The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-16
The Minnesota Press.

John Lind is out putting ginger into the
campaign and the ardor Of the Eustis crowd
is cooled off very much. John is too honest to
have much peace with that capitol crowd
but he will make them step around. The
steals will stop when John is governor.-Jor-
dan Independent
Senator Nelson was sent up into the Seventh
district 10 help out Congressman Eddy but
reports Indicate that he failed signally to
stem the tide that has set in towards Ring
dal and Lind. His audiences as a rule have
been small and disinterested. At one place
IN klttson county he spoke the whole evening
TO less than thirty persons. Here he was in
terrupted by farmer, who asked him about
state issues Nelson told him it was useless
10 olscuss state matters, as the Republican
party would take care Of them as it had be-
fore. The inquirer persisted and wanted to
hhoW IL the Republicans were going to make
any improvement in grain grading. or If The
party would fix up the binding twine matter
Nelson got mad and told his interrogation that
II he had any sense, he would take what he
told the people for granted. At another place
the senator was annoyed by a man who
wanted to know whether It was true that
Eustis was a director In the Guaranty Loan
company. and Nelson in huff replied that he
olnt Know and he didn't care "For," he
salo' Il don't think any Of you had apy
money IN the Guaranty Loan"
SAcn campaigning as this should have and
win intelligent men can have but one result
They ask for bread and get a stone. The
only thing they are interested In this wear
Is reform in state government The Repub-
mean speakers meet this demand with brilliant
plaatudes about the tariff, the gold standard
and the folly Of hauling down the American
Af11n nrfc
placed it. Fddlesticks! They know the rot
tehness OF affairs political and administrative
III thls state through forty years of misrule
anu the only reason they have for refusing tn
discuss vital state issues is because they ap-
preciate fulIy who Is responible for the condi-
t1ons as they exist. That they haven't the
courage to meet them is a source of conRratu-
Iation to the opposition and should be a con-
Vlncing argument with the voters that their
plain duty lie in demanding a change-New
Ulm Review.
When Gov. Clough intimated to the gov
ernment at Washington that Gen. Bacon
had been whipped in his fight with the In
dians, he expressed the sentiment of a great
many thoughtful men, who had read the &C.
counts sent by the reporters. It LIS not to
the discredit Of the gallant soldiers under
his command that 1t is 50, for they fought
with courage that could not be questioned
but 1t Is due to the imbecility OF q COM
mander who would take a detachment of
eighty men into a hostile country to contend
with fighting force Of six or eight hun
dred trained and we'll armed and eouipped
savages. The life of Maj. Wilkinson, so far
as the cause Of civilization is concerned
worth the whole Chippewa nation, was sac
rifced by this kind of a campaign.-Mankato
Review.
John Lind's campaign speeches will differ
materially from those of William Henry
Eustts IN at least one respect. They Will
deal with matters Of great interest right
here at home-matters that direcly affect the
taxpayers and producers of the state. IN
other words, they will inform the people as
to what ought to be expected OF Minnesota's s
governor and not as to what should be the
policy Of the president regarding our newly
acquired foreign possessions. To be sure
John Lind stated his position on territorial
expansion at the request Of a newspaper re-
porter, but he didn't intend to make it the
burden Of his campaign for governor. That
Eustis should take it up and make the e |
for an ever-increasng national domain his
chief argument for votes was hardly to be
expected We have Issues c'oser at hard.
Economical administration OF state affairs
closer scrutiny as to the cendit on Of banks
more just and equitable arrangement OF
transportation rates, honest inspection of
grain. more stringest management OF state
institutions and greater care In the di posal
Of state property-theze are the things that
the people of Minnesota are interested in,
and from their consideration they cannot be
sidetracked by any eloquent plea in behalf
of holding the Philippines. And don't you
forget it-NeW Ulm Review.