The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-18
WILSON ACCEPTS.


T. Calhoun; for clerk of supreme court, 7. F.
O'Hair.
WILSON ACCEPTS.
Mr.. Wilson was brought before the con-
vention, aud made the following acknow-
Judgement of his nomination:
have just been informed that l have been
nominated as your candidate for governor. l
most heartily thank you for this high honor.
No greater honor in my Judgment, could becon-
ferred upon any citizen than to be esteemed by
such convention worthy OF being governor OF
this state.
We are met to-day under circumstances that
show a somewhat widespread unrest and polt-
ical dissatisfaction, especially on the part OF
the wage earners and agricultural classes OF our
people. These classes and other classes feel that
there are wrongs which should be righted, and
they have set about lighting them; and am
glad this feeling is abroad. There is nothingth that
a republic has so much to fear as apathy and
indifference. One OF the most philosophical
students of our institutions, and one OF
the most acute critics of these institutions,
once said that we had nothing to fear from
anarchy or t1epotism; but from indifference and
apathy, that might lead to either anarchy or
depotism, we had much to fear. And still later
than De ToeQueville We find Herbert Spencer
speaking of our institutions, saying that the
great danger to the cause of liberty was that
the individual citizen, educate him as you may,
would think it was not profitable or it was not
popular or would not pay for him to protest
against any wrong or oppression of incipient
corruption, and for that reason above all 9TH
What are the issues of this campaign The
federal government, for the purpose OF enrich
ing certain manufacturers, has kept up taxes
levied so.ey because they were necessary for
the purpose of the hour, especially at the tx-
pense of the Western people, until even the most
unobservant and most obtuSe have begun to cry
out against the injustice, irrespective of party.
These taxes-these excessive taxes-leved for a
few favored classes, have built up fortunes
th are neither becoming nor healthy in a
republic. Permit me to quote from a speech
made in 1882 by the editor and owner OF the
Chicago Tribune, Mr.. Medill, one of the ablest
Republican papers in the United States, before
the National Agricultural society. He there
stated that he uuderstated the truth when he
said that the farmers of the West and the plant
ers OF the South paid $500, 1000, 900 per annum
TO the protected manufacturers of the East
more than was fair or necessary ON the principle
of live and let live.
There are certain classes in our state and
other states of the Union who have continued
so that a large proportion of the taxes fall upon
the poor and middle classes. l do not hesitate
to say, after q most thorough investigation,
that ilions OF dollars would not make up the
amount that the people OF this state have thus
been defrauded by the wealth OF the state. This
Is one OF the wrongs that must be rghted. do
not know what platform You have made, but
know one Of the missions OF the Democratic
party is to see that the wealth OF this country
pays at least Its full proportion of the taxes.
If some men or party does not rise up what
will be the end of free government, and what
win be the rights oil citizens that have not q
banking accontG ] am not saying anything
against wealth or wealthy men. For my part
admire The man that honestly, by diligence and
sagacity acquires wealth. He is q pubic bene>
actor. He is q man to be applaudeu, II he does
hot use his wealth as a miser, but as an honor
able. good, liberal citizen.
| am not here TO say word against railroads.
They are a great civilizing agency, and, worked
as have said, they are benefaetors and not
malefactors, aud IL Is mere demagogism to DE.
nounce them.