The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-06

if he can, against the conclusions as 10
his public character, which are 1nevl-
table from that record, the voters or the
Thirty-sixth district, which includes
the Seventh and Fourth wards ana
part of the Eighth, should enl1ghten
themselves as to the character, antece-
dents and public record. if any, of the
gentleman who is Mr.. Horizons OPP
pcnent His name is John e. Stry-
ker. Like Mr.. Horton, he Is
a lawyer, and a good one. Like him.
too, he lives in the Seventh ward. Like
him, too, he has undertaken TO repre-
sent the pc ople as against the encroae q
ments of dangerous monopoly.
1t is but a day or two since the pub
lie press announced the termination OF
certain litigation conducted by Mr.
Stryker on behalf of the United States
government against the pine land rings
of this state. Most Of the readers
Of The G o b e know just what that
litigation was and how it came about.
But to those voters of the Thirty-slxtn
district who do not know, it should be
known. Mr. Stryker, single-handed
and alone, against the highest legal
talent that the pine land ring could
hire, fought for four years for the
rights Of the people, to compel the
pine ring to restore to the government
which they had unlawfully cut. The
circuit court Of appeals of the United
States has just decided that litigation
in favor of the government, and its de-
cision leaves no option Whatever, out
that the pine ring shall refund num-
dreds of thousands Of dollars to the
people on account of the timber that
had been unlawfully taken. 1t was
just such frauds as this which Mr.
Stryker was chosen to make legal de-
tense against on behalf of the people
which aroused the Pillager Indians to
go upon the war path recently, and
which resulted in the loss of the lives
of number of brave men.
1t would have been as easy for Mr..
Stryker to have abused the public con-
fidence reposed in him in being chosen
to conduct these suits. His fee, and
no more than his fee, would be paid
him by the government. no matter
what the result Of the litigation was.
If he were looking for what, in po-
ltical parlance, has now come to be
known as "eaSy money" Mr.. Stryker
could have consulted his own ease, and
disregnrded his professional and public
obligations, and 1T would accordingly
not have been necessary for him to
concern himself with law practice, If not
for the balance of his days, at least
for a good number of years thereafter.
On the contrary, he stood loyalty by
the people. notwithstanding that the
court below decided every point
against the government and in favor
of the pine ring. until he had vindi-
Gated the principle that theft is theft
whether the object be 100000 feet of
lumber stolen by a band Of million
| aires, or a few floating logs cast upon
| the river bank and carried off by the
owner of an adjacent shanty
This is Mr.. Stryker's public record
1t is all of that public record 1t
| should be compared by the people Of
| that senatorial district with that of
| his Republican competitor There Is
| no fact stated here and no conclusion
drawn as to either gentleman which
the public records do not sustain. If
Mr.. Horizons record is the superior, all
right. If man who, in the capacity
| of legislator, will be responsible for
such legislation as that bogus Pull
| man taxing bill should be reelected,
| so be 1t, everything being equal be-
tween the two men in point of intellec-
tual and professional ability, If such a
man is superior to another who has
performed SO valuable a piece OF pub