The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-11

much greater than that of my election?
say to you that the moral effect in the capt.
tails OF Europe and it was one that VIII last
was produced on that May morning In the
barbCr of Manila at FL Caney, and on San
Juans nil VIXEN Cerveras fleet was SUNK,
ard when hundreds of thousands of our citI-
Zens responded TO the call Of the president
and rendered their lives in defense OF Amerl-
can homer and human liberty. (Applause.)
Upon the settlement Of the questions grow
Ing out of the war, there is, and Will De
great variety of individual opinion. 1t eahhot
be otherwise. We are not possessed oil an
the facts We know but little OF the coun-
tries and Of the populations involved Even
the president ard his cabinet, with their OPP
portUrl,ss for Information, have not yet
formui1t-d any definite plans. AS soon as we
have had time and opportunity to study these
questions in the light Of fuller knowledge o.
the true coCd tons that prevail l have an
abiding faith that a public opinion Will be
evolved that will guide the solution or this
question in a way that will neither be men
ace 10 our Institutions nCr a betrayal OF duty
on cur part. I have full confidence In the
American people and in the justice and WIS
dom Ct its deliberate judgments. But want
to say ct this time, that in the formation OF
this popular Judgment, l shall continue 10
caution my, fellow citizens against the adop-
ton Of any policy no matter how hattering TO
our faECy-that involves the establishment
and maintenance CT large standing army
ard alliances with ether powers.
NEED NO LARGE ARMY.
A large standing army is burden upon the
common people and destructive to liberty.
1t has proven 50 in every country. For
nation 70 seek or accept alliance with another
Is d concession of weakness. We want In our
intercourse with the nations of the world to
so conduct Ourselves that we may merit ana
enjoy their respect. We want the good Will
of all We ned the help Of none. We want
to eXChsESC cur productions for theirs in
lib raj spirit of commercial intercourse, but
We d. rot want to share the burden of their
political sin Our country has reached matu-
rity alone and UL8ided. 1t he's demonstrated
TO the world that it Is possible for1he people
under a popular form of government to sub
due continent 10 develop an eiAGiency IN
the arts. in science, IN the industries-ycs
all along the lines of human cndeayor-sec-
Ond to none in the world; and that the people
has the courage of its convictions, the pluck
10 assert them. the power TO enforce them.
1 say, that which such q country and suen a
people il is not only Unnecessary but II
would be dsmOralizing to the national spirit
to enter into alliances with any torlegn
power
But. my friends. pardon this digIe sion.
Let US return TO the question: Whit IS the
zeal issue N this campaign? The war is
sue is a feigned issue. 1t does not touch
the great uestOns that are uppermoSt IN
mems minds. l sought 10 give expI e5siol
to this issue in my letter CT acceptance two
years ago. I then said, commenting On the
union Of the reform forcSs: Nothing buS
questions Of vital importance-a sense CT
common danger and an aroused patriotism
would make this great body OF oCr pecple
tons of creed, nationality, Tarty prSJudtces
and party pride, and unite in harm5n Gus
action, both nationally and IN this state. Tee
underlying cause of this great movement, it
may he difficult to express IN apt words;
but. in my mind, I am clear; that hoW5Ye:
it may be formulated by different individuals
or in different platforms, the cCnyict-on has
forced itself upon the great mass OF our
people that, in appropriation OF the natural
wealth of cur country, and the distribution
of the increased products cf human industry
vaffNv-r nj orr
ventions and labor-saving machinery, the
few ard The owners of capital, have CD aimed
more tran their fair share" (Applause)
TRUE NOW AS THEN.
This is as true now as it was then. We
contended in that campaign. and believe now,
that the adoption of the gold standard has
been one of the most potent factors in prS-
ducing the present inequality in the distr bu-
ton Of wealth. But the political judgment
of the psople. as expressed in the last cam
paign, that the gold standard should
be continued. 1t is now in fi-e. II Il Fro
duces coed reSults-if under it prices case
to fall, production is encouraged and the *
change OF commodities is facilitated, we shall
be content. II not, it will again be an issue.
But it is not and cannot BE- an issue in this
state election.
We do net come before the electors Of this
state with any patent device CT any utopian
scheme to cure all the ills of society. No
one CCmpreherds more fully than we GO
that the deep-seated difficulty TO which l
have referred has come about by degrees, by
the methods OF industrial Developments and
by force of circumstance. The cure must
be brought about in the same way, honesty
OF purpose, intelligence and time must gu
society away from the pitfalls that threaten
us. The social body, as it exists today. is
the growth of thousands of gener ations of
human effort ard experience. 1t his always
had ills. It's present ills are perhaps NJ
worse than those that have beset it hereto
fore. We propose no Kill or cue" rem DIV,
but we hope and propose to remove at least
some CT the conditions that have and are
producing our present ills. The task that we
have set before us in this state by the plat
form adopted by forces, is to so reform
the administration of the laws ard the en-
duct of the affairs of the public as to secure
to the producers of the capital state mcre
just proportion of the products OF their tcfl;
TO save to the public what is left CT the pub
lie riches Of the capital state; to to it
that taxation shall be as just and equal IS
it is possible, and that every penny collect
ed from the people shall be honestly expend-
ed and devoted TO public and rot to personal
or partisan purposes; to give the people an
efficient and economical administration CT our