St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-05
The Minnesota Congressman
Seem to Keep This Motto
in Mind.
John Lind, Like Davis, De-
clines to Discuss the Nc
Kinley Bill.
He Admits. Modestly. That He
Has No Apologies to
Make.
Hon. c. H. Benedict Accepts
the Labor Nomination for
Senator.

81 shall have no apology o make to my
constituents on my position on the tariff
question:" said Hon. John Lind to a
GLOBE reporter last evening.
AS the Northwestern members of con.
gress stray back to the people whom
they have. during the past year. sc
o~utrageously misrepresented, they be,
tray an unwillingness to discuss the
Mckinley tariff law that is truly sur
prising considering the alacrity with
which they voted and worked for its
passage. Senator Davis was too tired
to talk tariff when he reached home OF
Friday afternoon, and had moi
grown sufficiently rested to dc
SO yesterday. Another member
of the present congress in the
same boat reached st. Paul from Wash
ington early yesterday morning, and,
although interviewed by every paper in
the city, i'll none of them would he con-
sent to discuss the Mckinley law. He
was ready to tell all about the wonder.
full working of Speaker Reeds new
rules, tell all about the silver bill. the
compound lard bill, and lay the blame
for all the misdoings of the session to
the filibustering of the Democrats. In
speaking OF the things accomplished by
the late session Mr.. LIND said:
The recent session of congress has lone
more real work than any session i'll the last
decade. Although the filibustering tactics
which were early inaugurated and persistent
iy followed during the session by the Demo
Gratis prevented us from passing other impor-
tant measures, | am happy to say their
schemes were frustrated, and the first Repub-
mean house in several years has made a rec
ORD Tor which its members Will need make
no apology. The silver legislation enacted
by the last congress will, in my judgment,
and. i'll fact. already has. worked all meal
culable benefit to the farmers of the North
west. Our medium of exchange will be III
creased between So, 10000 and IS, 900, 900,
and the increase in the price of bullion, of
course, cannot fail to be productive of good
results to all the laboring and agricultural
classes"
What will You have to say in regard to the
Mckinley bill on the stump in your district?'
asked the reporter.
Il have already taken a POSITION was the
answer. "Itis a better measure than the law
it supersedes. 1t is of course impossible 10
frame a bill to suit all sections, and the Min
nesota delegation took this for that reason.
We were not inclined to cry L. won't play
because | cannot have things my way 1
shall have no apology to make to my constit-
uents on our position on the tariff ques-
ton" 49,
From this Mr.. Lind went on describ-
ing at length the compound lard bill
and all the other Insignificant measures
introduced during the present session,
evidently with the idea that the people
gauge a congress by the number of bills
it passes, instead of by the results that
flow from their passage.
"The passage of the Mckinley tariff BILL
said a gentleman at the Merchants last
evening, has damaged the people of this
state more than all the bills passed in the
last half-dozen years have benefited il. l
am OF the opinion that John LIND will have
an apology to make to his constituents for
his vote on the tariff bill before the end of
this campaign"
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
the Democrats of North st. Paul was
held in the village hall last evening.
Speeches were made by David F.
PEBBLES and Hon. c. II. Benedict, of st.
Paul, and Hon. Ii. II. Gillen, of Still
water. The audience, which consisted
chiefly of w%orkingmen from the fact
cries, was loud in its applause of the
speakers arraignment of the robbing
of the farmer and laborer by the Re-
publican party under the specious guise
of protection. MIR. Benedict made quite
a hit for himself and the rest of the
ticket. Democratic speakers can al
ways find a good audience to greet
them at North st. Paul.
The Tilden club has secured quarters
in the Chamber of Commerce. and OH
Monday evening will meet there to listen
to an address by Hon. Dan w. LAWYER.
and transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting. The
club is meeting with the most crafty
ing success, and bids fair to become a
power for good in the Democratic party
of Ramsey county. The credit for this
is largely due to the officers. who, headed
by President Albert B. Ovitt. the pop
ular and rising young attorney, are doing
everything in their power to advance
the Interests of the club as we'll as of
the party.
1T has often been asserted said Mr..
Ovitt yesterday. that in Republican city
politics there is more. cooperation than in
the Democratic ranks. Different excuses
have been given by the voters for their
apathy. one of which has always been that
the rank and file are not needed in any or
ganization.
THE Tilden club invites all those who are
willing to serve the party from unselfsh
motives in any capacity to come forward.
There is always found IN young men q large
stock of devotion to principle for principles
sake, and it is good both for them and for
the party that it should be utilized, and that
they be given an opportunity to assist In the
administration of public affairs. They will
find that If offered in the right spirit their
suggestions as well as their services will be
most cheerfully received by the older men,
The laboriug men in the Twenty
eighth senatorial district are ralIying
around Hon. e. II Benedict, the Demo-
cratic nominee for the senate in that
district. They recognize in him an
honest and earnest advocate of the
rights OF the whole people. The at
tempt of the Republican machine to de-
feat Mr.. Benedict has won to his side
all the fair-minded voters in the district,
and. were the elections to be held to-
morrow. there would be little doubt of
the result. The laboring mel of the
district remember the fact that the
Republican nominee was a member of
the last legislature, and that he made a
record there.
So pronounced was the feeling against
Mr.. Stevens, that at the legislative con-
vention of the Alliance and Labor party
for that district, Mr.. Benedict was
unanimously nominated for senator.
In answer to the letter of Secretary
COughIin, notifying him of his nomina-
ton, Mr.. Benedict said:
Your esteemed favor of the I'd inst. stating
that the Ramsey county Alliance committee
had done me the honor to indorse me as their
candidate for state senator, Twenty eighth
district, received this day. Permit me to
thank you and your committee for their &C.
ton and for their kind expressions of con-
fidence. l accept the nomination and i'll
dorsement, and if elected l shall do all i'll my
power to merit the good will, and advance
the best interests of those you represent, viz:
The laboring and agricultural classes in the
Twenty-eighth district and of the state.
There will be a meeting of the col
Ored citizens union Tuesday evening at
S o'clock at A. o. FL. hall. corner Sew
enth and Wabasha.
The Tilden club will meet tomorrow
evening at the chamber of commerce.
The meeting set down for last evening
was postponed.
The labor leaders are quietly and sec
retty dabbIing in local politics. There
was a meeting last evening of the So
Independent Labor committee,
the head and front of which is Frank
Valesh. Messrs. Rasmussen, Amos and
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