St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08

Bede sold his plant and again engaged
as correspondent. He worked in this
capacity during the session of the n-Mi
neSota legislature Of 1891.
The succeeding TWO years he was con-
nected with the press of Duluth. In
1898 he located in the iron region of
Minnesota. established another paper at
Tower. and soon built up good buSI-
| ness. He was getting on well, and quite
satisfied with his condition and pros
poets when his appointment as United
States marshal came.
| Mr.. Bede has always been a Demo-
crat without varlableness or shadow of
turning. he has intelligence enough.
too, to give reason for his faith. All
through the West and Northwest he has
an enviable reputation as a writer, es-
pecially among members of his profess
sion. He made Democratic speeches
when but mere youth, and he took an
active part in politics long before he
was a voter. He is known to the Min
neSOta Democracy not only by what he
has written but by what he has said and
done.
it was his speech in the state Demo
cratic convention at Minneapolis, in the
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notoriety and reputation. He arose
from his seat as one of the delegates
from Cook county and placed in nomi-
nation for lieutenant governor his per-
Sonal friend, gallant sir knight of
Democracy. the Hon. Harry Hawkins.
His speech was unique and original in
all its parts, and caught and held
the attention of the convention
from lis first sentence to its last. 1t was
a compound of guod sense, flashes of
brilliant rhetoric, bits OF real eloquence,
and was replete with SO much of gen
uine and spontaneous wit and humor at
the expense of the opposition that
every word was understood, every
thought and alluSion appreciated,
every sentiment Endorsed. and
throughout Its delivery the speaker was
interrupted by enthusiastic applause,
and in two minutes after he had taken
his seat his candidate was nominated
by reclamation. Though no better
nomination could have been made, it is
but the truth to say, as everybody ad-
mitted, that Bede's speech accom-
plished it.
For this effort Mr.. Bede was pre-
sented by certain Of his friends with a
valuable watch and chain, 1.-THE first
thing" he said, that | ever earned by
the sweat of my mouth" His name
was mentioned in all the reports of the
convention, even though the old-time
''spell- binders" were forgotten. An eld
political veteran of st. Paul said of him
THAT little fellow could have nomi-
mated wooden Indian with that
speech" osai
In the campaign that followed, Mr..
/ Bede did conspicuous and valuable
service for his party and its cause. He
made considerable tour through the
state. making scores of speeches, not
one failnre, and capturing" his
audience on every occasion. There
were many weak places in the armor of
the Republicans in that campaign,
and Bede's sharp-pointed shafts
found them all. He declared that
the Republican position was only re-
markable because it was SO ludicrous,
and that nobody could consider it seri-
ously and gravely without putting it in
false position, which. as fair-minded
man, he didn't want to do! His argu-
ments, therefore, were mainly along
this line. Everybody remembers
how ne dissected the McKin-
ley bill. That bill, be said.
gave to the people, not
free clothing, or Tree binding Irvine,
but, with what he characterized as the
usual magnanimity" of Republicans,
did give them free human skeletons
and free kangaroo skins. with the hair
on" His role was not. however,
that of mere Jester with cap
and bells, and his sayings