St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
FURL0NG ON THE TIMES.

Hon. j. j. Furlong at the Merchants yester-
day. I'VE have arranged for the best meet
ing ever held in Southern Minnesota. And
you ought to see the string of horses that
have been entered They are the finest ag-
gregation that has been gathered together in
our section. The event begins July and
ends July S-a three days meeting. We have,
without exaggeration, the very best half-mile
track west of Chicago. and, with our build
ings and grounds, it will make pretty pict-
ure. r. E. Shepard, the secretary Of the cir
cult, is deserving of great credit. He is
thorough horseman, and is devoting a great
deal of time and energy to the success of the
event.
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Mr.. Furlong's innate modesty asserted
itself in according all credit to some one
else. He has been president of the associa-
ton for many years, and the other officers
agree that the success of the organization in
the past has been largely due to Mr.. Fur
longs untiring work and his inherent skill
in such matters.
''Yes, have just attended meeting of the
state fair managers. Everything is in q hope
full condition now for the most successful
fair ever held in the state" pursued Mr. Fur
long. 1.-The dairy department will be rev.
elation. What gigantic strides this industry
has been making in this state the past few
years. You people who live in the cities
have no conception. But I predict that the
dairy display at the state fair this fall will
open your eyes.
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1.-THE fair ought to be something wonder
full. We now have promise of harvest that
will eclipse any ever gathered in the state
To +1,a o,,I
meet the farmers. They are all sanguine and
happy. The hay crop may be slightly short
but the newly seeded fields of clover and
timothy will give tremendous yield. The
shortage will all come from the old fields.
lam travelling nearly all the time. you know,
and therefore, can speak by the books
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"What about the Farmers Alllance?"asked
the reporter
zone would conclude, if he believed the
Republican papers, that the Farmers ALI
ance is as good as dead. and they pretend to
be arranging for the funeral. Now let me
tell you something. If the Farmers Alliance
as an organization is dead. the other parties
will find it the liveliest corpse they ever had
to confront on election day. The claims are
purely fabribations, concocted for the pur-
pose of creating dissentions and for discour-
aging the labor organizations of the cities.
But all in good time the laboring men will be
acquainted with the fact that we are stronger
to-day by q big majority than we were last
fall We are determined to break down the
war tax system of the Republican party.
That is the birthright of our party. and it
will never rest until we have accomplished
the end.
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NOW, I want to make another prediction.
Minnesota will not be Republican at the
next election. The old party that has held
the reigns of government here so many years
came near going down last fall, and next
year Will signalize the ultimate overthrow of
the Mckinley tariff supporters. Reciprocity
| is a good thing, but we want reciprocity
with every nation and in every product that
| contributes to the domestic wants of our
people,
"IIave you any hope of carrying the next
| legislaturey'
THAT, my boy. is possibility, At all
| events. it is certainty that fusion will
carry the FORT
'Then who will be the next United States
| Senator?"
| well. that is an event long way in the
future. The Farmers Alliance choice, l
| have no doubt, would be W. W. Erwin. Min
| nesota would have no reason to be ashamed
| of him. He would make mark among the
brightest statesmen of the nation.
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| 1.-The howl that is sDing up from the Re-
| publican press of the state about the in
| creased appropriations made by the last leg
islature will have no effect upon the intelli-
gent voters. In the first place, il is an alb
surd claim to hold the Farmers Alliance re-
| sponsib.a; and. furthermore the people are
| looking into the items themselves There is
the worlds fair appropriation. something
| that is of special benefit TO the whole state !;
| the different Investigations that every farmer
was anxious to have conducted; then there
! was a big array of old claims that were Just
| and we voted TO pay them. All in all, the
Alliance will present strong front in the
next campaign. All the little differences that
have arisen IL the past viii be amicably adj
| justed. and we will go into the fight unisedIy
for the common good of the people