The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-18
THE OTHER CANDIDATES.

The rest of the ticket was then made up as
follows:
For lieutenant governor, E. G. PAIL; for
secretary of state, Andrew T. Lindholm; for
treasurer, Charles NJ. Foote; for auditor,
Adolph Brennan; or attorney general, David
T. Calhoun; for clerk of supreme court, 7. F.
0'Hair.
WILSON ACCEPTS.
Mr.. Wilson was brought before the con-
vention, aud made the following acknoY-
Judgement of his nominations:
have Just been informed that 1 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 aad polit-
zeal dissatisfaction, especially on me 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 nothingthat
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 depotism; but from indifference and
apathy, that might lead to either anarchy or
depotism, we had much to fear. And still later
than De Toequevile we find Herbert Spencer
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 ally wrong or oppression of incipient
corruption, and for that reason above all 9th,
ers he feared for the cause of free institutions
What are the issues of this campaign The
federal government, for the purpose of enrich
ing certain manufacturers, has Kept up taxes
levied so,ely because they were necessary for
the purpose of the hour. especially at the *,
pense of the Western people, until even the most
unobservantand most obtuse have begun to cry
out against the injustice irrespective of party.
These taxes-these excessive taxes--levied fer q
few favored classes, have built up fortunes
thu are neither becoming nor healthy in q
made in 1882 by the editor and owner oil the
Chicago Tribune, Mr.. Medi one of the ablest
Republican papers in the United States, before
the National Agricultural society. He there
stated that he understated the truth when he
said that the farmers of the West and the plant
ers OF the South paid S500ou0, 600 per annum
TO the protected manufacturers OF the East
more than was lair or necessary ON the principle
of live aud let live.
There are certain classes in our state and
other states of the Union who have continued
so that large proportion of the taxes fall upon
the poor and middle classes. do not hesitate
to say. after a most thorough investigation.
that illions 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 righted 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.
II some men or party does not rise up, what
will be the end OF free government, and what
win he the rights of citizens that have not q
banking account ] 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 o pubic benas
actor. He Is a man TO be applaudeu, IL he does
not use his wealth as miser, but as an honor
able, good, liberal citizen.
am not here TO say Q word against railroads.
They are u great civilizng agency, and, worked
rs have said, they are benefactors and not
malefactors, and IL Is mere demagogsm TO de-
nounce them,