The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-12
GIVE TRADESMEN A CHANCE.
They Are Interested. Too, in the
Sound Money Movement

SOuhu uOney movement.
To the Editor of the Globe
l remember some years ago while living in
Chicago that telegraphc communication with
that city and one few miles
west was broken so that it was neces-
sary to dispatch via New York London Paris
st. Petersburg Cape of Good Hope San Fran
cisco to reach the desired point only a few
miles away. This seems like my present case.
l am Democrat free trader necessarily a.
solid money man, and wish to be brought into
communication with men of like faith with
myself who live in Minneapolis, that my in
fiuence may be Joined with theirs to help on
the movement concerted by the national Dem
ocratic party.
But to reach these men I know no better
way than to write to you, and ask you to
tell them that there those in their city
who, although they are not Eljahs Qawyers),
have not bowed their knees to the silver
Baal, and that their number is greater than
cave.
You will see by the letter head 1 pur-
posely leave on that am not a lawyer. Now,
| see by what l read in this mornings
g o e that there was meeting held in
Judge Ueland's Office last night, and that the
names you publish are lawyers; and it re-
minded me that on the occasion of the meet
ing convened by Mr.. Lawler in St. Paul, 1
walked from the Merchants hotel to the
Mozart hall with man who said that had
no business there; that it was nothing but
the work of a lot of corporation lawyers got
up IN the interests of their several corpora
tons. This caused me to keep my eyes open
and noticed that when 1t was resolved to
choose committeeman from each congress
sional district that the one for the Fifth
(my OWN was picked out and pushed through
by the attorney for the Twin City Railway
company.
Now Mr.. Editor, that did not false me,
because / can see no reason why a cor
poration attorney should not be patriotic
citizen, or why lawyer cannot be an honest
man.
Canddly, cannot forget that of the men
out OF whose patriotism, valor, self-sacrifice
and, in many cases death, came this govern
ment, is it our privilege to do our best to
sustain, the principal ones were lawyers;
and If they determine to take this matter
into their hands entirely and carry it through
further objection than to say / wish them
to be outspoken and say so, that men like
myself, plain, ordinary, young working trades
men may know we (although citizens of the
United States in good standing) are not
wanted. We shall know where we are, and
be furnished with the opportunity to tell
For, although believe lawyers to be the
salt Of the earth, I for one, do not wish
to make a meal off salt l think 1t possible
to have too much of a good thing, and /
want to point out a danger that I think
threatens movement with which / am in
the heartiest Of sympathy, and for the sue
cess Of which / am willing to devote all
the time and means that can conscientiously
take from my legitimate occupations.
So through you, Mr.. Editor, want to
say to the gentlemen managing the affairs
OF the naClOndl DemOcrdIlc party III Mill
neapolis that the next time they call a
meeting in the interest of the party, they
shall so advertise it that those living in the
city who likewise have the party's interests
at heart may see it and attend.
Mr.. Editor 1 want to say I am heart and
soul with the movement, that have no
motive in writing you but to give help to,
and save from mistake in their first efforts,
the men who are worthy Of all honor as citi-
zens and men, the result of whose work, I
believe will be. to name the next president
of the United States
r. D. Mabey.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. II.