The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01
THE ELECTION OF LIND.
Business Men Think 1t Would BE
Disastrous.

The Minneapolis Journal yesterday
sent to many business men in several
cities the following telegram:
Assuming McKinleys election, what effect
upon its prosperity-upon the credit of it's
citizens and the negotiability of its munic-
ipal securities, would the election of Mime
sofas Populist-Democrat-free silver nominee
for governor have?
Among the replies received were the
following from ST. Paul:
D. S. B. Johnston-The election of Lind
would, in our opinion, prove disastrous in g.
very dangerous degree to the credit and pros
perlty of Minnesota. Even the election Of
Mr. Mckinley would not relieve the gravity
Of the situation.
Claiming Seabury-Should Mckinley be
elected without the aid Of Minnesota, and
our state take a step backward by electing
Lind as governor capitalists everywhere
would shun Minnesota, and our business in
terests would not regain the ground thus lost
for many years.
Ferdinand Willius-In reply to your inquiry
as to what in my opinion would be the eff
feet Of the election of John Lind upon the
credit and prosperity Of the state Of Mime
sofa and upon the business interests of it's
citizens, in my judgment it would jeopardize
both to the utmost extent and be one of the
greatest calamities that could befall our state
at this time.
Griggs, Cooper & Cove believe John
Lind's election on the Populist platform
would result in great harm. 1t would be a
step backward instead of forward. The plat
form on which he stands and on which he
would have to base his government is too
dangerous for the people of Minnesota to up
hold. We need now to attract capital and
immigration, not to repel them
Maurice Auerbach-If John Lind should be
elected governor this. state would lose the
benefits which would accrue to other sections
through the election Of Mckinley, even
though its electoral vote had been cast for
him, and we should find ourselves in the
same position as the Populist states are to-
day-capital would fight shy of US, as it has
of them, and it would take years to regain
the prestige we now have, and in a short
time the question: What is the matter with
Kansas" would apply with equal force to
our state.
Brennan Lumber Company-As far as John
Lind personally is concerned, we think he is
all right, but the principles and the platform
he stands on are bad. We have an object
lesson of what Populism has done for Kan
sas, and in the face Of such facts we are
surprised that any true American would hes
itate between David M. Clough-sound mon
ey, happy and prosperous times-and John
Lind-53-cent dollars, reputation and dis
honor.
Phillip Reilly-I think the effect of John
Lind's election to the governorship of this
state would be a calamity from which it
would take at least ten or fifteen years to
recover.
Gordon & Ferguson-The election of John
opinion, result in an immediate reversal of
our position regards the credit of the
state and its people, which has always been
of the highest. 1t would inevitably cause the
suspicion of reputation to attach to state,
cities. towns and individuals alike.
Hackett Hardware Company-Good business
men who are thrifty, and who have accum-
ulated money more or less, and who desire
to add to 1t, would not seek a residence or
to make investments in state like Kansas
for instance, where Populistic ideas prevail.
The election of Lind would be notice to the
world that to say the least we were drift
ing in that direction, and would cause the
withdrawal of capital from our state on all
lines where it was possible, and would pre-
vent fresh capital coming to us or new en-
terpriSeS being started