St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-23
"THE GERMANS" AND HALL

"THE GERMANS" AND HALL,
Charles n. Lienau is pretty well
known in st. Paul and in the lower
Minnesota valley. To those who do not
know him we purpose giving hin an in
PRODUCTION. Ii he does not preserve 1t
as memorial to his character. it is his
fault. not ours.
Mr.. Lienau is of German birth and
American residence and citizenship.
He is only one of many Germans resi-
dent here except when nominations or
appointments to office are being made,
and then Mr.. Lienau has always been
1.-THE Germans" himself. AT all such
times he insists thai 1.-THE Germans
must have something" and invaria bly,
it is Lienau who wants 1t. He began
this absorption Of the Germanic element
years ago in Carver county, and has kept
it up since coming to st. Paul.
Mr.. Lienau has published paper in
the language of his native land for sew
eral years. On the occasions when 1.-The
Germans want something" and Mr.
Lienau was 1.-THE Germans" he has sup
plemented his modest request by threats
that the Voikszeitung, his paper,
would bolt the ticket if 1.-The Ger mans"
- himself :" Were not recOgniZed."
Among the assets of Mr.. Lienau, he
counts with confidence the German
American votes Dwell, of the state.
He really believes he has them in his
vest pocket.
We forgot to mention that Mr.. Lienau
l.;
vations. Ii "the Germans" aren't rec
ogniZed by bis nomination or appoint
ment to some Office with side trimmings,
he bolts and gives to the Republicans
his entire support and votes of 1.-THE
Germans" (himself). If any one should
draw from this statement of cold and
disagreeable facts the inference that
Mr. iienau Is selfish and is playing
1.-THE Germans for his own benefit, they
harshly judge the man. 1t is only that
he is proud of his race and wishes them
to be ntly recogniZed in the land O f
their adoption, and has all immovabIe
conviction that he is the only German
who can adequately represent them.
That is all.
There was collector of internal rev.
enue 10 be appointed by Mr.. Cleveland.
| The salary attached is a comfortable
| one. MIR. Lienau was as positive as
ever that 1.-THE Germans" should have
| it, and just as sure as ever that he was
1.-The Germans" He reached for it inn
mediately and strongly. He gathered,
by personal solicitation, many indorse-
ments. He failed to get some. They
thought it time to let some other one be
1.-The Germans" Other. and, perhaps
better reasons moved them.
Capt w. II. Harries. an old soldier
and a member of the Fifty first con.
gress, had the temerity to apply for the
place. His colleagues. Messrs. Hall and
Baldwin. were audacious enough to rec,
ommend the captain. There were somt
fellow Germans of Mr.. Lenau, who
were weary with his beiag perpetual,
''the Germans" who also opposed him
Mr.. Lienau, with his powerful backing
would probably have been appointed
but for a little circumstance in hi.
career as 1.-THE Germans" He had a
one time dabbied in the brewing o.
beer. and had neglected the formalIty
we believe, of putting revenue stamp.
Oh his kegs of beer-an oversight which
the United States took umbrage at, and
actually had him Indicted. Presiden
Cleveland could not see his way clear Il
appointing man to the Office he had
been indicted for defraudlng. Hence
Mr.. Lienau did not get the appointment
and Mr.. Harries did.
The next day Mr.. Lienau shook the
mud of Minnesota from his boots and lief,
for California, to make his home OH al
orange farm he had bought there out OF
the profits of being "the Germans" He
returned for the campaign for the
avowed purpose of smashing Hail.
| Baldwin. Cutcheon and Otto Haese.'
He has been smashing" Hall ever