The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
GRAND MARAIs. MINI. SEPT. 5. 1898.
Hon. g. a. Powpe at the Banquet.

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Hon. g. a. Fowpe at the Banquet.
In reporting the banquet given at the
Ryan hotel, st. Paul, on the evening Of
the oath nlt,, in honor Of Senator Jas. K
! ones, chairman of the democratic ma.
tional committee, the st. Paul Globe
says; ILL., s5 (. ss !. 9 5S#5 4 4 ..4 I, s Ill.
"The great bulk Of the gathering was
Democratic, of course, but the Demo
Gratis did not have the tables to them:
selves by any means. Next in the
hearts of the gathering to the guest
of the occasion was Former Congress
man Towne, who sat at the right OF
Senator Jones. Down through the
length Of the table there were other
SILVER Republicans and Populists in same
number. They were all Democrats at
heart, though, and all very much in
accord in giving tongue to their thoughts
when it was proposed that they should
be together and go to a victory at the
polls in November"
Our NEXT congressman, G. A. Towne,
responded to the toast "John Lind.''
He spoke of the peculiar gift that made
Mr. Lind eminent, and said that the
: traits which had made Abraham Lincoln
a great man had bad the effect of making
people call John Lind an honest man.
Following are few extracts from Mr..
TONNES address: 1,
"John Lind is an American. He was
born abroad. Well. we all were a few
years ago. He comes of a great race,
that has done much for human liberty
in Europe, and that same race has had
much to do with the developement of
this state. He will lead you to victory
this fall.
II want to say, too, that when John
Lind Is elected governor he will appoint
a railroad and warehouse commission
that will regulate rates without coercion
by the courts. The people of the state
will show their opinion of the STEVENSON
decision by returning to the supreme
bench the men who rendered it.
"Fhey can't work the scare idea again
It's like the too-too in the Colorado
poker game. It can't be played but once
a night. Just before, or within eight
days after the Republican administration
went into power in 1895 half the state
banks in the Twin Cities failed. When
John Lind is governor we will have a
careful honest and thorough bank in
spection that will protect the depositors. -
Mr.. Towne referred to Congressman
Grosyenor's declaration that tie war
would be fought, but on a Republican
basis. .5I4,.s H., AZ ssszs
t'These conyentions,H continued Mr.,
Towne, that have hnrrahed for Nc
Kinley and adjourned, met IN vain
cause. The war is over. The confidence
OF Republican, victory this fall is based
on the hope that they will be able to
pull! their tickets trough on the en-
thusiasm of the war. Why, the Demo-
Gratis had to hold the ears of that Re.
publican dog right into the face of Spain .
IT 1T had not been for the blowing up of
the Maine, when they were afraid to
face the unanimous sentiment of the
American people, there would not have
been any war.
"Any administration could have con-
Quoted this war as we'll as this one has.
Why shall We not claim that this war
was fought and won by Democratic
valor? Dewey is q Democrat: Schley
is a Democrat. Hobson is Democrat.
Mr.. Fovne closed with an eloquent
tribute to John Lind, who although
physically prevented from entering the
war as militant soldier, he had gone to
serve his country as he might.