St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-30
THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN.

Some Facts in Connection With j.
\. Castles Career.
Hon. J. \. Castle, The present mem
Der of congress from this district and
the Democratic candidate for re-elec-
ton, is a man who has fought his way
up from the bottom Of the ladder. He
was born and reared OH farm i'll the
northern extremity of the Green mount
aims. During his boyhood he worked
on the farm in the summer, and attend
ed the country school in winter In 1862
he came West to Minnesota to head off
consumption, which is hereditary III his
family, and located in Washington
county. He spent the next two years
working on farm in summer and
teaching school during the winter
months. At odd times he studied law,
and was admitted to the bar in Decem-
Der, 1864, month after he had
been elected prosecuting attorney of
this county, by the way. During the
summer he was employed on farm.
Although new at the business Mr..
Castle made an able officer, and did not
draw paper that failed to stand the
test.
He declined a denomination for county
attorney in 1866. and two years later
was nominated and elected state sena-
tor in the district composed of Wash
ington, Chisago, Pine and Kanabec
counties. every one of which was over
.whelmingly Republican. During this
session MIR. Castle pushed through
sbill that has since become famous, and
has saved the Workingmen of the state
many thousands of dollars. 1t provided
that labor should be lien
on logs, timber and lumber. Before this
it was quite common thing for veal
thy lumber firms to let contracts to ire
sponsible men, who would refuse to pay
their men. There was no relief, and the
Woodworking man after winter in the
woods was often defrauded of his
wages. Under the Castle law the lum-
Dermen do not give contracts to ire
SponSible men, and take care that the
lab0rerS are all paid.
At the close of this term Mr.. Castle
declined denomination and practiced
his profession with great success in
Saltwater until 1876. when he again ran
for the senate. defeating John Mcku-
sick, the father of Saltwater" He was
twice reelected, and served until 1886.
During this time he twice put
through q bill to regulate
and shorten hours of labor,
which was beaten in the house. During
these eight years he was the second
man on botn the railway and Judiciary
committees Of the senate, the highest
posts a Democrat could get. He also
pushed through bill giving labor a
lien on railroads. He was always an
able and consistent friend of labor,
which explained his strength in his
district.
Senator Castle was then, as now, a
friend of st. Paul. In 1881. when the
capitol burned and Minneapolis offered
$3.50, if it should be located there. he
was the first 10 raise his voice in pro-
test In 1869, also, when a bill passed
both houses removing the capital to
Kandiyoh county, Mr., Castle was one
of the eight senators who stood
solid for ST. Paul. and thus
prevented the bill passing over
Gov. MarshalIS veto. This loyalty
to st. Paul has also been manifested
during his one session in congress. AL
though the house passed resolution to
the effect that no appropriations would
be made for public buildings, he intro
duced a bill increasing the st. Paul APP
preparation s50O,000. got it through the
committee and on to the house calendar
where it can be passed at the coming
session. He also did yeOman service
for deep water improvements on tie
Great Lakes. and forced the great OBJ
hector. Chairman Holman. to increase
the appropriation for the survey of gov
eminent lands from 100000 to S350,000
Congressman Castle has made capa
bic and effective member, and deserve!
the endorsement of a reelection by TIT
handsome majority that he will receive
week from next Tuesday.