The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-13
WILL VOTE FOR SOUND MONEY.
HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES THAT
NEED SETTLING.
FREE SILVER SENTIMENT NORTH.
Democratic Campaign Committee
Named to Look After the Congress
siOnal Fight In the Third.

Washington county are i'm favor Of
sound money regardless Of their politi-
cal belief. Their prosperity depends
uron the retention Of the gold basis
of finance. The working men of Still
water and all of the st. Croix valley are
dependent upon the prosperity of the
numbering men for their own welfare
The interests of employer and employed
are mutual. For that reason feel
justified in saying that the free silver
craze will not receive the support that
has been claimed by the friends of the
movement in our section of the state"
E. w. Durant of Saltwater, who is
one of the biggest lumbermen and
largest employers of the ST. Croix val
ley, is a sound money Democrat, but
he says this year he intends to vote for
Mckinley because he believes the elect
ion of Bryan and the adoption of the
free silver fallacy would bring added
stagnation and distress to the lumber
ing interests of this country and to
the people who are dependent upon that
branch of industry. For that reason,
he spoke yesterday in such emphatic
terms concerning the political outlook
the state tributary to the st. Crodx.
Mr.. Durant was careful to impress upon
the reporter for the Glob the fact
that the interests Of employer and en-
ployed In the lumber business are equal
ly at stake in the present campaign.
We have already felt the depression
that has followed the mere discussion
Of the free silver movement he said,
is in store for our mutual interests if
we are obliged to do business on a fifty
cent basis. l do not think we have
sold 100000 feet Of logs in Saltwater in
the last twenty days-which is an
anomaly and a curtailment of business
that has been felt everywhere In our
district. There is no demand for lum-
Der, but the logs keep coming down,
and we have to keep the booms open at
loss. This is the direct result Of the
free silver agitation. If Bryan should
be elected not lumberman will at
tempt to do business in the camps this
season. The pine is worth more in the
stump than 1t will be to cut and work
up. Our employees recognize the fact.
that when we are doing a prosperous
business, their own interests are fos-
tered, and when the lumber business
is depressed, as it is now, they feel the
results in decreased wages and slack
work. Their supplies are cut off and
distress hitherto unknown, Is the portion
of their families.
ut is for these reasons I shall vote
for Mckinley and 1 believe most of the
working men will do the same. The
ation is exactly the same in the con-
gressional contest. Our people, will not.
believe, vote for any man, no matter
to what office he aspires, If he wears
the free silver badge. The movement
IN Washington county Is undoubtedly
strong-some Of our best men are lead
ers OF the craze. But within the next
twenty days I expect to learn of de-
cided changes for the better in the
situation, and to hear that Mckinley
Work1ngman as well as the employer
of labor"
Discomfort is brewing in the camp
of the county Republican organiza-
ton. Lulled by feeling Of security
as to the result in November, factional
differences have arisen in the desire to
grab off everything in sight The
latest cause for dissension lies in the
objection of one wing Of the party to
holding the county convention before
the Democrats and Populists agree on
county ticket Every year the Dem
ocrats seem to get the whip hand and
hold their convention after the Repub-
leans have announced their candidate.
This year the same state Of affairs
Will exist unless the plan of a few of
the leaders is adopted and the date
for the county convention is changed
The convention has been called for
Sept. rs and the Democrats will not
meet until Sept. 20. The Republicans
are not willing to weaken their cam
paign by getting into a squabble over
the district judgeships and for this
reason, 1t is urged, the convention
should be postponed until after the
Democrats and Populists agree on
their ticket. If the Democrats are
willing to keep the judiciary out of poll
tics, then the Republicans will be
obliged to change their present plans,
for they now contemplate putting in
nomination candidate for the three
places that are to be filled
1t is for the purpose of putting the
initiative on the Democrats that a
meeting has been called to take action
publican county convention This
meeting will be held Monday afternoon
at the Endicott building. The gen
tlemen who have taken it upon them
selves to bring about postponement
are in bad odor with most Of the can
didates for Office, and they will find
strenuous opposition to a postpone
ment when that matter comes up for
discussion Monday.
There's a revolt among the county
Populists, too, and one that may lead
to serious breach with their friends.
the Democrats. The trouble grows out
Of the disregard by the Democrats Of