St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
ON THE SIDE.

There is sort OF fascination in political
life that holds men almost in spite of them
selves, certainly in spite of and against their
best wishes. A better example of this class
cannot be found than Gen! James H. Baker,
the ''silver-tongued orator" of Blue Earth
county, who dropped into the city on busI-
ness yesterday. Gen. Baker, after being in
politics for nearly forty years, is a compare
lively poor man, although he might now
be very rich one had he dropped the game
of politics years ago. He entered politics
when very young man in his native state or
Ohio, and his great ability as an organizer
and orator soon brought him to the front
and easily kept him there. His Ohio
training in early life is probably TO
blame for the interest he takes in the
political issues of the day, and whether it is
for his interests or not, he is always found in
the thiekest of the fray. Although a Repub-
liean. he was one of the founders of the
ati-Protective Tariff League of Minneap-
OILS, and when the Republican party passed
the Mckinley bill he had the courage to step
right out of its ranks and ally himself with
the opponents of that policy which would
make the farmers Of the land bond-servants
of the great manufacturers of the East His
famous campaign for congress against Con-
gressmen John Lind in The Second district
was made single handed against great odds,
and yet he was only defeated by 552 votes in
a total poll of over 10000.
a.
Minnesota is an anti-protective tariff
state, said the doughty general yesterday
afternoon, as he mopped the perspiration
from his brow, land l do not believe the Nc
Kinleyites can ever again pull through and
eject either their state ticket or their presi-
dental electors. The people understand the
tariff question now as never before, and can
see Just how they are taxed for the benefit of
favored interests. They understand now
why the manufacturers of Pittsburg are
called upon TO raise $40, 900 to help Mckinley
make his fight in Ohio and why it is that
these same manufacturers pay these assess
ments."
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Morrison county is strongly Democratic,
but in local matters the party lines occasion
ally break, and popular Republican slips
into Office One of these slips happened
last fall when Charles A. Lindbergh was elect
ed prosecuting attorney. Mr.. Lindbergh was
in the city yesterday; is one of the entertain
ing citizens of LiJtle Falls and finds time to
attend not only to the business of the county,
but also to a large and lucrative law practice.
Like the balance of his townsmen. Mr. Lind
bergh is sanguine over the prospects of his
home city, and predicts very rapid growth
in the next few years. The Weyer-
hauser syndicate is now building
large plant there and a half dozen
fine business blocks are also under construc-
ton. Besides this, the county outside of the
city is rapidly filing up with superior class
of emigrants, and, taken all in all, the pros
poets are very bright for both Morrison
nd Falls Mr. IinAhnrCb o.
turned home last evening.
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C.. W. Culbertson one Of the bonanza farm
ers of the Red river valley. came down from
mis- home, near Stephen. yesterday, and
called upon Land Commissioner W. W. Bra
den, of the Great Northern. The crops in
Marshall county are in such splendid condi-
ton that Mr.. Culbertson could bring himself
to talk of little else.
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Another caller at the Office of Commits
sioner Braden was Judge John F. Brien,
of Devils Lake, N. d. Judge O'Brien fills
the office of judge of probate of Ramsey
county. y. D.. and is besides one of the
board of trustees of the Devils Lake Deaf
and Dumb asylum. He called upon Mr.
Braden in regard to securing a location for
the ASYLUM, and was rewarded with a dona-
ton of twenty acres, which. as the judge
facetiousIy remarked. was another piece of
evidence that the "blarsted corporations
ought to be wiped OUT Turning his atten-
ZION to the situation in North Dakota Judge
O'Brien said that the present wheat crop
will help set the farmers of his section on
their feet again. and start business of all
kinds moving once more.
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Judge L. L. Baxter, the senior judge of the
Seventh district. came down from Fergus
Falls Yesterday and is now at the Merchants.
The Judge will come mp for reelection next
wear, that is unless he is called to something
higher and it is probable that he will be the
candidate of all parties. as he is recognized
in all parts of the district, and, indeed,
throughout the state,as one of the ablesT men
on the bench. His colleague Judge Searle,
was the candidate of both Democrats and
Republicans in 1>Ss, although Republican
in politics. and there is no reason to doubt
that this same wise rule will be followed next
year, and the Seventh district Judiciary be
;hus Kepl ont of the narrow groove Of parti-
IAN puii.ics.