St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-29

purposes or policies. Free silver men
voted tho Democratic ticket: opponents
to free silver, or to any silver in our
circulating medium. voted it; the wild
est fiationists. as we'll as those in6exibly
opposed to every form of imitation of
our currency, voted it; the protectionist
voted il because he did not believe the
Democratic leaders would be reckless
enough TO disturb the tariff; the free
trader voted it in tine belief that the
Democratic party would demoiish all
custom houses and inaugurate unre-
stricted commerce with all the world;
THE SINGLE TAX MEN
the disciples of Henry George,
voted it, while thousands who hate all
such vagares voted ii; the silver stand
ard, the gold standard, the double
standard, the paper money advo-
Gates, and the advocates of
state bank money voted it; PEN
sioners voted il, and those who were
certain the Democratic leaders could be
counted upon to wipe out all pensions
voted it. And when it was all over and
the victory was won by these various
antaxonistic and contendIhg elements,
the realization of their hopes aud the
enactment Of any legislation for
the good uf the country were
OF course found to be utterly impossible.
Failure and disappointment were bound
to follow all administration and con.
greSS thus chosen, and the whole coun-
try suffers as a result. The administra-
ton and congress are without compass
or rGddtr. BEFORE they have accom-
plished anything-wtile they are yet
wrangiing about what they will do-the
! people have become so dissatisfied as to
burn with impatience for an opportunity
ft, ram ri I..tn han A al
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 we'll whichever
may be i'll power, has been completely
exploded by one years trial of the
Democratic party. That difference has
been shown TO be so vast as TO fill the
country with establishment. 1t is a
greater question than who shall hold
| the Offices. In fact. it has been demon
Strated that the success of one party or
the other means all the difference be-
tween national happiness and prosper
ity aud national
Discomfort AND DISTRESS.
What part shall you, my fellow
| countrymen of the state of Minnesota,
| take i'll the settlement OF these great
| and pressing public questions? May
| we not hope that the spirit of justice
and patriotism which animated you in
| the critical days of the past when the
| people OF the Northwest led the hosts
| of freedom in the great contest with the
slave power may still inspire you to even
! mightler efforts i'll behalf Of the funda-
| mental principles of our government,
! and of our industrial independence and
| prosperity? Standing before this vast
assembly. l recall the words of William
! ii. Seward, spoken 10 the people at st.
Paul On Sept. 10. 1860, when he said:
'fhe virtue which is to save this ma
| ton must reside in the Northwest. On
| both sides of this stream are the people
who hold in their hands the destinies Of
the republic. That some great states
are to be built up in the valley of the
Mississippi, l know. You will no
longer hear hereafter of the old Do
! mlniOn' state: dominion passed away
/ from Virginia long ago. Pennsylvania
is no longer the Keystone of the Ameri-
can union, for the arch has been eX-
| tended from the Atlantic coast
to the Pacific ocean aud the ceater
OF the arch Is moved westward. A new
i keystone is to be built in that arch.
! New York will cease to be the Empire
| state and new Empire state will grow
lands are rich, and where the people
who cultivate them are
ALL FREE AND EQUAL.
! That state which shall be trueSt to the
! great fundamental principles of the
I! government, that state which shall be
most faithful and most vigorous in de-
veloping ana perfecting society on those
! priDciples-wili be at once the new
| Dominion state. the new Keystone state,
the new Empire state"
! Tbs question for which the great New
York statesman spoke SO eloquently has
been settled, righteOuSiy settled, as he
plead and prayed 1t might be; settled in
consequence OF the DEGREES of the great
campaign in which he spoke; settled by
the great liberator for whom he spoke,
the immortal Lincoln: settled in eternal
justice, for freedom and mankind. Citi-
Zenship is no longer unequal, and every
man is free beneath the flag. The diff
feTenceS existing then are no longer
present to impede the progress and
unity of the republic, or to stand be.
est interests. Now all sections and
all states bow at thu shrine of
freedom. All have common and
glorious citizenship, all like interest
In the permanency anu progress of the
Union. The liberty for which Seward
spoke has been secured and the Union
saved stronger and better than ever.
The virtue which is TO advance the ma.
ton now free to It's highest destiny and
glory must reside in the people not of
| the Northwest alone, but in the peOplo
of every part OF our common country.
The Northwest can be relied upon now
and in the future. aS i'll the past, to con-
tribute to the onward march Of The best
| government OIL the face OF the earth.