St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-26
EuSTIS' DOUBLE ACT.
His Daring Appearance as
the Horse Bareback
Rider.
Rounder and Religious Man
Assured That "He Is
All Right"
Light on His Record Showing
Whence Comes His De-
eeptive Skill.
Republicans Sued for Cam
paign Bills IN
Town.

William Henry Eustls is the gay. gid
dy, firtatiouS equestrian queen OF tne
political arena this year. Every DAY HIS
appearance in his grand double bare
back equestrian act and in the exciting
chariot race in the Republican hippo
drome excites the wonder and admlra-
ton of those who know what a dlffl-
dent, shy, timid, shrinking creature ne
is who presides over the urn at a pink
tea" The boIdness of his public APP
pearance is all the more WonderIul
when it is considered that he rldes
one and the same time" two horses Oh
| such vastly different degrees OF mettie'
disposition and general character.
By day, the staunch Methodist II
| PRESBYTERIAN friends of sly William
| Henry spread among the followers of
religion the comforting intelligence that
William Henry will, if elected, "entorce
the laws and make OF Minneapolis a
city of righteousness;" by night, the
'.rounders'' and plug uglies II sports
and .'Smooth men," who are IN the pay
of William Henry, infest the haunts
where such men find cohgenial COM
pany, set up the drinks II assure the
other frequenters of those resorts tnat
"You bet, William Henry's all right"
fessed church member is sought
for a sanctifed candidate; by night the
| saloon man and the gambler and the
| dive keeper are assured that EuStlS Is
i'm 'swid de gang" These are the horses
William Henry rides. And as he rides
he tries to carry on II shoulder a glass
of water and on the other a pony OF
brandy and a faro chip.
Practice Makes Perfect.
But don't think that all this dexterity
/ of William Henry's has Deen acquired
since the day he was nominated for
mayor because the other candidates
were drunkards, as William Henry's
managers put it. Not a bit of it. Only
by long and arduous practice does that
dexterity come. And William Henry
has been III most persistent practice for
years. An illustration on one side of the
question:
In 1889 the Minneapolis Union league
decided hat it would be but proper to
| banquet the state legislature which had
so honored Minneapolis by electing
William ID. Washburn to the United
States senate. and by performing vari-
Gus and sundry other works to the
lUuOT anu SiOIN VI NOu diiu lhO PSiPSt-
uation of the Republican party. The
arrangements for the banquet were left
to a committee. of which Carman n.
| Smith was chairman, and of which j.
! A. Wolverton was a member. The COM
mlttee decided to invite some well-knOwn
ministers of the gospel. On that account
the banquet was made dry" No
wines OF liquors were to be served. If
memory serves, William Henry Eustis
was president of the Union league at
that time. But no matter about that.
, 1t is certain that a section Of the league
wanted to see the wine flow. They
wouldn't insult members of the legis-
lature by asking them 10 drink water.
Of this faction of wine bibbers William
Henry Eustis was the leader.
The banquet was given at the West
hotel Feb. q, 1889. No wine list ap.
| peared oil the menu card: nothing to
Indicate that wine could be had nearer
than the public bar down stairs. But
thoughtful William Henry and his