St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-29
POWER OF WEALTH
Exempiified in Its Most RepuS-
nant Form in North Dakota
Politics.
Burke Exhibited in the Role of a
Tool of the Trusts and
Money Bags.

The GLOBE has been requested to
publish the following interview on
Burke and his chances of election:
A prominent and active Democrat
west of the Missouri river-J. A. Me-
DougaI. mayor of the city of Mandan-
asks: ''How do you Republicans like
Burke for governor? What do you think
of the Democrat indorsing the In de-
pendent candidate? Don't you believe
that such a course would defeat
Burke?"
These inquiries were fired at w. E.
Martin, the shrewdest politician in the
ranks of the Republican party on the
Missouri slope, who at once gave as
answers the evidence and facts as they
have TRANSFERRED, from which the inquir-
er and the public can draw their nWu
concl usions.
Re first inquiry: Since il has become
the common talk that Burke is owned
body and breecheS by the railroad cor
poratOns, the bank and money bags
brigade and the millerS' trust of our
state, we feel that he would grace an
office Ill their own direct employ at a
large salary with more satisfaction to
the farmers and the welfare Of our state
than the Office of governor. As evidence
of this, read the resolutions OF the legiS-
lative convention of Morton and Oliver
counties, held at Mandan Aug. 20. and
which has not yet appeared in Burke'S
daily paper across the river.
The convention hereby instructs the
nominees of this convention to work
and vote, if elected to the legislature.
for resubmSsion of the prohibitory
question to a vote OF the people.
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highest tribunals OF our commonwealth
that trusts are preiudicial to the public
welfare and injurious TO the various ill
dustrieS of the people. it is hereby re-
solved by this convention, that the re-
cent concentration of the capital of the
milIerS Of North Dakota into millerS'
union or association constitutes mill
ers' trust, which we believe to be a
deadly enemy of the most important in
dustry of our state, in that it can con-
troll the price and grade of wheat. and
deprive the farmers OF just and fair
price for their grain.
Re second inquiry: The volume OF
money at the command of Carter to
carry Montana and North Dakota will
enable him to buy enough of the leaders
of the Democrats to prevent a
fusion with the Independents or indoors
ing their candidates of prominence.
The tocsin has been sounded and il has
gone forth that this can be done, and
all of the aforesaid corporations and
trusts at the command of Burke will be
brought to bear to assist Carter i'll carry
ing out this scheme.
Re third inquiry: Yes. there is nG
doubt but that if the Democrats indorse
the Independent candidate for governor
it will defeat Burke; for to their
strength ami ranks there will come not
less than $500 votes from true Re-
the interest of their neighbors
and principle than to corporation
and trust governors. The signs of the
times do not augur we'll the coming Of
such millennium. The power of wealth,
when placed where it proffers future
rewards and public prominence. sweeps
its pathway of uncertain and weak hu-
mainly.
There was time when even the rul-
er of our great city of New York owned
the courts, the city government with the
millions of the city treasury at his COM
mand. and yet he died a fugitive from
Justice, and none either innocent or
guilty were left to do him homage. Su
may some of our rulers make grave
mistakes and force themselves upon a
suffering people and find none to honor
or obey their edicts. The intelligence
and tirmness OF the Democrats will be
sorely tried, and if they stand by their
principles of right and purity which
they claim as the first born cluster Of
Democracy, Burke will he relegated to
the salaried position of the corporations
and trusts which he has so ardently
guarded, tOStered and protected.