The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-05-20
THE INSTITUTE.

The Institute is moving" u. The session at Lesueur Centre was held
in the midst Of unbroken, unceasng rains. The work did greut good, al
though it left is about SIS further in "the hole
Arrived at St. Peter, Wednesday the 18th. and the next morning dec
GRATED their beautiful Court House hal-and 10! down came the torrents OF
rain to see again if we had done our work we'll. But So farmers camel in
although it took one man Ak hours to come - miles. In the afternoon
there vel Is farmers present. The first evening about two hundred
were out.
The next day it was cloudy and "baad!' Put the large hall was half
full in the morning, and the other audiences were larger ven than ex-
pected.
Every one says the Institute isdoing a great work.
The Institute work at 81. Peter closed with quite a "burst OF success.
A local lawyer, Judge st. E. Julian Cox, quite we'll known in the state on &C.
count OF removal from Office by impeachment, raised some questions in the
discussions which we're OF interest.
He doubted the authenticity OF the statements regarding Ernest Seyd,
the Bank of England broker, being the author OF the bill destroying silver
money. That was fixed up satisfactorily to the audience. But st. Julian
understood u to challenge the world to meet us in the public forum. And
SO, though he state" Il agree with you in everything, only you dom go far
enough" he still proposed to do the challenge etc. At the supper table a
note was handed us, which upon opening proved to be a challenge to dis
cuss certain subjects. The following is the somewhat unique document.
"rHE CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED.
In the course of your meeting Yesterday, you issued a rather sweeping
:s re-; sss @syis; i ID. s;S; sss e &o t.; : :ss i 5s@ e; The &: e;5S ss;;;.:' fI sss'Y !:
sontsst q a % 1ootno por 14r m e. a "a d plat}orm u ut aeeees for w "a fiat the Sn o.
q ss asnos1s:y ior 20 ysa;s = ! have ad?oeatsd, il ny =; limited sphere and
portance to the toing wage Garner than I discern in any OF the numerous
singis plausible reason advanced $ Sy your Newspaper organs, Or pubic
10! { a II s sss:i ie s's !? a s saSsstnsn after :: the Ss1 flesh = pots: the. the 3e esSs: and y: asbss
challenge, Twin very %isbiy in effort, tho mighty in spirit accept the
. LIST. That the tariff should be a Democratic Tariff for revenue only and
for the consideration OF the American people, and is the doctrine and al
ways has been of the democracy.
End: Pardon ne; On the SILVER question oa.1 / failed ai in understanding; Al ling
perhaps C) whether you favor remontization OF silver with free and I'M
limited coinage, or demonitized silver, silver as it now is, with free and.un-
limited coinage. On this point, l will take either side; | don't care. It is a
purely local, sectional question, surepthiously crawling in party political
principles.
ard. That there is not and an a. not SG%m be q 7 single !. rsason advanced,
and Join himself unto the peoples party for political reasons.
l am to have the affirmative OF both OF these propositions. There must
be three evening meetings, alternate speaking. Commencing tonight, next
week, next month, or any time before election.
If at St. Peter, | will furnish the hall, pay your expenses, provide q band
and perhaps fin for you. l am respectfully,
I. ST. JULIEN Cox.
To DE-. D. W. FISH, State Lecturer Peoples Party.
The remarkable part OF this challenge lis the anxiety to dispute subjects
upon which he claims to agree with us!
Let us see what, as a public debater, we would do:
First-On the Tariff issue we would let hm-havnng the affirmative
open the debate. And after the close w would OF counsel have nothing to
say. He claims TO agree with us, and that settles it as to disputation.
On the SECOND issue he says he would take either side CI don't care
which")-so we would let him open upon our side, for reconciliation, as
before '73, and when he had finished we would sit there and admire in
silence.
As to the THIRD point, we presented our reasons during six straight
sessions, always inviting discussions. The discussion OF any principle in
our platform is invhed-a personal discussion a to Mr.. Cox's attitude to
parties would be instructive, taken by itself. And if MI. Cox will get the
endorsement of any political club or committee-so that his defeat will not
be merely crushing a man free from responsibility, we will try to accommo
date him on this point.
But it lis cruel and heartess, MI. c., to take us under the fifth rib, by