The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25
MIR. LINCoLN's ADDRESS.
He Eschews Politics and Talks
Sound Money.


Mr. Lincoln spoke as follows:
My fellow citizens of St. Paul and Mini
nesota, | assure you of my most grateful APP
probation of this reception. This is the first
time that have ever had the honor of be-
ing received in public in this capital city Of
the state of Minnesota, and 1t seems to me
to be fitting to be my first duty that should
ask you to receive the grateful thanks of a
the memory of his father In making his
birthday legal holiday. (Applause.) / can
do no more, my fellow citizens than to
assure you of the grateful emotions which
overwhelm me whenever l think of it.
My fellow citizens, at this late day of the
campaign, and at this late hour of the even
ing, after this most magnificent demonstra-
ction-one, / assure you, the most magnificent
that have seen in a life which is no longer
short. (Applause.) 1t is difficult to know
where to begin and where to end in ad-
dressing you upon. topics Of the greatest
interest to you, and as well to all American
people. The campaign that we are In and
that we have been in for several months is
most remarkable, but more remarkable than
all are the propositions, of the Democratic
party, against which we are contending-I
mean the section OF the Democratic party
that held Its convention in Chicago (applause).
for; thank God the best section of that party
is doing as 1t did In. 1860. abandoning all party
ties and uniting with us and with all you
citizens for the, defense and for the honor
OF our country. Great applause.)
We have a. proposition In that platform
first. that, there shall be repealed all laws
which, enable courts to restrain the leaders
OF organized mobs from the destruction of
public and private property, and from the
destruction of public and private peace and
order. We have another proposition in 1t,
which, under the gutse Of a protest against
what is called federal interference in local
affairs. revolt against the execution by the
president of the laws Of the United States.
We have In another proposition, covertly
made, but none the less insidious for that. a
proposition that when the supreme court Of
the United States shall have decided a par
ucular case and If the opinion given by 1t
does not accord with the views OF the presi-
dent Of the United States for the time being,
that Instead Of their having recourse to
the opinion of the people by the submission
to the people Of a. proposition to amend the
constitution. that the president shall do a
and the expulsion of any president and would
cause the downfall of any constitutional
monarchy of Europe, that he should appoint
judges pledged in advance to reverse the first
decision. lApplause)
Now. ladies' and gentlemen, do not in
tend to say more of these things than that are
In the direct line of the subversion and over
throw of all that was established by the veneer
able fathers who founded this government.
We have heard before of men who seemed
to think that the United States government
as nation is a myth; or perhaps that the
government of the people is the enemy of
Of the people and that the exercise of its
lawful powers is an outrage upon the people
OF state. But no more now than In former
times are the outcries of these men ae-
companied by any honest evidence of sincere
wish on their part that the laws Of the United
States should be executed by any method.
They have always, as now, come in scarcely
concealed aid of lawlessness and disorder,
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