St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-01
JUDGE WusoN,s spEECH.

Judge WILSON'S speech at Fergus
Falls last night. in addition to being
complete exposure of the unfair and
dishonest campaign methods adopted by
the Republicans. was an able yindica-
ton ofehimself from the charge of being
railroad attorney, and presented his
legislative record in a light that will
surely enlist the sympathies on the side
of the Democratic candidate for govern
or. So far as majority of the voters of
the state are concerned, Judge WILSON'S
explanation was unnecessary. Those
who are familiar with state legislation
several years back know Judge VIII
SONS record, and know that he has
ever been the champion OF popular
rights and the unyielding foe to job
berry, in whatever form it presented
itself. But there is large new voting
population in this state, persons who
Gave come here within the last five years,
I'd it was mainly for the benefit of this
class of voters, who are in danger of
being deceived by Republican misrepre-
sentation, that Judge WILSON entered
upon the elaborate vindlcation of him
self in his opening campaign speech.
Our readers cannot fail to note the
temperate and conservative tone of the
speech. 1t bears the mark of truthful
ness On its face. There is nowhere an
attempt to evade OF to misrepresent. 1t
is the plain statement of an honest man,
which must carry conviction to every
unprecedented mind. He tells precisely
what he has done and what he has not
done; what his connections and associ-
atiOns with the railroads havs been in
the capacity of an attorney. Some
times he has appeared for them in the
courts and sometimes against them; but,
on whatever side he appeared, he was
always the champion of law and Justice
Ever the upright and honorable attor-
ney, his services have always gone hand
in hand with his conscience.
1t is in the study of Judge WILSON'S
legislative career that the voters will
be able to determine whether or not he
is fit man to be entrusted with power,
He expresses willingness to be tried
at the popular assiZes by hisrecord, and
well may he do so, for no man ever had
a better one. During the whole OF
Judge WILSON'S long service on the
bench, III the two branches of the state
legislature, and in the national con-
gress, not one word or act stands tocon-
Wet him of dereliction of duty or of
unfaithfulness to the public interests.
Public office is public trust'' has
been the guiding principle of his whole
public career.
Having INDICATED himself, Judge
WILSON turns his batteries on his Re
publican opponent, and shows from the
legislative record how the latter voted
TO sustain the patent right swindlers
who issued notes that were profitable
for the bankers, but an awful robbery
on the unsuspecting farmers. He pro-
ceeds to show the insincerity of the Re-
publican campaign committee in attempt
ing to stigmatize the Democratic candi-
date as plutocrat when the annual in
come of their own candidate is more
than the formers whole possessions.
AS Judge WILSON says, the people are
too intelligent to be hoodwinked by the
misrepresentation of the Republican
managers, and their sense of honor is
too strong to give countenance to the
diSreputable campaign methods the Re-
publicans have inaugurated. The love
for fair play is very strong in the Ameri-
can people, and particularly SO among
the citizens of Minnesota.
Judge WILSON stands before the peo-
pie of Minnesota as the representative
of the cause of tariff reform ard OF
economy in the administration of state
affairs.
Gov. MERRIAM is before the people as
the representative of the party which is
responsible for the MCKINLEY bill, and
as the representative of all the old rings
who have corrupted all the departments
of political life in this state.
This is the issue between the two cam