St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-12
OWENS WALkoYER.

After some discussion the platform
was adopted and the convention placed
in nomination the name of S. NJ. Owen,
OF Hennepin, for governor.
There being no opposition, the nomi-
nation was made by acclamation, amid
loud cheering and the waving of hats.
MR. OWEN ACCEPTS.
In accepting the nomination Mr.. Owen
said:
ut seems to me that a man VINO had
climed all the heights of greatness, a
man who had drunk of all the iounts OF
power, who had been accustomed all his
life to adulation and applause could
we'll say upon an occasion like this,
after receiving such testimony Of con-
fidence and love from his follow citi-
zenS, that this was the prOudest and
happiest moment of his life. What
language can l use to express my hap
pineSs and gratitude. All l can say Is
that | know that all this expression OF
confidence In me- is because / stand here
as the exponent of principles that are
dear to you and dear 10 all who are
citizens of what should be the great
est and noblest republic on earth.
You are here not to express de-
votion to men, but to principles which
must prevail In this grand government
beQueathed to us if ii Is to be preserved.
l know the sacrifice you have been at to
come here. You are not playing at poll.
tics, it is the most serious business OF
your life. / myself feel that am a
partaker in one of the crystalliZing cons
ventions of great party that is once
again going to emancipate men i'll this
country. AS your choice for governor
l feel an awful responsibility falling
no III ify ~ nipt
counter to the powers that for years
have dominated and ruled this govern
ment. But. although years ago those
powers erected noble structure, which
they called the United States, there is
not one CT its founders that would rec
ogniZe 1t today if lie should happen TO
stub his toe against 1t III open day.
Monopoly rules here and enslayeS
men as slavery thirty years ago never
did. AS it required then the building
up of new party to stamp out that in
EQUITY, so today 1t is necessary to raise
up new party TO devote to the nobler,
the holier, the more Chrlst.like work Of
freeing more slaves, and OF a better
class than those slaves Of old. The old
parties were incapable of doing any
thing for themselves that time. and so
today, although / recognize the fact
that there are good, honest, able. pa
triotlc men in both the old parties, the
leaders are but the corrupt benefciarles
OF party emoluments, and the people
are being led into destruction. Hence
we are all attacking party leaders, and
whenever we direct our attacks
against monopoly, there peering
over its breastworks we see
Democrat or Republican-th bsne-
ticiary of existing wrong. We are fight
ing for the vested rights Of men as
against the rights of the dollar. For
the rights of the individual as against
the corporation. l am not protesting
against monopolies. l am protesting
against the wrongful powers Of monOpo-
lies aud their subverSion of the govern
ment. 1t is principle for which we
ars cOntending here-uOt mere sickly
grumbling. We desire to restore our
government to something like the pro-
portions intended by its sublime archi-
tects. We are the patriots of the day
as much as its founders were, and In
the years TO come we will be looked
upon as SUCH" Mr.. Owen then de-
clared his firm adherence to the princi-
plies of the party, and assured the con-
vention of his election. In closing he
said: 1--WE are united now, and there
will be no faltering until the victory IS
ours. l will say no more, for l will
meet you often this campaign, as pro-
pose to put my war paint on aud fight
right along"