The Globe-republican., 1894-04-06

interest in public anairA The masses Of the
people are considering economic questions
more earnestly than ever before and are
own individual happiness and prosperity To
wisely guide them calls for the exercise OF the
his hest wisdom. coolest judgment and purest
patriotism No party can be safely trusted
with the sacred interests OF the pco-
pie or the control Of the government without
II possesses fixed honest and enlightened
TO every reform. indispensable to wise admin
istration and legislation The want Of this
quality is the inhrmity OF the present admin
isiration and the present congress Their VIC
was not the result Of unity Of purpose. nor Of
lofty and united public sentiment It was the
outcome OF misguided Judgment. piQue, passion
and prejudice. lhe majority OF those who
voted for Mr.. Cleveland and The present demo
cratic congress dill not agree upon any principle
or policy. They had their several different
reasons for opposition to the republican party
and their temporary union was not inspired
by devotion TO democratic principles, pur-
poses or policies. Free silver men voted the
democratic ticket: opponents to free silver. or
10 any silver in our circulating medium, voted
II: the widest intiationiStS, as well as those
iufexibly opposed to every form Of imitation OF
our currency, voted it: the protectioniSt voted
il because he did not believe the democratic
leaders would lie reckless enough to disturb
the tariff; the free trader voted il in the belieI
that the democratic le aders would Gemolish all
custom houses and inauguratc unrestricted
commerce with all the world; the single tax
men,. the disciples Of Henry George.
voted II, while thousands who hate ali
such yagaries voted il: the silver stan
dard, the gold standard, the double stan
dard, the paper money advocates and the
advocates or State bank money voted il; pen
siorcrS voted II, and those who were certain
that the democratic leaders could be counted
upon 10 wipe out all pensions voted il. And
by these various an,agonistic and con-
tending clements the realization OF their
hops and the enactment Of any legis-
ht.on for the good of the country were
Failure and disappointment were bound TO
follow an administration and congress thus
chosen. and the whole country suffers as re.
suit. The administration and congress are
without compass or rudder. Before they have
ACCOMPLISHED anyIhirg-while they are yet
Wraagling about what they Will do-the people
h We become so dissatisfied as to burn with
impatience for an opportunity to repudiate
them general election was never before SO
much desired as now. and never SO much
needed The altogether too common idea that
there is in fact little difference between the
two parties. and that the country will prosper
equally well whichever may be in power, has
been completely exploded by one wears trial @
the democratic party. That difference has
been shown to be so vast as TO fill the country
with astonishment 1t is greater question
than who hall hold the offices. In fact IL has
been demonstrated that the success OF one
parry the other means all the difference be-
tween n tional happiness ana prosperity and
'. HIT part shall you my fcllow-countrymen
OF tho Stite OF Minnesota, take in the settle
ment OF these great and pressing public Qucs-
tiops? May we not hope that the spirit of JUS
tice ani patriotism which animated you in the
critical days OF the past when the peoplc OF the
northwest led the hosts Of freedom in the
greai contest with the slave power may sun In.
spi-e yoI II even fighter efforts in behalf o.
the fCndImeltn principles OF our government,
and Of our Industrial independence and pros.
perity? Standing before thi !; vast assembly,
No l. ." lrn, " Gov -DrhS
to tine people Of St Paul on September Is, 1870.
VIII, he sail:
THE virtue which is to save this nation
must reside i'll the northwest On both si!es
OF this stream are the people who hold in their
hands TN: deStnies of the republic. That
some great states are 10 be built up in the
no longer hear hereafter OF the Old
Dom Mon state: dominion passed away from
Virginia long ago Pennsylvania Is no longer
the icvSiOnc OF the American union, for III"
arch h IS been EXTENDED from thu Atlantic
coast to the Pacific ocean and the center Of the
Grch Is moved westward A now kc tstoEe IL
to BE- hnilt IN that arch New YORK VIII ceasa
will grow up in q northern latitude whorc the
lanlS are rich and where the poop who cuti-
vatn th"m ere all free and all equal That
state which shall be trueSt to tho great iunCa.
mental principles OF the government. that
state which sh.!l be most f.i hfrl aad Eloat
vigor US in developing and rerfcciing s1c!cty
on those prn -iplcs-will be ut once the W
dominion state. the new keystone state. the new
empire tIte"
The question for which tho great New York
states nan spoke SO eloquentl! has been set
tied gh,cou,ly settled. as he p.eId and pra cd
it might be: scttlci in con5elu ice Cf III:
decrccs Of the great canpu-n in VII ch
he spo c: settled by the rtat iitcrator fer
whom he s)o';", the iynynor.a al Lincoi'.: set
tied il ct"rlal jus ice, Tor freedom AMI L-laH-
kind C.tz,asiip i, no logger ulcqu i ani
every nan free beneath the flag Tho dii
ferelccs existing then are no bcrcr rresen:
to nnclc tie progress and unity OF I'll"
rep Iii =. or to Sl;lLd between Us IN tn"
realization of it's highest Interests Now a"
sections ans. all states b-w 1T the shrine OF
freedom. All have Common and ,.lOr GUS Gil.
zensii1. ali u l.l;c inter, S; in III" pcrE1anon :
and progrcss Of the union. the liberty fer
which Scw.lrl spoke h $ been secured and the
unio saved str rger AMI better than Cv.r
The v.rtuc viii h is 10 advalcc tho na,iOa now
free TO il; E,gncst destiny AMI Glor1 must re-
side il tie r,o7lc, not u! TIC northwest a!orc.
cut in the people OF CIV r. rlrt or cur c~EToon
col.tr!. The northwest c.l b, relied upon lCw
I'D i / the iI'urc. as III TIC past. 10 ccntrihui"
TO tho oaw;ri march OF the best government o.
the face OF The Garth.