St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
NE CANNOT Get IT..
7 at Is, the capitol, or Any
art Of 1t, Now o. Here
at, er.
so THE SENATOR'S SAY.
Great Opposition in the Hem.
Dep!n delegation to Lor-
ing Park.
SENATOR WYMAN AROUSED.
Says Minneapolis Men Can
Sooner Sprout Wings
and Fly.
SENATOR WYMAN AROUSED.


Commercial club last evening to dis
cuss the proposition to offer Loring
| park to the legislature as a site for a
state capitol. A lively time had been
anticipated, ard those who attended
with that Idea were not disappointed.
| The commodious rooms of the club
we're crowded with the wealth and
| brains of Minneapolis, scarcely man
| of prominence in the commercial or
| political world being absent. The
| meeting was a good-natured one, and
| the momentous question was can
| vassed for hours. Mayor Pratt acted
| as chairman and called on a great
many speakers. The principal speech
es were made by Senators Potter and
Morgan, John Goodnow, F. G. Wins
| ton, Charles Chute, Senator Wyman
and eX-Mayor Eustis., Short address,
es, however, were delivered by a great
many gentlemen. The sentiment of
the meeting at the outset was very
favorable for the removal scheme, but
as the evening wore away and the OPP
| position senator's views fell in stony
| places, decided falling off in enthu-
| siasm was noticed.
After Senators Potter and Morgan
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| site, f. G. Winston secured the floor
II want the gentlemen said he, ito
| understand that we are trying to get
| beautiful location for the capitol of
| Minnesota, and let the people of the
state decide upon that important
| thing. Let them say whether they pre-
| fer few acres of sand hill or loca-
ton second to none of beauty in this
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vored agitation of the removal idea,
| and made numerous suggestions for
| enterprising citizens to follow if they
would secure the prize
Charles NJ. Chute was the next
speaker. Mr.. Chute spoke Of the trans
actions in the capitol deal two years
ago, and warned the gentlemen that
| to proceed in the matter was an unfair
! and foolish thing to do. LET u.s."
said he, realize our situation today
1t is, as Senators Morgan and Potter
have truthfully said, antagonistic to
st. Paul and the state. TO attempt to
take the capitol from St. Paul would
be manifestly unfair. The people of
the state want to see fair play God
loves fair man. When Minneapolis
secured the university, ST Paul did not
jump in and offer Como park to get it
away from US. Is it fair. because the
capitol building is small and a new
one is needed, that we should hasten
to offer the exposition site or Loring
park? Some of the papers have spoken
about our generosity. Let US at least
be honest. We have no generosity, we
simply want to get the capitol, but let
us not antagonize the city of St. Paul
and the whole state. The state cares
nothing for Minneapolis or St Paul.
MI. Winston-I would like to ask the
gentleman If he is familiar with the
gentlemen who sold the site to the city
OF St Paul for the state capitol.
MIR. Chute replied that he was, and
would be pleased to answer any cues
tons.
MIR. Winston smiled significantly at
this, for it was well known that Mr..
Chute had been interested in the sale
OF the property He asked Mr. Chute
II, having sold portion Of the land
to the state, he did not think the pur-
chase price wa very cheap.
This provoked hearty laugh at Mr..
Chute's expense, and he fastened to
explain that he expected it would
come out" but he fortified his po-
sition by quoting real estate figures
to prove that the price was cheap.
Representative Dahl favored the re-
moval, and took issue with Senators
Morgan and Potter that no legislation
could be obtained to secure a change
in the capitol location. He said he
thought the members in the house
would look upon it as a business propo-
sftion, and if the state could secure
100000 site, they would not allow
sentiment to stand in the way of it's
acceptance. 81 think" said he, eff the
proposition was submitted to the house,
it would carry with a whoop. And
even in the senate 1 think there would
be chance" Mr.. Dahl was cheered.
Senator j. T. Wyman, whose hostility
to the proposition is well known, was
called for, and made a vigorous speech
opposing the scheme.
The speaker prefaced his remarks by
an allusion to the mutation of politics,
as eXemplified by the contrast presented
by his attitude and that of Messrs.
Goodnow and Dahl. In the senatorial
fight those gentlemen had bitterly OPP
posed him. Now they Were again in
opposition in a singular manner.
Gentlemen" said he, 1--WE are called
traitors to Minneapolis for our posi-
ton in this matter. Don't you suppose
we know what we are talking about?
All my interests, are in Minneapolis.
Every dollars worth of property 1
possess is here. But you are wrong,
| we believe. We have at least told you
the truth. I tell you our best interest
is to stop this movement where it is.
Let the old taxpayers who are here
speak. They represent both sides.
| The movement is a mistake from any
standpoint, for L tell you it is just as
| impossible for you to get that capitol
as 1t is for you to sprout wings and
| fly away from this room The senate
is elected for four years. You will find
that before you can do anything the
| capitol will be half built Let us be
| fair and not make the mistake of try-
ing to get what it is an impossibility
| to get'
Inc senator was followed by John
| Goodnow, who had a few words to saw
| ABOUT the mutations in politics. as
| well as to inquire how the Hennepin
| delegation could antagonize the tax
| payers of the state by offering them a
| S2,O00,OOO site. IF we relieve the people
of taxes, gentlemen" said ne, 1--WE are
| not likely to incur the enmity of the
| people of this state'
Loud cries for "Eustis' filed the
room at the conclusion of Mr.. Good
| now's remarks, and the ex-mayor, his
face wreathed in large smiles, arose
and poked a little fun at Senator WV
| man at first and then became serious.
| He said that st. Paul was all right. but
Minneapolis paid a quarter of the taxes
| OF the whole state, and should watch
the building of the capitol from the
| foundation stone up.
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