St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-31

IN one of his political speeches a
short time ago in neIghborlng city
Mr.. X. J. Evans. q prominent Repub-
Iican orator in Minnesota, made ten
points that his admirers. accustomed 10
having others do their thinking, pre-
nounced unansyerable. The writer
hereof is farme. who listened 10 the
speech, but was not one of the number
thinking the arguments unanSWerable.
On the contrary. Mr.. Evans speech,
and the speeches Of all the Republican
orators, are quite illogical and contra
dic.ory.
1his speaker, like all speakers OF his
school of politics, began by eulogizing
the Republican party; that is ali right
if they would but apply their eulogy to
the Republican party Of Lincoln ana
Sumner and Grant ana Garfield and
their associates, but the Republican
party of today is no more the Repubii-
can party that we hOn0rand revere than
the Democratic party OF today is the
Democratic party Of The days of Cal
hoon. The speaker eulogized the ''busi-
ness methods of his party in the adj
miniStration of the national govern
ment, and ascribed the prosperity Of the
American people 10 the faithful enact
ment and the execution OF wise laws by
the Republican party.
AnsWer-Our prosperity is due to the
immense area Of our country, to the
natural fertility Of our soil, and to the
almost infinite diversity and wealth Of
our natural resources coupled with the
comparative SparSity of our population.
1t is due to the achievements Of the
chemist. the scientist and the Inventor,
who within the last quarter of cen
fury have discovered innumerable proc
eSScS and devices for cheapening prod
uctS and Increasing the efficiency of
labor. Ii is due in part TO the rapidity
with which railroads have been CON
Structed i'll advance or settle
ment, Western lands opened for
purposes Of agriculture, and Min
eral resources made available for
the people. 1t is due TO the unparalleled
demand for labOreTs 10 build and operate
these reads. and develop the multiplicity
OF our resources called ont by this
period Of intense commercial activity in
a country where iaborers have been
comparatively few.
Is il any wonder that under such fay
orable circumstances We have pros
percQ: ana lnal, 100. Ill spite or The
most unfair and Ubiquitous system for
the wholesale ptunder Of the masses
for the benefit of the few that have
gathered IN The bulk of this wealth In
view of these facts what fair-minded
man can attribute the measure
of prosperity that we enjoy
10 the business methods OF
the Republican party? One point. how
ever, is conceded. viz: The wheat
and elevator ring and 1.-The state house
ring" and the pine land rims" OF this
state can, and doubtless do. most truth
fully and most gratefully ascribe their
prosperity to the business methods
OF the Republican party of Minnesota;
and the great coal trust" "the agri-
cultural implement trusts" and all tie
great trusts that now control and regal
late the price Of everything the West
ern farmer and mechanic must buy,
and the venal floating voters who here
tofore have enabled the Republican
party to continue in power, and all the
benefcialieS OF our tariff laws, may
well attribute their prosperity to the
business methods" of the Republican
party.