St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-29
MINNEAPOLIS.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The public is still laughing at the
7amentable and absurd failure OF the
Republicans TO create a sentiment
throughout the community that the bus
mess men of the city were up In arms
against the election of either Becker or
Owen. The meeting advertised to be
held at the Lyceum was supposed 10 he
q non-partiSan business mems meeting,
but it very soon developed that 1t was a
hide-bound Republican gathering. and
that the purpose was not TO listen to
non-partisan speeches on the political
issues of the campaign, but to villify
the Democratic and POpulistic parties
and candidates.
The trick was planned by the RepuO-
lican city committee-which means
Goodnow-but it did not work. Ii
is by no means new dodge, for IL mas
been tried both in Omaha and Denver.
Had the Republicans been successful
in their planning resolutions favoring
Knute Nelson would have been passed,
also resolutions declaring that 1t was TO
the best interests of the business COM
munity that none but he should be
elected. But the meeting was failure,
and today the voters of the state realize
what cheap subterfuges the Republi.
cans indulge III.
1t was unfortunate for them that this
man Foote was not posted what to say
and do. He is to blame for the failure.
He stated to the people in the audience
that the Republican city committee was
paying the rent of the theater, but that,
of course, any person could speak that
desired to do so. Then the other man
ayers of the affair Immediately cor
rected him. stating that none but he
publicanS were to be allowed to speak.
and this, too. iii the face of the adver-
uSements calling the people to attend
"non-partisan business mems meeting"
Yesterday the Republicans howled
about the streets that the meeting was
interrupted, broken up, in fact, by row.
dies. This statement is false, deliber-
ately false. Among the gentlemen who
protested against the unfairness of the
whole scheme were Pope Gooding, dep
uty United States marshal for the dis
trict of Minneapolis, and James Law
renee, chairman of the Democratic COM
mittee and one of the foremost attorneys
of the city. They did not interrupt the
meeting, but inquired why it was that
one kind of meeting was advertised
and another kind held.
Pope Gooding is to be congratulated.
He exposed the scheme to entrap the
business men of the city into indorsing
Nelson and villifying Mr.. Becker and
Mr.. Owen. As a matter of fact, there
was but one business man present, aud
he was Mr.. Pilisbury. Than Mr.. Pills.
bury there was. no more uncomfortable
man in the Northwest when he discOy-
cred the true purpose of the meeting.
He did everything he could consistently
do TO get away from the fiasco, but
found himself obliged to act as chair
man. The audience pitied him, for
they saw he had been misled as to the
purpose of the meeting.
That Rev. Wayland Hoyt should lend
himself TO such an outrageous abuse of
people who differ from himself in po-
)itical beliefs is not to be wondered at.
He has on more than one occasion
abused the people who do not agree
with him in theological doctrine, and
has made his pulpit the vehicle for po-
litical speeches. He took it upon him.
self to berate the Catholic clergy for
linking up' in politics, and does the
very same thing himself. He appears
to have found some prescription for the
blending OF theology lit cannot be
termed religionl and politics, but for
himself alone. Wonder how the mem-
bers OF his church who intend voting
for Owen like 10 be termed anarchists?
He used no milder term than that in his
speech Saturday night. all of which
goes TO show he is not as much of
politician as he deems himself, and,
what is more. he is not polite.