St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-16
RANDOM SAYINGS.
senator Nc Hale Opposes the Ta,
ing OF Railroad Iiauds

Senator James McHale, one of the
three Democrats in the senate, said
yesterday that 1t appears to him that
me legislature will pass a law to tax
railroad lands. He will oppose the
measure, and says the blame will be-
placed OH the Republican party. Sena-
tor McHale said he had helped to defeat
the measure twice and is sorry that the
taxpayers are being hoodwinked into
endangerlng the gross earnings tax.
His view is that the railroads are back
of the movement and are working IN
sentiment i'll favor of the movement.
tie says that the gross earnings tax is
becoming burdensome to the railroads,
IN their estimation. and they are willing
to Shift it off for something that
VIII impose a smaller tax upon them.
de alluded to speech of Gen.
SanDorn III the senate, in which
the late +. +. Drake was quoted as say
ing that the time would come when
they would get rid of the gross earn
lngS tax. Mr.. Drake had said that the
people in the upper part of the state
where the great bdlk of the railroad
lands are located would come to the
legislature and demand the taxation of
railroad land, claiming that it would
give them share OF the tax. Senator
| McHale says that is just what they are
DONG now. and are thus doing the I'M
whiting beheStS OF the railroads He
said the interstate commerce law was
dlctated III the same way by the rail
reads, which apparently opposed it,
| 1hey got what features they wanted in
that law, and bungled up the features
the people were most interested in so
that the railroads and not the people re-
ceived the benefits. That is Just what
they will do i'll the case of taxing rail-
road lands. thinks Senator McHaie.
Representative j. d. Jones, of Long
Prairie. is in quandary. He wants to
attend the caucus Friday night, and at
the same time must be present at home
at high noon Saturday to give away in
marriage his only daughter. MaDle, who
Will wed Fred b. Radabaugh, mer-
chant of Long Prairie
Hon. John Lind came in from New
Uim yesterday and put IN an active
days work for Washburn.
Capt. &. p. Huntington, TO Redwood
Fails, came to the city yesterday, bringing
| his mother, who has reached to the ripe
age OF eighty-fOur. She left last even
ing for her old home in OhiO for visit.
Capt. Huntington has been an active
worker in the Republican party in this
state for more than a score of years He
| served with knute Nelson i'll the legis-
lature, and has also worked in the har.
ness with Senator WaSlburn. He says
lie can't take sides iii this contest, like
lie has done in many similar ones. He
was one Of the ardent supporters of
Senator Davis for senator twenty years
, ago.
Lemuel Z. Hunt of Mankato, is here
putting in his best lcks for the election
OF Senator Washburn. lie favors Sc
| cret ballot i'll the caucus.
| Inquiry among the ardent Washburn
supporters yesterday us to their prefer
ences ON the method of voting in The
| caucus revealed the fact that most Of
them either favored a secret ballot or
| did not want to be quoted.
| Hon. E. o.. Hay gave ali excuse for not
| allowing any others than the members
| in the caucus that he did not want any
| interference. He wants the reporters
excluded, ut least all but one from each
paper. He thinks a secret ballot the
| best.
! Congressman Fletcher was asked last
| night for statement as to the feeling
in the Washburn camp. Mr.. Fletcher
replied, in his earnest way: You can
] Say IIldL Jlc w uolUulu DSUDlU llllIlh
| this is the best day they have had since
the contest began. We are particularly
satisfied with the situation. We are
honorable people, and believe that Mr..
Washburn will be elected agaiu."
Asked as to his views as to whether
the caucus vote should be open or ST.
crdt, Mr.. Fletcher said: ION that point
we have no suggestions to make. That
is a matter for the members to decide
for themselves. We are not disposed to
interfere in that matter"
D. b. Morse, the private secretary of
Senator WaShburn, said last night that
they felt cheerful.
Hon. E. G. Hay was sitting in the
Washburn headquarters when told by
reporter that Col Marcus johnson had
referred him to headquarters TO learn
what converts had been made during
the day.
you can't get such information here.
We are not that kind of people" said
the shrewd lawyer and politician.
Mr.. Hay also said that he had found
the day Il good one for their side.
A Republican member, who has a
faculty of picking up information, said
yesterday: IL have not decided who L
will vote for, but probably it will be for
McCleary or Moses Clapp. L am not
There is one thing L ain thinking of.
That IS, that when the state campaign
was OH Senator Washburn sent out let
tiers to fifty counties, saying that he
wanted 10 make speeches during ths
campaign. He received favorable re-
plies from only two counties. That
looks to me like he wanted 10 make
point that be was doing great campaign
work, and it also looks 10 me like he
was not very popular in the state"
Senator Frank A. Day was asked for
his views on the method Of voting in the
senatorial caucus, and replied: Il shall
make 10 secret of how | shall stand OH
the senatorship. yet think that if ever
there would be time when 4 man
should have an opportunity TO cast an
untrammeled vote. unhampered by any
influence, political or otherwise, it Is in
such Il case as this. If the secret ballot
is desirable in general elections, the
same rule should be applied, with
greater force, III the caucus 10 nominate
a United States senator"
Congressman McCleary entertainS
similar view on the caucus vote, and
has declared himself Oh that point re-
peatedly.
Senator H. }. Miller, of Luverne,
thinks the secret ballot is the best for
the caucus, as it will relieve the MEN,
bers from undue pressure i'll case
single ballot is not Suflicien.
The observing man with il penchant
for the study Of human nature can DO
no better than sit around the political
headquarters. The human hog in all
his DISCUSSES finds this fayOrlte pas
ture ground, and from the man whose
grating propensitieS are satisfied with
swiping cigars up TO the man with
vote TO deliver, they all get in their
work. The managers are onto them,
ana know just what they are worth. but
out of considerations Of caution they
strangle the inclination TO do murder
and permit the workers to work.