St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-16
TYLER srIRs EN- UP.
The Quiet Gentleman From Trac!
Is Surprise.

The Quiet Gentleman From Tracy
Is a Surprise.
Beyond question, the sensation of the
afternoon was the speech of Represent
alive Tyler. of Lyon county. He has
never been a talker; in fact, yesterday S
speech was the first he has made. If it
could have been delivered when the bill
is to be voted on as 4 whole, there would
be no question of its passage. When
Mr.. Tyler began to speak, he at once at
tracted the attention of the house. and
held it till he finished. His earnest peri
DDS and boldneSS of statement was ap-
plauded again and again. He spoke in
substance as follows:
Mr. Chairman: | represent an agri-
cultural district myself. | have listened
to the long-winded speech Of my friend,
the gentleman from Crow Wing. and L
think that the particular argument that
he was making in regard to the two
million dollars appropriation is not in
cluded in section l, and that Is the Sec
ton we are now discussing. When the
time comes to take up section 8, and the
gentleman wants to object to the Sec
ton. we can easily send up the
additional Sl.009,0O0 amendment then.
Now, my eloquent and Intelligent
friend from Swift county represents
the western part Of the state; l am from
that par of the state myself, and L
know pretty well the sentiment that eX
lists in my county. | have been there
for the last thlee days showed in, and
have had ample opportunity to talk
with the people IN my own locality, and
| have vet to find a man who has not
said that he believes that this legislature
is composed of worthy gentlemen who
are capable to decide this question. and
they say Tyler. go ahead, and if you
vote for the capitol bill we will uphold
yOu," and | know they will do 1t.
l also firmly believe. Mr.. Chairman
and gentlemen Of this house. that if that
time arrives, as my hOnored friend, the
gentleman from Crow Wing, says, when
the S2.000.000 is not enough to carry on
this project to the pride and honor Of
the great state of Minnesota, that they
will uphold their representative at that
time in voting for the additional million,
or two if it is necessary. l believe it or
| would not stand up IN this house and
say it. and the reason | believe it is be-
cause they have expressed themselves
so strongly to me. | would be derelict
in my duty-if | did not come up here
and say what l believe they want me to
do. have never troubled this
house with hardly word be-
fore, but l believe at this time
this is one of the most important meas
ureS that this state will take up, and |
am surprised when hear the gentleman
give quiet. sarcastic roast, as he is so
we'll able to do. and has done so many
times III this house, that the Ramsey
county delegation and the people of
Ramsey county come in upon this floor
and ask why are they so interested IN
this matter? Why shouldn't they be
here? Take this capitol building down
to that growing and energetic little city
| of Tracy, and the people will turn OuI
en- maSse, and they will be in favor OF
every project for the upbuilding of
J their town in any sense. And l honor
| tine people of Ramsey county for turn
| ing out. ] believe that they are doing
their duty to themselves. l believe that
they are doing their duty to this great
state and their grand city in coming out
! this way, and honor them tor it.
Now, as regards the remarks of the
! gentleman from Swift, who says that
this state is in it's infancy. Perhaps il
| is in its infancy; but 1t is great big
baby. 1t is goiHg to be bigger one
and it wants a great big nice suit oil
clothes. And now is the time to come
together and gather up the garments
and the thread, and collect the money
that will start the ball rolling; and by
the time that il is grown up big, so thai
| it has got out of its infancy, it will still
have a suit Of clothes for itself. Gen.
tlemen, hope that this bill will pass
and when it does l will "hip, hip, hur
rah for the grand, great state of Min
| neSOtaD