St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-07

HAVE ORGANS GALORE
Alden j. Blethen Joins the
Populists for This
Campaign.
HIS THREE GREAT REASONS.
Like William Henry Eustis,
He Once Worshiped
James G. Blaine.
HIS THREE GREAT REASONS.
NOW HE IS FOR FREE SILVER
And Will Support Sidney NJ.
Owen, a Minneapolis
Man.


evening that Alden j. Blsthen's Penny
Press will. during the remainder of this
campaign. support S. M.Owen and large
part OF the Populist state ticket. In
making this announcement Mr.. Blethen
bases the change of front mainly upon
his conversion to the cause of free silver
at "a ratio Of l6 to IT, as is shown by
the following extract from all editorial
IN the Penny Press of last evening:
Blethen's Three Reasons.
We prefer Nj. Owen for governor be-
| cause ~ he stands at the head of party
whose principles concerning the none
tary question in particular, and the
methods necessary to relieve the country
are not only progressive. but more
nearly correct than those of any other
party. (2) Because we believe him to
be good citizen, an honest man, and
engaged in this work, not for the politi-
cal emolUment which it may return,
but from sincere desire to aid, with all
his power in producing beneficial re-
snlts to his fellow men. e, Because
Mr.. Owen is citizen of Minneapolis.
thoroughly inbued with the require
ments of the city. as we'll as complete
knowledge of the state, its wants and
necessities; and while capable of inn
Partially to the whole. Independent
and honest enough to do justice to the
interests of Minneapolis in particular
and tue state institutions here located.
This disposes of the scheme to estab-
lish new Populist daily, the attitude
of the Penny Press bringing 1t the ill.,
dorsement of Mr.. Owen aud Judge Mac
donald, the chairman of the Populist
state committee. A circular has been
sent out. in which, by correspondence
between George S. Garfield, chairman
Macdonald. S. NJ. Owen and Mr..
Blethen. the history of the attempt to
start Populist daily is detailed. This
plan Judge Macdonald declares was
killed by the Sage of Nlninger. Mr.
Blethen's letter in part to the public
in explaining his reasons for supporting
Mr.. owen and inviting Populists to
send in subscriptions follows:
Blaine to owen.
While the publisher was. for twenty.
five years, a devoted follower of James
G. Blaine and the principles enunciated
by him. and always, before the begin
ming of the publication of the Penny
publican paper, at the death of that dis
tinguished gentleman be resolved to
publish an independent newspaper.
which should be conducted in behalf of
the best interests of the public, in de.
Tense OF the rights of those who gain
their living by the "sweat of their
BROW" and in behalf of common human
lty. With these principles in view, the
publication of the Penny Press was
begun, and has steadily followed in the
lines marked out above.
We have found that our former posi-
ton on the monetary question of the
have learned these facts from the
experience which history alone can
teach.
Today the publisher of the Penny
Press is firm belieuer in the doctrine
that the present industrial condition of
our country can only be relieved by the
reconciliation of silver, the establish
ment of the same on parity with gold
at a ratio of "16 to l." and the Issuance
of sutficie mt amount Of paper money,
redeemable at par In either gold or sill
yer, as will make the redundancy
of our currency sufficiently ample to
perform the business of the country.
We believe that, Shy and large" the
nearly reaching the points of remedy,
which must be employed, than any
other party up to date, and therefore
we indorse so much of their principles.
This paper will support Hon. Sid ney
NJ. Owen for governor, and many other
candidates of the Peoples party. 1t
will, however, remain thoroughly indie
pendent, and refuse to indorse party
nominations that it believes to be i'm
prudent, or unwise. just as quickly and
just as firmly when made by the Peo-
pies party, as when made by any other
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