The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-30

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reform parties have been laid to rest.
That Globe knave knows perfectly
we'll that we have never uttered one
word favoring "fusion." He is simply
reltcrating the senseleS lies of Fish.
Only last week we emphatically de-
noupced the scheme of getting Popu-
list governor by agreeing to elect a
Democratic L. $. Senator.
Keep in the middle of the road"
Let there be no sacrifice of PopuliSt
principles on any terms. |. d.
HOW EUSTIS PUT HIS FOOT IN
The Minneapolis Penny Press,-a
very spicy little paper, by the way
gives the following report:
Wilson, appeared in the city Saturday
and was advance" for Copeland S
army. Wilson is smooth fellow,
talked glibly. and having a little
and began to enlist recruits. Natur-
y
were attracted. and scores of men ap-
piled for enlistment.
Later in the day Mayor Eustis ap-
peared and at once entered the breach.
He had an interview with Gen. Wilson
and ordered him to quit the city with
his army Wilson protested, but the
mayor was obdurate.
but what will l tell the Mime
3noliS rprrI1itS - asked Wilson
Never mind about that said the
mayor, II will be to your headquarters
and address the men there assem-
bled. He is reported as saying: If
work could not be secured for the unem'
ployed of Minneapolis, food could. Nc
one need go hungry in a city like Min
neapolis." He informed the men that
Gen" Wilson had agreed to leave the
city with his division from Montana
in peaceable way. The mayor i'm
plored the recruits not to think OF
leaving the city, to be fed by the people
throughout the country.
An elderly man, probably 70 years of
age, with white hair and whiskers.
here stepped up to Cen" Wilson,
and. shaking his hand, said:
"Genl |, | do not agree with what the
mayor has said: "The laboring people
of to-day are driven from one place tC
another. They are treated worse than
slaves were during the times OF
slavery in this country 80 wears ago. l
can remember the time WE'LL
The mayor looked at the old man a
minute and said: "Iou've got bugs in
your head
The old man ignored the mayors re-
mark"
Now this was rather brash on the
part of the Mayor. The old mans
statement was true: and his years and
white hair were entitled to mere re-
spectful treatment. Mr.. Eustis is a
clever gentleman, but he was very
wrong in this episode. His action arose
out of that universal feeling of con-
tempt held by the well-tO-do towards
the unfortunate.
The Penny Press report continues:
Gen" Wilson at once rallied his 20
or 30 men and they prepared to leave
the city. A crowd of 200 people were
following them, with Mayor Eustis
and Chief of Police Smith in buggies
at the rear.
At intervals of a block or two the
mayor would stop and deliver speech
to the crowd from his buggy, his object
being to prevail upon them to stop fol
lowing Gen. Wilson and his men. At
the corner of Seventh avenue and
Washington, his honor succeeded in
gathering some 20 to 30 to leave the
ranks, but as many more continued to
follow the army on its march down the
avenue. The mayor was determined,
and kept on following the crowd. He
made another speech on Tenth avenue
south, and third at the corner of
Fourteenth avenue. BY the time the
army had reached the Seven Corners
only 40 men remained. About 150
however, followed on the sidewalks.
The mayor made his last effort at
persuading the men to leave the ranks
of the army on Cedar avenue. He
headed off a crowd of some 80 men on
the sidewalk and delivered a speech
from his buggy. Come back" he
said persuasiycly, Il will find you
work"
"Lool1 here, Mayor Eustis," said a
young man, "if we return to your Office
tomorrow morning and ask for work
you would call in your police and have
us carted off to the wOrkhouse. You re
a good promiscr, but poor full
filler in my opinion"
Lieut.. "Montana," Scotty, speaking
of the action of the mayor, could
hardly find words enough to express
himself. They had been driven out OF
town like lot Of hungry dogs, and in
fact had received inhuman treatment
he said, at the hands of Mayor Eustis
'That mayor had little to do when
he followed lot of unfortunate hun.
cry men out of town in his buggy. II
there is a hereafter, | think Mayor
Eustis, should be severely dealt with
for his conduct to-day. His actions to-
ward us will undoubtedly hurt him
with the labor unions of Minneapolis
when he comes up for reelection; that
is, provided he is ever nominated
again for mayor"
How Eustis fulfilled his promises is
thus indicated:
Early this morning about go unem.
ployed were at the city hall.
They were there for bread.
They were there for work
They were there to see the mayor.
But the bread, the work, and even
the mayor were not forthcoming.
Mayor Eustis was seen by a reporter.
"Nobody has waited on me-" he
said, "and / don't know anything
about the crowd. / have no work for
them"
All this represents very shallow
kind of craftsmanship, and must be
productive of increased bad feeling
among the unemployed. These old.
part politicians are fooling with a
very dangerous element. Id.
A friend in Denver Cal, makes his CODY