Minneapo and
think that in all local affairs they should
be treated the same as if they were Demo
Gratis. Emerson Cote and John Day smith
Will be valuable members. They can do good
service, and in local affairs their Judgment
ought 10 carry the same weight as any of our
own party
County TreaSurer-elect Kortgaard de-
mandS Il S75O,0O0 bond for assistant
treasurer. He himself gives bond for
Sl,000,000. This reduces the number of
candidates materially.
The Democratic county committee
met last Saturday, closed up its bust
ness and adjourned for the year. Every
bill incurred by the committee has been
paid, and it closes the campaign with
ont a dollar of Indebtedness. For a
second time {. NJ. FOote has demon
strated that he is one of the best cam
paign managers in this part of the state.
He believes in conducting political
campaign on strictly business princi-
pies. and has demonstrated that it can
be done. He deserves much credit for
the manner in which he locked after
the interests of Democracy.
The Jefferson club will meet tonight
and prepare for keeping up the Or
ganiZatlOn.
Last evening was held the regular
monthly meeting of the Union league
in the clubs parlors on Sixth street.
Unusual interest was manifested in the
gathering owing to the presence of
Julius Caesar Burrows, of Michigan,
who was informally entertained by the
league. During the evening Mr.. Bur
rows made an interesting address The
next meeting of the organization will
Toxic place Oh the evening of the third
Monday of next month. The commit
tee of arrangements will arrange a
special programme for the occasion.