The Saint Paul globe., 1898-11-08
The Opportunity Is Present.

confidence that his choice will be the
choice Of the majoity of the voters Of
Minnesota.
Throughout period of forty years
the Republican party has set UP it's
candidates with little or no concern
as to their election. During this pc
riod of the exercise of a power which
has seemed invulnerable, abuses in the
conduct Of the government and the ad-
ministration of the laws have been
steadily multiplying until they have
reached condition of effrontery which
has alienated from the Republican
standard ard it's following thousands
of the more thoughtful citizens who
year by year have co-operated with
that organization. The introduction
and development of these abuses has
been inevitable, and, by the perpetual
ton in power of the element fostering
them. they have attained such magni-
tude as to render them irksome to ev-
cry intelligent citizen and particularly
odious to the industrial classes upon
whom they so heavily bear.
1t is a natural sequence to such
condition that the people should seek
and avail themselves Of the first op-
portunity to strengthen their own
voice, to the end that they n-ny be
heard in their efforts to point out de-
fects in the laws and to suggest where
in amendments thereto would, from
the results Of general experience, be
likely to prove more generally accept
able and beneficial The continuance
in power of this same party has also
fostered degree of Indifference and,
indeed, absolute insolence, on the part
of state officials toward the MI
noity, which has been so insistent
during recent years in the matter of
presenting their complaints, and they
have come to feel that they should
now have a voice in the selection of
their own servants.
The only remedy under our constitu-
ton and laws against such a. condi-
ton of things is by the enlargement
and consolidation of a sentiment which
shall attain degree of strength that
will secure the overthrow of the party
at present charged with the execution
of the laws, and the replacement of
them by men who represent the spirit
of reform, which it is sought to intro
duce into the administrative affairs of
the state.
The gubernatorial election of two
years ago attracted to the standard
bearer of the party opposing further
ring rule a larger number of voters
than had ever previously been arrayed
against it. Notwithstanding the fact
that a presidential election was in
volved, a change of 1000 votes would
have placed John Lind in the gov
ernOr's chnir at the capitol, instead of
David M. Clough. Mr.. Lind, because
Of his well known integrity, as well as
his general fitness for the executive
office, was again selected in 1898 as the
representative of the Democratic and
reform element in Minnesota. His
thorough chnWass Of the state, conclud-
ed last night at Minneapolis, has been
characterized by innumerable evil
dences of the Endorsement of his can
didacy, not only by voters of the Dem
ocratic party, but by large numbers Of
Republicans as we'll. It is the abso-
lutte knowledge of this cheering fact
which conveys to his supporters, this
morning, their confidence in his election
today. His record is spotless in every
respect. The wanton attempt on the
Pel1 VI L6Ilh EAdIuluSI h6HNO1l, DIS
a representative of the ring, to be-
Smirch his character not only fell fiat
when all the facts were promptly set
forth, but served the purpose, not in
tended by its promoters. Of revealing
still more distinctly his characteristics
as a man as we'll as his inVincible
business integrity, thereby Attracting
to him, by reason of the very Venality
OF the attack, many who otherwise
might mechanically, and in the line of
party fealty, have voted for his soppo-
nent
Opposed to Mr.. Lind is William H
Eustis. The record of this gentleman
has been so thoroughly laid before the
readers of The G l o b e, and thence so
freely copied into other journals and
disseminated among the voters of the
state, that it Is needless, at this late
hour, to even undertake a recapitula.
ton of the discreditable features as
sociated with it. It is enough to say
that Mr. Eustis stands for the very
worst in the abuses of which the Re-
publican party has been guilty. Hs
has proven himself in his business life
to have been abjectly pliable in crises
where a manly demonstration of indi,
vidual integrity would not only havs
saved millions of dollars to those who
became, through his inefficiency-to use
no stronger word-the victims Of the
Guaranty Loan swindle, but would
have spared this commonwealth this
disgrace which must ever attach to 1t
in consequence Of that deplorable fail.
ure.
Mr.. Eustis, if elected governor will
be subservient to the elevator and
milling ring which has, during the past
ten or twelve years, robbed the farm,
ers Of this state of millions of dollars
through the methods inspired by them,
or in their interests, in the matter of
grading and docking Of grain. The in
science Of the officials directly in charge
of the grain inspection system has been
frequently illustrated and commented
upon during the progress of the cam
paign It will be the duty Of the next
governor to appoint officials for the
discharge of these duties. Does any
sensible man doubt that, once installed
in office, Mr. Eustis will sustain the
ring forces that placed him there, OF
that he will, in absolute contempt of
those who have recorded their protests
against the infamies of the system, re-
appoint those already cooperating Of
ficially in this work of oppression or
appoint others equally skillful in the
art of manipulating the wheat prod
ucts Of the farmer In the interests of
the gang? So much for the rural voter.