The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-09

--Minnesota Yeomen VIII Not
Buy Gold Bricks, Even If They
Are Stamped "W. H. E."
There are going to be some sur
prises in the coming campaign" said
a prominent Minneapolis Democrat,
who has been through the state great
deal
IF the Republicans think they are
going to win on the strength of this
war spirit, they are going to be fool
ed. They claim that they will carry
the state by $4,000. l think they had
better look again. If they are able to
beat Lind at all, 1t will be by a very
small plurality.
The farming element of this state
while 1t is as patriotic, probably, as
any element of the American citizen
ship, has taken It's war talk In infre-
quent doses, and it has had time be-
tween the Weeklies to digest and assinl-
1late the information furnished. If the
republicans think that the rural dis
tr1ctS OF this state are going to vote
unanimously for the Republican ticket
just because a Republican named Nc
kinley happened to be president when
the Maine was blown up, they will be
badly disappointed. The farmers of
this state have kept in touch with the
inner history of the recent months,
closer, l think, than the average city
man, and they will not be gulled into
the idea that the Republican party
nad fought and won the war, as seems
to be the idea of some of the politicians
OF that party who have been hearing
themselves talk on this occasion, and
that thus early in the campaign.
The war issue cannot bury in this
state the fact that the people need re-
forms. The platform Of the Democratic
party declared for these, and John
LIND, In his letter of acceptance, stood
on them. Aside from his attitude on
the silver question, which will no doubt
be subordinated in this campaign to the
issues OF more distinctly local interest
L predict that he will develop elements
OF strength that will worry the Re-
publ1can managers seriously before the
campaign Is ended
If Mr.. Eustis thinks that he is go
ing to slip into the governors chair on
the strength of the popular approval
OF president McKinley's war policy, he
is Understanding the discriminating
judgment of the Minnesota voter. Mr.
Eustls must stand on his own platform
ana on his own achievements and, if
he cannot win on them, he will not be
saved by external enthusiasm.
The people Of this state know him
py reputation, and, thanks to his own
EFFORTS, they are rapidly getting to
know him personally. He has visited
nearly all of them in the last year or
two. Lind's record is an open book.
He has made the race before. He
knows where his party is weak, and
he is thus prepared for the effort to
strengthen it. He will, think, run
ahead of the Republican nominee by a
good majority
He stands for the interest of the
men OUTSIDE the cities as no recent
nominee of either party has stood. He
is not a city man; he has not been con-
sp1cuously allied with city interests. He
is liked by those who know him. and
ne makes a good impression on those to
Whom he appears for the first time.
HIS congressional record was fearless
ms last state campaign stubborn
night that must arouse admiration.
EuStls, on the other hand. has antag-
4nlzed number of varying elements
HIS lnslstence on usurping the powers
OF the legislative body, by determining
which of the city ordinances he woulj
and which he would not enforce. was
unfortunate for his party The people
OF TINS state have too much at stake
70 RISK the contravention of existing
laws by an original genius who has
SHOWN his contempt for the forms.'
The G o b referred few days age
10 the feeling in Grand Army circles
throughout the state against the
would-be governor, William Henry. His
openly confessed Indifference to the
claims Of the men who fought fo,
their country in 1866 found new
measure of expression when, in 1894
When the veterans of MINNEAPOLIS
wanted to forbid the dissertation. as
they considered 1t, Of Memorial dav by
the holding of races at Lake Harriet
and secured the passage of an ordi.
nance forbidding it, the mayor steppef
in and vetoed the measure. That he
was actuated by malice in these prem.
lses the veterans do not charge: tha1
he was not solicitous of the patrioti,
celebration, for which the day was So
apart, the members of the G. A. r ar.
convinced.
Minneapolis is going to give the Re
publican nominee a surprise. The Sew.
enth ward has always been Republican
1t could not be anything else It's boun
daries We're drawn by a Republican
legislature after the people had settled
tEere. These Republicans took the
Seventh and Twelfth wards. which
were either doubtful or Democratic
and by turning the cross dividing lin,
at right angles, made one sure Repub
hcan and one obviously Democrati,
ward out of the pair. Cedar aven11,
was maze the dividing line, instead O.
one OF the east and west streets. Ceda1
avenue feeds South MINNEAPOLIS. Witt
a handsome steel bridge over the Min
nesota 1t was in a position to take r.
the central market in that city. a Iare,
part Of the produce of Scott cornf,
and of the western half Of Dakote
county. But 1t was necessary in or
der to give the farmers Of these see
tons an outlet to grade Cedar ayenu,
to the city limits, beyond which tn,
county commissioners had compIetet
the Improvement. The council Sc
apart $3,500 for this purpose. Mayo
Eustfs vetoed the measure. There ar
many vacant stores on Cedar avenue
and these are owned by men who ar
not going to vote for Eustis.
William Henry's fight with the minis
ters was but one of the many nail
tnat ne drove into his political coffil
Whlle ne was mayor: he antagonizet
the citizens Of Swedish ancestry: h,
antagonized the veterans Of the lat,
war; he antagonized the large BODY o
taxpayers by his completely in the dea
by which the city was burdened will
the purchase Of the old Bracket prop
erty, and finally, he has anltagonizei
the party workers by his determine
ton to cut off the supply Of loaves anc
fishes. Some Of the disappointed party
leaders predict that he will not carry
his own precinct; others aver that hi!
ward can not be esteemed as certain
and none of the Republican worker.
can be persuaded to back the county O
Hennepin or the city Of Minneapolis OF
It's reputation as Eustis stronghold
during this year. Repudiated by hi: