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


the effort Of the administration 1z1oD1a
be to so conserve these lands thar +ba
good roads movement could be pro-
NOTED.
Mr.. Lind closed with a plea for the
legltlmate organization of labor. stat
ing that as capital had the undoubted
right to find its most effective irnnle-
ment In the corporation, so the rights
or labor should be conserved bv tbA
making of the legal machinery wbi.r1
would give an honest organization os
4aOor the same standing in courts that
was accorded to a union Of capitaI.
AS Mr. Lind closed, w. L. Goodinz.
chairman Of the county committee
asked him to explain in regard to his
attitude on q bill which travelling mon
were urging before congress a few
years ago.
THAT DRUNTMERS' Bill.
The story in circulation in regarrT
10 that matter" said Mr. Lind "is -
absurd that hardly thought ir necas.
sary to refer to it. The TRAVELLING ,,e-,
wanted an interchangeable mileage
oook. They were assured that they
could get 1t from the Western Pass4o-
ger association, except that the inter-
state commerce law forbade its issu-
ance. The interstate commerce at
does not forbid it. These books ara
issued now in the East. and the Wast
could have them, too, as far as the law
is concerned. But the Standard OH
company wanted to continue the svs-
TEN by which It's employees had been
carried free over the railroads and
other Oil refiners had to pay their fare
Inc interstate commerce law broke m
the practice This bill proposed to fix
IT, and the law, If you will look II m.
speaks for itself, so that the railroads
could charge Jones' travelling men ona
cent mile and Smiths three. I scent
ed the nigger in the wood pile. N,auab-
ter ana applause) I like the travelling
men. They may vote for me or for nv
friend Eustis, who is a clever fellow
ana an entertaining host, but if thew
vote against me I wish they would give
the right reason. And If the RepubIf-
cans want to make capital out of nv
position on that bill they might also
say that on the same day that I ru+
to sleep that bill I put to sleep also
am act to legalize pooling. applause
James Gray, Democratic candidate
for mayor of Minneapolis, was iutro-
duced by Chairman p. 3. Winston az
the first speaker Of the evening. Mr..
Gray warmed the audience into good
humor with a felicitous speech and
then gave way to T. ]. Cation, the
nominee for congress, who aroused
nSi5pYSa h1a
couraging reports from various parts
of the city and county. He predicted
the success of the entire ticket and an
by the Democrats when
elected that would insure their return
to continued power.
1t was after o'clock when Mr.. Lind
was called upon. He said:
HON. JOHN LIND'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Two years ago it was my good fortune and
pleasure to address an audience in this vast
building almost as large as this one 1t was
gratifying to me then to receive the cordial
treatment which you accorded: it is doublv
gratlrylng tonight 10 see that not deferred
work - no
My friends, what is the work before usq
What is the real issue in this campaign? NV
opponent has given US his dehnition-the def
nltlon or the RepuoIlcan party. He said in
his speech at ST. Paul, in opening this cam
paign: "Our citizens have now their first op-
portunity to express their approval or disap-
proval of the wars In my Judgment, all other
issues in this campaign sink into Insignia
canoe In comparison with the moral approval
or disapproval we shall give to the right
eousness OF our cause and the administration
that has carried on the war All other issues
ephemeral in their character can well wait
another election. What would be the moral
effects in the capitals of Europe" he asked
Chn rpfNT ~.
different from the one that declared and car
ried the war;
My friends, does this present an issue. or
is 1t an attempt to create what the Old lawyers
called 'feigned issue?" What political partv
opposed the war? Did the Democrats? Did
the Populists? Did the Silver Republicans?
Not one OF them. As Mr.. Eustis well says in
another part Of his speech: The American
congress was unit not only in voting for
the war, but in voting the money with which
TO carry 1t on. The only opposition that de-
veloped at any time came from sources large
ly Republican, who felt kesner interest in
the quotation Of Spanish bonds than they dd
Tor the suferings OF Spain's victims. Who
Is there in this vast audience that disap-
proves of the Spanish war? l pause fer an
comes.
The American people were a unit for the
war. They are unit for the war today and
in the nature of things, a congress cannot be
returned that will be opposed to the war or
opposed to the wise and patriotic settlement
of the questions growing out of it.
WHERE DOES EUROPE COME IN?
But, says Mr.. Eustis, the moral effect
would be bad in the capitals of Europe, IL We
should elect men of different party from
the presidents. Concedng this to be true,
then trt me ask you my friends, supposing
the moral effect of such change in our can
ital and in our state should be good then
would you regret It? Do we hold our cleo
tions to produce moral effects IN Europe or
at home? But, really so far as the war is
concerned, do you think that the moral ef-
feet of the election of Mr.. Eustis would bS